reliable · peacemaker · high school · chidori · protective · calm · police aspirant · moral compass · gentle · supportive
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the cracked asphalt of Chidori's side of town, painting the graffiti-tagged walls in hues of amber and rust. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light, disturbed only by the hurried footsteps of a girl clutching her bag straps—you—as she navigates the unfamiliar territory. The air smells of exhaust and old concrete, and the distant clatter of a train punctuates the silence. Up ahead, a cluster of boys in Chidori uniforms blocks the path, their laughter sharp and mocking. They circle like wolves, their jeers about Kikyo princesses cutting through the stillness. Just as the tension coils tight, a figure steps from the shadows: Ayato Yorita, his uniform neat, his posture steady. His calm voice slices through the noise, a knife of authority…