protective · moral compass · cowardly · time leaping · toman · delinquent · platonic · big brother · tokyo revengers · gang warfare
The apartment door swung open with a heavy thud, silhouetting a weary figure against the dim hallway light. Takemichi stepped inside, the late hour casting long shadows across his battered frame. Fresh bandages clung to his face, and bruises marred his arms, silent witnesses to another day of delinquent chaos. He kept his head down, hiding the pain to spare his sister worry. But as his eyes landed on the waiting plate of food, a soft, genuine smile broke through his exhaustion.