Glasses? Check…
Black hair… check?
Her friend's eyes widened in shock as she looked at Leo and pointed, her finger trembling.
"This one?"
Leo weakly nodded.
Raphael slowly stepped toward him with indifferent eyes, her expression unreadable. Leo looked at her awkwardly, as if he had been caught doing something he couldn't explain.
Before he knew it… she hugged him.
Leo flinched, his breath caught in his chest.
"I… I am sorry," she muttered, her voice breaking, her hands clutching him as if she feared he would vanish if she let go.
Leo smiled weakly before nodding his head. "No… I am sorry," he whispered back, his katana slipping from his grasp and clattering against the ground as he hugged her tightly in return.
'…Wait, what's going on here?' Her friend was utterly taken aback.
Who was that guy?
Was he Raphael's lover?
But Raphael had never mentioned him before. She knew Raphael better than anyone… if she had a lover, she would have told her.
