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Ace
Aug. 4th - 10:29pm
Ren: [IMG sent]
Ren: hey
Ace: E-excuse me?
Ren: oh you’re typing out stutters? cute
Ace: Uhm. Pardon me, I’m not sure… have we met before? I feel like I’m not acquainted with what you’ve just shown me of your bare body.
Ren: … you do not type how you speak
Ace: Well, that is most certainly the first time I heard that.
Ren: I’m the guy from last night? you gave me your number remember?
Ace: I spent last night alone with my takeaway, so unless you’re the middle aged woman who brought me my sushi… I don’t think so.
Ren: oh wow
Ren: he must’ve given me a fake number
Ren: rude
Ace: … He?
Ren: yeah we were supposed to hook up
Ren: he seemed thrilled about it
Ren: man
Ren: that’s the last time I give this moving on thing a try
Ace: That’s… a shame. He’s clearly missing out.
Ren: … oh?
Ren: like what you see, do you?
Ace: :)
Ren: WELL, nice to meet you kind stranger
Ren: what do they say, when one door opens, another one slams you in the ass or something?
Ace: That’s not… that’s not how that...
Ace: Ah, nevermind. Nice to meet you as well.
Ren: I love that you still typed it out and hit send lmao you’re into dramatics and I can respect that
Ace: I’m into a lot of things. ;)
Ren: OH WOW okay
Ren: a guy can tell when he’s being aggressively flirted with
Ren: [IMG sent]
Ren: how’s that?
Ace: If you ever meet the - clearly tasteless - man again, please make sure to get his correct address so I can send him a fruit basket.
Ren: something tells me we’ll get along just fine
Takamaki Ann
Aug. 5th - 11:02am
Akira: SO. I met a guy
Ann: omg finally!! it’s so about time you get back into dating istg
Akira: yeah
Akira: so
Akira: we decided to hook up
Akira: I asked him for his number
Ann: !!!!
Ann: omg yes!
Akira: …
Akira: he gave me a fake number
Ann: WHAT?!
Ann: noooooo
Ann: tell Futaba, we’re gonna track him down!!
Akira: lmao
Akira: let’s go change his heart?
Ann: that’s right! once he gets to know you better, maybe he’ll regret that move… and then you dump him >:)
Akira: lololol okay
Akira: but the number he gave me belongs to another guy
Ann: !! oh
Ann: is he cute?!
Akira: hella
Akira: okay I actually have no clue
Akira: he never sent me a picture back
Akira: but he writes cute!
Akira: and he calls himself Ace - that’s not a name, right?
Ann: Pretty sure it’s not
Ann: so uhm
Ann: ‘back’?
Akira: oh yeah lmao I sent him a selfie
Akira: and then another selfie
Akira: not with my face but… it was not. needed. >:)
Akira: other dude’s clearly missing out
Ann: clearly lmao
Ann: go for it Akira!!
Ace
Aug. 5th - 1:49pm
Ace: So, do you do this a lot?
Ren: hm? chatting? yeah
Ace: Sending people you barely met shirtless selfies.
Ren: oh
Ren: Honestly?
Ace: Of course.
Ren: I don’t. I’m usually not the flirty…-
Ren: nah that’s not right, I’m definitely the flirty type
Ren: but I don’t really get involved with anyone like this
Ren: I t’s just… I’m trying to get over someone. And it’s hard. And my friends said meaningless sex might help, so here I am. trying this meaningless sex thing.
Ren: I suck at it
Ren: If the fake number fiasco wasn’t indication enough lmao
Ace: Hm.
Ren: sorry.
Ren: too much oversharing too early, huh?
Ace: No, I understand. I’m…
Ace: I’m currently trying to get over someone, too, I suppose.
Ren: how’s that going?
Ace: Hah.
Ace: Miserably .
Ren: lmao tell me about it
Ace: I’d rather not, if that’s alright.
Ren: … No I mean…
Ren: It’s a figure of speech to-
Ren: … you’re cute, you know that?
Ace: :)
Ace: I do know that but it is always nice to hear, of course.
Ren: oh my God!!
Ren: He’s got an EGO
Ace: Haha, I’m sorry.
