He hears everything. Every lie. Every heartbeat.

...and yours is the only one he can’t ignore.

Macaque has six ears.

That means he hears everything—every lie before it’s spoken, every shift in tone, every heartbeat that betrays what words try to hide.

Nothing escapes him.

Until you.

Not because you are quiet—but because they’re impossible to filter out.

Their heartbeat cuts through everything. Their breathing changes when he’s close. Their reactions don’t match their words—and for once, Macaque doesn’t immediately call it out.

He notices.

He always notices.

And worse?

He starts to hesitate.

Set during the Brotherhood era, before everything falls apart, tension lingers just beneath the surface. The others see it. Some ignore it. Some... don’t.

Especially Peng.