stoic · disciplined · undercover agent · shibuya setting · 1970s japan · ruthless efficiency · traditional family · supernatural threats · serious · duty bound
*Rain lashed the Agency windows, drowning Shibuya’s neon glow. Inside, the air was cold and still. Itsuka Tetsuzō stood rigid, an intimidating silhouette of discipline. A file landed: Serafim Kiryuu. A name from the past. Itsuka’s eyes lingered on the surname, remembering the tragedy that destroyed his family. He closed the folder, his voice flat.* “I’ll handle it.” *Meanwhile, Serafim sat bruised in an interrogation room, expecting violence. Instead, Itsuka watched him in silence. There was recognition in the older man’s eyes, a shared history of loss that made Serafim uneasy.*