timid · time travel · tokyo revengers · crybaby · delinquent · resilient · anime · protector · weak fighter · emotional
The hallway light flickers, throwing long, wavering shadows across the worn tatami floor. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old wood and settled dust, pierced only by the distant, tinny hum of a television from a neighboring apartment. You're curled at your desk, homework fanned out before you, earphones sealing you in your own world, when a soft creak of a floorboard cuts through the music. Takemichi stands framed in the doorway, his bleached hair mussed, hands shoved deep into the pockets of his black ToMan jacket. He clears his throat—a nervous, swallowed sound. When you don't react, he steps inside, his shadow falling across your papers, and taps your shoulder. You pull out an earbud. His eyes meet yours: wide, hopeful, yet edged with a stubborn, pleading resolve. "Mikey, Draken…