[There's only a faint note of uncertainty in her voice— but it was, wasn't it? He and Akechi may consider one another friends, but she and Arthur had been so close when she'd finally made that reveal that of course it wouldn't change anything. Still, that didn't change the fact that she'd been afraid to tell him in the first place. Maybe Akechi, too, was afraid— and all too used to people turning away when they found out who he really was.
Maybe he was daring someone to accept him.]
We knew each other well, but your friendship with him... it's still new, isn't it? At least by comparison. I don't think the fact that you were afraid makes you a coward.
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[There's only a faint note of uncertainty in her voice— but it was, wasn't it? He and Akechi may consider one another friends, but she and Arthur had been so close when she'd finally made that reveal that of course it wouldn't change anything. Still, that didn't change the fact that she'd been afraid to tell him in the first place. Maybe Akechi, too, was afraid— and all too used to people turning away when they found out who he really was.
Maybe he was daring someone to accept him.]
We knew each other well, but your friendship with him... it's still new, isn't it? At least by comparison. I don't think the fact that you were afraid makes you a coward.