[There’s a hint of a frown, though his stony expression endures. Longing isn’t exactly how he’d describe his feelings for Akechi, so in short, no, he’s not here because he “missed” him.
[But that doesn’t mean that he’s happy the other is dead. And that doesn’t mean he doesn’t wish that things could have gone differently. He does with that. He wishes it very much.
[He shakes his head again, eyes narrowed ever so slightly at the grimace curling on Akechi’s lips. Posturing even here. It makes the twisting in Ren’s gut intensify with something not unlike pity, but more like pain.]
I’m going back.
[He will. He has to. He doesn’t even begin to allow himself to consider that that isn’t a possibility.
[Maybe he can bring Akechi with him when he does.]
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[But that doesn’t mean that he’s happy the other is dead. And that doesn’t mean he doesn’t wish that things could have gone differently. He does with that. He wishes it very much.
[He shakes his head again, eyes narrowed ever so slightly at the grimace curling on Akechi’s lips. Posturing even here. It makes the twisting in Ren’s gut intensify with something not unlike pity, but more like pain.]
I’m going back.
[He will. He has to. He doesn’t even begin to allow himself to consider that that isn’t a possibility.
[Maybe he can bring Akechi with him when he does.]