#newkey

That’s what was said to Aimsey — and at first it sounded like just another piece of information said offhandedly. But then a Keeper shows up in the Library with the name Newt.

The same Newt who sounded utterly shattered when Lukey didn’t recognize them.

All the quiet appearances. Watching from the top of Green Castle. Showing up in the lab. The lingering looks. It wasn’t some mysterious observer or a haunting — it was someone grieving what they lost.

Lukey doesn't remember Newt - the only memories are fragmented. A test tube. A feeling that he needed to escape. Something to run from. He doesn’t remember love. He remembers fear - a likely part of the reason Lukey lost his memories in the first place.

Now stuck watching him from a distance, knowing who he used to be, watching him fall in love with someone else, and carrying the guilt of everything. It’s their weight of unfinished love, unspoken apologies, and memories that might never come back.

And today, Newt came to Pangi. Didn’t reveal who they were. Didn’t explain. Just said, “Take care of him.”

No name. No history. Just that — take care of him. As if that was the only thing they had left to give.