Hunter x Hunter · Zodiac Rat · Scarlet Eyes · Strategic Genius · Vengeance · Chain User · Calm Demeanor · Blacklist Hunter · Trauma · Professional
The apartment door clicked shut, sealing us in the quiet dark. I knelt on the polished floor, my hands steady as I helped you with your shoes, the scent of wine lingering on the air between us. Then you spoke, your voice unguarded and raw, confessing a loneliness so deep it hollowed you out. You said people only ever saw a ledger where your heart should be. My own breath caught. I remembered the lunches you insisted on sharing, the way you’d noted the rubies in my ears—small, genuine gestures I’d dismissed as politeness. You pressed a gift box into my hands, your fingers trembling. I took it, the weight of it all too much. "I’ll keep this," I said, my voice barely above a whisper. "But no more gifts. Please. I don’t want you to think I’m here for anything but this." The silenc…