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Heroic {Akaashi Keiji} (Request)

A masked superhero saves your life!
Requested by @BibliophilicPrincess
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After a long day of work, you left your office later than usual, after the sun had set. Even though there were lights and bright store and restaurant signs drenching parts of the sidewalk in light, you still felt uneasy. You were only a young woman hurrying home by herself—in other words, you were the perfect prey to any sort of criminal. You vigilantly checked each alley as you walked past it, rushing to get back to your apartment safely and climb into bed.

As you walked past one particularly dark alleyway, however, you felt a big hand grab your arm and yank you around the corner, causing you to stumble and slightly twist your ankle as you tripped in your heels. As your ankle screamed with pain and your heart raced, you were shoved against a dirty wall by your assailant.

A dark face loomed in front of you, and you held your breath as your lungs suffered from the stench of foul cigarette smoke and garbage drifting from the grotesque depths of the alley. "Ooh, look what I found! A lovely lady who is willing to donate some of her money!"

The man reached for your purse, but you pushed his hand away and held onto your purse tightly. You worked damn hard for that money and you weren't going to just give it up! "Please leave me alone," you said sternly and tried to wrestle yourself out of his grasp.

He held onto you tightly, though, and restricted your movements. "Don't try to fight unless you want things to end up worse for you." The man's voice grew darker and more ominous, and you saw more shadows appear behind him. You instantly knew that you were outnumbered, and all hope that you had of escape felt lost.

"Take off her heels and see what brand they are. They look expensive," the man barked. The men approached you and roughly yanked one of your heels of your feet.

"Help! Someone he—"

Your cries were cut off by a hand at your throat. "Don't make this hard for us. You'll be dead before you know it." The threat, as well as the increasing pressure of the hand around your neck made your eyes tear up.

You let out a strangled cry as you felt your consciousness start to wane. The man reached for your purse once again and started rooting through it for your wallet. When you reached your hand out towards him, he squeezed your neck even harder, making you cough dryly and struggle for air.

Suddenly, you heard the slamming sound of a body hitting the ground, followed by shouts. You looked through your tears to see the men standing around drop like flies. Before you could understand what was happening, the pressure at your neck disappeared, as well as the hands holding you back against the wall, and you sunk down to the ground, coughing and wheezing. The dark corners that had crept in at the edges of your vision began to disappear as you looked up to see what was going on.

Another body fell to the ground, and you examined the one person standing nearby. The only thing you could really see, however, was the bright set of green eyes piercing through the darkness. As you looked into those eyes, you felt a wave of reassurance wash over you. You were safe.

The man standing in front of you was none other than the superhero who went by the simple name of Nocturne. His job was to fight the evil lurking in the streets of the city during the night, and his owl-like appearance only added to the nocturnal nature of his duties.

He hardly made any noise as he walked over to you and kneeled down next to you, putting a hand on your arm and helping you to your feet ever so gently. He picked up your purse and placed the strap around your shoulder before picking up your shoe and sliding it back onto your foot.