Next thing you'll tell me that working with Sakura-san is how you learned to make Molotovs.
[His lips quirk into the smallest of smirks, not really expecting Ren to reveal his secrets so easily. Still, it is a delicious combination. More than he deserves.
If he hadn't come here, he'd never have tasted it. Never allowed himself to visit Leblanc for anything but business, or stayed there long enough for more than a cup of coffee. For all he knows, Maruki's deadline has already passed, and he's either dead or no longer himself in that reality. There isn't much difference.
Who's to say they'll even remember any of this when they manage to go back? Who's to say that however their memories were tampered with upon arrival wouldn't strike again? He doesn't know. He can't know. He can't let himself dwell on what-ifs when he has to keep such a concrete goal in mind.
For now, at least, he'll allow himself to savor this stolen moment where he can pretend that things are normal between them.]
p5r spoilers lmfao
[His lips quirk into the smallest of smirks, not really expecting Ren to reveal his secrets so easily. Still, it is a delicious combination. More than he deserves.
If he hadn't come here, he'd never have tasted it. Never allowed himself to visit Leblanc for anything but business, or stayed there long enough for more than a cup of coffee. For all he knows, Maruki's deadline has already passed, and he's either dead or no longer himself in that reality. There isn't much difference.
Who's to say they'll even remember any of this when they manage to go back? Who's to say that however their memories were tampered with upon arrival wouldn't strike again? He doesn't know. He can't know. He can't let himself dwell on what-ifs when he has to keep such a concrete goal in mind.
For now, at least, he'll allow himself to savor this stolen moment where he can pretend that things are normal between them.]