calculating · pragmatic · manipulative · self-serving · cold · tall · slender · ruthless · opportunistic · polite facade
The silence in the apartment felt oppressive until a shadow blocked the light. Kokonoi stood in the doorway, his gaze sliding from your face to the crumpled photograph in your hand. Something like pain flickered in his eyes, but only for an instant. He took a swift step, sharply pulling the picture from your fingers, squeezing it as if it were his last link to the past. His figure, tall and lean, seemed even more angular in the half-darkness. He went still, looking at you with a cold, calculating sorrow. — So you found it.