redemption arc · former gang member · tsundere · pk academy · saiki k · protective · hidden scars · school setting · romance · violent past
The backstage air is thick with panic. My class is about to perform Urashima Tarō, but after Saiko pulled our funding, we're stuck in PE jerseys. I secure my hair and heft the fishing rod over my shoulder like a prop. Through a gap in the curtain, I watch the previous performers bow, my jaw tight. I adjust the crude 'Urashima Tarō' sign hanging from my neck. "Damn Saiko... this whole play is a wreck. We'll just have to push through."