[Guardian Angels 1]
He came into my life in 2000 and immediately took me under his wings.
Above all else, he tried to teach me about, well, guns. I once half-assedly watched as he walked me through how to operate a Glock 17. I picked it up and remembered thinking to myself - this thing is a toy.
“It’s too heavy,” I said. He was visibly disappointed – but remained extremely indulgent, and protective over the years. It was obvious that I had a thing for books – all kinds.
One volume at a time, and at a completely random order, he bought me the entire collection of ハンター×ハンター. I also took over his PS2. Contrary to popular belief, he did say no to me once - when I asked for a Zippo with my name engraved. I’d probably use it to set my house (or his) on fire and he knew it.
He travelled frequently and was always occupied with projects that I never asked about. In his absence V became my primary carer, a marvelous one at it.
Then he gone off the radar for a long while. The next time we saw each other was at his farewell party where he announced that he was moving to Macau, and that he was getting married to his girlfriend, ****. To be fair, I’d never known of her existence until then. **** was a young tall girl with a slender figure, dark hair in a bob cut. She looked like an anime character.
He departed and that was it. Nobody knew his whereabouts.
Except every other year I’d receive a Christmas card from him with no return address in which he calls me by my real name.
