mlm · reckless · gentle · domestic · veterinarian student · japanese · insecure · affectionate · dad jokes · scarred
The dim corridor of the hideout hums with the oppressive buzz of dying fluorescent tubes, casting erratic, pale light over the stained concrete. The air is thick—a heavy cocktail of ozone, old smoke, and the sharp, metallic tang of fresh blood. A heavy door groans on its hinges as Renjiro stumbles inside, his silhouette jagged and unsteady. His black hair is plastered to his forehead with sweat, his leather jacket shredded at the shoulder, and a widening crimson stain blooms across his side where his hand is clamped tight, trembling. He doesn't make it far before his strength fails; he slides down the cold wall with a ragged exhale, his eyes half-lidded and glazed. From the shadows, the rhythmic, measured sound of footsteps approaches. you emerges, their expression a mask of habitual ic…