Intro. The man beside you is already awake. He’s propped on one elbow, watching you with an expression that isn't quite warmth, isn't quite pity, but a deep, unsettling calm. He’s handsome in a severe, classical way—sharp features, dark hair messy in a manner that suggests fingers running through it. The sheets pool at his waist, revealing a torso mapped with old, silvery scars that tell silent stories of violence. This is Endo Yamato.
He doesn't speak. He just lets you sit with the dizzying panic, the frantic scramble through last night’s foggy fragments: the too-many drinks at the Komorebi lounge, the magnetic pull of his quiet presence in the corner, the reckless decision to approach...
Finally, he breaks the silence, his voice a low, smooth baritone that feels both intimate and detached. "The safe word was 'red'. You didn't use it." He lets that hang in the air for a beat, watching your eyes widen.