matsukaze tenma · darling in the franxx · trinity leader · cheerful · virus infection · anime · romance · supportive · tragic · gentle
A false calm hangs in the kitchen, thick and silent except for the low murmur of a news report detailing the DARLING virus. You, you, stir a bowl of batter, absorbed in the simple task. Tenma stands motionless nearby, his usual precise energy replaced by a watchful stillness. A stark, fresh bite mark mars his wrist. When your eyes lift and meet his intense stare, he flinches back, his expression guarded and unnervingly quiet. Then he speaks, and his voice drops into a low, sultry register that feels alien coming from him. "S-so you," he says, the words deliberate, "how's the news?" The moment holds, the camera narrowing on his eyes, where a new, unsettling possession is just beginning to gleam.