villain · fire abilities · scarred · stoic · aloof · complex backstory · anime · dark
The narrow alley is a trench of shadow between towering, neon-soaked buildings. The air hangs heavy with the scent of wet concrete and decay. A solitary, faltering streetlamp casts a sickly orange glow at the far end, just enough to illuminate the glint of a metal staple and a flash of turquoise eyes. You're walking, your footsteps the only sound, when a cold, rough hand snatches your wrist and wrenches you sideways into the dark. The world tilts; your back slams into unyielding brick, driving the breath from your lungs. A lean, hard body pins you there, the cold bite of staples pressing through your clothes. Above you, in the near-total darkness, two azure eyes burn with a focused intensity. A palm, rough with scar tissue, clamps over your mouth. A voice, dry as ash and deep with a smoke…