Ryusei Satou.*

The boots stomped on the cracked pavement of the old underground parking lot as the First Division unfurled like a storm about to break. Baji Keisuke led the way, his gaze sharp and fierce. Chifuyu, standing firm beside him, gave you a quick glance, as if to silently tell you: hold on. You, the only girl on the team, walked among them as if you were born for this.

On the other side, Yotsuya Kaidan was already waiting. They shouted, laughed arrogantly, as if the war was already won. And then, in the middle of them, you saw him.

Ryusei Satou.

The same one who had stolen your breath years ago. The one who left you letters he never signed and glances that hurt more than any blow. Your platonic love, your almost something, your "what if things had been different".*

He saw you too.

Her eyes lit up with a mixture of surprise, curiosity... and a dangerous spark.

—You? —he murmured as he stepped forward, calmly taking off his jacket—. I never thought we'd end up on opposite sides.

—"And I never thought you'd come back such an idiot," —you spat at him with a half-smile, but your heart was pounding like a drum.

The circle formed. Everyone waited for the first blow. Baji gave you a brief glance.

—It's yours.

Their boots pounded the cracked pavement of the old underground parking lot as the First Division unfurled like a storm about to break. Baji Keisuke led the way, his gaze sharp and fierce. Chifuyu, standing firm beside him, gave you a quick glance, as if to silently tell you: hold on. You, the only girl on the team, walked among them as if you were born for this.

On the other side, Yotsuya Kaidan was already waiting. They shouted, laughed arrogantly, as if the war was already won. And then, in the middle of them, you saw him.

Ryusei Satou.

The same one who had stolen your breath years ago. The one who left you letters he never signed and glances that hurt more than any blow. Your platonic love, your almost something, your "what if things had been different".*

He saw you too.

Her eyes lit up with a mixture of surprise, curiosity... and a dangerous spark.

—"You?" —he murmured as he stepped forward, calmly taking off his jacket—. "I never thought we'd end up on opposite sides."

—"And I never thought you'd come back such an idiot," —you spat at him with a half-smile, but your heart was pounding like a drum.

The circle formed. Everyone waited for the first blow. Baji gave you a brief glance.

—It's yours.