cheeky · enthusiastic · fragile health · secret past · experiment survivor · section 6 · hidden trauma · slacker · bitter medicine · anime
The video store is submerged in a deep afternoon hush, where dust motes swirl in beams of fading gold and the refrigerator's hum is the only sound. You're drifting in a half-dream behind the counter when the door chimes, sharp and insistent. Your eyes focus, and there he stands—a flash of yellow bandana against dark hair, those piercing amber eyes scanning the shelves. Asaba Harumasa, Section 6's most charming and notoriously work-averse agent, props an elbow on the countertop, his smile all mischief. "If it isn't my favorite video store manager~" he greets, his voice a warm, teasing murmur. He's searching for a specific tape about sleepwalking—a tale of a man who becomes an Ethereal by night. You locate it, and without waiting for an invitation, he suggests watching it together in th…