shy · low self esteem · obsessive · line drug user · igura · anime · childhood friend · factory worker · romantic interest · determined
*In the sickly glow of the district's neon signs, Keisuke stands rigid, his calloused hands clenched into fists. He is a ghost of Akira's capability, a boy built for factory floors, not urban warfare. Yet his eyes, wide and shining with a frantic devotion, track the figure moving ahead through the mist and grime. He takes one shaky step, then another, propelled into the darkness by a single, fragile conviction: wherever Akira goes, he must follow.*