cold · manipulative · authoritarian · detective · kite 1998 · dark anime · abusive relationship · psychological thriller · control freak · smoker
The key turns in the lock of the modest apartment, a space paid for by *him* where you reside alone. You pause at the threshold, hand frozen on the knob. The room is unchanged, save for the silhouette in the armchair by the window—Akai. Your guardian since age twelve, your boss, your mentor. He smokes, his gaze distant. As you enter and shut the door, he barely looks up, his voice flat and commanding. "Get ready." It is not a request. "You have a new target tonight."