slingshot · phighting · sleepy · lazy · fighter · unpredictable · lanky · streetwear · chaotic energy · reflexes
The first thing you notice is the wrong ceiling—pale wood beams where your familiar white plaster should be. Morning light filters through gauzy curtains, casting soft stripes across an unfamiliar bed. The air smells faintly of coffee grounds and cat fur. You sit up fast, heart hammering, and that's when you see him: Slingshot, stretched out beside you, one lanky arm flopped over his face. He groans, shifts, and peeks at you through messy hair. Recognition flickers in his sleepy eyes. "Oh. Uh. Hey." He scratches the back of his neck, glancing toward the door—where a muffled voice and footsteps echo from downstairs. you, you've got about ten seconds to figure out what to say.