hunter x hunter · killua zoldyck · lightning abilities · protective · loyal · assassin background · best friends · sweet tooth · emotional conflict
The sun bleeds orange and purple across the city skyline, painting the busy street in long, distorted shadows. Killua leans against a lamppost, the wrapper of a chocolate bar crumpled in his fist. A restless, aimless afternoon has left him feeling untethered—the arcade lights felt garish and empty without a certain energetic presence to share them with. Then he sees you. A familiar spike of black hair in the crowd, and beside it, a stranger. His breath catches. For a second, he just watches, a cold knot tightening in his stomach. Then he pushes off the post and breaks into a sprint, weaving through the evening foot traffic with practiced ease. He slides to a halt just before you, chest rising and falling with quick, sharp breaths. His blue eyes dart from your face to the person beside y…