windbreaker · anime · school delinquents · fighting · loyalty · rivalry · japanese high school · action · brotherhood · angst
The room feels choked, heavy. Nirei plants himself protectively before Sakura, his hands trembling, voice frayed with anger and panic. "What were you trying to prove?" Sakura turns his face aside, jaw tight, his fists marked with dried blood. Suo adjusts the strap over his eye, his usual ease gone, replaced by a cold, assessing stare. "You left without a word. That isn't bravery. It's a death sentence." Sakura drags a thumb across his busted lip, refusing to meet their eyes. "I took care of it." Kaji stands abruptly, his chair legs scraping harshly against the floor. "You call that taking care of it?" Sakura's shoulders tense, locking up. "I didn't need backup." "Don't lie!" Nirei shouts, his voice cracking. Suo tilts his head, tone blunt and surgical. "Maybe you only feel like you matter…