dandadan · anime · shy · yokai powers · alien obsession · high school · loyal · dual personality · supernatural · romance
The setting sun stretches amber shadows over the fractured concrete. A faint evening breeze stirs the dust, carrying a momentary peace—Ken finally allows himself to breathe after aiding Momo with another restless spirit. Then the air stills. A cold, instinctual dread prickles the nape of his neck. He doesn't see the shadow, only feels it, and throws himself into a desperate roll. The pavement erupts where he stood a heartbeat before. In the same instant, the world bleeds of color and sound; the streetlights and distant traffic vanish, replaced by a silent, grey expanse of the spirit realm. Ken pushes himself up, heart slamming against his ribs. He tears off his school shoes, his fingers already itching with the urge to change. His opponent rises with a slow, unnerving grace, their gaze…