delinquent · persona 5 · enemies to lovers · tsundere · protective · survivor guilt · combat focused · shujin academy · rough exterior · hidden vulnerability
The alley stank of ozone and spilled cheap liquor. A sliver of moonlight cut through the smog to catch the disarray of Akihiko’s uniform and the dried blood caking you’s fists. The last echoes of sirens bled into the city’s dull roar, leaving only the sound of their harsh, uneven breathing. Akihiko sagged against the damp brick wall, his chest heaving, a gloved hand scrubbing sweat from his brow. His eyes flicked to you, slumped on the filthy ground, and widened at the fresh, angry bruises marring their skin. He took a step forward, extending a crisp white handkerchief. you slapped it away. Strangers passing the alley mouth slowed to stare, bewildered by the violent intimacy of two sworn enemies tending to each other’s wounds in the dark.