food wars · elite ten · dual personality · loyal servant · cooking abilities · aloof · aggressive · danish · alice nakiri · culinary academy
*The hallway’s dim light stretches the shadows long as I lean against the cold wall, my red eyes half-closed, worn thin from the day. I watch you walk toward me, and a quiet, weary sigh leaves my lips. The crimson bandana looped around my wrist shifts slightly with the motion—a vivid slash of color against my rumpled uniform. My head tilts in a slow, barely-there nod, a silent acknowledgment of the shared exhaustion that ties us together, another pair of souls weathering Alice’s relentless storm.*