restrained affinity

━fifteen.

Discombobulated Nepenthe ii
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A game of chess has been happening. To whether you get to pass him or you do whatever he desires. Or rather he'd let you go and again taste the freedom you've been craving for almost a month. With you locked inside his office. And a wholw chessboard in front of you. You wondered if it really is necessary to make it a game just for you to get pass.

"Is this really necessary? I mean.. I just need to get pass you. We could've done it in other ways." you mumbled with a suggestion concluded. It is true though, why would he want you to play with him in a competitive way just for you to get pass him.

"Yes. Quit complaining and play with me." he stated. Making the first move as he moved pawn G7 to G5. That first move meant that the game has started. Which means you have no other choice but to play. As soon as he made his move. He leaned his back on his chair and crossed his legs, whilst looking at you with a smirk. "Now, satisfy me."

You gulped and looked at your pieces. You kind of hotten a bit scared. But by the time you realized something that would totally get you worked up is..

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Flash back

"Checkmate." your father announced as he moved a piece from the black side. Winning as you were losing. Both you and your father are playing chess. With no other things to do, you both decided to play chess. It was a habit of the two of you.

"Geez, dad. This is the third time I lost to you." you groaned. Crossing your arms as you feel unsatisfactory to your defeat. You couldn't accept losing to your opponent more than 3-5 times. As you lost to your father three times in a row. You intended to win the next match for revenge. "How come are you so good at this?"

He chuckled as you asked that question. You felt offended as he just laughed at you by the time you asked him on how is he good at this game. You lost to him and you're not satisfied. You wanted to win and to get him to regret laughing at you.

"I'm an old timer, what do you expect?" he answered. But his answer was pretty logic. And you found no answer to your question. None of his words helped you think of a strategy. "When you see a good move, look for a better one"

"Huh? What's that supposed to mean?" you asked naively. Not knowing anything about what your father declared. You didn't get any hints as well. You wondered that as you sat down still in front of your father.

"Are you kidding me? You're an honor student, yet you don't get what I mean." he stated with misfortune.

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"Right. When you see a good move, look for a better one. I better keep that in mind."

"Hey, have you seen y/n anywhere?" Ran asked. He was looking for you by the time you ran off. He was worried that something might've happened to you since you were in danger earlier.

"No? Mikey's going to kill that girl if he knows that she's missing." Kokonoi assumed. As he met Ran by the corridors. While Ran is attempting to find and spot where you might've gone. But his instincts tells him that you were fine.

He ignored what Kokonoi said. But the moment he realized that there was truth in his words. He started to panic even more and rush off to find you and each and corner of the place. He rushed off to the other to ask if she was spotted by them, one by one.

"Sanzu, have you seen y/n anywhere?" Ran asked as he opened the door filled with a stinky stench of smoke. His room to where he rests whenever he feels like it. He just sat there on his phone doing some personal things.