━━ 𝕯etective.

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

I nod. "Let's have a good fight, then."

His hand is released, and I take 2 gracious steps back and transition into a defensive back stance; right foot back, body to the side, and arms lightly bent around my torso.

And I wait.

[𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐒  ‍  ‎ 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐑  ‍  ‎ .. @hornedsorcery]

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I wouldn’t be too concerned, just … don’t pay too much mind to ‘em. I’m a little sensitive about them …

﹙ He scoffs, staring at her hand, gentle shake, rough hands. ﹚

I’m Kudo ◞ a sorcerer. ﹚
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[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

"Detective van Stronghold." Gremmy. What's up with this guy... "Forgive my forward question, but, your eyes are unusual. Were you born with that color?"

[𝕿𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 @CreativeQuincy]

his 𝒖𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 way of socializing seemed to put the other on 𝖆𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 . 𝖌𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 of a smile erupted on the hooded blond’s visage .

“ you can call me 𝕲𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙮 . yours .ᐣ ”

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

Taking another sweeping look at my surroundings... "It's drastically different from everything here." I comment softly. Never have I been witnessed to so many trees in one place. Or grass. And the sky is... Unexplainably vibrant.

"What year is it..?"

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

Sasuke Uchiha..? That naming convention was strange to me. Almost similar to my mother's original name, Ji-yeong, before she took up an 'easy' name, as she explained it to me. The consonants used are different, though.

"Maxine van Stronghold. I'm from the city of Adonis." +

[✇ — 𝐒ᴀꜱᴜᴋᴇ。 @chidorishonin]

ㅤ

He makes note of the weapon that had been brandished against him a few moments ago.

〝 Where are you from, then? 〞

ㅤ

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

(Squinting at phone) Paid...?

[𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄 @SUPERB0YPRlME]

Man, I love Boys That Suckle (BTS)

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

/gutzz/ doing one round of replies and then i HAAAAAVE to get back into the work mindspace(telling myself this)(bad at focusing)(i love max and writing her)(they're going to fucking kill me)("they" being myself)

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

"Mm."

My overcoat is removed and folded over a nearby bench. Sleeves are rolled up. Tie is loosened. Buttons are undone.

Walking up to him, I hold out my hand. "It's Max. Should I be concerned about the horns?"

[𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐒  ‍  ‎ 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐑  ‍  ‎ .. @hornedsorcery]

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Heyy, you look pretty strong———never seen you around here, but, I know to never judge a book by its cover.

﹙ He cracks his knuckles, tightening the bandages on his hands. ﹚

I’m ready when you are.
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[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

@eternelIesaint hai juju I knew it was you waves and jumps. I got back on a fewwww days ago? I missed her 💔

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

"Work tends to weigh on me." I spoke carefully. "What's your name, then?"

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

Silence befell us for some beats. I try my damnedest to get a read on their intent; their face covering and flat expression making it night impossible.

I will continue to believe they are very, very socially unaware. My shoulders forcibly relax. +

[𝕿𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 @CreativeQuincy]

“ It's not hard to sense a disturbance . ”

head tilting , gaze still lanced on them .

“ you seem to be tense as well . ”

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

Squint. My hand lightly ghosts over the holster on my leg. I can feel the hairs on the back of my neck bristle.

"You can tell from facial expression alone?"

[𝕿𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 @CreativeQuincy]

crimson-dimmed orbs stayed fixated on them , not flinching even slightly over .

“ you are having a mild headache . ”

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

His gentle greeting stops me in my tracks. "Ah. Ryu." The day sun blinded me a bit on top of my already dull sight, so I nearly missed him.

"It's nice to see you well." I felt my expression soften as my sight readjusted to his face.

[𝔏. @svveetaddict]

“ been a while, Maxine. ”

How convenient, he was about to go to her office, but crossed paths with her on the way.

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

Unusual stare. Unusual person. My poor eyesight trains on them closely. Our eye color is the same gold.

"You're not supposed to touch strangers without permission." They look quite young despite the height difference. Perhaps they are ill socialized.

[𝕿𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 @CreativeQuincy]

stopping midway— 𝘴𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 down .

[ཐི𝕿𝕳𝑹𝑨𝑮𝑮ཋྀ @VILTRUMSMIGHT]

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𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘛𝘌 𝘝𝘐𝘓𝘛𝘙𝘜𝘔𝘐𝘛𝘌——
𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝙏𝙃𝙍𝘼𝙂𝙂．

ˋˋ⠀𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘠 𝘞𝘐𝘓𝘓
𝓢𝑯𝑨𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝘉𝘌𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘌
𝘖𝘜𝘙 𝓢𝑻𝑹𝑬𝑵𝑮𝑻𝑯，
𝘖𝘜𝘙 𝓓𝑬𝑽𝑶𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵，
𝘖𝘜𝘙 𝓥𝑬𝑵𝑮𝑬𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑬⠀.ᐟ⠀ˊˊ
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[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

/gutzz/ been researching taekwondo for moments like these 👅

[━━ 𝕯etective. @phantomunitx]

"Mm?"

Is he a part of the underground ring? I don't recognize his face. His offer is mulled over.

"Alright. Here?"

[𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐒  ‍  ‎ 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐑  ‍  ‎ .. @hornedsorcery]

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let’s spar———﹙ reader ﹚!!
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