(Shit. She doesn't know about it, does she? The hand on her back caresses it, circular motions as to comfort before he taps twice on the table, an attempt to ground himself. He owes her an explanation, to the very least.)
Akechi has tried to kill me before and he failed. (A terrible opener, but Ren doesn't know how to be less than honest, to dance around the subject when it stares them in the face.
Most people wouldn't forgive something like that so easily. Ren, on the other hand, has lived this event behind Akechi's eyes, melding it to his own memory of just sitting there unharmed, tasting victory. To Ren, the assassination was merely a means to an end when it came to reaching his goal. Ren can't support it, but he can understand it. Akechi has changed since then, not only from what Ren observed in the Engine Room of Shido's Palace but each and every day that they spend together.
Akechi tries to be better and often succeeds, and to him, that's much more important than reaching for the past.)
He was scared of hurting me. (And nothing with Akechi is mild.) That was his nightmare.
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(Shit. She doesn't know about it, does she? The hand on her back caresses it, circular motions as to comfort before he taps twice on the table, an attempt to ground himself. He owes her an explanation, to the very least.)
Akechi has tried to kill me before and he failed. (A terrible opener, but Ren doesn't know how to be less than honest, to dance around the subject when it stares them in the face.
Most people wouldn't forgive something like that so easily. Ren, on the other hand, has lived this event behind Akechi's eyes, melding it to his own memory of just sitting there unharmed, tasting victory. To Ren, the assassination was merely a means to an end when it came to reaching his goal. Ren can't support it, but he can understand it. Akechi has changed since then, not only from what Ren observed in the Engine Room of Shido's Palace but each and every day that they spend together.
Akechi tries to be better and often succeeds, and to him, that's much more important than reaching for the past.)
He was scared of hurting me. (And nothing with Akechi is mild.) That was his nightmare.