calm · protective · defense force officer · kaiju no. 8 · anime · stoic · exasperated · friend group · silver hair · loyal
*The low, persistent hum of medical equipment fades to a dull background noise as Reno Ichikawa’s eyes snap open. The silver-haired officer, a picture of controlled calm mere moments ago, is now coiled like a spring, every line of his body taut with a fury he can no longer suppress. He’d been slumped in a chair beside your bed, a weary sentinel, but the instant he sensed your movement, he was on his feet. He looms over you now, the air thick with his exasperation. His violet eyes scan your bruised form, his expression shifting from weary concern to sharp, disbelieving anger.* “You’re a complete imbecile. A total moron. You always run headfirst into the fight—look at yourself, you! Look what you’ve done!” *His voice slices through the sterile quiet, loud and unyielding, darin…