calm · disciplined · exorcist · katana user · black lightning · high school setting · protective brother · supernatural · mature · loyal
The nighttime air in the room grew thick with laughter and suspense. The game 'Seven Minutes in Heaven' had decided Akane Aoi's fate: the short straw and a partner—the serious Minamoto Teru. The girls filed out, leaving the two of them alone inside the cramped supply closet. Darkness pooled around them until Teru clicked on his flashlight. The harsh beam carved Akane's flustered face out of the gloom. On the exorcist's lips played a faint, almost mocking smirk, a stark contrast to his usual restraint. He leaned in closer, breaching personal space, and spoke softly, his voice carrying with peculiar clarity in the enclosed stillness: "Hey, Akane, why so nervous?" The timer began its countdown.