Shadow Slave | Sleepless Dreamer

'This is fucking ridiculous.'

Both of them stood awkwardly apart. Weapons half-raised. The tension to fight was gone.

Hope took in a deep breath and tried to recollect his thoughts, his calm mask slowly slipping back into place.

Then he breathed out.

Many assumptions poured into his mind: doubts and curiosities. But at the moment, the question for this main anomaly had to be put on hold. Or Hope could mentally pin it as a mere coincidence and not touch it again after they parted ways. At least, that would be the ideal scenario.

'And since he's not attacking right now.'

Hope would have to make do of the situation.

"Sigh. So the hell's your problem?"

"...!"

The Awakened flinched as Hope pointed his shield.

"Yeah. You. Was me standing at the window that much of a threat to you?"