An Extra’s POV

"A-Adrien…?!"

The calm smile that the teenage boy in front of Justin had caused chills to permeate through his bones. The sole touch on his shoulder nearly caused his body to grow numb.

Still, Justin maintained his sanity and consciousness.

"What did I say about calling out my name so flippantly?"

"A-ah… my apologies." Justin found himself taking a few steps back to create some distance between him and Adrien before bowing his head in apology.

Before he could even leak out another word, a silhouette appeared right behind Justin, where he now stood. It belonged to none other than the same young man that he had tried to avoid proximity with.

"It's fine…"

Justin froze in place, and Adrien smiled as he touched him from behind this time.

"Why are you looking so tense? You haven't done anything wrong… have you?" He coiled closer to Justin, their faces mere inches apart from each other.

At this point, the lad's heart was racing rapidly.

Was this due to fear? How about natural subservience? It was both.

Justin had no choice but to tremble before Adrien, despite the both of them being supposedly peers. Perhaps this was just the inevitable reaction his body had to make when in the presence of the one who made it this way.

Either way, he had no choice but to keep his head lowered.

"N-nothing wrong. I've done what you asked me to. I was also about to call you, per our scheduled meeting period, but—"

"I wasn't available… right?"

those words of confirmation

physical interaction for once. Surely, you don't mind…" At this point, Adrien stood in front of Justin, finally

"I don't mind."

act so tense, is there?

in the way he addressed people, but based on his expression

Justin as a peer

tool for him… and that's okay.' He told himself, obediently raising his head

he fulfills his end of the

with me again?" Adrien interrupted his

lines. He felt a little annoyed that he was being probed about

are you talking about? You were the

why did you choose to accept

for a few seconds before loosening it and giving out a sigh. He truly had no choice in

make me stronger and immortal by turning me into an Undead. That

Justin was just glossing over everything… but that was all he had

sickness that… ah, no… nevermind that.'

was nothing he wouldn't do to see them again, which was why he was betraying

by now. I… I can't

he loved the people of this

back on Earth.

jokes or fun games could distract him

been hearing all of this time—echoed in the air. This one

the entity before him, he realized it wasn't