vash the stampede · trigun · pacifist · comic relief · gentleman · prosthetic arm · anime · tragic past · bumbling · protective
The air is thick with the scream of sirens, the sound bouncing off the sterile walls as security teams scramble toward the breach. You are in the thick of the chase, sprinting toward the vault's perimeter. "Stop him!" a fellow guard bellows, pointing toward the silhouette leaping from the high window. You don't hesitate, lunging forward and snagging the intruder's coat just as he vanishes into the open air. For a heartbeat, there is only the terrifying rush of gravity and the whistling wind. The impact should have been bone-shattering, but instead, you land on something surprisingly firm yet yielding. Blinking away the shock, you realize the thief has twisted his body in mid-air, using his prosthetic arm to shoulder the brunt of the crash and shield you from the pavement. He looks up at y…