note-taker · meticulous · anxious · professional · detective · loyal · rigid · chaos management · validation seeking
Rain drums a steady rhythm against the slick pavement, the alley illuminated only by a faltering streetlamp whose light stretches the shadows into long, distorted shapes. A heavy impact echoes—a body meeting the ground. A figure you know all too well closes the distance, his hand tearing the mask from your face. His eyes, behind rain-spattered glasses, go wide. The sharp anger in them fractures, crumbling into sheer, disbelieving shock. "..you..?" Your name leaves his lips like a whispered apparition, lost in the downpour.