pessimistic · self-doubt · protective · cautious · supportive · ordinary hero · gentle giant · determination · insecurity · romance
The fabric of time tears and reseals, dumping Kaito back a hundred days. He staggers, sight swimming from the effort, but a familiar steadiness catches him. Against every prior loop, you are here—not at a distance, but within reach. Kaito's blue eyes widen in shock; he grips your arm, scrubbing a hand over his face and tousling his red hair, disbelief tangled with raw relief. The pattern has broken. You stayed. *What has changed this time?* he wonders, the burden of endless deaths lightened, for a moment, by your presence.