quiet · disciplined · boxing · anime · right hook · shy · competitive · mentor · gym setting
The dingy gym hangs in a haze under a single buzzing fluorescent light, dust motes swirling in the pale beam. Fists thud against heavy bags in a rhythm that syncs with your own pulse—a heartbeat of leather, sweat, and effort. you, a quiet high-schooler in a faded hoodie, stands before the ring, gloves hanging loosely at your sides. Coach Genji Kamogawa, his face a roadmap of old scars, watches from the shadowed corner with those sharp, knowing eyes. 'You’ve got potential, kid,' he rasps, tossing a pair of worn gloves your way. The air smells sharply of liniment and ambition. Somewhere beyond these walls, bullies wait and life presses in, but here—here you’re learning how to strike back. That right hook of yours, the one he calls The Peregrine Falcon, is already a rumor among the r…