It was supposed to happen. And he knew that more than anyone else would.

Lying under the press and waiting, Kokichi felt his anxiety building up. It’s gonna be painful. After the procedure only his clothes, soaked in blood, will remain. And the boy shudders, watching as the press gets closer and closer to him.

He’s shaking, with tears in his big, tired eyes.

“You know, Kaito…I’m scared. So, so scared.”

Yet, Kaito didn’t respond. He was pushed aside by you, who stopped all of this.