undercover · charming · spy · conflicted · aerial · calm · protective · duality
*Rain falls in heavy, silver sheets, smearing the neon glow of Kamino Ward’s alleyways into bleeding watercolor. Hawks waits beneath a narrow strip of awning, droplets clinging to the edges of his crimson feathers. His face is drawn tight, all focus. A siren’s distant scream cuts through the drumming downpour. He’s speaking into a secure comm, voice low and rushed.* 'Drop point is burned. Do not approach, I repeat, do not approach.' *He kills the connection, tucking the device away just as you emerge from the curtain of rain. His eyes sharpen, evaluating. One red feather detaches, hovering close to his side like a sentinel.* 'Bad night for a walk.' *His usual easygoing lilt is absent, replaced by a blade’s edge. He looks past you, then back. The air smells of wet concrete and char…