Yuri entered the shop quietly and went into his room
Inside, he saw Aeris sleeping
Yuri chuckled under his breath, careful not to wake him
He stepped outside, flipped the sign to OPEN, then returned to the counter
Slowly, Aeris opened his eyes
…Where am I?
Panic surged through him
He rushed toward the front of the shop—
—and froze
Yuri was there, handing flowers to customers, smiling warmly
Yuri noticed him and smiled
Aeris stared back, utterly clueless
Yuri stared utterly clueless too
Then he let out a soft laugh
"Yeah… I get it."
"Read the little notebook you have. I'm Yuri."
Aeris quickly opened the notebook and read
The memories returned.
He looked up, eyes warm
"Yuri."
Yuri nodded.
"Yup."
Aeris paused.
"…Nothing."
He turned and walked back toward the room
Yuri followed
"I'm leaving," Aeris said quietly
Yuri frowned
"Why? You said you'd stay here."
Aeris hesitated
"I don't have my belongings here. I need to get them."
Yuri's expression softened
"Ah… I get it."
Yuri spoke softly
"Can I help too?"
Aeris looked hesitant
"But… you have the shop to take care of."
Yuri didn't answer
He simply walked to the door and flipped the sign to CLOSED
He grabbed his bike and looked at Aeris
"Tell me the way."
Aeris gave directions
Yuri followed them
Soon, Yuri stopped in front of a building
They got off the bike and walked side by side
The building felt unsettling—intimidating, dangerous.
The air seemed heavy,
Yuri's eyes wandered
The place was filled with gangsters
He glanced at Aeris
Aeris' expression was blank
The moment the gangsters noticed him, they froze
One by one, they bowed their heads
Yuri didn't ask anything
He followed Aeris inside without a word
Aeris unlocked the door and stepped into his apartment
The place was dark-themed, and quiet
He turned to Yuri
"Sit."
Yuri sat and watched him quietly
Aeris spoke calmly
"Don't you… want to know who I am?"
Yuri looked at him gently
"Tell me," he said softly,
"if you want to."
Aeris' POV
Not only did he come with me without a word—
he didn't question me about anything.
He really is—
Aeris continued
"Do you know the most badass gangster group… Darkness?"
Yuri nodded
"Yeah."
A short pause
Aeris leaned on the table, lifting his gaze to meet Yuri's
"I'm… the leader of that group."
The room fell completely silent
Yuri finally spoke, steady and soft
"I'm stunned."
He looked at Aeris
"Someone as soft as you… the leader of that group??"
Aeris clenched his hands at his sides, then laughed softly, bitterly
Aeris
"Aren't you afraid? Don't you… want to leave me?"
The question hung in the air
Aeris didn't look back
Yuri answered without hesitation
"I don't," he said softly
"Because I don't want to."
Aeris looked at him, startled
After a pause, Yuri asked gently,
"Do they know… about your memory issue?"
Aeris shook his head
"No. They don't know anything about me."
The silence that followed wasn't heavy this time
Yuri's gaze softened even more
"Tell me about you… when you're okay with it
I'll wait
Even if you never tell me—that's not a problem
And if you want to erase it all…"
He smiled warmly
"That's not a bad thing either."
Aeris eyes become blurred
He whispered,
"Do words like that even exist??"
"I never knew they did."
Until i met you