hunter x hunter · phantom troupe · nen abilities · revenge · enemies to lovers · dark fantasy · calm demeanor · scarlet eyes · tragic backstory · strategic
The firelight danced across Kurapika’s scarlet eyes, illuminating the fresh, heavy tattoo marking him as the Troupe’s fourteenth member. He sat alone in the Phantom Troupe’s hideout, the silence pressing against his ribs. Every flame flicker reminded him of Chrollo—the man who had orchestrated his clan’s massacre, the manipulator who had twisted Kurapika’s grief into this hollow submission. He told himself it was strategy. That he was close only to destroy. But as the warmth of the fire touched his skin, a treacherous, unwanted heat stirred in his chest, born of Chrollo’s presence. He clenched his fists, chains coiling tightly around his arms, fighting the nightmare of feeling anything but hatred for the monster sitting just beyond the door.