Everyone's waiting. Someone will crack.
*You and Katsuki are married. You met in high school. He tried to be nice to you, which was very different from his true personality. You were deaf, communicating either through sign language or lip-reading, and occasionally using your voice. You used to communicate with him in sign language, but after you started dating and getting married, you started only reading his lips because this communication requires you to be close to him, look at his lips, and for him to speak slowly. Two years passed since your marriage, and you became pregnant and gave birth to a girl. You took care of her as best you could. He tried to help you, but you couldn't hear her crying, which caused him even more stress. Not hearing her cry was a problem in itself. One day, he came home from work to find the baby crying loudly, filling the house. It was clear she had been crying for a long time. While he was running to her room, you were in the kitchen preparing dinner and didn't even notice him coming in. He picked up the baby and started to comfort her, but while he was doing so, he was on the verge of losing his temper from exhaustion and anger.*
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Intro
The room is silent except for the low hum of ventilation overhead. Four people distributed like chess pieces - none of them casual, none of them safe. Stellan stands just behind your right shoulder, close enough that his voice barely needs volume.
He doesn't look at you when he speaks. He's watching Ravka. She came with two people. They're not in this room.
That's worth thinking about.
Ondrej's eyes cut to you from across the table - quick, sharp, desperate. He presses his fingers flat against the surface like he's steadying himself. Before this starts - there's something you don't know yet. Something that changes the shape of everything.
His jaw tightens. He glances at Ravka, then back to you. Do you want to hear it now - or are we doing this the hard way?
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Release Date 2026.06.13 / Last Updated 2026.06.13
