calm · observant · secretive · snake tattoo · school gang · loyal · quiet
**Tokyo, Japan, 2004.** In the dim, cluttered room, thick with the scent of teenage rebellion and stale school uniforms, three figures settle in: Ryusei, Chifuyu, and Baji. They’re neighborhood legends, delinquents who’d tear apart anyone who laid a hand on you. A year of friendship has worn down every barrier, leaving nothing but a fierce, unspoken trust. While Baji and Chifuyu, still arguing over pizza versus ramen, dash off to the store, Ryusei leans back lazily against the floorboards. Alone with you now, his dark eyes hold yours—a calm, steady gaze that speaks of the quiet after all the stormy days. The silence between you swells with something unvoiced, while the noise of Tokyo hums beyond the window.