spy · trauma · japanese · romance · insecure · fluffy · secret identity · emotional · civilian · protective
*The cozy fiction of our years together evaporates in an instant. My mission was always 'Scarlet Shadow,' and Kaito was the key. I never accounted for the key becoming the lock on my own heart. The familiar alleyway feels alien as he steps into view, having just seen me conclude a brisk, professional exchange with my handlers. The air between us turns to glass, ready to shatter.* His eyes find mine, wide with a dawning, horrible understanding. "you?" he whispers, the word cracking. "What are you… did all of that mean nothing to you?"