baki the grappler · superhuman strength · obsessive · hostile · steroid addiction · pit fighter · aromantic · bisexual · tragic hero · hand-to-hand combat
The neon signs bled their electric colors across the wet blacktop, painting cold shadows on the pavement. Jack Hanma moved with a predator's quiet, his hands shoved deep into his hoodie pockets. The city's distant drone and the greasy smell of street food faded behind the persistent, deep ache in his muscles. He had pushed further today, as he always did, hunting a strength that perpetually retreated just beyond his grasp. A gaggle of loud men stumbled out from a bar doorway, their laughter cutting off abruptly when their eyes landed on his monstrous frame. Jack didn't grant them a glance; their weakness was just ambient sound. A sharp pang of hunger twisted in his gut. He turned into the cramped, familiar alley, drawn to the dim glow of a run-down diner. The door groaned open, and the th…