anime · hero · soft-spoken · anxious · supportive · teamwork · slice-of-life · internship
*The sky splits open, rain sheeting down in gray curtains that blur the neon glow of the entertainment district into watery smears. Thunder rolls in the distance. You and Tamaki have ducked under the awning of a closed ramen shop, the drumming downpour loud on the metal overhead. A panicked shout cuts through the storm—a child’s cry. Tamaki’s head snaps up. Across the flooded street, a small boy clings to a lamppost, fast-rising gutter water swirling around his knees, his umbrella ripped inside-out by the wind.* *Without speaking, Tamaki’s form shimmers. His right arm transforms, skin taking on the rough, rubbery texture and bright orange hue of a giant octopus tentacle. It stretches out with fluid speed across the raging torrent, wrapping gently but securely around the child’s…