Bright-line
Aomine always seems to be searching for his boundaries. Kuroko decides it’s time to give him one.
“That’s what’s most important to you.” It was a statement, not a question. “Having something to push against that can stop you.”
Daiki’s mouth crooked up at one corner. “Not like that’s a secret. It’s what you went looking for, wasn’t it? When you left.”
“One of the things,” Tetsu agreed. “To make you see me again. To bring you back. But Kagami-kun has his own reasons for playing you; we’re partners, but it isn’t right to use his game for my own purposes. I think it’s time I was more direct.”