[ The good thing about Ryo is that his affection is so singular that it's terribly rare for anyone else to even catch his eye. There's a tightness to his tone; this is only the second time tonight he's had someone pause at the suggestion of two men being together. ]
He's not interested.
[ Even as Simon agrees to not tell Akira, he can't help but feel apprehensive. He doesn't trust him, doesn't know him enough to connect the similarities...
Who knows how he was before the beginning of the end? Akira had accused him changing in a mere month of not seeing one another. Had he spent his makeshift childhood as a somber but amiable enough to pass as likeable? It's fair to say that he's certainly not that boy now. ]
Good. You're the only one I've told so if he does find out...
[ He trails off and the silence is fairly blunt. It won't make Akira draw closer to him for going after an acquaintance, but Ryo's pretty sold on the idea it's all a lost cause anyway. His lips quirk, into something that could be called a smirk. ]
Your mask... is it able to come off?
[ Is he curious or does he want to know what Simon looks like to easily find him? Debatable. ]
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[ The good thing about Ryo is that his affection is so singular that it's terribly rare for anyone else to even catch his eye. There's a tightness to his tone; this is only the second time tonight he's had someone pause at the suggestion of two men being together. ]
He's not interested.
[ Even as Simon agrees to not tell Akira, he can't help but feel apprehensive. He doesn't trust him, doesn't know him enough to connect the similarities...
Who knows how he was before the beginning of the end? Akira had accused him changing in a mere month of not seeing one another. Had he spent his makeshift childhood as a somber but amiable enough to pass as likeable? It's fair to say that he's certainly not that boy now. ]
Good. You're the only one I've told so if he does find out...
[ He trails off and the silence is fairly blunt. It won't make Akira draw closer to him for going after an acquaintance, but Ryo's pretty sold on the idea it's all a lost cause anyway. His lips quirk, into something that could be called a smirk. ]
Your mask... is it able to come off?
[ Is he curious or does he want to know what Simon looks like to easily find him? Debatable. ]