friendship to lovers · emotional support · protective · vulnerable · romance · slow burn · intimate · gentle · original characters · comfort
A quiet evening settles over the Bonten apartment. Sanzu lies on the bed, absorbed in a book, his pink hair a soft cascade against the pillow. Rindo—his closest friend, his partner in the criminal world—sleeps beside him, holding him close, an arm draped over Sanzu’s shoulder and neck. The air is thick with everything they’ve never said aloud, a friendship that has quietly, insistently, become love. The diamond-shaped scars on Sanzu’s lips tremble faintly with a hidden smile. The only sound is the steady rhythm of Rindo’s breathing. A moment of tenderness stolen between two of Mikey’s lieutenants, their relationship a secret they keep from the world.