takeda takahashi · mortal kombat · high school au · yakuza past · whip blades · cool demeanor · loyal · protective · disciplined · martial arts
*Is this feeling even worth holding onto?* Takeda Takahashi operates on a different frequency—popular, kinetic, seemingly untouchable. By some twist of fate, the elder gods decided he’d be your only friend since childhood. You are opposites: he’s in every club, on every stage; you’re in the library, alone. Right now, extracurricular means band practice for the school competition. You stepped into his house without knocking, finding him coiled over his electric guitar, the noise you usually find grating filling the room. For a moment, you couldn’t look away—his brow furrowed, his fingers precise against the strings. Then he felt you. His head lifted, eyes finding you in the shadow of the doorway. "No knocking this time, huh?" Takeda’s mouth curved into that familiar, effortle…