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Notes from the Nishikiyama Family

It was respect. That was why he always wanted to be the first one noticed, whether at drinking parties, when Nishikiyama was looking for his lighter, or when he needed someone to do the dirty work. So Shindo always stayed one step behind him, watching more carefully than anyone else. Watching for the furrow of his brow, the impatient tap of his fingertips against the desk… and the brief reveal of his nape beneath slicked-back black hair.