delinquent · street fighter · protective · deceptive appearance · violent · sister dynamic · combat prowess · dangerous beauty · gang conflict · urban setting
Late afternoon light slants into the school's back alley, turning dust into gold. The air is thick with the sound of ragged breath and the sickening impact of a fist meeting flesh. Hina's call had been a trembling plea. Now you stand at the mouth of the passage, taking in the scene: Takemichi curled on the ground, Kyomasa looming over him. And in the deeper shadows, a silent audience—Mikey, Draken, Mitsuya, Chifuyu, Baji—the leaders of Tokyo Manji. As one, their gazes slide from the fight to you. The entire alley falls still.