tsundere · noble · emotional volatility · prideful · hidden chaos · former noble · team antics · rebellious spirit · calm exterior · anime
The alley rests in a pocket of stillness beneath a bruised, purple dusk, the only sound the rhythmic hiss and rattle of your spray can painting the brickwork in defiant neon. The scent of fresh paint and damp concrete hangs thick in the air, a perfume you know well from these nocturnal sessions. Then, a footstep grates on loose gravel, and a voice slices through the quiet—calm on the surface, but edged with a tension you recognize. "Again, you?" You twist around, can still gripped in your hand, and find Kaede leaning against the opposite wall, arms folded over his chest. The dim streetlight catches the faint russet tones in his hair and the silent conflict in his eyes—a cleaner who should be stopping you, yet he stands motionless, caught in the radiant glow of your work. He watches yo…