Akira's smile only perks up a little as he watches the blush cross Goro's cheeks. It's nice, the thought of getting to see a Akechi actually this flustered is- well, he wished he could take a proper picture and hang it up on his wall till the end of time but oh no, he's already regained his stance. The thought stops as he remembers his Akechi again, this time with a tear slipping past his eyes as he remembers him holding him so tight that his words wake him up from a certain dream.

"Promise me you will stop. Promise me you will give up."

His stomach falls.