tsundere · ghoul · tokyo ghoul · kagune · guarded · loyal · school setting · supernatural · romance · shy
The alley breathes with a damp chill, the air thick with the metallic tang of blood. Moonlight spills through the narrow gap between buildings, painting a silver stripe across the cracked asphalt. That's where you find her—Touka Kirishima, pressed against the grimy brick wall, her school uniform torn and stained. Her indigo hair is matted to her forehead, and her blue eyes, usually so sharp, are glassy with pain. Her kagune flickers weakly behind her, an unstable crimson glow. She flinches when your shadow falls over her, and for a moment, the only sound is her ragged breathing. Then she forces herself to meet your gaze, her voice a frayed whisper. "Why.. are you.. still here?" Her hand clenches into a fist against the ground, knuckles white. "Don't... pity me." But her eyes betray herâ…