Ren: don’t be - it’s kinda hot
Totally not the totally disbanded Phantom Thieves Chat
Aug. 12th - 4:59pm
Makoto: I’ve been trying to tutor Akira for hours now.
Makoto: I’m not sure which one of you he’s texting with, but please stop distracting him!
Futaba: lol
Ryuji: It’s not me!!
Ryuji: okay Yusuke is actually staring at me like he doesn’t believe me, even tho I’ve not used my phone for an hour wtf?!
Yusuke: You are acting rather suspicious.
Ann: I bet it’s just Akira’s new boyfriend ~
Haru: Oh?
Ryuji: Wait what?! For real?
Yusuke: This is the first I hear of that.
Ryuji: Why hasn’t he told us about this, wtf
Futaba: lololol
Akira: Okay first of all
Akira: TRAITOR
Akira: second of all - he’s not my boyfriend!!
Akira: we only started talking a week ago!
Akira: he’s cute and all and we’re hitting it off but it’s fresh. Idek his real name
Makoto: You don’t know his name?
Akira: idk he calls himself Ace
Akira: I’m not pressing him about it, I mean, I call myself Ren, just to, you know, keep people off my track
Haru: Being definitely not the Leader of the Definitely Disbanded Phantom Thieves is rough.
Akira: sure is
Akira: I heard
Futaba: if you give me five minutes, I’ll have his real name tracked down. probably
Akira: okay but I don’t actually want to gravely invade his privacy, as crazy as it sounds?
Futaba: too late - alraeadey on itt
Makoto: These typos….
Ann: She can’t be stopped now :]
Akira: … happy, are you?
Ann: Incredibly :]
Akira: Traitor
Ace
Aug. 12th - 9:23pm
Ren: So Ace is not your real name, right?
Ace: Well… no.
Ren: that’s okay. Ren’s not mine either. it’s chill.
Ace: Oh. Alright. I didn’t know that.
Ren: Just checking but
Ren: You’re not going to actually tell me your real name even if I ask nicely, right?
Ren: Asking nicely meaning sending hot selfies with very little clothing, of course
Ace: Haha, as much as I regret it, I’m afraid I can’t bend to those very tempting terms.
Ace: You see, it’s very important I stay anonymous.
Ren: Can you tell me why? just as much as you can, really
Ace: It’s got to do with…my job, in a way.
Ren: oh wow, what do you do?
Ren: if you don’t mind me asking :S
Ace: I suppose there’s no harm in telling you.
Ace: I’m a free-lance journalist, specialising on exposing corruption and injustice in politics and police.
Ren: … wait for REAL?
Ace: Yes. I can send you a link to my blog, if you like. I’m using this name as a pen name to remain anonymous, so you’ll see why it’s rather important for me to keep my true identity hidden.
Ace: [Link received]
Ace: I apologise. I got a bit over-enthusiastic here, didn’t I?
Ren: No dude!!
Ren: Sorry, I was just reading!
Ren: I think that’s really cool.
Ren: like, really. there’s so much messed up shit going on in those structures, I’m glad someone’s uncovering it.
Ren: Doing the real work out there. <3
Ace: Oh, well, I’m glad you’re feeling that way. Truly.
Ren: I think you’re so hot right now.
Ace: Hahaha.
Ace: And you haven’t even seen anything of me.
Ren: Well I’d be more than happy to change that. :3
Ace: … You know, why not.
Ace: Fair’s fair, after all, right?
Ren: oh hell yeah!
Ace: [IMG received]
Totally not the totally disbanded Phantom Thieves Chat
Aug.12th - 9:42pm
Akira: FUCK!
Akira: Oh my---
Akira: Fskdfjdgnvkd
Futaba: EH not doing it for me
Akira: GET OUT OF MY CHAT
Futaba: BUT IT WAS INTERESTING :C
Haru: ?
Makoto: What’s this about?
Akira: [IMG sent]
Ann: Did he send you this? *.*
Akira: !!!!!
Akira: WORDS HAVE LEFT MY BRAIN I CAN NOW ONLY COMMUNICATE IN SOUNDS
Makoto: …. He said with words.
Yusuke: Oh my!
Yusuke: What a truly breathtaking sight!
