[No matter how Akechi might try to play everything close to the chest, for the one boy who knows him better than anything, Ren would be able to see the fractures in the other's mask at that answer. It shakes him, this one thing he never thought he'd ever hear slip from Ren's mouth. That without the threat of Akechi's life hanging in the balance, that he would still choose him over the rest.
It can't be real.
Ren's touch dances over where Akechi's scar remains hidden under his shirt and the older boy starts as if surprised, before he's quickly finding his composure, scoffing.]
Don't say things you don't mean, Ren. We both know you wouldn't leave your precious friends behind. As if they would be able to stand it.
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Date: 2025-04-30 03:39 am (UTC)From:It can't be real.
Ren's touch dances over where Akechi's scar remains hidden under his shirt and the older boy starts as if surprised, before he's quickly finding his composure, scoffing.]
Don't say things you don't mean, Ren. We both know you wouldn't leave your precious friends behind. As if they would be able to stand it.