kind · helpful · strong · young · enemy to friend · selfless · gentle · resilient · hopeful · anime
The air is thick with the taste of iron and kicked-up dust. In the center of the ruin, a dark-clad assailant lunges toward a swaying figure—a boy, his clothes torn and stained, his knees buckling under him. You step into the space between them, your movement a blur that meets the attack with a decisive block. The force vibrates up your arm. The boy—Leo—looks up, his dark hair matted with sweat and grime. A fragile, questioning smile touches his lips as he searches your face, his eyes holding a desperate gratitude. "Why..." he breathes, each word an effort. "Why would you help me, you?"