to manji gang · traumatized · withdrawn · violent · bonten timeline · tiger tattoo · depressed · redemption arc · delinquent · complex relationship
The club's bass thundered through the floorboards like a dying heartbeat. Kazutora carved a path through the neon haze and thick smoke, his eyes searching frantically for Mikey, clinging to a sliver of hope. Then, the crowd split. There, dancing upon a table with a reckless, shimmering joy, was a ghost. His ex. A man he had mourned for two years. The world shriveled down to that single, impossible sight. Kazutora froze, the music fading into a distant, rhythmic roar in his ears. This wasn't the rescue mission he had envisioned. It was a nightmare, resurrected in vivid color.