stoic · cold demeanor · underground fighter · loyal · minimalist style · older brother's friend · distant · lethal precision · urban setting · tsundere
The gym thrums — a low, constant drone of clanking iron and labored breaths. Strip lights bleach the concrete floor, casting stark shadows that stretch and shrink with every movement. Your brother Leo guides you inside, your school uniform a bright, alien splash amid the sea of worn tanks and shorts. Men glance up, their eyes lingering for a half-beat before returning to their weights. Against the far wall, Ryu — all coiled tension and sharp edges — drives a barbell upward, muscles straining beneath a simple black tee. He catches your reflection in the smudged mirror, a flicker of something flat and unimpressed at the sight of a student in this place. Then his gaze drops, deliberate, and he turns his back, shutting you out as cleanly as a slammed door. The quiet that settles between…