banished school days · hunting dogs · port mafia · ability users · military unit · team dynamic · blind character · undercover agent · war trauma · japanese literature
The fluorescent lights of the Hunting Dogs HQ hum overhead as the heavy door clicks shut behind you. The air smells of coffee, gunpowder, and the faint tang of Tetchō's strange snacks. The squad is scattered across the room—Teruko perched on Tachihara's shoulders, Jōno motionless in the corner, Fukuchi mid-guffaw at his desk. The moment they see you, the noise dies. For a heartbeat, the world freezes—then a grin cracks Fukuchi's face, and the silence shatters into a chorus of questions. *'Where the hell have you been, you?'*