[Week 6, Friday: Eichi]

[doublecrows]

[heeeey Eichi]

[by the time Akechi comes back to the room that evening, he looks like. . . well. a certified Mess (TM)]

[how are you doin' murder buddy?]

Comments

[finethanks]

[It's more than fine. He thinks that Akechi has needed a lot more than just this for quite some time. These tears... they can be healing, even if a small bit at a time. And even with this sick body that's fighting all that he was up to, he can be of some help, some comfort.

He rests his head very lightly against Akechi's as he cries there, continuing with everything else, allowing him to have this moment.

The cause of those tears... he can't make them go away. But he can be here as a pillar. As a partner, in every sense of the word. Take your time, Akechi.]

[doublecrows]

[Akechi's been keeping himself put together fairly well up until now, actually. every decision he's made, every action he's taken, was all a part of his duty as a Historian. and he walked that path without much regret, knowing that he was capable of committing the evil deeds it required]

[so how is it that one simple conversation with Ion, coupled with the deaths of so many people he considered allies, could tear all of that apart?]

[he isn't going to cry for long, but he also isn't reeeeally holding himself back]

[finethanks]

[It's okay. It's all okay, and Eichi provides what support he can, even as sick as he feels. He holds him, he allows those tears without drawing attention to them, and his humming slows to a stop only so he can speak reassuring words.]

It simply means that we have to attain the best ending possible, doesn't it? We can do that... together, the two of us, we can accomplish that. Then you can tell him all that you'd like.