[ Amazing how Ren can be so casual. He's only freshly triggered in Maruki the WORST EXISTENTIAL CRISIS OF HIS LIFE, THAT'S ALL
...is what a less patient and more self-involved person would say, but in this case, in their case, the first thing that actually happens is Maruki sort of gasps out a laugh -- a fragile sound, breathy and soft and a little bit pained -- and sags against the wall just behind him. ]
Haha... you really never change, do you? No matter what happens, you're always still just...
[ Because on closer inspection, Maruki actually looks like a bit of a wreck. Dejected, dark circles under his eyes. Exhausted inside and out.
He dares to glance in Ren's direction. What a time to have to do this. What a setting. Truth be told, he'd like nothing more than to shut himself away in a quiet room somewhere, maybe stay there forever, or however long it takes to sort his thoughts out.
When the Phantom Thieves turned all the others... is this what that felt like? There's a piece of him that wants to press his forehead to the ground in front of Amamiya's feet, to cry, to apologize for days. He almost does it, too; he can feel the weight of the words in his mouth.
There's another piece of him that genuinely wonders if this entire changed world isn't a sign that he succeeded after all. Somehow. So instead of apologizing to Ren like he wants to, he just says (tiredly, a little sadly): ]
wish u wouldn't, bud (jk he's perfect)
...is what a less patient and more self-involved person would say, but in this case, in their case, the first thing that actually happens is Maruki sort of gasps out a laugh -- a fragile sound, breathy and soft and a little bit pained -- and sags against the wall just behind him. ]
Haha... you really never change, do you? No matter what happens, you're always still just...
[ Because on closer inspection, Maruki actually looks like a bit of a wreck. Dejected, dark circles under his eyes. Exhausted inside and out.
He dares to glance in Ren's direction. What a time to have to do this. What a setting. Truth be told, he'd like nothing more than to shut himself away in a quiet room somewhere, maybe stay there forever, or however long it takes to sort his thoughts out.
When the Phantom Thieves turned all the others... is this what that felt like? There's a piece of him that wants to press his forehead to the ground in front of Amamiya's feet, to cry, to apologize for days. He almost does it, too; he can feel the weight of the words in his mouth.
There's another piece of him that genuinely wonders if this entire changed world isn't a sign that he succeeded after all. Somehow. So instead of apologizing to Ren like he wants to, he just says (tiredly, a little sadly): ]
You're... pretty amazing, Amamiya-kun.
[ Sigh. ]
So when you say "a while"...?