Makoto: Well, I’m going to have to agree with Futaba.
Futaba: ¬‿¬
Akira: WELL YOU’RE BOTH LESBIANS, YOU DON’T GET TO JUDGE
Futaba: Shush go back to communicating in sounds, it’s funny
Akira: STOP BUGGING MY ROOM!!
Futaba: BUT IT’S INTERESTING!!
Makoto: …
Ann: So you’re sexting now ~
Akira: That’s not sexting!
Akira: is this sexting?!
Haru: I believe it might be?
Ann: Kinda? at least the beginning of it? I mean you sent each other pictures of your bare chests…
Futaba: （‐＾▽＾‐）
Akira: Huh.
Akira: I guess we’re sexting then
Futaba: maybe you should answer him, dude
Akira: SHIT
Ace
Aug. 12th - 9:54pm
Ren: WOW!
Ren: you had me speechless there for a moment
Ace: And here I thought you were otherwise occupied. ;)
Ren: Give me a sec!
Totally not the totally disbanded Phantom Thieves Chat
Aug. 12th - 9:56pm
Akira: FUTABA. STOP READING.
Ann: uhm they’re SO about to sext
Futaba: ⊙ ﹏ ⊙
Futaba: yeah don’t worry I really don’t want to read THAT
Ace
Aug. 12th - 9:58pm
Ren: SO UHM
Ren: I wasn’t, I was talking to my little sister, mostly
Ren: but wow
Ren: just wow
Ren: you’re really hot, dude
Ace: :) It means a lot coming from you.
Ren: aw. you’re so cute, you know that?
Ace: Cute or hot, I feel like you should choose one.
Ren: oh, absolutely not
Ace: So you have a little sister?
Ren: yeah kinda! we’re not actually blood relatives but she’s family now
Ren: but also like... very nosy
Ren: and very in my private business
Ren: So while we have a minute for ourselves, safe from prying eyes…..
Ren: [IMG sent]
Ace: Oh my..
Ren: It’s not… It’s not too early, right? I mean, I thought we had a vibe there but maybe I’m just
Ace: [IMG received]
Ren: holy SHIT
Ace: I can certainly match the energy..
Ren: fuckkkk
Ren: That’s
Ace: You did that to me.
Ren: Well if you are hard and I am hard, maybe we should….
Ace:
Yes. Please.
Ren:
fuck I wish I was there with you
Ren: I’d be on my knees so fast, you don’t even know
Ren: I’d suck that gorgeous cock of yours so good <3
Ren: Well I’m assuming it’s gorgeous
Ren: I haven’t actually seen it without the boxers yet :3
Ace: this sounds like a very thinly-veiled invitation
Ren: oh, I made him forgo punctuation
Ren: With the power of cock
Ace: …
Ace: [IMG received]
Ren: FUCK.
Ren: Fuuuuck
Ren: it IS gorgeous!
Ace: you can’t say things like that!
Ren: why not?
Ace: …. because it’s really hot when you do
Ren: hahaha
Ren: come on handsome, give yourself some strokes. close your eyes, imagine it’s me touching you
Ren: I sure am
Ace: It seems like unfairly cruel torment when you’re not actually here.. but it’s not like I can stop…
Ace: … I wish you were here, too.
Ren: fuck fuck fuck the things I want to do to you
Ace: Like what? :)
Ren: like riding that hard cock of yours until you forget everything but my name. <3
Ace: shit
Ren: oh my God, he CURSES too?!
Ren: I’m corrupting you ;)
Ace: thoroughly
Ace: I’m also embarrassingly close
Ren: explains why your messages take so long
Ace: Pot calling the kettle black
Ren: okay less banter, more sexy talk
Ace: [IMG received]
Ren: that… helps…
Ren: urgh I want to lick that away so badly
Ren: [IMG sent]
Ace: fuckfuckholyfucking-
Ace is typing...
Ace: [IMG received]
Ren: that’s so hot
Ren: look at you, all covered in cum
Ren: wish it was mine <3
Ace: So do I.
Ace: Did you…?
Ren: [IMG sent]
Ren: oh you bet that I did
Ace: … I could lick those fingers clean if I was only there… :C
Ren: A POUTING EMOJI!?
