[Akechi repeats it dryly, as if he can't quite believe that's the word Ren's chosen to use. It doesn't seem like the right word; he wouldn't call himself traumatized. He'd consider himself a highly-functional person, really.
But then again, that's a knee-jerk defensive response, isn't it? Maybe Ren's right. Hadn't he just admitted that he's not reacting to things in a normal way? He frowns, eyes flicking away from Ren's momentarily before he exhales a heavy sigh through his nose and turns more fully toward him, letting his forehead come to rest on the other boy's shoulder.]
Just don't treat me like a child, [he says quietly. An order, but as is so often the case with Ren, also a plea.]
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[Akechi repeats it dryly, as if he can't quite believe that's the word Ren's chosen to use. It doesn't seem like the right word; he wouldn't call himself traumatized. He'd consider himself a highly-functional person, really.
But then again, that's a knee-jerk defensive response, isn't it? Maybe Ren's right. Hadn't he just admitted that he's not reacting to things in a normal way? He frowns, eyes flicking away from Ren's momentarily before he exhales a heavy sigh through his nose and turns more fully toward him, letting his forehead come to rest on the other boy's shoulder.]
Just don't treat me like a child, [he says quietly. An order, but as is so often the case with Ren, also a plea.]