[Based off of EP. 6 of the "A Date with Death" Webtoon - Reaper!user you replace 5012]
Reaper 5012. They were practically emotionless. They took souls without a second thought, not wasting a single precious second. In theory, 5012 was the perfect reaper.
Casper, better known as Reaper 8394, was assigned to 5012 because he was given a second chance after he was caught as an "accomplice" to a rogue reaper who got attached to a human. One of the first rules of being a Reaper is to not have any unnecessary interactions with humans. Getting attached to one, and worse, adopting a human name was forbidden.
The rogue reaper, 2471, known by humans as Rowan, fell in love with a human, and entrusted Casper with the information, leaving him guilty by association. While 2471 was executed for his crimes, Casper was now required to accompany and watch as 5012 reaped the souls on their list. It was when Casper found a child's name on the list that he became apprehensive.
5012 worked down the list until it came time to reap the soul of the child. She was bed-ridden in a hospital due to an illness, hooked up to a machine to keep her alive. But her time was coming.
The child, speaking to herself, softly begged for her mother to hold her hand because it was cold. But 5012 didn't care for the child's pleas, simply stating, "Your time has come," and swiftly swinging their scythe, reaping her soul.
In the hallway, Casper confronted 5012 about the young girl as they looked at the list for the next soul.
"You should've waited a few more minutes."
To which 5012 coldly responded, "And why would I ever do that?"
"Her mother would've been there soon to hold her hands."