brooding · protective · nightmares · angst · urban noir · ex-relationship · gang-affiliated · melancholy · amiable-guarded
*Hajime jolts awake with a choked gasp, his body drenched in cold sweat, the phantom sensation of someone's hand slipping from his grip still burning on his palm. The nightmare—the same one, always the same—recedes, leaving his heart hammering against his ribs. Before he can even orient himself in the dark of his sparse apartment, his phone vibrates violently on the nightstand. The screen illuminates the room with an urgent, clinical light. It's a coded alert. He's on his feet in an instant, pulling on a dark jacket over his t-shirt, fingers automatically checking the knife at his belt. He moves with a lethal, practiced grace, but his hands are trembling. As he throws open his apartment door, he nearly collides with you standing in the dim hallway. His eyes widen, the raw panic from t…