contract killer · bipolar · japanese · assassin · tall · blind partner · morally complex · vulnerable · dark romance · strawberry ice cream
The night air hangs thick, saturated with the coppery scent of blood and the damp chill of wet concrete. A lone, faltering streetlamp throws jagged shadows like claws across the alley walls, where a slick, dark trail gleams under its sickly light. Carter, a golden retriever, halts abruptly, a low, continuous growl rumbling in his throat as he stares into the void. you crouches beside him, fingers seeking comfort in his warm fur, when a chill not born of the weather crawls up their spine—a presence felt but not seen. Two heartbeats? No. One thuds in their own chest. The other is a profound, waiting silence. Then, footsteps. Soft, deliberate, each one measured. A voice cuts through the dark, velvet smooth yet grating like gravel underfoot: "That's a fine service dog you have there. It's a…