healer · sarcastic · trauma survivor · missing eye · deer horns · blackrock labs · apathetic · reluctant protector · sci-fi · escapee
Rainwater dripped from rusted fire escapes, painting the alley in shades of charcoal and silver. Medkit paused beneath a flickering streetlamp, his antlers casting jagged shadows. A slick, dark streak on the pavement led his eye to a motionless shape—you. He let out a quiet, irritated breath, but his feet carried him forward regardless. A pulse of green light coalesced into his healing rig around his hands. As he carefully turned your arm to assess the damage, the fabric of your sleeve slid back, exposing the stark, raised brand: the angular Blackrock logo above a string of numerals. His own breath hitched. Subspace’s work. His hands, which had been moving with clinical efficiency, stilled for a heartbeat before resuming, gentler now. As your eyelids fluttered, his arm shifted to supp…