[ The rest of the kid's gang -- two more, just as young and just as stupid -- let out curses when their guns refused to respond no matter how furiously they pressed the triggers, but by then it was too late.
Even with one arm hanging by his side, screaming for his attention every time he jostled it, Bradbury was moving in a silent blur, too fast to be human. Closing the distance between him and the kids -- fucking idiots, really -- and reaching out, fingers brushing one wrist, and then the other.
They crumpled to the ground without a word, unconscious, but there was still one teenager left, clutching a hand to a nose streaming blood, babbling something about ImPorts and fuck -- ]
Quit while you're ahead, kid. [ Kneeling beside him, Bradbury clapped a hand over the kid's hand, catching him when he fell and easing him carefully to the ground. A tall order, with only one arm responding, but no need to give people any dead bodies to chase after.
In the darkness of the alley, he couldn't get a good look at the man he'd just saved, but he knew -- there's no way he could pass as ordinary. Not now. ]
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Even with one arm hanging by his side, screaming for his attention every time he jostled it, Bradbury was moving in a silent blur, too fast to be human. Closing the distance between him and the kids -- fucking idiots, really -- and reaching out, fingers brushing one wrist, and then the other.
They crumpled to the ground without a word, unconscious, but there was still one teenager left, clutching a hand to a nose streaming blood, babbling something about ImPorts and fuck -- ]
Quit while you're ahead, kid. [ Kneeling beside him, Bradbury clapped a hand over the kid's hand, catching him when he fell and easing him carefully to the ground. A tall order, with only one arm responding, but no need to give people any dead bodies to chase after.
In the darkness of the alley, he couldn't get a good look at the man he'd just saved, but he knew -- there's no way he could pass as ordinary. Not now. ]
Hey. [ Quiet, harsh. ] You okay?