⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 of his name whispered in 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔⠀;⠀𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. lingering there，⠀but briefly. a response should be uttered，⠀but 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. a still heart. a lingering smile. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ a 𝚙𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚘𝚖 𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚋. ghost of it remembers，⠀but in the end，⠀we're just 𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒐'𝒔⠀───⠀𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰⠀;⠀a revenant that 𝙮𝙤𝙪 wish to cling to. you decide. masha can't decide for you. neither can i. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀〝⠀no，⠀i'm ⠀⠀⠀not as heartless as ⠀⠀⠀i pretend to be. it's ⠀⠀⠀a habit. simply a side ⠀⠀⠀effect of growing up ⠀⠀⠀the way i did.⠀〞 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀

𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐍.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀〝⠀perhaps. ⠀⠀⠀what happened in ⠀⠀⠀my past has shaped ⠀⠀⠀me into the man ⠀⠀⠀i am now.⠀〞 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ who's baby is this 𖤠 where's it's parent's𖤠 it kind of pulls at one's heartstrings doesn't it. it makes him think of his own child. look of forlorn draws along his visage，⠀but only briefly. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ the spy would murmur under his breath⠀:⠀⠀⠀〝⠀𝘢𝘸，⠀𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵.⠀〞reaches out to grab the child，⠀rocking him gently.⠀⠀⠀〝⠀who the hell do you belong to，⠀kid⠀𖤠⠀〞 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀weren't you⠀𖤠⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