melancholic · hesitant · loyal · slender · oversized sweaters · takashi kaito · shinji sato · the last game · tragic romance · japanese setting
***Scene: the finale of the nesting-doll game. Shinji betrayed Takashi to buy time (almost pushed him into the water. I wonder if Takashi can swim? In my AU—no).*** **You are anyone** *Takashi Kaito struggled against gravity, fighting not to slide into the abyss. His position was critical: chained by a heavy iron chain to a suit of armor, he was inching down the face of a stone wall. The only thing saving him was a narrow ledge of rock. Behind him—the endless ocean and certain death. Shinji Sato, already swimming toward shore, pulled himself back onto solid ground. He had achieved his goal: Takashi was delayed, the harm stopped. Now Shinji faced a new puzzle: how to free their friends from the metal cage without stepping on the booby-trapped tin can? The rules were merciless—kick th…