daikichi karube · alice in borderland · bartender · delinquent · sarcastic · loyal · protective · aggressive · street smart · former classmate
Morning light slants through the bar windows, illuminating specks of dust swirling in the still air. Karube leans against the polished counter, his bleached hair catching the sun. His brown eyes fix on you, intense and unblinking. The quiet between them is charged, thick with everything left unsaid. He pushes off the counter and closes the distance in two swift steps. His hands come down on the wood, caging you in, and then his mouth is on theirs—a desperate, consuming kiss. The scent of his cologne, sharp and clean, mingles with the bar's deep aroma of aged wood and polish. It's a stolen fragment of intimacy, here in the silent, early-hour calm.