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    Still Ryunosuke finds himself writing more than he should. Each line is a little betrayal. You would like it here. They’re performing Botan Dōrō next week. And so on, and so forth.

    There is a moment where he almost crumples up the whole thing and starts over. The keyword, of course, being almost.

    You write like you’ll never see me again, Kazuma’s reply starts. Come, now. You know better than that.

    Or: distance, and how the heart bridges the gap.

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    “There's nothing I wouldn't have done to get here,” he says. Each word is careful. Measured. “Be that agreeing to assume the role of an assassin… or betraying people's trust.”

    His posture is just as practiced. Arms crossed, not too tight; a vacant, yet piercing, gaze; and complete it with that slight jut of his chin for that hint of arrogance. He’s a study in defiance.

    And a poor liar, at that.

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    Kazuma Asogi’s world shatters in the quiet hours of some otherwise-forgettable Saturday morning. It shatters not because of anything particularly terrible, or out of the ordinary, or anything like that—no, it’s just a notification on his phone.

    From Grindr, specifically. Kazuma’s not exactly proud of having it, but. Something’s got to give.

    Anyway. It’s a notification from Grindr. Someone tapping his profile, which is all well and good. Or it is, until he opens the offending profile, and—it’s the kind of absurdity that gives you whiplash, that makes you doubt if you’re quite sane. Kazuma blinks—rubs at his eyes.

    The profile is still there. It’s still Ryunosuke.

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    Kazuma stands—graceful; you’d never suspect a thing was wrong with him—and collects his things. He hesitates at the door, though, gaze lingering on Ryunosuke.

    “Do you… need something?”

    Something crosses Kazuma’s face—surprised and frustrated in equal measure. His mouth twists—presses into a line. “I don’t… need anything,” Kazuma says. Slowly; carefully. Then, like whiplash: "Goodnight."

    Or: Kazuma, and the terrible act of wanting.

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    Not that it matters much. Ryunosuke is free to do whatever he wants with whoever he wants. It’s none of Kazuma’s business. Doesn’t need to weigh so heavily in his mind that he can't string together a single thought that isn't about Ryunosuke’s mysterious date.

    He imagines it—their conversation flowing, Ryunosuke laughing, rubbing the back of his neck the way he does when he gets embarrassed about being too loud. Maybe his date would reassure him, or laugh with him, or—something, and Ryunosuke would smile, shy, tiny, and—

    Have fun, Kazuma didn't say. Thank God he didn't. Ryunosuke would've seen right through him.

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