[ Mm. Goro may be able to fool everyone else with his pretty words and bright smile, one that Ren is very fond of, but he doesn’t buy them. They’re twisted truths that lend nothing substantial, only enough to satisfy a one-off question so they can move on. He doesn’t say anything, at least not yet. Is this the right place? The right time? ]
... You’ve always been good with words.
[ A curse, he thinks. Akira wouldn’t press anymore, but Ren feels differently. He closes whatever distance Goro makes and takes his hand. ]
We’re in the middle of a phase where we have to figure out who we really are. That doesn’t bother me much, but... Not knowing you does, Goro. Please.
[ Akira may have known Akechi, then Akira may have known Goro, but what about him...? Will he be left, eventually lost in his own self, not ever knowing the person he loved? ]
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... You’ve always been good with words.
[ A curse, he thinks. Akira wouldn’t press anymore, but Ren feels differently. He closes whatever distance Goro makes and takes his hand. ]
We’re in the middle of a phase where we have to figure out who we really are. That doesn’t bother me much, but... Not knowing you does, Goro. Please.
[ Akira may have known Akechi, then Akira may have known Goro, but what about him...? Will he be left, eventually lost in his own self, not ever knowing the person he loved? ]