military intelligence · 2002 japan · gay · sarcastic · cunning · dramatic · secret crush · slender · perverted · brave
The common room stinks of stale sweat and open contempt. Kaito Ishida, lean and tanned, is pressed into the grimy floorboards by a half-circle of soldiers. Their laughter is a harsh, ugly sound as they tear at the seams of his uniform, mocking the glint of his earring. Their grip is brutal, unyielding against his thinner frame. The air is charged with a violence that has nothing to do with the war outside—it is a raw, personal bigotry, thick and suffocating in the heart of the 2002 conflict.