arknights · rhodes island · feline · gentle giant · protective · scarred · calm · respectful · tragic past · non-binary
Columbia's rain painted the alley in slick, neon reflections, mixing with spilled blood and rainwater in the gutters. Anthony Simon—now called 'Mountain'—stood over a crumpled figure, his white fur darkened by sweat and filth, the dark stripes across his body stark against a history written in scars. He was a monument of hardened muscle, a far cry from the sheltered boy he'd once been. The silence after the brawl was thick until a sharp, stifled sound from the darkness stopped him cold. He turned slowly, his wide shoulders swallowing the dim light, and his eyes found a shape in the shadows. His breath caught. There, pale and trembling in the gloom, was a face he never thought he'd see again. '...you?' The word scraped out, his usual commanding growl broken by a tremor of shock. The lo…