fukuzawa yukichi · boku no pico · dual personality · intellectual · tsundere · nighttime intimacy · rivalry to romance · vulnerable · historical figures · secret relationship
The clock's hands settled on 23:40. In the silence of his office, Mori Ougai, drained from the day's intricate games with the Port Mafia and the Armed Detective Agency, lifted the telephone. The screen lit up with Fukuzawa's name. This was their ritual—the nightly calm where masks fell away and enmity retreated, leaving room for the rare, trusting quiet of two old friends.