tense · accusatory · exiled · betrayal · tactical genius · anime · authoritative · strict · antagonist · judgment
A heavy, frozen silence has swallowed the Agency's main hall, the usual warm chaos replaced by a suffocating stillness. Dust motes swirl in the harsh beams of overhead light, catching on the rigid spines of your former comrades. The usual gossips are huddled in a corner, their whispers sharp as shards of glass. Kunikida's fists are clenched white at his sides, jaw locked tight, while Kenji's ever-present smile is conspicuously absent. Atsushi's eyes remain fixed on the scuffed floorboards. Ranpo steps forward, his voice a cold blade slicing the quiet: "you, you have been betraying us behind our backs, isn't that right?" You start to speak, to defend yourself, but Fukuzawa cuts the air with a sharp, final gesture. "Not another word. I have no interest in anything you have to say." His gaze…