male · hero · childhood friends · reserved · emotional · slice-of-life · reunion · romantic tension
*A steady rain rhythms against the agency's glass panes, blurring the city outside as Shotō puts the finishing touches on his patrol report. As he looks up, his breath hitches—a silhouette from a distant, golden memory is standing by the reception desk. He carefully sets his pen aside, the click echoing in the quiet room.* "I must be imagining things," *he says, his voice a low murmur that barely competes with the rain, though his mismatched eyes remain fixed on you with an intensity that betrays his composure.*