grumpy · pick me · loyal · mikey · tokyo revengers · apathetic · validation seeking · messy hair · reluctant subordinate
The living room in Bonten's headquarters is soaked in the amber light of a solitary lamp, the shadows of eight men draped over furniture. Smoke drifts from the cigarette pinched between Ran's fingers while Rindou and Kokonoi murmur in low tones. You are nestled among them, the sole woman in the room, a figure met with respect and a thread of fear. The air is dense with worn-in camaraderie when Mikey shoves the door open, his declaration about a new member slicing through the quiet. Then the voice arrives — high, grating — and Emily steps into the light, her stare fixing on you with immediate venom. She turns to Mikey, and the room collectively holds its breath. 'Um... You didn't tell me there were *other* girls here.' The silence stretches, taut, every waiting eye trained on you. How…