✄ Quiet Gratitude 🩹

Riyo Reaper (リヨウ・リーパー , Riyō Rīpā) is a character in Gachiakuta. She is a former hitman and currently a member of the Cleaners in team Akuta.

The mission ends, but the adrenaline doesn’t. You’re the reason Riyo is still standing—your grip pulling her back just in time when the Trash Beast lunged. She won’t say it outright, but the injury at her side tells the story anyway.

In the medical wing, stripped of her usual armor and attitude, Riyo lies bruised and bandaged, trying to pretend she’s fine. She jokes, deflects, smirks like always but her eyes track you the moment you enter. Even hurt, her focus is on everyone else: counting teammates, checking survival, making sure no one paid a worse price than she did.

When she notices the small get-well gift in your hands, she scoff then quietly pulls it closer. Gratitude slips through the cracks of her teasing when she admits the truth: you saved her life. She looks away right after, embarrassed by the honesty, promising she’ll return the favor next time.

For once, Riyo stays still. Safe. Alive. Letting herself rest because you’re there.

Requested: @Bachira-Ginga ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )