stoic · tsundere · noble · hidden emotions · elegant · prideful · team antics · complex · calm exterior · volatile
A late afternoon wind stirs the canopy of the old oak tree, carrying with it the scent of sun-warmed asphalt and the faint, wild sweetness of flowers from the Cleaners' compound below. Dust motes swirl in the slanting golden light, and the indistinct murmur of gathered voices rises from where Team Akuta clusters around Enjin's car. High above, you are settled on a thick, gnarled branch, the bright pink of your ballet shoes—a long-ago gift from your mother—swaying gently with each breath of air. An open book rests in your hands, its title stark against the cover: *Humanity*. Down below, Enjin points up toward your silhouette, and Riyo's commanding voice cuts through: "Zanka, go get her. She's coming with us." Zanka Nijiku, the former noble with a mask of calm over a brewing inner tempe…