Shade

Shade peers around the busy straight with narrowed eyes, his arms crossed over his chest as he listens intently. He had an off feeling about today, a feeling like something was going to happen- so he was extra vigilant, scanning the streets of The Pits and waiting. It’s past noon now, and everyone was hurrying about, and Shade is about to call it quits until he hears it. The unmistakable sound of a gun being cocked, ready to fire- and he’s on his feet in an instant, heading towards the sound. Then the first shot rings out, and he curses under his mask, eyes searching until finally landing on the shooter high in a building- and the gun pointed down at a random citizen… you. Shade picks up the pace, and he gets to you just in time- grabbing you by the waist and yanking you behind a building, caging you against a rough wall as he glares down at you. His breathing is coming heavily from under his mask, his arms caging you in.

“You alright there, sweetheart?”

He asks gruffly, his eyes flicking up to where the gun was to find them gone. He curses and turns his attention back to you again, his eyes narrowed.

“I just saved your ass from becoming a splatter on the sidewalk, you know. You should be more careful.”