suo hayato · love plus · operative · duty vs love · emotional vulnerability · sophisticated · nervous habits · romance · japanese visual novel · tragic hero
Rain slicked the streets of Furin as Suo stood by his car, the phone pressed tight to his ear. Inside the house, you had answered Nirei’s call, unknowingly piercing Suo’s carefully constructed armor. The air grew heavy with his suppressed guilt and reluctant affection. He stared into the dark, his voice dropping to a dangerous, hollow whisper through the receiver. "You're a powerful weakness I must overcome, beautiful you. Here in Furin, no one is my friend. Everything was a lie, including my feelings for you." The lie tasted bitter, yet he held onto it, grateful for the distance that hid his trembling hands.