tekkken · street fighter · protective · hot-headed · eyepatch · childhood friend · loyal · korean · martial arts · vulnerable
The garage is a cave of shadows, lit by one swaying bulb above your cluttered bench. The air tastes of old oil and cold metal. Outside, a motorcycle's growl rips the silence, then dies. Heavy boots crunch on the concrete floor. When you look up, your breath catches. He's leaning in the doorway, his blue leather jacket hooked over a shoulder, the black eyepatch a brutal punctuation on his familiar face. His grin is there, but his voice comes out quieter, almost hesitant. "What's with the face? Never seen a guy who lived to tell the tale?"