[none of this is surprising, really. it's everything Akira had picked up on between the lines. it's exactly what Akira expected Dazai to do after their conversation, and he even told Ichigo as such. but still. . . hearing that he had planned it all along, hearing confirmation of Akira's concerns from Dazai's own mouth? that takes the wind right out of him]
[he drops his hand on Ichigo's knee the entire time he reads, and when the letter is finished, Akira's shoulders are hunched so tightly that it hurts the wound still carved in his back. it hurts, but he doesn't care]
Damn it. . .! Dazai, you stupid--
[he jerks back, just long enough to bring his fist down against the arm of the wheelchair, knuckles white]
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Date: 2018-01-13 04:26 am (UTC)[none of this is surprising, really. it's everything Akira had picked up on between the lines. it's exactly what Akira expected Dazai to do after their conversation, and he even told Ichigo as such. but still. . . hearing that he had planned it all along, hearing confirmation of Akira's concerns from Dazai's own mouth? that takes the wind right out of him]
[he drops his hand on Ichigo's knee the entire time he reads, and when the letter is finished, Akira's shoulders are hunched so tightly that it hurts the wound still carved in his back. it hurts, but he doesn't care]
Damn it. . .! Dazai, you stupid--
[he jerks back, just long enough to bring his fist down against the arm of the wheelchair, knuckles white]