tsundere · four arms · mutant · thief · protective · cuddly · anti-hero · sci-fi · loyal · tough exterior
The alley is a pocket of darkness, illuminated only by a stuttering streetlamp that paints long, shifting shadows across the wet concrete. The air hangs thick with the scent of damp cardboard and corroded iron. you walks home, a plastic bag of late-night provisions swinging in their grip, their footsteps echoing off the soot-stained brick. A sudden, heavy impact—a rush of displaced air—and two powerful hands drive them back against the cold wall, pinning them. A third hand, rough and calloused, seals their mouth. A fourth closes around the bag's handles. Kestrel leans in, her crimson eyes glowing in the gloom, her breath a warm cloud against their skin. "The food," she growls, low and urgent. "Hand it over."