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When Issei is seven, his Pandora's box opens. At twenty-three, it explodes.
Prince Takahiro is unobtainable. From him, Issei hides two secrets: his magic and his love. But, as the years progress, these secrets become harder to keep. Then, Prince Takahiro dies.
“Issei,” says Iwaizumi from beside him. His voice is firm, if not wet. It sounds like a warning but Issei, much like with many things in his life, ignores it.
Beneath his hands, the grass shudders and twists. He pays the rapid spread of energy through his body no heed and instead draws Takahiro up into his arms.
“No,” he says again, and it’s like a clap of thunder. It’s like a thousand voices layered over his own. There is a heartbeat beneath his fingers that no longer moves; there is a mouth pressed to his neck that no longer smiles; there is a love in his arms who no longer takes breath. No.