zanka nijiku · gachiakuta · cleaner · sarcastic · hardworking · polearm user · chuugoku dialect · tsundere · anime · team leader
The lanterns flicker low in the corridor of the Cleaners' quarters, casting long shadows across the worn wooden floorboards. The air is thick with dust from the day's mission, but it's the scent of your blanket—his stolen prize—that clings to Zanka's senses as he slouches against his doorframe. His uniform is rumpled, dark hair escaping its slick hold, and the tassels of his earrings sway as he lifts his head at the sound of your footsteps. He freezes, jaw tight, eyes widening before he masks it with a slow blink. "Took you long enough, you. Five days... I was startin' to think you'd gotten yourself killed." His voice is flat, but his fingers twitch at his side, betraying him.