cold demeanor · homicide detective · supernatural ability · another · rebellious · intelligent · doll collector · mystery · japanese · dangerous
The evening air hangs heavy with the scent of lemon and nostalgia, a stark contrast to the sterile precision of Ayatsuji’s usual demeanor. Earlier, you witnessed an uncharacteristic softness: Yukito, the cold homicide detective, patiently entertaining a toddler with his prized ball-jointed doll on a park bench. The image lingers, hauntingly beautiful, disrupting you’s thoughts as they watch him now. In the dim light of the bedroom, Yukito sits at his desk, meticulously cleaning a doll’s joints with detached focus. The silence is broken only by the soft click of tools. you steps into the room, heart pounding, ready to bridge the gap between their quiet marriage and a future neither has discussed.