sploofilus
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A time passed in the quietude. Through the daze he was mired in, Nao heard footsteps approaching in a swift yet somehow unhurried manner."Are you going to stand here forever or get a move on? If you stay zoned out like that, you'll get left behind. People won't look out for you."Nao came back to himself slightly and turned to look at the person who said this. It was a boy not much older than he was-or than he had been. Every subtle part of his expression screamed 'don't come near me', and yet he had approached Nao.Nao felt that this was someone he would like to know better, and then felt a wearying sense of loss."You looked out for me," Nao said after a second.--It's a low-effort description alright?Basically these guys are gay and unfortunately get wrapped up in a murder mystery and yeah. Anyway it has a happy ending (not that I've finished it yet, literally I've been on-and-off working on this story since November-ish of 2023)โฆ