(Joker's eyes are as big as they could be, cold sweat running down his spine as he attempts to process what he just heard.
It's... Not true. It can't be true. It wouldn't be the first time Akechi has lied to him, but even in order to succeed in the most important mission of his life, there were holes in his story. There were slips.
Decided refusal to believe it comes quick, both from the emotional part of him that screams that there's no way the last few months have been a lie, and the logical part of his brain arguing that if he sees Shido repeatedly, this might as well just be an illusion of the Void.
Even so, this is not a fear of his. Either out of foolish faith or of a deeper connection, Ren has always been convinced that this was not even a remote possibility.)
You're not him.
(Hatred oozes from his words, the eyes behind the mask as intense as they could be as Satanael nearly triples in size behind him, intimidating and authoritarian, towering over them both and only stopping before he hits the ceiling.)
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It's... Not true. It can't be true. It wouldn't be the first time Akechi has lied to him, but even in order to succeed in the most important mission of his life, there were holes in his story. There were slips.
Decided refusal to believe it comes quick, both from the emotional part of him that screams that there's no way the last few months have been a lie, and the logical part of his brain arguing that if he sees Shido repeatedly, this might as well just be an illusion of the Void.
Even so, this is not a fear of his. Either out of foolish faith or of a deeper connection, Ren has always been convinced that this was not even a remote possibility.)
You're not him.
(Hatred oozes from his words, the eyes behind the mask as intense as they could be as Satanael nearly triples in size behind him, intimidating and authoritarian, towering over them both and only stopping before he hits the ceiling.)
I will ask you once. Where is he?