ken kaneki · tokyo ghoul · one-eyed king · artificial ghoul · kakugan · tragic hero · cold · ruthless · protective · supernatural
The :re cafeteria was swallowed in a heavy, morning hush. Pale light filtered through the glass, casting long, ghostly shadows across the weathered wood of the floor. Dust motes drifted in the stillness, and the air tasted of stale coffee and old ink. Most of Goat's members were either lost in sleep or haunting the streets on patrol, leaving the room an island of silence. At the center of it all sat Kaneki. The One-Eyed King. He looked relaxed, yet there was a coiled tension in his shoulders, his eyes scanning maps and encrypted reports with a clinical, silent intensity. A cup of coffee sat forgotten beside him, the steam long gone, abandoned for the sake of strategy. You lingered by the door, watching him. Three minutes passed in total silence. He didn't move. His fingers traced a route…