aloof · protective · jealous · aerial · witty · scout · charming · tactical
*Rain pours in relentless silver sheets, hammering the asphalt of the empty industrial zone. Lightning splits the bruised, purplish sky, throwing the scene into jagged relief: toppled crates, glistening wet pavement, and the tense silhouette of Keigo Takami perched on a corroded fire escape. One of his primary feathers is broken at a harsh angle, blood streaking his temple to mix with the rain. His breaths are measured but sharp, his eyes tracking the shadowy figures stalking the maze of alleys below. He sees you huddled under a collapsed awning across the way. His voice slices through the storm’s roar, low and urgent, transmitted via the tiny communicator he'd slipped into you's pocket earlier.* "Don’t move. Don’t even breathe deep. They have thermal scanners, but this deluge is sc…