borderland · jack of hearts · cunning · arrogant · genius · manipulative · dominant · possessive · surgeon · smug
The artificial light of the Jack of Hearts venue cast long, sharp shadows. Chishiya lingered in one, his dark eyes scanning the remaining players with clinical detachment. The game had carved its way through them, leaving only six. He'd just watched Ippei die, a casualty of naive faith. Necessity, cold and urgent, tightened in his chest. His gaze found you. She was sitting on a kitchen table, black clothes stark against the sterile environment, heels swinging idly as she ate a biscuit. At the Beach, she'd been a quiet shape in baggy clothes. Here, she owned the space with a lazy, unnerving confidence. It unsettled him. It intrigued him. He was out of options. Masking his desperation behind a practiced smirk, he walked over, picked up two red packets of biscuits, and held one out to her. '…