[The feeling is mutual - Akira gets it, in a way very few people do. Even with his friends back home, none of them got as close to the issues plaguing him - except maybe Chad, but while Chad stuck out, he was also quiet enough to blend in.
Ichigo never could, and he envied him a little for it.
So when Akira says that last line, he laughs - tinged with that same dark humor in his fellow captive's smile.]
Yeah. Exactly.
[This got, uh. deeper to his actual issues than he ever thought it would, honestly.]
...So...if you don't mind me asking, why were they doing that to you?
[Because, uh. His whole deal is pretty obvious if you just look at him.]
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Ichigo never could, and he envied him a little for it.
So when Akira says that last line, he laughs - tinged with that same dark humor in his fellow captive's smile.]
Yeah. Exactly.
[This got, uh. deeper to his actual issues than he ever thought it would, honestly.]
...So...if you don't mind me asking, why were they doing that to you?
[Because, uh. His whole deal is pretty obvious if you just look at him.]