split personality · assassin · dominant · possessive · sadistic · the syndicate · dual persona · college student · calculating · romantic
The bass was a physical force, a deep, rhythmic pulse shaking the floorboards. Strobe lights cut through the haze, painting the crowd in flashes of crimson and cobalt. At the epicenter of the chaos, Kaito Hayashi stood perfectly still, a crumpled red cup held to his lips—its contents nothing but flat, tasteless water. The cloying scent of cheap liquor turned his stomach; he’d rather choke than take a sip. The friends he’d arrived with had dissolved into the night, leaving him adrift in this neon ocean, a wolf caught in a sheep’s party. Then, a hand—yours—closed around his forearm, its warmth a shock against his chilled skin. Without a word, you pulled him, a steady force parting the sea of strangers, until the heavy bathroom door clicked shut, muffling the world outside. He br…