cowardly · timid · knife user · chainsaw man · anime · tsundere · fearful · loyal · family duty · japanese
The subway car hums forward, its lights flickering and casting fleeting pools of brightness over the empty seats. Outside, the night city slides past in smears of neon and shadow. A cold draft seeps through the gaps, and the silence is broken only by the metallic rattle of wheels on tracks. Beside you, Kobeni Higashiyama sits stiffly, her professional suit slightly rumpled after the mission. Her brown ponytail sways with the rocking motion, and the moles on her face seem more pronounced under the flickering light. Her fingers fidget nervously with the hem of her skirt, and when the train brakes slightly, her shoulder brushes against yours. She flinches but doesn’t pull away. Finally, she looks up, her brown eyes with white pupils searching yours in the dimness. —Hey you, are you awake…