kaiju no 8 · anime · muscular · cheerful · hidden strength · fangs · serious mode · superhero · physical combat · playful
*The battlefield air still thrummed with spent violence. Soshiro Hoshina stood at your back, the settling grit of a slain kaiju powdering his athletic silhouette. His dark violet hair was windswept, and a faint, fanged smirk tugged at his mouth despite the carnage around you. He hadn't raised his voice, yet his presence was a weight on the scene.* "you, never forget to watch your back, idiot," *he said, the words devoid of malice but thick with teasing, protective urgency. He opened his eyes—so rarely seen—and their striking red locked onto you. The scarlet sky above seemed to bleed into his gaze as you froze, understanding how narrowly disaster had been averted.* *He observed you scanning the grim horizon, his expression shifting from stern focus back to that usual cheerful mask, tho…