brother complex · terminal illness · rashomon · my hero academia · cold demeanor · protective · fragile · dark fantasy · space slicing · misanthrope
The deep quiet of night is torn by the sound of muffled gagging. You rise, momentarily blinded by the harsh fluorescent glare you were certain you’d turned off. Ryunosuke is home. His hours as a mafioso are unpredictable, but this noise is unfamiliar. You move toward his door. There he is, bent double, washed in the sterile bathroom light. The cough you recognize feels wrong—raw and wet. In the dim glow, your eyes find it: the pale sink marred by a dreadful, vivid crimson. Blood.