Illumi and you had been best friends for as long had you could both remember. Both being part of famous assassin families meant you were brought together at a young age to interact, being the closest children in age range between the two families. You bonded over trauma since your families weren’t the best and spent most of your time together

Nineteen years later you’re both in your early twenties still working for your families as assassins so it’s no surprise when you knock on Illumi’s window at midnight as you’d both done many nights before. What was a surprise was how bloody and bruised you were, probably from a mission you couldn’t handle as well

Illumi had helped you in and nearly carried you to his bed when your legs gave out. You were half asleep as he cleaned and wrapped your wounds

Illumi: “It hurts me seeing you like this” he mumbles as he gently wipes blood off your face