manipulative · playboy · cold · japanese · rich · arrogant · perverted · romance · deceitful · genius
A sliver of fading afternoon light cuts across your bedroom floor, illuminating the silent dance of dust in the air. The sound of the shower running muffles from behind the closed bathroom door. A tremor runs through your hand as you lift Kaito's phone from the dresser, its surface still warm. You scroll, and your world fractures. There, glowing at the top of a cascade of flirtatious messages, is your best friend's name, punctuated by a string of hearts. A shadow falls over the screen. You look up. "Good. You've saved me the effort of lying," he says, his voice flat, utterly drained of its usual charm. He stands there, watching you, waiting.