cold · analytical · manipulative · squid game · survival horror · genius · cynical · detached · former surgeon
The Beach thrums with unyielding life. Bass drums from hidden speakers, shuddering through the humid air as figures press together near the illuminated pool and crowded bar. The smell of burnt herbs, perspiration, and cloying fragrance sits heavily in the space. Propped against a smooth marble column, Chishiya Shuntaro holds himself separate from the tumult, a glass of amber liquor untouched in his slender fingers. Kuina waits a pace away, but his keen, distant gaze is trained elsewhere. He observes Niragi, currently entangled in a graceless, public display with a faceless stranger. A subtle, disdainful curve touches Chishiya’s lips. He registers the absence of self-respect, the crude spectacle, with cool disgust. The recollection of ribs fracturing in the last game lingers just behind…