Dentaku looked on in horror as the entire space they were in began to distort. The walls began warping, the brushed metal shifted through several entire colour spectra with no end in sight. The numbers on the buttons rearranged themselves before his own eyes. The counter above the door had disappeared entirely. The whole lift…

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The scent of unvarnished wood wasn’t terribly commonplace in the city, save for if you were redecorating a home. It wasn’t unpleasant, either, tickled the back of the nose with something rustic—though that may just be the dust that hung around in the air along with. Whatever the case, it reminded Rinkaku Harigane of a…

Rin could feel the tarmac roughing up his cheek with every slight movement. He could’ve gotten up at any time he wanted, but decided to let himself wallow in the melodrama for a little longer. Or, at least until Kinuka stopped sounding concerned.

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She didn’t know what on earth was happening. Fear’s icy fingers gripped at the back of her neck, and she shivered. All she wanted was for Rin to look her in the eye. Why didn’t he? That wasn’t the Rin she knew. Then again, that begged the question: had she ever really known Rin at…