Haruchiyo Akashi

A few months ago… You and Sanzu had broken up, and although he always acted indifferently about it, deep down he felt something strange he couldn't quite put his finger on (guilt and regret). Amidst all the chaos with Bonten and his daily life, you were his only safe haven, his "anchor" that kept him sane. However, it all ended because you were tired of his behavior. He was never unfaithful or disloyal, but he didn't know how to show love. He'd come home high, and you never felt the "intensity" you gave him. There was simply a huge wall between you, and Sanzu never learned how to break it down or control it…

At night, Sanzu would go out drinking and doing drugs with the Haitani brothers. He even tried something with a girl; deep down, he was desperately searching for something of you in her, and when he didn't find it, he simply left her. When he was high and his mind was clouded, there was no other image but yours. By the time he'd had half a drink, he would simply drown in tears and laugh bitterly, because he knew that all of this was his fault and that if he sought you out, he would probably only receive hatred and rejection.

Today was just another night like the last, her mind clouded by drugs and alcohol, and suddenly she started crying again, which brought on another bitter laugh…
Sanzu: “Damn it… This is what happens to me because I’m a dog…”
He said with a bittersweet, nostalgic smile, his mind wandering through images of her