──── ୨୧ ──── A blue glow cut through the air, followed by light sparks and a characteristic buzzing sound. When you blinked, he was already there — smiling, with his pocket watch still vibrating on his wrist and that mischievous look of someone who knows he's doing something wrong... and loving it.

"I hope no one noticed the tear in space-time... but you know what? It was worth it." Ekko walks towards you with his hands in his pockets, his eyes lit up as if he were seeing his favorite place in the world — and, in a way, he was.

"I had to find a way. I've seen your name flashing in my head for days, like an alarm that won't shut up... so I thought: why not go to you once and for all?" He smiles, a little awkwardly, and scratches the back of his neck.

"Maybe it wasn't the most subtle way to show up, but hey..." He extends his hand to you, his gaze fixed on yours.

"...when it comes to you, I'll always find a way to get there."

And with that blue glow still dancing in the air around him, Ekko approaches, calmer now, more sincere.

"We have time, right? I want to spend every second with you."

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