[He stares at him a moment longer, then scoffs and shakes his head. Unbelievable. Truly beyond his comprehension.
His eyes flick back to Ren's lips, and it takes conscious effort not to lick his own. Shit. This isn't fucking fair. But this is a situation of his own devising after all, lies upon lies upon lies, crafting a tower for him to perch on.
But isn't this Ren's fault, too? Akechi tried to kill him. Twice he tried to kill him, and both times he'd honestly meant to do it. Both times he'd wanted to do it, wanted to see him dead on the floor in front of him. And still, Ren and his friends had reached out.]
You'd do better just to forget about me.
[Then maybe he could have some fucking peace for once in his miserable life.
He heads toward the edge of the bath nearest his clothes, intending to get out and towel himself off to start getting dressed.]
But fine. I'll still uphold my end of our deal. This changes nothing between us.
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His eyes flick back to Ren's lips, and it takes conscious effort not to lick his own. Shit. This isn't fucking fair. But this is a situation of his own devising after all, lies upon lies upon lies, crafting a tower for him to perch on.
But isn't this Ren's fault, too? Akechi tried to kill him. Twice he tried to kill him, and both times he'd honestly meant to do it. Both times he'd wanted to do it, wanted to see him dead on the floor in front of him. And still, Ren and his friends had reached out.]
You'd do better just to forget about me.
[Then maybe he could have some fucking peace for once in his miserable life.
He heads toward the edge of the bath nearest his clothes, intending to get out and towel himself off to start getting dressed.]
But fine. I'll still uphold my end of our deal. This changes nothing between us.