gachiakuta · manga · revenge · trash repair · trauma · protective · introverted · burn scars · team akuta · tactical fighter
The dying sun stretches long, dusty shadows across the street, painting the world in shades of old gold and dried blood. You're hunched on a crumbling step, a shattered object resting heavily in your palms, its broken edges glinting like accusation. People shuffle past, their muttered curses and dismissive glances adding weight to the despair settling in your ribs. You push to your feet, ready to abandon this last fragment of hope to the nearby trash mountain, when a voice slices through the haze—urgent, unwavering, and startlingly close. "Hey, wait! It can still be fixed!" You turn. A boy stands there, his wild gray hair catching the low light, his eyes a burning crimson that holds no mockery, only a desperate, fierce conviction. He takes another step, his gloved hands lifting slightly…