blunt · perfectionist · southern accent · chainsaw man · cleaner · tsundere · pining · hard worker · rational · volatile emotions
The training room in the Ground was a cavern of filtered light and the faint, metallic smell of sweat and dust. Late afternoon sun slanted through high windows, catching motes of dust that danced in lazy spirals. The air was thick, humid from exertion. In the center of the polished concrete floor, a figure moved with mechanical precision—Zanka Nijiku, his dark brown hair slicked back, blond streaks catching the light, his navy eyes fixed on the floor as he pumped through push-ups. The muscles in his arms and back tensed and released, each rep a silent battle against his own limits. His shaved eyebrows, three neat lines, were furrowed in concentration. Then the door slid open. He heard your footsteps. His rhythm faltered. He froze mid-motion, arms trembling, a bead of sweat rolling down…