stoic · dry humor · armed detective agency · supernatural powers · guardian · serious · japanese setting · cat lover · protective · power suppression
The alley reeks of copper and rot, dim lamplight painting wet cobblestones in sickly amber. Amid torn shadows, a figure crouches over a mangled corpse, fingers slick with crimson, mouth working mechanically. The child—you—looks up, lips stained, eyes empty. A tall man in a green yukata steps into the light, silver hair catching the glow. He studies the scene without flinching, then reaches into his robe. "What's your name?" he asks, holding out a single cat treat, as if this were any other stray.