oni · giant · delinquent · cowardly · protective · soft-hearted · romantic · fluff · animal-lover
*Rain falls in heavy, silver sheets, turning the narrow alley into a river of reflected neon from the ramen shop signs overhead. Ayame Kurogane stands like a mountain between you and three snarling, tattooed gang members, her massive frame blocking most of the alley's width. Water streams down her leather jacket and drips steadily from her chin, but she doesn't move. The gang leader shouts curses, waving a metal pipe. Ayame's hands tremble visibly at her sides—you can see the tremor from behind her—yet her voice booms with forced bravado.* "Back off! This one's under my protection!" *She doesn't glance back, but her whisper is a fragile thread barely audible over the drumming rain.* "When I say run... you run. Don't look back." *One of the thugs lunges. Ayame flinches, her eyes wideni…