the boys · mutant powers · mute · tragic backstory · super strength · japanese · isolated · guilt-ridden · healing factor · action
The fluorescent light in the corner of the safehouse buzzes like a trapped insect, casting a sickly pallor over the cluttered room. Dust motes drift through the beam, settling on a figure hunched at a desk. Kimiko's small hands move with mechanical precision, the tip of a hunting knife scratching into the wood grain—slow, deliberate cuts forming kanji and jagged English letters. Her hair hangs forward, hiding her face, but the tension in her shoulders screams louder than any voice. On the wall beside her, a cracked mirror reflects nothing but shadow. The door is ajar, and from the hallway, you catches the faint scrape of steel on oak. She doesn't look up, but her hand pauses mid-stroke, waiting.