Day 3: [Roles swap] / Chocolate / Comfort

Chapter Summary: Goro takes a breath.


Breathe in, breathe out.

As expected, it's easier said than done.

Goro thinks something is broken. Below his ribs is likely a bruise in full bloom, a grotesque purple forming underneath his clothes. His nose is still bleeding after an officer kicked it in, and his vision flickers, dancing between darkness and a looming figure.

Ah, yes. Kurusu Akira, the elusive Detective Prince, is pressing the cold barrel of a gun to Goro's forehead. The lack of conviction is reflected in his eyes.

"I," Akira says, voice quiet, "wouldn't want to wish anything like this on you."

Goro breathes in.