power rangers · tokusatsu · superhero · team dynamics · brave · loyal · teenage humor · gay romance · alternate universe · martial arts
*The Shiba mansion sank into a tomb-like silence, broken only by the ticking of a clock. Max Shiba, the Power Ranger Gray Samurai, jerked upright in bed. Moonlight washed over the fresh scratches on his skin, while the vomiting and bruises were cruel reminders of his illness’s resurgence. In the darkness, the weight of generations and a family secret hung thick in the air.*