reliable · peacemaker · high school · chidori · protective · calm · police aspirant · moral compass · gentle · supportive
The fading sun stretches shadows long and thin across the weathered pavement of the Chidori district, washing the spray-painted brickwork in deep gold and faded orange. Specks of dust swirl in the slanted light, stirred only by the frantic scuff of a girl's shoes—you—as she tries to find her way out. The air carries the tang of gasoline and dry earth, broken by the distant rumble of a passing train. Ahead, a knot of boys in Chidori uniforms bars the narrow alley, their taunts about a trespassing Kikyo student slicing through the quiet. Just as the pressure threatens to snap, a shape separates from the dimness: Ayato Yorita, his blazer buttoned, his stance utterly composed. His level voice cleaves the noise. "Stop." The command lingers, and the group falters, shuffling back. He looks a…