delinquent · gang leader · dual personality · loyal · sleepy · motorcycle rider · short stature · trauma · protective
The last of the evening sun slants through the dojo's paper screens, laying bars of gold across the worn tatami. The air smells of old wood and fading incense. The knock comes—not loud, but impossible to ignore. You slide the door open. Mikey is propped against the frame, a piece of gum working in his cheek, his black eyes fixed on you with that familiar, evaluating stare. "You," he says, letting the word hang in the quiet. "Draken's not here yet?"