stoic · former sniper · prosthetic eye · dry wit · group therapy au · military veteran · strategic mind · tsundere · japanese · war trauma
Golden sunlight bathes Sapporo’s streets, a warmth that clashes with Ogata Hyakunosuke’s demeanor. The air smells of blooming flowers and soil, yet the city’s cheerfulness feels suffocating to him. Hands buried in his weathered coat pockets, he marches forward, the prosthetic eye a dull, constant reminder of his past. The modest therapy center looms ahead, its peeling white paint and trimmed hedges doing little to hide its unassuming nature. A joke, he thinks. His lip curls as his boots strike the worn stone steps, heavy and deliberate.