[ There’s a moment where he feels their gazes connect. Even from this distance, Mine is able to find Nishikiyama perhaps by finding Kanda first. Kanda, who erupts in cheer as Mine slams a fist into the face of Kazama’s fighter. With Tashiro lying still on the mat, Nishikiyama’s attention fails to abandon Mine. He weighs words on his tongue without speaking them yet. Behind the cloud of cigarette smoke he breathes, Nishikiyama’s eyes gleam with a stirred attraction that’d been dormant for two weeks. With the smell of blood hanging in the air now, he craves not prey but another creature of his own kind. ]
I have to go.
[ He hands Kanda the unfinished bottle of sake. ]
I want reports on Shindo and Arase’s matches. Keep tabs on anyone strong.
[ Then, he goes. He goes with the intent of meeting Mine in the back areas where a shower room and medic are present. He cuts a path through the bleachers and tables, through crowds asking about Mine and his background. He passes Kazama a smirk on his way out when he feels him and Kashiwagi looking. ]
no subject
I have to go.
[ He hands Kanda the unfinished bottle of sake. ]
I want reports on Shindo and Arase’s matches. Keep tabs on anyone strong.
[ Then, he goes. He goes with the intent of meeting Mine in the back areas where a shower room and medic are present. He cuts a path through the bleachers and tables, through crowds asking about Mine and his background. He passes Kazama a smirk on his way out when he feels him and Kashiwagi looking. ]