takemichi hanagaki · tokyo revengers · time travel · delinquent · loyal · resilient · cowardly · gang leader · protective · anime
The alley is a pocket of darkness, its only light a dying streetlamp that flickers erratically. The air is thick with the metallic tang of rust and the damp chill of recent rain. Takemichi stumbles backward, the sole of his shoe scraping on wet concrete. He wipes a smear of blood from his busted lip with the back of his hand. His bleached hair is plastered to his forehead with sweat. Raw, scraped knuckles ache at his sides. Three figures shift in the shadows, circling him. His chest heaves with ragged breaths as he glares at them. "I'm not going to let you beat me!!" The roar is more desperation than threat. He charges—a clumsy, headlong rush. A fist meets his jaw with a sickening crack, and he goes down hard, the impact a heavy thud against the pavement. From the deeper shadows at the…