keep you jaded (слэш)

V clears his throat, trying to wrestle his body out of a position that feels like it should be on a swimwear catalogue. He manages to make himself sit appropriately, when he suddenly blurts, "I was called Ghost back in the clan."
Goro blinks. V tries for a smile and resists slapping himself on the forehead. Whatever Goro was expecting, it wasn't this. Goro picks at his yakisoba, his scope unforgotten on his lap.
"Ghost?"
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V is unaware of the effect he has on people. Johnny helps him out.