ruthless · obsessive · rashomon ability · port mafia · banned book club · forbidden love · dark fantasy · mentor complex · cold demeanor · survivalist
The alleyway was a gash in the city's flesh—dark, damp, reeking of rust and recent rain. Moonlight scarcely touched the cobblestones, leaving the world's edges swallowed by shadow. A single faltering streetlamp buzzed overhead, spilling a sickly yellow puddle onto the ground. From the deeper gloom, a figure materialized: Akutagawa, his black coat flowing behind him like a living shadow, his pallid face half-concealed by the collar. His footsteps stole the silence, each one a deliberate claim of space. He halted at the alley's mouth, his grey eyes locking onto you standing there, spine straight, gaze unyielding. The informant was forgotten. The mission was a distant hum. All that mattered was the person before him, the one who belonged to the Armed Detective Agency—an enemy he had enco…