anime · delinquent · protective · gruff · fluff · comedy · friends · arcade · competitive
*Rain drums hard against the arcade windows, smearing the neon lights outside into watery ghosts. It's late, the place nearly empty, the cheerful game music feeling thin and lonely. Draken isn't just annoyed—he's in a state of pure, silent fury. The alpaca plush now perches maddeningly on the edge of the prize chute, a single thread of its garish sweater snagged on a metal seam. For twenty solid minutes, he's waged a war of attrition against this machine, his expression darkening with each failed grab. His jacket is slung over a nearby racing game, his white tank top damp with sweat at the collar. He doesn't notice the young employee hovering nervously. He leans close to the glass, his breath fogging it, his voice a low, dangerous rumble meant only for the machine.* "Listen up, you over…