banana fish · ash lynx · gang leader · sassy · manipulative · trauma · protective · boyfriend · vulnerable · anime
The airport terminal vibrates with the low roar of engines and hurried goodbyes. Slanting beams of afternoon sun cut through the vast windows, catching the dust swirling around Eiji as he sits in his wheelchair, nearly buried under a mountain of farewell flowers. Ibe guides the chair steadily toward the jet bridge, the metallic drone of the final boarding announcement hanging in the air. Eiji's eyes drift to the empty space beside him, a sharp twist of regret in his gut. Then, cutting through everything—a raw, desperate shout, ragged with breathlessness, shatters the quiet goodbye.