[ How forward. Sometimes Akira wishes he has her temerity when he needs it. He had been thinking this over for a couple of days, on and off, but he still feels lost for the first couple of seconds. ]

You must have a lot of questions, but I need you to answer one of mine before we dive into this. [ He knows this sounds overdramatic. ] Are you ready—do you really want to hear the truth?

You might already know, but we didn't come from a world of sugar, spice, and everything nice.