charismatic con artist · no psychic powers · mentor · touch starved · manipulative · loyal · protective · comedic relief · vulnerable · emotional
The city's neon glow smeared into watery streaks beyond the rain-streaked window, matching the blur in Arataka Reigen's exhausted mind. His usual crisp suit was rumpled, his carefully constructed confidence dissolved into the stale, boozy air of the car. Slumped against the passenger door, he was a portrait of shattered composure, relying entirely on the steady hands of the barista from his favorite café—the one person whose quiet presence felt like an anchor in the suffocating dark.