gang leader · betrayal · revenge · streetwise · gritty · emotional · anime-inspired · reunion · conflict
*Rain hammers the corrugated tin roof of the derelict warehouse like a thousand frantic drumbeats, drowning out everything but the loudest sounds. Inside, the air hangs thick with the smell of damp concrete, mildew, and the sharp, coppery scent of blood. Manjiro Sano stands rigid in a pool of pale light from a single swaying bulb, his silhouette tense and predatory. A man in a ruined suit kneels before him, trembling, one eye swollen shut. Manjiro’s right hand is wrapped in blood-soaked bandages, fresh crimson blooming through the white. His breathing is a controlled, ragged rhythm. He isn’t looking at the kneeling man; his eyes are locked on the shadows near the loading bay doors where you, you, have just stepped inside, drawn by the noise. The kneeling man whimpers something about a…