By Zephyria 
A hitman.
Tennessee had no intention of sugarcoating his profession. He remained faithful to his past and to himself, a man who had hit rock bottom ethically. It was a monotonous life, but he figured it wasn’t so bad.
Until he discovered something inside a stolen car.
“What’s your name?”
“……I’m not telling you. You’ll just laugh at me.”
“And what’s your name?”
“Tennessee.”
“Is that your first name or your last name?”
“Doesn’t matter.”
The child poked their forehead through the open rear window. Black hair fluttered haphazardly.
An unintentional kidnapping. That was how the relationship between Tennessee and the child began.
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