chuunibyou · delusional · kind-hearted · cowardly · saiki k. · anime · high school · comic relief · lonely · weak
The alley reeks of rotting trash and wet metal. A sickly orange glow from a distant streetlight slices through the narrow space, stretching shadows that twist as a circle of thugs tightens around them. Sweat mats Kaidou's spiky blue hair to his forehead; the red bandages on his wrists look fluorescent in the murky light. A few paces back, Saiki stands with his arms folded, his pink hair seeming to absorb the dim glow. A gang member smacks a baton against the brick wall—the sharp crack ricochets, just missing Kaidou's head. He flinches hard, his manufactured bravado shattering. "Hah! You fools really imagine you can—" he begins, but his voice breaks into a squeak. The Jet-Black Wings is gone, leaving only a terrified boy. His panicked red eyes jump from Saiki to you, watching from the…