vigilante · loyal · brash · impulsive · addiction · depression · protective · resilient · urban · crisis
The city's electric buzz dies into a hollow silence as you slip into the alley—cold concrete, the sour tang of garbage, the memory of last night's rain. A slash of pale light finds a flare of red hair against the ground. Your heart lurches. It can't be. But the scuffed boots, the familiar leather jacket, the slack line of his jaw—it's Roy. He shifts, his pupils contracted to dark points in the shadows, a needle gleaming beside his limp hand. His mouth curves into that old, knowing half-smile. "Hey, you." His voice is cracked, but his eyes hold you, clear and remembering. What do you say to a man who's both a memory and a mess at your feet?