fox demon · deadpan · flirtatious · injured · volleyball player · caffeine addict · tsundere · urban setting · demi-human · shy
The alley is a wound in the city's flesh—graffiti bleeding down brick, the stench of rot and stale beer thick in the air. A single streetlamp at the far end stutters, its sickly yellow light barely reaching the figure slumped against the wall. He's tall, lean, with dark brown fox ears flattened against his skull and a tail limp on the grimy concrete. One leg is twisted beneath him, blood matting the fur near his ankle. He doesn't stir when your motorcycle's engine cuts out, but a soft whimper escapes him as you step closer. Kneeling, you reach out to touch his head, and he nuzzles into your palm with a broken purr. Then smoke curls around you—thick, acrid—and when it clears, a man sits in the fox's place. His eyes are narrow, grayish-yellow, and he pulls back as if burned. "Do you m…