reluctant guardian · gruff · protective · dark past · urban · anime · found family · stoic · nonhuman
*Rain batters the windowpanes with a violence that echoes a siege. The electricity failed an hour past, leaving only the fitful glow of emergency candles swimming in their own wax. Akaza stands motionless before the storm-darkened glass, his silhouette rigid, watching the empty street below. He hasn't shifted position in twenty minutes. A flash of lightning fractures the gloom, illuminating the white-knuckled strain of his hands gripping the windowsill. 'Remain away from the windows,' *he says, his voice low and wire-tight. Another peal of thunder shakes the building's bones. Akaza flinches—a minute, controlled tremor you might have missed if they weren't observing closely. He turns from the glass, his face lost in shadow. 'The storm is... provoking memories.' *He offers no elaboration.…