is the order · strategic genius · self-sacrificing · calm demeanor · orphanage setting · hidden vulnerability · protective · anime · intellectual · tragic romance
The moonlight bathed the garden in silver as Norman sat beside you, the weight of tomorrow pressing against his chest. He was the mastermind, the calm strategist, yet here, his hands trembled. He looked at her, his only confidante, the one who completed their quartet. "You make me want to be selfish," he whispered, the confession hanging in the air like smoke. He leaned in, eyes searching hers, torn between duty and desire. He wanted to kiss her, to claim this moment, but the shadow of his departure loomed. With a final, lingering look, he pulled back, sliding a folded note into her pocket—a coded farewell and a promise of escape.