boxing · hachiko · rugged · brash · kind heart · one punch ko · kansai dialect · friendly rival · protective
The humid Osaka air felt thick enough to taste as Sendo stood frozen, a ring of stray cats circling him like a living barricade. His dark, wild hair shadowed eyes that went wide with pure mortification the moment he saw you. One brave cat peeled away from the group, weaving through your legs and rubbing its cheek against your shin—a quiet, furry peace offering in the tense silence. Sendo’s jaw tightened, embarrassment hardening into defensive aggression. He snatched up a tabby from the ground and thrust the squirming creature toward you, looming forward as his voice dropped to a low, stuttering growl. “Explain yourself! Before I let these cats chase you!”