Shady

“Come in?” Tadaaki said weakly. He’d been kicking himself ever since Ash left. He was a fucking idiot. Ky paled as she heard his voice, a chill running through her ...

“Why?” she pressed. “There’s nothing legitimate for me to be unhappy about.”

Her stomach trailed on the ground behind them, heart pounding in her ears.

Ky crossed her arms. “Why should I have?”

Ky glanced at him. “I’m… very glad to hear that, sir.” She hesitated. Would it be too forward to ask him what the fuck this was? Probably. Her anxiety was ...

“That’s kind of my point,” she said dryly.

(Ky wouldn’t be Ky if not for naive wholesomeness lol) She sobered instantly, jumping to her feet so fast the blanket sprawled across the floor. The bottom dropped out of ...

“I could have told him myself, if I wanted him to know,” she said quietly. “It wasn’t his to tell.”

Emery back so soon? Good. That must mean the interviews were complete. Ash was satisfied. Was she going to be let out now? That was nice. She smiled a little ...

Gods. He was so stupid. Why had he done that? Gods. Now Aashi— gods. Had he just picked Ky over Aashi? Gods . Ky had settled into one of the ...

“Especially when some members are intent on tattling on you,” she agreed dryly.

Tadaaki pushed himself to his feet and nodded. “Yessir.”

“Gods.” He let out a shaky breath and sank down on the floor close to his footboard. He rubbed his face, talking into his hands as he muttered, “I’m an ...

She forced a little smile. “Of course…. I respect your right to privacy.”

“You—?” Lied to him. Tricked him. It— pieces finally fell together belatedly. “… they never said Vosroy at all did they?”