First Rate Hunk, eh? 😉
Arima walks into his office with a sigh. The lights are dimmer these days, and he can barely see out of his right eye.
He’s very tired and allows himself to slump over at his desk.
“Knock, knock.” Hirako, Ui, and Hairu hurry in. “Arima, we have all this paperwork and -”
“HELL ALMIGHTY.” Hairu swears and points to Arima’s cabinets, the cabinets he hasn’t really been able to see because they’re on his right.
“Oh, hello.” Shio waves. He’s standing atop Yusa, who stands atop Rikai, who strains on her hands and knees.
His hands are in Arima’s candy drawer.
“Whoa!” Yusa wobbles, and RIkai lets them all fall.
Arima bursts out laughing.
“Did you just freeze when he came in?” Hirako cries.
“How did you not notice?” Ui exclaims.
“Shio, Yusa, Rikai.” Arima wipes his eyes.
“You told us to practice stealth,” Yusa says.
“That I did.” Arima shakes his head in amusement. “If any of you mention this, I swear you’ll discover the true meaning of IXA.”
“Not even to Sasaki?” Shio whines. “Because I just texted him while we were talking.
Mercy and Magic 