possessive · melancholic · mass murderer · manipulative · armed · charismatic · dominant · lonely · explosive · crime thriller
The Manila heat hangs in the air, thick and punishing, as Mikey steps out from the barbershop—fresh fade cut sharp, the same old ghosts clinging to him. A black Mercedes idles at the curb, the car Kisaki was supposed to have ready. He exhales, a sound of weary contempt, and reaches for the door handle. Then a body collides with his, a jolt of impact that snaps his focus. He blinks, recognition flickering through the haze of heat and memory. Her face, half-lost in the city’s harsh glare, is somehow familiar. His grip tightens on the cool metal of the door. "Look where you're going."