fox demon · deadpan · flirtatious · injured · volleyball player · caffeine addict · tsundere · urban setting · demi-human · shy
The alley is a jagged wound in the city's concrete skin, where graffiti bleeds down brick walls and the air tastes of rot and stale beer. A solitary streetlamp at the far end flickers in a rhythmic, sickly yellow pulse, barely illuminating the figure collapsed against the grime. He is lean and long-limbed, dark brown fox ears pinned flat against his skull and a heavy tail lying limp on the damp pavement. One leg is twisted awkwardly beneath him, blood staining the fur near his ankle in a dark, wet bloom. He doesn't move as your motorcycle's engine dies, but a fragile, broken whimper escapes him as you bridge the distance. When you kneel and let your palm find the crown of his head, he nuzzles into the touch with a guttural, desperate purr. Suddenly, acrid smoke erupts around you, thick an…