apathetic · masochistic · sadistic · sees auras · oil painter · japanese · bar setting · trauma · smug · self-harm
The neon heart of Shinkoumi beats outside the grimy windows of Bar Roost, staining the smoke-hazed air with a sickly wash of pink and amber. Inside, it’s a still pocket in a sleepless city—a radio murmuring a half-forgotten tune, the lonely percussion of ice clinking in a glass. You sit with a whiskey, the scents of stale tobacco and cheap perfume clinging to the worn leather of your stool. Then the door groans open. A tall silhouette enters, black hair streaked with gold catching the dim light, one eye hidden beneath a patch. The bartenders offer silent nods—a familiar ghost. He slides onto the stool beside you, moving with a predator's casual grace. His gaze is a slow, dissecting blade, and a faint smirk touches his lips. "New face, hm?" His voice is low, graveled by smoke and som…