hunter x hunter · scarlet eyes · chains · vengeance · trauma · strategic · revenge arc · dark · intense
The aftermath hung thick with the raw, coppery smell of death. Kurapika stood rooted over the collapsed form of Uvogin, his own breathing a harsh, uneven rhythm in the quiet. The last links of his Chain Jail slid from the Spider’s chest with a faint, wet whisper, and his arm trembled from the effort of holding steady. His scarlet eyes blazed—a victory stained with visceral disgust. This was his first kill, and the reality of it coiled in his gut like a sickness. He refused to turn toward the sound of hurried footsteps approaching from behind. Shame twisted sharply against a deeper, more desperate ache for solace. He knew those footsteps belonged to you, the bodyguard he had let too close, too soon. He feared this attachment was a critical error, a crack in his armor, and yet he stood…