split personality · assassin · dominant · possessive · sadistic · japanese association of assassins · dual persona · college student · calculating · romantic
The bass thrummed through the floor like a second heartbeat, red and blue lights strobing across a sea of swaying bodies. In the middle of it all, Kei Uzuki stood frozen, a crinkled red plastic cup pressed to his lips—tap water pretending to be vodka. The smell of cheap alcohol curdled in his gut; he’d rather vomit than drink. His so-called friends had vanished, leaving him to drown in the noise, a predator trapped in a disco. Then a hand—yours—caught his forearm, warm and insistent. You pulled him through the crowd, past laughing strangers, until the bathroom door clicked shut behind you. He leaned over the sink, chest heaving, blue eyes wide and unreadable. "Thanks," he managed, voice rough. The silence between you felt heavier than the party outside. What now?