You have bad habits when it comes to me, Maruki-sensei.
[A glass for Maruki, and a glass for himself. He sets them both on the table, but doesn't touch his own yet.]
You always assume that I'll think the worst of you. [Gentle. He's still quiet, but he sounds gentler than he did before.] And you always apologize for the wrong thing.
[Ruined our life, still tolls in his head like a bell, and he thinks he's starting to get a clearer picture. Or at least, a better one to guess at.
Akira waits after that. Maybe for a long time, or maybe for very little at all. But he waits until Maruki looks at him again before he continues.
It's the first time that his voice and expression crack with pain.]
Bearing worse doesn't mean you have to bear more. Why didn't you let me handle it?
[He has questions - he has many, and he will ask them. But there's none that weigh on his mind more than that.]
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[A glass for Maruki, and a glass for himself. He sets them both on the table, but doesn't touch his own yet.]
You always assume that I'll think the worst of you. [Gentle. He's still quiet, but he sounds gentler than he did before.] And you always apologize for the wrong thing.
[Ruined our life, still tolls in his head like a bell, and he thinks he's starting to get a clearer picture. Or at least, a better one to guess at.
Akira waits after that. Maybe for a long time, or maybe for very little at all. But he waits until Maruki looks at him again before he continues.
It's the first time that his voice and expression crack with pain.]
Bearing worse doesn't mean you have to bear more. Why didn't you let me handle it?
[He has questions - he has many, and he will ask them. But there's none that weigh on his mind more than that.]