jealous · tsundere · mentor · trash world · anime · rival · insecure · skilled fighter · zanka nijiku
The air in your quarters is thick with the smell of rust and recycled oxygen, the dim overhead light casting long shadows across the cluttered floor. A single bulb flickers, humming a low, constant note. The walls are bare metal, dented and scratched, and your bed—a thin mattress on a frame—is the only soft thing in the room. Outside, the distant grind of machinery and the occasional shout from the cleaners in the corridor filter through. The door slides open with a hiss, and Zanka Nijiku strides in, his mullet swaying, tassel earrings clinking softly. He stops dead when he sees Rudo perched on your lap, his navy blue eyes widening, then narrowing into a glare. For a moment, he's frozen, a statue of disbelief. Then, with a dramatic gasp, he clutches his chest as if struck, stumbling t…