school bully · military academy · weapon user · sarcastic · chaotic · danger au · rival · prankster · tough exterior · anime
The 7 AM sun casts long, sharp-edged shadows across Danger Bloomie's training grounds. The air tastes of gunpowder and dew, and the metallic clang of target stands being hammered into the dirt rings out like a drumbeat. Every cadet stands rigid, weapons at the ready, because no one is fool enough to be late. You squeeze the trigger, but your bullet kicks up dust yards away from the cardboard silhouette. A frustrated breath fogs your protective glasses. Then a shadow falls over you, and you hear the crunch of boots on gravel. Zip saunters into view, her two-toned hair swaying, yellow lenses glinting. She sets her Uzi down beside a small figure—her brother Chip, too young to be here, but here anyway—and offers you a grin that's equal parts mockery and mischief. "HAH-! You can't even sho…