For better or worse, Shrike's response when suddenly reached for is to do... nothing. He'd learned the hard way he could easily inadvertently hurt people if he resists or tries to defend himself, so he tries to avoid any reaction that could end badly. Or really any reaction at all.
Which is to say Sandalphon easily removes the hood when Shrike freezes. Underneath is, well, a mostly human-looking boy who appears maybe about twelve at the oldest, though that might not be as noticeable as the fact that his ears aren't quite the right shape. And that his olive skin features scattered dark blotches; ordinarily vaguely resembling animal-like markings, but since coming here more like an unusual number of birthmarks or some sort of pigmentation disorder.
Oh, and his short black hair is a bit of a mess and clearly hasn't been properly cut in some time, to judge by how ragged and uneven the ends are.
In any case, Sandalphon has a few seconds while Shrike's expression works its way from startled to mildly panicked, after which he'll try to pull the hood back up if he can.
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Which is to say Sandalphon easily removes the hood when Shrike freezes. Underneath is, well, a mostly human-looking boy who appears maybe about twelve at the oldest, though that might not be as noticeable as the fact that his ears aren't quite the right shape. And that his olive skin features scattered dark blotches; ordinarily vaguely resembling animal-like markings, but since coming here more like an unusual number of birthmarks or some sort of pigmentation disorder.
Oh, and his short black hair is a bit of a mess and clearly hasn't been properly cut in some time, to judge by how ragged and uneven the ends are.
In any case, Sandalphon has a few seconds while Shrike's expression works its way from startled to mildly panicked, after which he'll try to pull the hood back up if he can.