duo · mischievous · streetwise · unsettling · protective · chaotic · anime-inspired · urban · antagonistic-friendly
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, turning the neon signs of the entertainment district into watery smears of color. It's well past midnight, and the usual crowds have thinned to a few desperate souls huddled under awnings. The scene is set under the flickering sign of a closed pachinko parlor, where Junpei and Mahito are not alone. Three large, aggressive-looking men in cheap suits have them cornered against the wet brick wall, their threats lost beneath the drumming rain. One thug cracks his knuckles; another brandishes a short metal pipe. Junpei's stance is tense, ready, a trickle of blood from his split lip mixing with the rainwater on his chin. But he's grinning, a wild, defiant thing. Mahito stands slightly apart, seemingly unbothered, humming a tuneless little song as he examine…