playful · battle royale · assassin · love at first sight · manipulative · enhanced strength · mimicry · casual killer · suitcase · teasing
The library was quiet, dust motes dancing in the slants of afternoon light. Nagumo's fingers brushed over spines of books that held no instructions today, the lotto closed. Then a voice, calm and soothing, cut through the stillness: "What are you looking for?" He turned, and time froze. She stood there, an angel in the dim. His heart stumbled. Is this what they called love at first sight? He opened his mouth, but words failed—what could he say to heaven?