NOTE: I'm writing again *hooray!* This is just a short something I wrote to help me jog my brain before delving into my other unfinished stories. I had made a promise to myself to at least complete "A Secret to My Grave" or "The Sun that Chases after The Shadow" within this year. I decided to still make these two stories for free and will be posting on AO3 regularly starting from this month (I'll let you know here when it's ready there). For those who would still like to support me, I'll make a page and you can tip me however you want :) It's time I give you an ending to these stories. Thank you for your kind and undying support! You made me want to write again after all these years :D

The clock strikes midnight and like clockwork these past few weeks, Asami stood up from his chair, buttoning up his coat and left his office for the day. The first time Asami had so much as left the confines of his office this early (when most underworld business dealings had only just begun), Kirishima had almost dropped dead from the shock alone!

The said secretary couldn't believe his eyes when his ever workaholic employer had willingly called it a day and waltz out of the room as if he hadn't just rewired the poor secretary's brain. Kirishima knew that something was going on with Asami, but for the life of him, he didn't know what!

His Boss was no longer as trigger happy as he was just two months ago. Kirishima shuddered at the mere thought of that gruesome memory.

Let's just say that nobody would ever dare to cross Asami again after that night.

Now however, his employer was somewhat calmer... in a way. Don't get him wrong, this doesn't mean that his Boss was any less terrifying. Rather this new him had sent a few grown ass men crying like a little girl before confessing all their darkest sins!

Why? That's simple enough to answer.

It's an unspoken understanding among the dark dwellers of the underworld that Asami Ryuichi's smile meant instant death (as he only graced his victims with it before he shot them at point blank, no remorse). They said dead man doesn't talk. But in this case, rumors spread like wildfire and anyone worth something or is lucky (or unlucky enough) to be graced by Asami's presence knows this irrefutable fact: if he smiles, you're good as dead!

So why is this such a big deal now?

Well, the fact that his Boss is quick to smile nowadays had sent almost everyone running to the hills! In fact, the first time Asami had smiled at Kirishima (even for a second after he placed Asami's favorite coffee blend on the table), the secretary had thought his life had been forfeited. But when Asami had merely continued on with his paperwork and didn't decide to decorate the office with Kirishima's brain matter, the secretary had stood to gawk like an absolute idiot at his employer.

What being had took over Asami- sama's body?

Being the ever diligent secretary, Kirishima began to research on body snatchers (who knew what mad scientists had achieved under his nose!) and paid close attention to his employer's body language. Nothing seems amiss. His Boss still had his normal habits. He was still a heavy smoker. He still kills without batting an eye. His eating preferences are still the same.

Nothing truly trips Kirishima's list of possible body snatchers theory (yes, he has a list!).

Just that: Asami would smile every now and then at absolutely random times.

If that wasn't terrifying, Kirishima doesn't know what is! Suoh had agreed with him.

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END NOTE: I always love to write Kirishima's POV as an ice breaker. For me, he's such a fun guy to write :B If you're wondering if I'll continue on with this piece, I would say 50/50 as I think I wanna concentrate on my other ongoing series first. But who knows what my plot bunnies will give me in that meantime!