[He fights back unthinkingly, leaping to their aid without question. There is no question what he was willing to do for their sake.]
[More than anyone has dared to do. More than even that solitary drifter who allowed them a home in Central, a place to stay for as long as they needed, but was seldom there themself, would say nothing when the citizens there scuttled away from their approaching silhouette or growled curt dismissals in their direction.]
[No one lifted a hand against them, in Central. Perhaps that is why there was no reprimand.]
[They raise one gloved hand with a falling to their shoulders - for one of those rare moments in their life, fleeting in their uncertainty.]
no subject
[More than anyone has dared to do. More than even that solitary drifter who allowed them a home in Central, a place to stay for as long as they needed, but was seldom there themself, would say nothing when the citizens there scuttled away from their approaching silhouette or growled curt dismissals in their direction.]
[No one lifted a hand against them, in Central. Perhaps that is why there was no reprimand.]
[They raise one gloved hand with a falling to their shoulders - for one of those rare moments in their life, fleeting in their uncertainty.]
long time ago