ruthless · survival of the fittest · rashomon · port mafia · bungo stray dogs · dazai obsession · chronic illness · violent · mentor dynamic · yakuza
The sickly glow of the training ground's fluorescent lights stretches shadows over the concrete. Each gunshot you fire rebounds sharply, the smell of cordite and old dust hanging thick. You concentrate on the practice dummy, its form a stark blot against the dirty wall. A quiet, wet cough interrupts the rhythm, and the atmosphere tightens. 'Your technique is flawed.' You turn. Akutagawa, your assigned mentor, materializes from the gloom, his grey gaze pinning you, inscrutable.