Ren: And here I thought you have the spirit of a 50 year old trapped in the body of a (very fit) 23 old
Ace: haha
Ace: Just because I don’t stoop down to your intellectual level, doesn’t mean I’m not able to. :)
Ren: …. okay next time we do this, you gotta talk more about ‘my level’
Ace: … Kinky
Ace: But happily :)
Ren: damn you ARE the perfect man
Ace: Hah. Far from it.
Ren: shush I’m on an orgasm high, you can’t self-deprecate that away just yet
Ace: Noted.
Totally not the totally disbanded Phantom Thieves Chat
Aug. 21st - 5:03pm
Akira: So I think I love him
Ann: <3333
Haru: Oh, the mystery guy?
Ryuji: dude for real?
Haru: It’ll be good for you to finally move on.
Akira: that’s not… it’s not like that.
Yusuke: There’s nothing bad about moving forward after a tragic loss.
Makoto: They’re right. I know it’s easier said than done but you shouldn’t feel guilty about it.
Akira: That’s not what I feel…
Akira: I mean honestly, it’s not even that serious
Akira: did I have some of the most fantastic orgasms of my life just from sexting with him the last few days?
Akira: yes, yes I did
Futaba: EWWWW
Akira: but I don’t even know his real name
Akira: and he made it clear he’s not comfortable telling me
Akira: I know nothing about him, really
Akira: well I know he’s super hot. and sweet. and smart. and funny. and easy to talk to. and did I mention SUPER hot?!
Ann: I am so thrilled for you!! ~
Ryuji: I did not need to hear about half of this
Makoto: It’s rare but I have to agree with Ryuji.
Ryuji: what’s that supposed to mean?!
Yusuke: If you want to share in greater detail, I’d be happy to prepare a canvas. That way, we may both benefit from it.
Futaba: Inari you’re such a perv
Yusuke: I am by no means a ‘perv’.
Haru: I for my part am happy that you had some good orgasms, Akira!
Ann: djfcdskdsk
Makoto: Oh dear...
Akira: dfskjmfskjd
Ryuji: UHM
Haru: What is it? :)
Futaba: that’s it, I’m going back to hacking this guy
Akira: you’re still on that?! leave him be!
Futaba: NOPE. I was going to, honestly but ???
Futaba: he’s actually really good at blocking my access?
Futaba: And now it’s personal >:)
Futaba: I’m gonna crack his code!
Futaba: Mwahahahaha!
Ace
Aug. 31st - 7:29pm
Ace: So, I realised something the other day.
Ren: That you’re really lucky I’m so generous with my shirtless selfies?
Ace: That too, of course. :)
Ace: They’re better than any bedtime reading.
Ace: But you said something about me only remembering your name…
Ren: you sure memorised that well. ;)
Ace: It did stick with me, I have to admit.
Ace: But it occurred to me that I don’t know your real name.
Ren: I don’t know yours either, it’s only fair. :P
Ace: Of course. But...
Ace: It’s.. not about you, you know that, right?
Ace: It’s dangerous to put it out there, that’s all.
Ren: I… I kinda thought so, but it’s good to hear, if it makes sense
Ace: Of course it does.
Ren: I guess I feel… similarly?
Ren: It’s… you hate the police, right?
Ace: Oh, absolutely.
Ren: Well, they’re kind of after me. Watching me. However you want to put it. I’ve done some stuff that put me on some important people’s bad boy lists. So I’m using fake names in the internet a lot. It helps. Makes me a bit less paranoid even though it probably doesn’t do much.
Ace: I get it. The paranoia. It gets to you.
Ren: yeah.
Ren: you know I kind of feel good about that
Ren: I feel like you really understand some of the shit i went through, somehow
Ren: It’s nice
Ace: ... You can talk to me about whatever you’re comfortable with, you know that, right?
Ace: I- the sexting is nice, but…
Ace: I really do like you. And I really do understand.
Ren: Thanks man
Ren: you too
Ren: And… I really do like you too. <3
Ace: *swoons*
Ren: you did not just type out “ *swoons* “
Ace: Is there something wrong with that? :C
Ren: Oh my God… the actual 50 year old… he has returned...
Ace: And you’re into it.
