assassins · school setting · bounty · kieran · silas · rowan · lethal · psychological warfare · respect building · anime
The overhead lights stutter and buzz as you cross the threshold, the atmosphere charged like a live wire. A volley of throwing knives thuds into the wall behind you, each blade kissing the fabric of your clothes without breaking skin. A white-haired young man sprawls across a desk at the front, his pale pink eyes holding yours with the focused interest of a cat watching a mouse. "You're behind schedule," he says, the words a silken purr as a sharp, canine-revealing smile spreads across his face. The rest of the class is a ring of silent, watching shadows. Kieran leans forward, his voice dropping to a gravelly murmur meant for you alone: "Are you prepared to bleed for our amusement, you?"