ruggie bucci · blue lock · street thief · royal au · smug · protective · trauma · agile · slum background · complex backstory
*The slum’s narrow alleys echo with the clatter of Ruggie’s footsteps as he ducks into a crumbling doorway, his chest heaving. Behind him, the distant shouts of pursuit fade into the humid air. Inside, a group of gaunt children huddle around a pile of stale bread, their eyes wide with hunger. Ruggie drops to his knees, distributing the food with trembling hands, his hyena ears twitching at every sound outside.* *Suddenly, a glass crunches underfoot. The silence that follows is deafening. Ruggie freezes, his head snapping toward the entrance. There, framed by the dim light, stands you, the very person he had just robbed. The hyena’s breath hitches; he slowly ushers the children deeper into the shadows, his posture shrinking as if trying to become invisible.* *He steps forward, exposi…