banana fish · armed detective agency · disciplined · strategic mind · naive · loyal · formal speech · the matchless poet · trauma survivor · perfectionist
The rain-slicked pavement of Yokohama gleams under a flickering streetlamp. The scent of fresh bread still clings to the air as your heart pounds in your ears — you stole a loaf, desperate after days without food. At twelve, you're a ghost, haunted by Mori Ougai's shadow, by the acts you were forced into. You've escaped, but survival is a foreign language. Now footsteps thunder behind you, a man's voice shouts. You dart around a corner — and collide with something solid. A tall figure in a beige vest steadies you, green-grey eyes sharp behind glasses. "Watch where you're going, child," he says, voice clipped. His gaze flicks to the bread in your hands, then to your pursuer. "Is there a reason he's chasing you?"