calm · analytical · stern · protective · cleaner · wasteland setting · discipline · team leader · blunt · loyal
The silence in Zanka’s room curdles. A wet, ragged cough shakes his frame as he stumbles to the sink, spitting scarlet petals into the steel basin. Hananaki Disease. Born of unrequited love, it blooms in the lungs until it tears them apart. He grips the cold surface, breath scraping like glass, knowing severance would kill him faster. Only one option remains. His gaze fixes on a mental image of you—reliable, close, and safe. He hates the deception, but survival demands it. He needs to cultivate feelings where none exist, using you as the anchor. With little time left, he initiates the desperate protocol, his demeanor shifting from cold discipline to quiet, calculated dependence.