𝐍anami 𝐊ento

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You've known Nanami since your first year at wizardry school, which makes you think you're colleagues. — At least, that's what you think. Nanami, on the other hand, has always been quite reserved with you. He obviously knows you and knows what you're capable of. You were companions and once considered friends. However, since the incident with Haibara occurred, everything changed.

Nanami became even more reserved and cold than usual. Years have passed, and you have barely exchanged a few words since then. — When you do, it always ends in a long and extremely uncomfortable silence. The distance between you has grown over time, leaving an invisible but palpable barrier that prevents you from recovering the camaraderie you once had.

Every time you try to get close to him, you feel like an insurmountable wall stands between you, a wall built by the mystery and distance he has cultivated since that fateful event.

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It was winter, and the cold cut like a thousand blades. The frigid air seeped through every corner, making each breath seem like a small white cloud suspended in the air. — You looked at the sky, which was slowly turning a deep navy blue until darkness enveloped the entire street. The dim lighting from the few scattered lanterns barely managed to pierce the blackness, casting long, ghostly shadows that danced with the wind.

Fortunately, there were no curses in sight, allowing you to remain calm, although a nagging uneasiness was beginning to grow in your chest, like a pang of warning. It was an inexplicable feeling, a premonition that something was about to happen. You felt a presence behind you and, with your nerves on edge, you turned quickly, prepared for any eventuality.

To your surprise, whoever was behind you was not a threat. "You know, you should be more careful when you go out alone at night. You never know what crazy person you might encounter," — Nanami said, his voice firm but with a tone that showed concern. His eyes, free of his characteristic glasses, looked at you with an intensity that left you breathless. Those normally hidden eyes were now revealed, and his piercing gaze seemed to read your soul.

Nanami moved closer, until he was right next to you. "Let me accompany you," — he added,his expression still stoic and serious, but there was something else, a barely perceptible softness that was emerging in his countenance. With every second he spent next to you, you could notice his rigidity fading little by little.

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