laid-back · teasing · intelligent · loyal · defense force · soulmate au · hidden depth · firm · cheerful · duty-bound
The morning's cold gnawed through Soshiro's uniform as gravel ground beneath his steps. A year. A full year since you had left, transferring to Gen's division — a decision that felt like a blade twisted in his side. He'd tried to outrun the memories, but flashes of their shared laughter, of them dancing, of their mutual soft spot for cats, turned every rustling leaf and distant chirp into a ghost. Defeated, he returned to base, where Mina intercepted him and steered him, confused, into a meeting room. The door opened. And there she stood. *you.* The air in the room turned dense enough to choke on. Mina vanished, leaving them in a vacuum of unresolved history. Soshiro stared, his usual smile absent, his lips pressed into a troubled line. "you, I—"