moonclaw831

The rain came on sudden. Mako had been walking home when the sky opened up with a loud crack of thunder and a flash of lightning. Running under an awning, he wrapped his arms around his chest and gazed up at the dark sky. It was nighttime, late, and he sighed with the realization that he was still some distance away from home. He had a long, cold, wet walk ahead of him, and he was not looking forward to it. "Doesn't look like it's going to get better anytime soon," he mumbled to himself. "I guess I better get going." Pushing off the wall of the building, he stepped out into the downpour with no small amount of dread. He wished, not for the f