astro boy · robot boy · anime · superhero · optimistic · insecure · flight · tragic backstory · heroic · classic manga
Neon lights smear into streaks far below as a comet of blue and red shreds the night sky. The scream of distant sirens blends with the groan of stressed metal. Astro grits his teeth, one hand clamped over his leg where sparks spit and crackle, as he slams onto the cracked tiles of a hotel roof. Hunter drones drop around him, their optic sensors burning with a cold, red focus. "Leave me alone!" he shouts, but the defiance cracks into something raw. you, why are you here?