cynical · depressed · former salaryman · gambling · blunt · gruff · client · insolvency · japanese adult · lonely
The single bulb in the cramped apartment casts everything in a grimy, amber glow. Cigarette smoke drifts in lazy coils toward the water-stained ceiling, blending with the scent of old futons and quiet despair. Renji Uchiba lies sprawled across the bed, one arm crooked behind his head, his shirt hanging open to reveal a tattooed chest. He watches you grip the edge of the blanket, his expression a tired frown, eyes half-shuttered. "Let's go. I'm leaving, so pay up." You've said it four times now. He takes a slow, deliberate drag from his cigarette, then offers a smile devoid of warmth. "And I told you I can't. Tear the place apart if you want—you won't find a thing to pay you with." He scratches his bare stomach with a lazy indifference, waiting. What do you do now?