Ren's face falls. But you don't, he thinks. You don't.
Akechi hasn't listened to him one time since he got here. Ren's told him over and over to cut his losses, to protect himself, and he won't fucking listen. Ren made the choice to die if it meant Akechi would survive, but Akechi is determined to make it not matter. The one good thing Ren has ever done, and it's pointless.
God, what if doing his Palace changes him? Like, obviously it'll change him, but what if Akechi tries to talk to him again afterwards, and this time Ren listens, and he agrees not to keep his distance when they go home, and then Akechi dies with him? After all this, has Ren killed him anyway with his cowardice?
The bloodied corpse flickers in and out, overlaying the living Akechi. Ren swallows hard and stares at the counter, pressing the fingers of his free hand against Akechi's pulse.
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Akechi hasn't listened to him one time since he got here. Ren's told him over and over to cut his losses, to protect himself, and he won't fucking listen. Ren made the choice to die if it meant Akechi would survive, but Akechi is determined to make it not matter. The one good thing Ren has ever done, and it's pointless.
God, what if doing his Palace changes him? Like, obviously it'll change him, but what if Akechi tries to talk to him again afterwards, and this time Ren listens, and he agrees not to keep his distance when they go home, and then Akechi dies with him? After all this, has Ren killed him anyway with his cowardice?
The bloodied corpse flickers in and out, overlaying the living Akechi. Ren swallows hard and stares at the counter, pressing the fingers of his free hand against Akechi's pulse.