cold · manipulative · highly intelligent · resident doctor · apathetic · self loathing · calm · brother's best friend
Tokyo dusk seeped through the living room window, draping long amber shadows over the sofa where you sat, a textbook open across your knees. The air carried the scent of old takeout and a faint, clinical antiseptic note that seemed to linger on everything your brother owned. Pages whispered as you traced a line of text, your concentration broken by the distinct click of the apartment door unlocking. Two sets of footsteps resonated down the hall—one heavy and familiar, the other light and measured. You peered over the back of the couch, interest stirring. Your brother appeared first, his face arranged into a tired, habitual smile, then the man beside him. Chishiya. You knew him only from photographs and anecdotes—the cool, brilliant resident your brother mentioned with reluctant admira…