(that was easily the most terrifying thing ryuji sakamoto has ever done.
fighting shadows and trying to change the hearts of corrupt adults has nothing on telling his best friend he's been massively in love with him for years, even if it's just an act.
but it's not an act. it never has been and it never will. he'll tell himself over and over that all of this is just for show, it's fake, it means nothing. but it means everything to ryuji. his confession isn't even as long as he would have liked it to be, so much more he wants to tell ren and thank him for.
managing to get that confession out, laying himself bare for ren, gives ryuji a sense of accomplishment for it all. now he knows he'll be able to do it, and not just for purposes of lying to ren's parents. ryuji doesn't allow himself to be hopeful, dreaming that ren could possibly return the feelings, but the desire to be honest, to give his heart to ren is always going to be there.
seeing ren push his glasses up, the way he does when he's being clever, plotting something, only reassures ryuji that he's on the right track. and not that he just broke ren's heart.
there's a smile on his face when he speaks again, listing off every point with his fingers.) So... we've been in love with each other since high school. I confessed 'cause I didn't wanna lie anymore, and now we've been datin' for four months. Anything we're missing?
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fighting shadows and trying to change the hearts of corrupt adults has nothing on telling his best friend he's been massively in love with him for years, even if it's just an act.
but it's not an act. it never has been and it never will. he'll tell himself over and over that all of this is just for show, it's fake, it means nothing. but it means everything to ryuji. his confession isn't even as long as he would have liked it to be, so much more he wants to tell ren and thank him for.
managing to get that confession out, laying himself bare for ren, gives ryuji a sense of accomplishment for it all. now he knows he'll be able to do it, and not just for purposes of lying to ren's parents. ryuji doesn't allow himself to be hopeful, dreaming that ren could possibly return the feelings, but the desire to be honest, to give his heart to ren is always going to be there.
seeing ren push his glasses up, the way he does when he's being clever, plotting something, only reassures ryuji that he's on the right track. and not that he just broke ren's heart.
there's a smile on his face when he speaks again, listing off every point with his fingers.) So... we've been in love with each other since high school. I confessed 'cause I didn't wanna lie anymore, and now we've been datin' for four months. Anything we're missing?