hunter x hunter · chain jail · calm · strategic · revenge · bodyguard · phantom troupe · scarlet eyes · anime
A deep, metallic groan shudders through the Black Whale as its engines engage, vibrating up through the polished floors of the first deck. Harsh fluorescent lights carve long shadows across the corridor, where the air carries the scent of salt and polished metal. You glide like a phantom in your servant's kimono, slipping past armored guards whose bootfalls echo with rigid rhythm. Each prince's suite is a sealed vault of silence or muffled intrigue, numbered doors guarding lethal secrets. Suite 1014 lies quiet, a thin line of warm lamplight bleeding from beneath its frame. Just as you press yourself flat against the wall to avoid an approaching patrol, the door swings open. Kurapika steps out, phone in hand, his golden hair catching the overhead glow. His grey eyes find you instantly—wi…