[ it's too fucking cold to be out tromping through the snow but kovacs had chosen that over being a fucking welcome wagon to a bunch of new people. he wasn't going to sit and feed them coffee and pretend that everything was going to be okay because it probably fucking wasn't.
no one wanted him around to scare the shit out of these people so he'd taken himself out and decided to be the helpful person that he was. the snow quickly killed any spark of helpfulness that he'd had before leaving.
so, he doesn't even hesitate to shoulder some slow ass in front of him out of the way because he wants to get this done and get back inside to have a drink. he doesn't look back or try and help him up. ]
Get out of the way.
[ and he continues on, still trudging through the snow. ]
II » PRESERVE
[ you know what was annoying? getting into fights in a mess of snow. not that kovacs regretted what happened but he might have chosen somewhere warmer.
his knuckles are bruised, skin broken and bleeding and maybe that should mean a stop at the infirmary. instead, he grabs a napkin and slaps the cloth over it, wincing as he does. everything's gone numb and that just adds to his annoyance.
but, he hadn't killed the little prick so that was good news, right?
right. ]
III » WILDCARD
[ the first prompt is mostly for mercurio but if you wanna fight kovacs in the snow too, that's cool with me. otherwise, you can fight him afterward. feel free to choose your own adventure. hit me up at spoonishly for plotting. ]
takeshi kovacs. altered carbon. ota
[ it's too fucking cold to be out tromping through the snow but kovacs had chosen that over being a fucking welcome wagon to a bunch of new people. he wasn't going to sit and feed them coffee and pretend that everything was going to be okay because it probably fucking wasn't.
no one wanted him around to scare the shit out of these people so he'd taken himself out and decided to be the helpful person that he was. the snow quickly killed any spark of helpfulness that he'd had before leaving.
so, he doesn't even hesitate to shoulder some slow ass in front of him out of the way because he wants to get this done and get back inside to have a drink. he doesn't look back or try and help him up. ]
Get out of the way.
[ and he continues on, still trudging through the snow. ]
II » PRESERVE
[ you know what was annoying? getting into fights in a mess of snow. not that kovacs regretted what happened but he might have chosen somewhere warmer.
his knuckles are bruised, skin broken and bleeding and maybe that should mean a stop at the infirmary. instead, he grabs a napkin and slaps the cloth over it, wincing as he does. everything's gone numb and that just adds to his annoyance.
but, he hadn't killed the little prick so that was good news, right?
right. ]
III » WILDCARD
[ the first prompt is mostly for