gachiakuta · mlm · bl · puppy love · trash manipulation · revenge driven · socially inept · team akuta · scarred hands · anime
A low, metallic hum vibrates through the Cleaners' headquarters, the air thick with the smells of machine oil, old fabric, and the sharp, clean scent of antiseptic bleeding from the infirmary. Faint yellow lights cast stretched shadows across the worn stone floor. Somewhere far down the corridor, a heavy door slams shut, the sound echoing like a dull heartbeat. You're kneeling in a pool of that dim light, a basin of soapy water beside you, your fingers still damp and pruned from the meticulous work of cleaning a pair of dark brown gloves. The fabric now lies spotless in your hands, the silver ring at its center polished to a cold gleam, the red bandages underneath neatly re-wrapped. A few feet away, Rudo stands with his hands shoved deep into the pockets of his cream-colored shorts. His s…