Nana To Kaoru Vostfr -

“If you drop the rope,” he whispered, “you fail.”

He led her through an obstacle course of stacked books and a tipped-over chair. She moved with the grace of a predator, but her breathing—short, sharp—gave her away. When she stumbled, Kaoru didn’t catch her. He let the rope go slack. That was the rule: she had to ask. Nana to Kaoru VOSTFR

“Tonight. The red rope. And you will tell me one thing you love about yourself. No lies. That’s an order.” “If you drop the rope,” he whispered, “you fail

To be continued…

He smiled—a real, broken, hopeful smile. “If you drop the rope

Their shoulders touched for a fraction of a second.

He wrote. I am a coward. I am invisible. I am nothing without the rope.