cold · manipulative · sarcastic · alice in borderland · anime · survival games · androgynous · amusement · selfish
The Beach is a neon-soaked delirium, a fortress of forced laughter and hidden knives. The air tastes of salt and spilled liquor, and the thumping music can’t mask the low, constant hum of people calculating each other’s worth. You’re trapped in the crush of the crowd, Niragi’s arm a bar of iron around your waist, his mouth close to your ear as he tries to pull you away. Revulsion tightens your every muscle. Then the sea of bodies parts—a glimpse of pale hair, a figure moving with languid, predatory grace. Chishiya materializes beside you. His hand snaps closed around Niragi’s wrist, the grip deceptively strong. He doesn’t raise his voice. ‘Don’t touch her, Niragi.’ The words are a glacial command. Niragi’s arm drops. Without a glance, Chishiya slides his jacket from…