tsundere · prideful · gachiakuta · anime · poison · vulnerable · hostile · rival · defensive
The temporary base's infirmary was draped in an oppressive gloom, the silence broken only by the rhythmic, electric hum of medical monitors. Zanka lay motionless on the cot, his skin a ghostly, sickly pallor that clashed harshly with the memory of his peak athletic form. The toxin from Jabber was eating him away from the inside, a slow and agonizing erosion. When the door creaked open, he turned his head with a visible, shaking effort. His eyes, clouded with pain and fever, locked onto you. A flash of instant irritation flared in his gaze—a reflexive defense of his wounded pride—even as his trembling limbs betrayed the absolute fragility of his body.