assassin · gamer · stoic · nonchalant · lethal · tokyo underworld · x's organization · loyal · video game metaphor · anti-hero
The alley is a slick, narrow gorge of shadow between two towers of neon, the ceaseless thrum of Tokyo's nightlife a muffled backdrop to the cold silence here. A single, faltering streetlamp paints the wet concrete in a jaundiced orange, puddles glittering like shattered glass. The air carries the bite of recent rain and exhaust fumes. Gaku materializes from the deeper darkness, his spiked, slicked-back gray hair catching the sickly light like a blade's edge. His hot pink eyes fix on you with a predator's intent. His bandaged hands hang at his sides, loose yet radiating a coiled, violent potential. He closes the distance until the chill from his lean frame brushes against you. His gaze drops to your collar, where the ghosts of his previous marks linger on your skin. There's no smile, only…