Ren: And I’m into it.
Totally not the totally disbanded Phantom Thieves Chat
Oct. 23rd - 12:03pm
Akira: Guys look at this
Akira: [Screenshot sent]
Ryuji: huh? what does that even mean?
Makoto: “ Of course, in times of these corruptions, we cannot convince ourselves to take justice into our own hands or we threaten to repeat the Phantom Thieves-fiasco from five years ago. It’s important to call injustice out and bring attention to it, so it can be corrected by the system as a whole (and I agree that we do have to work on the system first!). but bringing our own justice into play can lead to chaos and destruction. ” - What article is this from?
Akira: Okay don’t get mad but…
Ryuji: I’m not understanding a single word of this shit, why are they calling us a fiasco?
Ryuji: we rocked man!
Akira: this is from Ace’s blog
Ann: Your boyfriend wrote this?!
Haru: Somehow I’m not surprised….
Yusuke: I see a pattern emerging here…
Futaba: Joker stop dating people who hate the Phantom Thieves challenge
Akira: okay but we’re not dating!
Akira: I- I think
Ann: lmao sure
Makoto: Honestly that seems… a bit similar to what Akechi used to say, doesn’t it?
Makoto: We did express our support for you moving on but doesn’t it feel like… I don’t know… you just latched onto someone very similar to Akechi?
Akira: okay this is unfair
Akira: you don’t even know him, you’ve just read one blogpost!
Ann: i meaaaan
Ann: you did mention he writes like a 50 year old
Futaba: can confirm
Haru: And you did say he’s got an arrogant streak at lunch earlier.
Yusuke: I distinctly remember you saying that he was wearing gloves in some of the pictures when you invited me for Curry…
Akira: okay
Akira: Maybe he’s got some similarities with Akechi.
Akira: but I’m also done talking about this.
Ann: Akira, we’re sorry…
Makoto: We are. We just want to be sure that you’re okay, you know that, right?
Haru: It’s easy to fall into very unhealthy coping mechanisms after losing a loved one, after all.
Akira: I wish y’all would stop
Akira: Akechi and I, we weren’t even… we never even got to this part. It was nothing. It’s okay. I’m okay.
Futaba: dude we can all see that you were madly in love
Futaba: can you not pretend we’re stupid at least?
Akira: sorry. I just. I don’t want to discuss this right now, okay?
Ryuji: give him a break guys
Ann: yeah, of course. <3 But if you want to talk, you know you always can, yeah?
Haru: Seconded!
Futaba: thirded!!
Makoto: With me too, of course!
Ryuji: not to me man, I can’t stand that Akechi guy
Ryuji:
UHM I mean-
Ryuji:
sure, you can always talk to me too
Ryuji: Ann stop kicking me
Akira: lmao
Akira: thanks guys. I know that <3 it’ll be okay
Yusuke: I feel like these sorts of things are wonderfully discussed over a good bowl of Ramen.
Akira: …
Akira: Yusuke, are you out of food again?
Yusuke: Well, since you’re asking… yes, it seems that I am. I hadn’t noticed until this morning when I finished my improvised piece about human desires and felt my stomach suddenly revolt.
Akira: be there in 20, mate
Ace
Oct. 23rd - 10:39pm
Ren: So I read through some of your blogposts
Ace: Oh?
Ace: Did you like them?
Ren: I… can I be honest?
Ace: Please be!. :) Although now I am a bit worried haha.
Ren: I agree with you on most of them. And I think you’re very brave, calling out all these powerful people. And you gotta be smart as heck for figuring some of this stuff out and finding evidence on it. I don’t even want to know how you do this. And you have a very nice writing style, from what I understand of it.
Ace: I sense a ‘but’ coming.
Ren: Well… I mean…
Ren: What’s your issue with the Phantom Thieves, man?
Ace is typing…
Ace: Oh.
Ace: That.
Ren: It’s - I mean it’s okay, I knew they weren’t that popular, in the end there but-
Ren: Didn’t they have the same goal you have? In a way?
Ace: I suppose that they did.
Ace: The crux of the issue is not their intentions - I know they were pure until the end - it’s the problems that arise behind having the power that they seemed to possess.
