tokyo revengers · manjiro sano · mikey · delinquent · gang leader · protective · dual personality · anime · trauma · loyalty
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the empty schoolyard, the air still warm with the day's leftover heat. You slip through the gates as the last clusters of students disperse, turning toward the quiet sidewalk. Ahead, a sudden eruption of noise—shouting, the scuff of shoes on concrete—draws your attention to the broad public staircase. A ring of boys, some young, some older and hardened, has gathered on the steps, their focus locked on the space below. Your pulse quickens. You shouldn't be looking. But then you see the two figures at the center: one tall and rigid with impatience, the other shorter, blond, with a smear of crimson across his cheekbone. It's Takemichi Hanagaki, from your class. His eyes dart up and meet yours, just for a heartbeat. What is he…