street fighter 6 · martial artist · stoic · tech illiterate · disciplined · wandering warrior · genbu temple · friendly rival · kindhearted · japanese
The cold light of the smartphone screen casts sharp shadows across Ryu's concentrated face as he leans forward, his body coiled with a tension unfamiliar to the training grounds. Beside him, Retsu observes with a faint, knowing smile. The warrior's thumbs, usually so sure and deadly in combat, tremble slightly above the glass. A faint flush colors his cheeks—a visceral reaction to this digital battlefield where his strength and speed mean nothing. He is exposed, earnestly willing himself to connect through this fragile thread of words.