Ren: What does that even mean?
Ace: Frankly?
Ace: What I was talking about was less about the Phantom Thieves in particular, but about someone with the same sort of power who could be tempted to attemp to take Justice into their own hands and grow too powerful, too unstoppable, too corrupted. It happens easily. Being corrupted by power.
Ren: The Phantom Thieves weren’t, though.
Ace: No, they were not.
Ace: Again, I’m not talking about the Phantom Thieves. What is this fixation on them, anyway?
Ren: I guess I just don’t get why anyone would hate the Phantom Thieves
Ren: I mean they shot God for humanity
Ace: I don’t hate them. I never said I hated them.
Ace: And surely, that’s nothing more than a wild, unconfirmed rumour?
Ren: lol no
Ren: I was there live, saw it happening
Ace: … You did?
Ren: yeah
Ren: the leader stood up and this uhm.. monster he was fighting with changed, grew, super big, like just as huge as the God and they both shot him
Ren: super hot tbh
Ace: … that’s… that
Ace: so he was okay?
Ace: that leader?
Ren: oh yes
Ren: heard he ended up in juvie for a bit but not for long
Ren: got busted out
Ren: legally
Ace: Ah, I see.
Ren: why u asking, I thought you hated them? >:)
Ace: I DON’T.
Ace: I may have, in fact... somewhat of a soft spot for… some of them.
Ren: Ah.
Ren: You think the leader’s hot too
Ace: …
Ace: I suppose that’s one way to put it.
Totally Not The Totally Disbanded Phantom Thieves chat
Oct. 23rd - 10:46pm
Akira: [Screenshot sent]
Akira: HE THINKS I’M HOT!!!
Ann: DUDE YOU WERE ALREADY SEXTING
Akira: YEAH BUT HE FINDS ALL OF ME HOT! PHANTOM THIEF ME HOT! THE HOTNESS IS UNDENIABLE!
Makoto: Oh dear…
Akira: I feel so hot right now
Haru: Oh no, are you running a fever?
Ann: lol read the older messages, Haru!
Futaba: or you know
Futaba: don’t
Futaba: also valid
Makoto: probably for the best
Akira: definitely for the best
Haru: Oh, I see!
Haru: So you’ve been talking about the Phantom Thieves with him, then?
Akira: yeah
Akira: we agreed to disagree, I guess
Akira: he says he doesn’t hate us, he just thinks the power itself is dangerous in the wrong hands, I think
Makoto: So… what Akechi used to say?
Futaba: Ironic, since Akechi was the literal wrong hands in that sitch, huh?
Akira: …
Ann: futaba..
Futaba: yeah yeah I’m sorry but it’s true
Haru: I feel like we’d be able to understand better if we could have a chat with Ace ourselves, you know? :)
Haru: Get to know him a little. See all the emotional healthy ways in which he’s not like Akechi.
Akira: I thiiiink that might be a bit much for him right now
Akira: he did say he’s trying to stay anonymous. I haven’t really told him that I shared his posts with y’all
Ann: Okay how about this
Ann: We all get to ask him one question and you deliver them to him and give us our answers
Akira: … one question?
Haru: That sounds like fun!
Makoto: I think that’s a fair compromise.
Futaba: i’m down lmao I already know what I wanna ask
Yusuke: I believe I will be able to think of the best question over some curry… if you’ll have me, that is!
Akira: lmao sure, come over tomorrow
Akira: okay fine, one question, I can get on board with that
Haru: Wonderful! :)
Ace
Oct. 24th - 5:04pm
Ren: So
Ren: I apologise in advance for what I’m about to do to you.
Ace: Does it have to do with having our dicks out? Because in that case, no apology is necessary.
Ren: no
Ren: but hold that thought
Ren: So I told my friends about you
Ren: A little
Ren: And they asked me to ask you some questions to get to know you better
Ren: you know, while keeping you as anonymous as possible
Ren: I know it’s kinda weird but they just wanna know what sort of guy I hang with, promise
Ren: …. tho some of the questions may be a bit… weird… also…
Ace: Oh.
Ace: That’s… that’s alright, I suppose.
Ren: You sure? You don’t actually have to answer them if they make you uncomfortable or anything!
