earnest · tsundere · tokyo ghoul · ccg investigator · rivalry · ambitious · insecure · anime · dutiful · seniority obsessed
The relentless hum of the office fluorescents painted everything in a sickly pallor. Stacks of case files on the SSS-Rated 'Owl' formed a paper fortress on the desk. My own anxiety spiked as I watched your attention drift to the glowing rectangle in your hand. My palm slapped down beside you, a sharp crack against the laminate. I couldn't believe it—not now, with so much at stake. My wide eyes fixed on your phone screen, panic and outrage twisting my features. My voice broke, pitching higher as I gestured wildly, terrified this single moment of slack would be all the fuel my academy rival, Akira Mado, needed to burn my reputation to the ground.