A bit more than two years ago...

"I can't believe you're actually here, I missed you so much" Suga said as he hugged Akaashi tightly.

"Sugawara, I can't breathe" Akaashi managed to say, the other quickly released him from their death grip and laughed.

"How have you been? How's Bokuto? Tell me everything!" The other exclaimed and started practically dragging Akaashi out of the airport.

Akaashi had just landed in Japan, his home country. Oh how he missed it. To finally be surrounded by people who mind their own business and don't care if you speak a different language felt like a blessing. Akaashi was here for some work, Roy had recommended him as an extremely good lawyer, but failed to give out any details.

As Akaashi sat into the car and watched Sugawara stomp on the gas pedal, he finally opened his mouth. "So, how's you and Daichi?"

"We're fine, as always. Working hard, having very little private time together.. Not to mention that girlfriend of his" Suga sighed. "How's you and Bokuto? Things going good?"

"He's still as oblivious as ever. I keep giving him hints but he just fails to notice them. Maybe I'll just wait for him to take the first step"

"You know that might take years, right? He's too shy"

"Yeah, I know. But I don't want to pressure him, you know? What if he feels too burdened? I'll just wait patiently..."

"How come we fell for such oblivious men? It's unreal"

Both Akaashi and Suga laughed, they continued their chit chat till Suga finally reached the police station. Daichi was already waiting outside, but upon seeing him Akaashi couldn't help but sigh. It genuinely hurt to see his friend in pain, how could Daichi be so cruel and not notice Sugawara's efforts? He couldn't understand it.

"Keiji! I'm so happy to see you!" Daichi exclaimed as they stepped out of the car.

"It's been a while. I still have no clue why I am here" Akaashi confessed before chuckling a little bit. It was true, Roy had not given any details apart from "it's  a case unlike any other", however Akaashi felt uneasy.

Something was off.

"Your client is.. well, he's something else. There's no denying that he's guilty, but I guess you're here to help him get out of the death sentence" Daichi explained as he led Akaashi to the police station.

"Oh God... I am not mentally prepared for this" Akaashi sighed loudly. "On another topic, did you find out who your apprentices are going to be?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, two rookies Hinata and Kageyama. They're apparently the best and are going to start working with us in a few months" Daichi dug through a mountain of files until he finally found the one he was looking for. "Here."

"I should read this before I talk to the client so I have a general idea of what's going on. You have a spare room I can use?" Akaashi wondered, he couldn't really focus with that many people buzzing around.

"Yeah, just use our office. It's upstairs, the bright blue door to your left" Daichi smiled. Akaashi thanked him quickly before darting upstairs and looking for the office.

The faster he gets over this, the faster he gets to see Bokuto again. He was sort of worried for him, after all Akaashi had left him to take care of the house. Knowing Bokuto, something bad will happen no matter what.

Once Akaashi finally found the room he was looking for, he immediately opened the file. One look at all the things he was being charged with and Akaashi already felt like throwing up.

...murder.

Akaashi's eyes widened at the realization that he will have to protect a...murderer. It was a first, could he even do it?

"Yamaguchi  Tadashi....." Akaashi quietly read to himself. "Charged with First Degree murder... body was too mutilated..."

Akaashi had to close the file for just a few minutes as he tried to gather his composure. There's no way he could do this! To defend someone who has killed another human being, that's not something Akaashi could handle or so he thought.

What's worse is that he will have to meet him as well. It took Akaashi good thirty minutes to finally calm down, he needed to do this, it was for his own benefit.

With heavy footsteps he walked towards the interrogation room when Sugawara and Daichi were already waiting for him. He opened the door to find a pair of eyes staring at him with murderous intent. It felt as if someone had a knife pressed at Akaashi's throat, the pressure was surreal.

As Akaashi sat down in front of him, he couldn't help but notice his appearance. Yamaguchi was extremely innocent looking, if you ignore all the burns and scars of course. His eyes, on another hand, told a whole different story.

