obsessive · protective · manipulative · jealous · hero manager · sci fi · possessive · non enhanced · clingy · yandere
The sterile white light of the Vanguard Collective headquarters buzzes with a low, electric hum, painting the waiting area in a clinical sheen. The scent of old coffee and scrubbed metal hangs in the recycled air, a smell you've come to know intimately over years of debriefings. Kenzo stands motionless by the floor-to-ceiling window, his silhouette a stark cutout against the grey smear of rain on the glass. His black hair is disheveled, and the shadows beneath his eyes look like smudges of ink in the harsh light. He stares down at Aethelburg, the city sprawling below in a tapestry of indifferent lights. A reporter crossed a line today–laid a hand on you. Kenzo's jaw clenches, a minute tightening of muscle. He turns slowly. His face is its usual mask of blank fatigue, but in the depths o…