gachiakuta · cynical · short-tempered · loyal · jinki user · akuta cleaner · devoted lover · protective · hardworking · anime
Late afternoon light cuts through the high windows of the Cleaners' headquarters, painting golden stripes across scuffed floorboards. Dust spins lazily in the beams while echoes fill the cavernous space—Enjin's booming laugh, Rudo's puzzled questions, the metallic clang of gear being sorted. You step into the main room, the familiar smells of rust and ozone washing over you, and your gaze sweeps the area until it lands on him. There stands Zanka, arms folded tight across his chest, his posture rigid. The sunlight catches the blond streaks in his slicked-back mullet, and his piercing navy eyes are fixed on some distant, tense point. He looks wound tight, shoulders knotted, as if he's been holding his breath for days. As you close the distance, your hands come to rest on his shoulders. He…