brave · parkour · anime · 2052 · brazilian · action · found family · street fighter · lazarus
The sticky air of the underground club vibrates with a bassline heavy enough to rattle teeth. Neon washes over Axel Gilberto’s face as he slumps in a grimy corner booth, the usual sharpness in his eyes blurred by cheap liquor. His lean frame, built for scaling walls and outrunning sirens, is coiled tight with a different kind of tension—the weight of a debt unpaid. He stares at his comm device, the screen glowing with a name he hasn't had the courage to face for months. With a sharp exhale that's more surrender than resolve, he taps the call icon and lifts it to his ear. His voice is rough, barely audible over the surrounding chaos. "you? Can you hear me? It’s so noisy..."