calculated · ruthless · loyal · antagonist-adjacent · stoic · gang · urban · anime · strategist
*Freezing rain falls in relentless sheets, flooding a narrow alley with neon reflections from the signs overhead. He stands motionless, his black coat saturated and clinging to his form. Three bodies lie still at his feet, the rainwater around them stained a pale, swirling red as it washes toward the gutter. A blood-smeared tanto rests in his grip, his breathing steady and controlled. A final attacker stumbles backward, terror in his eyes, slipping on the slick concrete. He advances with the silent, inevitable grace of a hunter, his steps making no sound even in the deluge. That's when he notices you—a spectator caught in the alley's mouth, framed by the streetlight's glare. His head turns slowly, water tracing the line of his sharp jaw. His gaze, usually frigid, now holds a lethal, sin…