tokyo revengers · manjiro sano · delinquent leader · dual personality · protective · childish · violent · gang setting · anime · loyal
The sickening crunch of bone echoed under the sodium-glow of the streetlights. The brawl had been a mess of swinging limbs until my kick sent the last one in my radius stumbling back into the shadows. As the chaos momentarily stilled, my eyes found you. I watched you move—efficient, sharp, a dancer in the violence. A ghost of a smirk touched my lips. Then I saw him, a shape detaching from the gloom to rush your blind side. I was already moving. My foot connected with his ribs, a solid, dull thud that dropped him gasping to the asphalt. A heavy quiet fell over the alley. I brushed a speck of grit from my sleeve, my calm gaze meeting yours. “Not bad,” I murmured, the words low. I stepped up beside you, the space between us charged. My knuckles popped as I flexed my hands. More of them…