His eyes followed all of Akaashi's movements, even his chest rising whenever he breathed in. To say that Akaashi  felt threatened would be an understatement.

"H-Hello Yamaguchi. I'm Akaashi Keiji, your lawyer. I'm here to help you get a smaller sentence" Akaashi tried to introduce himself.

"I don't need a weak sentence. They can kill me, I don't care. What's the point of living of Tsukki isn't here anymore?" Yamaguchi replied, for some odd reason he had a smile on his face.

"If you don't mind me asking.. what happened between you and your therapist?" Akaashi's curiosity jumped out.

"Many things! He helped me, he loved me and I loved him too! I still do. I dream about him every night. I see his face riddled with pain and it brings me so much joy" Yamaguchi looked straight into Akaashi's eyes, it felt as if the temperature in the room dropped below zero. "Your eyes are just like mine..."

"Why did you kill him?" Akaashi couldn't help but continue asking questions.

"He was getting... boring. I guess you could say that. You know how kids get tired of certain toys? Well I got a bit tired of him. Everyday was the same, he didn't even give me the attention I deserved!" Yamaguchi's replies were making Akaashi nauseous.

"Do you regret it?" Akaashi asked hoping for at least one normal answer.

"No. I did it because I love him!" Yamaguchi smiled once again.

Akaashi excused himself and left the room, he headed straight to the bathroom as he felt his stomach churning. The  body of the therapist was incredibly mutilated, so mutilated in fact that the only way they found out who he was, was by his dental records. The policemen that had found him reported a gruesome scene of blood all over the walls, they said Yamaguchi was calmly sitting in the middle of the room, playing with what seemed to be some sort of internal organ.

Akaashi went to the trial, he did his best, instead of a death sentence Yamaguchi was sent back to the mental hospital, to solitary confinement.

After that case Akaashi promised himself to never raise his hand against another human being, if only he knew how things were going to change.

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POLICE REPORT

Case no. #512239
Date: 20XX-XX-XX
Reporting detective: Sawamura Daichi
Prepared by: Sugawara Koushi
Incident: A citizen called the Emergency Call Center at 8:22 AM of [redacted]. The elderly citizen complained of odd noises and "funky smell" coming from a neighbouring house. They gave the address and basic background on who is supposed to live in the house at the moment.
Details of the event: Two police officers alongside Detective Sawamura arrived at the scene at 8:49 AM. The smell emitting from the house was described as "smell of something decomposing". No one answered the door when policemen knocked so they were forced to break down the door. The inside of the house was a mess, there were indications of a fight including ripped up clothes and blood splatter.

The officers heard a voice upstairs and immediately took action. Upon opening the door they found the offender, Yamaguchi Tadashi, in the middle of a "horrendous and horrible" scene.

Actions taken: Yamaguchi Tadashi was apprehended by officer [redacted]. The offender did not resist arrest, but did threaten the police officer. The expert team was called to collect evidence and take the remains of the victim to the laboratory. It was determined that the victim was Tsukishima Kei, a therapist. Tsukishima Kei's employers disclosed that Tsukishima had taken Yamaguchi into his personal care after he showed results.

Yamaguchi Tadashi was found to have been a resident at Tokyo Central Mental Hospital for many years. He had previously committed manslaughter, but wasn't convicted as it was ruled as "self-defence". Yamaguchi Tadashi confessed to killing Tsukishima Kei immediately after being brought to the police station.

The hospital staff, when questioned, revealed that Yamaguchi had given hints that he was going to do something "bad and indecent", however no one took action because [redacted].

Trial is ongoing.
Case remains active.
Awaiting further evidence.

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Hello everyone,  I've decided to shed some light on Sinner's ending.

Thanatological ties a lot of fanfics together such as Sinner and Enigmatical.

Hope you guys found this enjoyable. We're diving right back into our usual chapters after this so get ready

Hatari.