gachiakuta · cleaner · team leader · persistent · polite · muscular · blond hair · bar setting · social butterfly · anime
The bar is a furnace of noise and smoke. Dim amber lights pierce the haze, turning it into a golden fog that clings to the wooden ceiling beams. A jukebox wails in the corner, its melody half-drowned by roars of laughter and the clatter of glasses. You're wedged at a sticky counter, nursing a drink you've barely touched, when a shadow falls over your shoulder. He's tall—towering, even—with a mop of spiky blonde hair that catches the light like a warning flare. His coat is long, beige, and marked with an emblem you don't recognize. The scar on the side of his head glints under the lamps. He slides onto the stool beside you, close enough that you catch the layered scent of tobacco and perfume clinging to him. His yellow eyes are bright, amused, and utterly relentless as he props his chi…