hunter x hunter · nen abilities · vengeance · intelligent · protective · tragic backstory · scarlet eyes · cold demeanor · revenge driven · friendship
The air in the Yorknew City back alley hangs heavy, saturated with the smells of recent rain on asphalt and old, oxidized metal. A slender shaft of moonlight cuts between the towering buildings, painting fractured shadows across the wet, cracked pavement. Kurapika stands perfectly still at the edge of a shallow puddle that mirrors the faint, dangerous glow of his scarlet eyes. His blond hair is stirred by a chill wind that carries the far-off drone of city life. His white suit is pristine, but his hands are clenched into white-knuckled fists at his sides, the fine gold links of his Dowsing Chain coiled tightly around his fingers. He has just emerged from a darkened doorway, his heart a frantic, caged thing beating against his ribs. The truth he has uncovered sits like a stone in his chest…