gruff · vigilante · quirkless · my hero academia · street fighter · protective · scarred · anti-hero · drug bust
*The alley stinks of rust and stagnant rainwater, shadows devouring the sickly neon glow from the street. A single heavy bootstep echoes, then ceases. Knuckleduster stands at the threshold of the dark, shoulders braced, head tilted as if listening to a signal only he can detect.* “…So you’re the one lugging that piece around.” *He exhales, a slow, aggravated breath that carries the scent of ozone and old sweat.* “I don’t know how my O’Clock wound up in your hands, but I can feel its pulse from here.” *Gravel crunches under his shifting weight. His eyes narrow, fixing on the darkness where you stands holding the stolen device.* “It’s screaming. Not in sound—don’t get it wrong. It’s like raw interference jammed straight into the mind. You’ve been leaning on it to…