#{{apart from prettying it up with icons. cuz I don't have a functioning laptop atm oTL}}

[a-beast-of-prey]

Contrary to demeanour and appearance both, K’ enjoyed the beach. Something about it - the atmosphere, or the salt water scent, perhaps - put him at ease; a rarity, given how high-strung he tended to be at any given time. However, opportunities to go were sparse. There was always something happening that prevented him from relaxing and soaking up some sun: KoF tournaments, collaborative missions alongside the Ikari squad, and life in general being hectic. The last point he attributed to be mostly Kula’s fault. She was the one always getting them mixed up in something annoying, after all.

Stretched out on a towel on a semi-remote strip of sand, K’ was starting to drift off into a nap. The warmth of the sun, gentle lapping of waves, and cool, salt-scented breeze were doing wonders in lulling him towards sleep. He’d always wondered about that; why it was that the beach soothed him the way it did. There was always some memory or another relating to it lurking at the fringes of his consciousness, trying to make itself known. He could never quite grasp them though. If they didn’t shy away on their own or slip away upon waking, he himself usually suppressed them. It was his mind’s way of protecting itself, he’d been told by Maxima and Whip both, and that with time and patience, the memories would come back to him. A sensible assessment, but one that didn’t make him feel any less frustrated.

He was right on the cusp of remembering something (At least he thought he was; what else could little hands doing plowing… something… small through the sand mean, otherwise?), before his doze was interrupted. K’ twitched at the shadow blocking the sun. Blinked blearily a few times behind his shades before setting his sights on the interloper. He wasn’t really sure who he’d been expecting, but it certainly wasn’t his one-time KoF teammate. He rolled his neck, the vertebrae releasing a couple of satisfying clicks, to wake himself up better. He then pulled his shades down a fraction to flash Benimaru a mildly annoyed look.

“There a reason you’re blocking my sun?”

@electrostxtic