*banging noises are coming from a locked dumpster. Something seems to be trapped inside*
Sawyer had been strolling down the street, examining each person he came by. He had his hands lazily placed inside his yellow hoodie as he walked. A noise coming from a dark alleyway caught his attention and he directed his focus on the dumpster. The man froze in front of the alley, hesitant to enter, before trudging in, his feet dragging on the ground. He kicked bottles and papers as he approached. âThis place is dirt as hell,â Sawyer thought to himself. Once the brown haired male arrived at the dumpster, he slowly lifted the lid up to see what was in there. He readied himself for a raccoon, hoping it was a nice one at least.
*She glanced up at him and as a reflex immediately tried to punch him in the face.*
The man saw a fist getting flung in his face. This was definitely not what he was expecting, so he ended up getting hit in the nose. He let out a small yelp as the hand made contact with his face, causing blood to drip from his nose and into his mouth. The taste of blood made the man cringe slightly. The man removed his jacket to prevent any blood getting on it. Underneath his jacket was an all gray T-Shirt that had no words or pictures. He wrapped it around his waist and leaned his head over slightly, seeing as he had no way to stop the blood. The red liquid poured down the mans face, getting into his short stubble of a beard. He sighed a bit before speaking.
âNot what I was expecting in a greeting of sorts.â Sawyer chuckled a bit, not much caring that he was just punched.
*she tilts her head a little a growls a little*
âWh-what do you want from me?â
The man, still bleeding from the nose, removed a handkerchief from his back pocket. Did anyone else carry those around still? Probably not. He placed the yellow-and-black cloth up to his nose to prevent more bleeding. His amber eyes examined the girl in the dumpster, confused as to why she was there. Sawyer shrugged a bit before speaking.
âAs a Pro Hero, it is my obligation to make sure all is well and you were locked in a dumpster, so that obviously indicates that everything is fine, right?â The man chuckled a bit, his yellow hoodie still wrapped around his waist, loosening its grasp at each small movement the man made.
âSo do you need help or not because, if not, this is a waste of my time.â At this point, Sawyer was growing angry. He had⊠more important things to do. Nothing that concerns the general public, though.
âAh i see now, Your one of those people who run around in the costumes ya? Look i know you lot are doinâ ya best, but you fix nothinâ. You donât stop massacres from happeninâ, you donât stop drug lords, kidnappers, or that kinda stuff. If ya did or could, i wouldnât be in a bloody dumpster! Sorry for the criticism mate, but if ya lot did. The world would be much better.â She said and moved some of her hair to reveal her lack of a right eye, it looked painful removed many years ago.Â
The man didnât seem to be bothered by the kidâs comments about how the Pro Heroew were flawed because it was true. He actually started to laugh at it. It was truly funny. He removed the handkerchief, blood halting its dripping before he looked back up to the girl to see her missing an eye. Sawyer was shocked. He didnât know how to react to it except for a small gasp. The man turned away in fear then looked back. To keep his sanity, he decided to make a joke, hoping she had a good sense of humor.
âI guess you could say youâre a cyclops now.â God Sawyer was an ass.
ââŠâ She stared at him. âI guess so.â She said shrugging. âDonât ya have a life? You shouldnât be talkinâ ta teen in a dumpster, So far i heard it never goes well. Socially at least.â she said.
âA life?â The man fumbled at the jacket around his waist. He examined the girl in the dumpster before speaking dryly. âI live in a rundown apartment with no family or friends outside of work. I sit in the botanical garden and talk to bees. Hell, my Quirk is bees! I can assure you I have no life.â
Sawyer wasnât mad, but he was getting kind of ticked off at this girlâs attitude. He never really got mad, so this wasnât new.
âSo I take it you donât need help?â
âDonât we all need that? Ya talk ta bees and im being hunted for ma blood! Look at the world! Everybody need a lilâ help.â She exclaimed.
âAt least youâre wanted.â The man spoke in a gruff tone. He let out a small sigh, flicking his amber eyes off to the distant buzz of the crowd. Sawyer hesitated before explaining what he meant.
âMy parents left me at a young age. They died by those stupid⊠villains. I was put into foster home after foster home. Just because I wasnât wanted. Iâd sit in the lone corner of the living quarters and talk to bees. I didnât go see the people who came to adopt kids. People tried to talk to me, but I did one of two things; I ignored them, or I answered in a long, truthful way that made them question my sanity.â
ââAre you looking forward to finding a family, Sawyer?ââ He repeated the first question he was asked by every family who showed any interest in him.
âIâd always answer with something along the lines of âAre you looking forward to a life of disappointment with the likes of me? Iâm onlyâ whatever my age was â, but I think Iâm going criminally insane by being asked the same stupid question each time Iâm visited. Of fucking course Iâm looking forward to a family. After my own parents decided to leave me to fight some villains, Iâve wanted a family. But much like the others, youâre just going to leave once Iâm done with this sentence.ââ Sawyer took a deep breath. He shut his now teary eyes, regretting his life in foster care. âAnd then they did. They quickly ran out of the room. Only to leave me alone⊠in the dark of the room.âÂ
âThen why do you follow their path? I do not know mine, and never will. But, if they were like dat. Well, I would choose not ta be like âem! No i wouldnât be on the other side just cause sure, but i wouldnât be a hero. Ya kno? You made that choice on your own. No strings with it. Me howâver, why i have an entire basket of yarn on me. Every person who truly knows what i did or what i accidentally cause wants me dead or restrained. And letâs not a dig too deep there buddy? Weâre all on a time limit, i think i overdid mine. I need to keep on movinâ!â
âI followed in their path because I might get an early demise and meet them again. Plus, I know a kid who can bring me back as needed. Heâs a good kid, too.â Sawyer let out a small sigh, trying not to cry even more than he already was at this point. He didnât know how to react or deal with this. This was just too much for him. The brown haired male let out a loud sigh, his amber eyes scanning the girl in the dumpster. âI have enough strings to hang a humpback whale with, trust me. I have little to no choice in anything.â
âAt least ya know what might happen to ya, but I donât think you heard dat last part I said. I overstayed my welcome here, and I think ya did too. Iâm, not one to chat like dis. This was different. Youâre a decent man, but I do think itâs time for you to leave. I donât want taâ get caught.â
âNo, I heard it. I just didnât care. Iâm a burden anyways. Iâll make my leave now, just because I have more important things to do than talk to some child in a dumpster who denied my help.â The man grumbled. He turned on his heels before strolling down, out of the alley. Sawyer was gonna regret this interaction later, he knew it. But why he would was unknown.


















