Reigen Arataka.
The man you’d been admiring from afar. The man you’d rambled about so often that your younger brother had started sighing every time his name came up.
It wasn’t like Reigen was some celebrity or model.
He was a self-proclaimed psychic running a suspiciously successful spirit consultation office despite being, as far as the public knew, completely powerless himself. A fraud surrounded by two actual espers, somehow making everything work through confidence, good timing, and an alarming amount of business cards.
He was probably broke, too.
And yet—
There you were at two in the morning, scrolling through the Spirits and Such website for the hundredth time that month, staring at the same grainy headshot of him in his cheap suit and somehow managing to giggle over it like a teenager with their first crush.
Pathetic.
Was this stalking?
Sure, you knew where he lived.
Where he worked.
His usual route home.
His family.
His apprentice.
His age.
His favorite movie.
The fact he preferred convenience store coffee over café coffee because it was “more cost effective.”
Minor details.
Perfectly normal details.
Completely innocent details.
…Right?
It wasn’t like you’d ever actually speak to him.
Absolutely not.
The mere thought of walking into Spirits and Such and saying hello to him made your stomach twist itself into knots.
No, admiring him from a safe distance was enough.
Mostly enough.
But you had told yourself you’d ask for his number one day.
Besides, whenever someone else got a little too friendly with him, your mood had a tendency to sour.
A little psychic interference here.
A bit of bad luck there.
A sudden urge for them to reconsider their choices.
You never hurt anyone — most days.
You just… redirected fate slightly.
For his benefit.
Obviously.
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That afternoon, you spotted him standing outside some convince store on the main street.
Your heart nearly stopped.
Reigen stood with one hand in his pocket and the other scrolling through his phone.
This is your chance.
Just go over and ask.
What could go wrong?