Ren’s eyebrows lift in mild surprise. “My intentions?” He hasn’t had time to consider that far yet. One hand slips out of his pocket to reach up and fiddle with a bit of his hair.
“I don’t know,” he says, after a quiet moment, and returns his hand to his pocket. “I don’t expect anything from you, if that’s what you mean.”
He doesn’t even know if Akechi feels anywhere near the same way about him. He’d admitting to viewing Ren as better, but that doesn’t translate to reciprocating his feelings. Ren reaches out to Akechi’s anxiety with a wave of calm, an attempt to soothe and reassure that he is safe with him.
“I know who you are - at least, I like to think I do. I don’t expect you to change who you are just because you know that I -”
He halts, tongue tripping over the words. A trickle of fear and anxiety creeps into the cloud of love and hope pulsating from Ren. Even with all his confidence and his collected demeanor, he’s still a little bit afraid this won’t go over well. But that’s what it means to be brave, right? Facing fear directly, in spite of it. Ren pushes off the side of the van and closes the distance between the two of them.
“I love you,” he says, gaze upturned so he can observe Akechi’s expression. “That doesn’t have to mean anything more than you want it to. But it’s the truth, and you should know it.”
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“I don’t know,” he says, after a quiet moment, and returns his hand to his pocket. “I don’t expect anything from you, if that’s what you mean.”
He doesn’t even know if Akechi feels anywhere near the same way about him. He’d admitting to viewing Ren as better, but that doesn’t translate to reciprocating his feelings. Ren reaches out to Akechi’s anxiety with a wave of calm, an attempt to soothe and reassure that he is safe with him.
“I know who you are - at least, I like to think I do. I don’t expect you to change who you are just because you know that I -”
He halts, tongue tripping over the words. A trickle of fear and anxiety creeps into the cloud of love and hope pulsating from Ren. Even with all his confidence and his collected demeanor, he’s still a little bit afraid this won’t go over well. But that’s what it means to be brave, right? Facing fear directly, in spite of it. Ren pushes off the side of the van and closes the distance between the two of them.
“I love you,” he says, gaze upturned so he can observe Akechi’s expression. “That doesn’t have to mean anything more than you want it to. But it’s the truth, and you should know it.”