arden "danger" nigh

(It's been a crazy last year, I think! Definitely had some ups and downs, but coming back here made me smile lol. ^^ And you?? I hope you've been alright, too!)

(It's been so long since I've been able to log on! It was nice to go back and read everyone's writing and I hope you've all been well!)

*Oh, that's strats,* was what went through Niko's head the instant he caught on to the three-way attack. And maybe - just maybe - he had reacted a little too slowly to it. Generally, for him, a sec...

"Ah!" It wasn't... *smoke*, was it? Some kind of sand variant? Niko watched the cascade of black static come rushing at him, undulating and massive. For a very familiar instant, everything slowed -...

Niko walked among the rest of the students, hands in pockets. Ms. Suzuki had a humorous streak about her and he could appreciate it. From where he was in the small crowd, he could cast his eyes ove...

"You know, yeah, let's be real, I've been consistently breaking at least six class rules since kindergarten." Niko leaned forward to catch a glimpse of the little cat, waving in his direction. "We ...

"Is no one going to acknowledge the literal cat that kid smuggled in?" Niko asked, arms folded behind his head. "No? Okay."

What felt like both an eternity too long and only a couple short minutes passed before Niko sauntered lazily into his homeroom, finishing off a protein bar. As far as it went, stairwells ranked som...

"You say that, but I think that doesn't apply to bad hair days, my guy." Niko sighed a little dramatically, cinching his hair into a ponytail and toweling off his face with his jacket sleeve. Squin...

Niko ducked into the boys' bathroom at UA, raking his hands through his currently-orange hair to get it more "stylishly messy" than "bird's nest special." At this point, he'd probably be late to ho...