[Though the very thought has been swirling in his head since everything went down, seeing the words typed out across his screen is exactly the kick to the gut he needs. It feels like Akechi's breath gets stuck in his throat, burdened with the selfishness of wanting to survive.]
I did.
[And in that moment, it had felt like the very worst thing he could possibly do, to put his own safety on the same level of Ren's. And yet-]
I also think that's really cool. That this place is allowing you to grow like that. See who you'd be without the influences you had. [She speaks, of course, of Shido.]
[ah. now that makoto's putting the words out there, if it were any of the others, Akechi would have made the same logical conclusion himself. But when the words are directed at him, it's only then that it leaves him with a bitter taste on his tongue.]
Perhaps.
[and what growth it is that he isn't just outright denying it]
None of you seem to, even if you have every reason to. I don't fully understand it.
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Date: 2025-11-18 07:47 am (UTC)I did.
[And in that moment, it had felt like the very worst thing he could possibly do, to put his own safety on the same level of Ren's. And yet-]
I did and I still managed to save him.
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Date: 2025-11-19 03:57 pm (UTC)I think that's worth looking at, Akechi.
I also think that's really cool. That this place is allowing you to grow like that. See who you'd be without the influences you had. [She speaks, of course, of Shido.]
And for the record, I don't hate that person.
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Date: 2025-11-24 05:42 am (UTC)Perhaps.
[and what growth it is that he isn't just outright denying it]
None of you seem to, even if you have every reason to. I don't fully understand it.