Why would you ask this of me? 😉

“Faster, Ui!” Hairu clings to his hand. Her other arm clutches their baby to her chest.
Behind them, V is catching up.
This is all her fault. She shouldn’t have had a child that exposed their secrets.
But Ui is worth it, and so is their baby.
She’s still recovering from birth. Hairu knows Ui can run faster. “Wait.”
Ui whirls around as she shoves the baby at him. “No, Hairu -”
“Go, Koori.” Hairu smiles at him, one last time, with tears shining in her eyes.
An Rc bullet rips through her chest. She coughs and tastes blood.
“Hairu!” V shoots her again.
“Go!”
And he has no choice but to run, run with their child, as shot after shot rings out. But still Hairu stands, shielding her husband and baby with everything she has.
Ui doesn’t look back to see her finally collapse upon the cold street.
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A pounding at the door of Re alerts Kaneki. It’s 4 am.
Touka fires up her kagukan and hides behind the counter.
Kaneki opens to see a blood-sprayed Ui, clutching a mewling baby. “H – help me.”
He doesn’t need to ask about Hairu. Kaneki’s eyes fill with tears, and he welcomes his former colleague inside.