[ No, they won't have such opportunities when they return. Not if they stay in Tokyo, not if the inevitable end is coming for one or both of them–
Grief compounds upon grief, too many stones stacking up upon his chest until it feels like his ribs will cave in. Maruki tries to breathe around it, feels the twist and twinge between muscles, bones, soft tissue, fascia, lungs, heart. Even his blood aches. He's exhausted. ]
Then we'll do it soon. Not tonight.
[ Not tonight, no. Tonight, he only sinks down deeper beneath the comforter, slouching until just the barest edge of his shoulder touches Akechi's beneath the blankets. ]
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Grief compounds upon grief, too many stones stacking up upon his chest until it feels like his ribs will cave in. Maruki tries to breathe around it, feels the twist and twinge between muscles, bones, soft tissue, fascia, lungs, heart. Even his blood aches. He's exhausted. ]
Then we'll do it soon. Not tonight.
[ Not tonight, no. Tonight, he only sinks down deeper beneath the comforter, slouching until just the barest edge of his shoulder touches Akechi's beneath the blankets. ]
Close your eyes. The hole isn't going anywhere.