An unexpected question in its simplicity. It should be easy. Should be simple. Should be-]
Nothing.
[Everything. Because his world had changed the second he shook hands with that dissenter in a bright, too bright, it was so bright - TV studio. Akechi shook hands with someone intriguing. Someone fun. Someone that answered Akechi's calls and-
Reached out, sometimes. Found him, sometimes. Pulled secrets and stories that had been hidden in his heart for years, sometimes.]
He's nothing.
[It's nothing. He's nothing. Because he's a corpse in a dimly lit room. Because he's ashes in the trash. A forgotten nobody whose name will be lost to history. Whose family will never find him. Whose world ended as he was beaten, drugged and betrayed and-]
Perhaps something between an acquaintance and-
[It's loud. The rain is loud. He doesn't know between what. Not a friend. Not an ally. The rain hits his skin and he's grateful for how it pierces through his coat in that moment.]
cw: murder drugs etc
Who was Kurusu Akira to Akechi Goro and-
Who was Leader to the Detective Prince and-two rivals always at odds.
An unexpected question in its simplicity. It should be easy. Should be simple. Should be-]
Nothing.
[Everything. Because his world had changed the second he shook hands with that dissenter in a bright, too bright, it was so bright - TV studio. Akechi shook hands with someone intriguing. Someone fun. Someone that answered Akechi's calls and-
Reached out, sometimes. Found him, sometimes. Pulled secrets and stories that had been hidden in his heart for years, sometimes.]
He's nothing.
[It's nothing. He's nothing. Because he's a corpse in a dimly lit room. Because he's ashes in the trash. A forgotten nobody whose name will be lost to history. Whose family will never find him. Whose world ended as he was beaten, drugged and betrayed and-]
Perhaps something between an acquaintance and-
[It's loud. The rain is loud. He doesn't know between what. Not a friend. Not an ally. The rain hits his skin and he's grateful for how it pierces through his coat in that moment.]
We're done here.