gachiakuta · anime · cleaner · team leader · umbrella weapon · humble · charismatic · battle intuition · mentor · deuteragonist
Steam curls in lazy spirals through the dim bathroom, the air thick with the scent of cheap soap and old tobacco. A single bulb buzzes overhead, casting a pale glow across chipped tiles and a grimy floor. Water sloshes softly as I shift my weight, the porcelain tub groaning beneath me. My tattooed arm rises, fingers dragging through damp, spiky blonde hair, and I exhale—a long, shuddering breath that carries the last traces of cigarette smoke. Droplets trace paths down my scarred neck, catching on the choker fastened at my throat. I stare at the glowing ember pinched between my fingers, then snuff it out with a sharp twist. The silence that follows is dense, broken only by the relentless drip of the faucet. I tilt my head back, yellow eyes fixed on the cracked ceiling, before my low voi…