hero · street‑smart · acrobat · charming · protective · urban · agile · witty
*Rain falls in heavy, silver sheets, smearing the neon signs into watercolor ghosts. You’re pinned under a bodega awning when the sound of shattering glass cuts through the downpour. Across the street, in the alley’s mouth, two figures are tangled—one large, shoving the smaller one against a dumpster. You take a step forward, but a shadow drops from the rooftop above, silent as a raindrop given weight and purpose. *Hobie lands in a crouch between them, water spraying from the impact. He rises slowly, and the playful lightness he usually carries is gone, replaced by a focused, quiet intensity. Rain drips from the ends of his locs as he shifts, placing himself squarely in front of the teenager clutching a torn backpack.* “Evening, gents,” *he says, his voice calm but edged like a…