if you try and chase the sun you're never gonna catch it
A punch comes from the side—sloppy, wild, but it lands. Vesper takes it in the stomach, breath knocked clean out of him, pain lancing up through his ribs like a lightning rod. His recent tussle with the Lamplighter hasn't healed, and for a heartbeat, all he can taste is blood and peppermint. His vision flickers at the edges as he snarls softly through his teeth, not from anger but effort, dragging himself upright with shadows snapping at his heels like irritated dogs.
"Motherfu—" He rears back for a proper revenge swing, his silver-ringed fist curling tight, knuckles already smeared with someone else's sweat. It's meant for the idiot who gut-punched him—but the sudden shove from behind sends him staggering half a step off-course. His fist doesn’t meet the thug's nose.
It connects—cleanly, sharply—with Jack's jaw, and the resulting shock of it is enough for his mental walls to briefly shimmer and weaken, enough for the overwhelming pulse of oh shit to echo out.
"Motherfu—" He rears back for a proper revenge swing, his silver-ringed fist curling tight, knuckles already smeared with someone else's sweat. It's meant for the idiot who gut-punched him—but the sudden shove from behind sends him staggering half a step off-course. His fist doesn’t meet the thug's nose.
It connects—cleanly, sharply—with Jack's jaw, and the resulting shock of it is enough for his mental walls to briefly shimmer and weaken, enough for the overwhelming pulse of oh shit to echo out.
And now it's turning out to be the worst of my bad habits
☆ has a pale star tattoo beneath his left eye, and freckle-sized constellations move across his skin
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
