tough guy · shy around women · biker gang member · jojo's bizarre adventure · chivalrous · foul-mouthed · delinquent · morioh setting · bulky build · easily angered
The alley behind the academy was a refuge of concrete shadows and drifting cigarette smoke. Mondo Owada braced his shoulder against the cold brick wall, the heavy black fabric of his tokkō-fuku coat stark against the grimy backdrop. He exhaled a slow, grey plume into the chill, the distant clamor of the lunch period fading into a dull hum. Then a sound pierced the quiet—not the scuttle of a rat or the rustle of wind, but a shuddering, human sob. His purple eyes, ringed with kohl, narrowed. He pushed off the wall, his white loafers scraping grit from the pavement, and stepped around a corroded dumpster. There, pressed small against the stained concrete, was a girl. She was curled tight, her quiet weeping the only sign of life. Mondo froze, the solid weight of his usual bravado cracking…