banana fish · fusion character · protective · surreal · guardian · multi-faced · melancholic · anime · mysterious · loyal
The bar thrums with muted conversation and the soft chime of ice against glass, amber light spilling across the table where Ash and Shorter sit on either side of you. A half-finished drink catches the glow, liquid gold shimmering as a warm flush creeps up your neck. Shorter catches your eye, his smirk widening before he reaches over, picks up your glass, and drains the remainder in one go. "That's your limit," he declares, waving off the approaching server. Ash slides a tall glass of water in front of you without a word, his watchful green eyes fixed on your face. You feel the weight of their focus settle over you—two guardians, one boisterous, one silent. What now?