Ace: Yes, why not. Could be fun. Right?
Ren: Right.
Ren: you would say that. You don’t know my friends, after all.
Ace: Oh, how bad could it be? :)
Ren: … Let’s just start.
Ren: Question 1: What are your academic ambitions?
Ace: Oh well, I am studying journalism, I suppose finding an actual high profile paper and writing for them officially would be rather nice.
Ren: They’re unlikely to print your exposure columns though
Ace: Yes, I would have to keep them up separately.
Ren: sounds like a lot of work..
Ace: I don’t mind being busy, I’m used to it.
Ace: I’m good at it.
Ren: as long as you still have time for me. <3
Ace: Always.
Ren: Aw, you’re so sweet when you want to.
Ace: I’m holding onto the promise of dicks out later on.
Ren: As you should!
Ren: Okay question 2!
Ace: I’m on the edge of my seat.
Ren: What is your favourite flower?
Ace: … Well that is rather anticlimactic.
Ren: They’re varying levels of intense
Ace: I see. Would it be a bad idea to say that I don’t have any particular strong feelings about any sort of flower?
Ren: Honestly… yeah. Just pick one, anyone, she’ll be fine with it.
Ace: I suppose I’m not entirely opposed to Red Asters.
Ren: I’ll pass it on! … and look it up!
Ace: Haha. So, how many of these questions will I have to face?
Ren: You’ll see! Gotta keep some mystery!
Ace: Of course, because our entire circumstances are not mysterious enough just yet!
Ren: Exactly
Ren: QUESTION NUMBER 3!
Ace: … Hit me, then.
Ren: “Which of these portraits does best represent the feeling of hope in the most poignant, yet aesthetic way?”
Ace: Uhm… what?
Ren: shoot I forgot to add the attached files
Ren: Here ya go!
Ren: [Sent 14 images]
Ace: ….
Ace: Can I just… say a random number?
Ren: absolutely do that
Ace: Number 7.
Ren: wonderful pick, he’ll love it
Ace: He will, huh?
Ren: oh he’d love whichever pick, really, he sees beauty in anything. really. anything. OKAY, moving on!
Ren: Question 4!
Ace: This is ought to be good.
Ren: “idk man I don’t really care is he into sports I guess?”
Ace: You have quite a share of interesting friends.
Ren: don’t I just?
Ren: They’re honestly the best
Ren: Tho I admit they’re not exactly showing their best side right now lmao
Ace: I like sports, but I’m specific with the sort of sports I do. Climbing and bouldering is something I enjoy, biking and running as well.
Ren: Well, that will have won him over! A man of many interests, I had no idea!
Ace: You never asked. :)
Ren: I suppose this isn’t all too bad.
Ren: learning more about you than just the shape of your cock
Ren: Not that I don’t enjoy the shape of your cock
Ace: Seconded. Next?
Ren: Having fun, are you?
Ace: Honestly… yes. It’s weird, but in an amusing way.
Ren: sums them up perfectly! okay, here we go!
Ren: *drumroll* Question number 5!
Ren: “What are your intentions with [Real name redacted] Ren oh and his favourite dessert, I can ask two, right? Does he like pancakes?”
Takamaki Ann
Oct. 24th - 5:24pm
Akira: pancakes? seriously?
Ann: just, you know, since we’re checking that he’s *not* like Akechi….
Akira: Haha.
Ann: oh come on, don’t be so down. Maybe he hates them and all will be okay. <3
Ace
Oct. 24th - 5:25pm
Ace: Technically, that’s four questions.
Ren: Observant of you.
Ace: It’s basic counting.
Ren: I’m so impressed rn
Ace: I have counted to four...
Ren: I want to suck your dick so badly rn
Ace: Don’t…. say things like that if you still want me to use my brain today.
Ren: For counting to five?
Ace: Have you always been this exasperating?
Ren: oh absolutely - you just didn’t notice because of all the sex appeal
Ace: …. Possible.
Ren: anyway, I can’t help but feel like you’re stalling.
Ace: I suppose I have a weak spot for crèpes, I absolutely despise pancakes and my intentions with you are mostly to text-fuck you senseless as soon as this is over.
Ren: woah woah woah slow down here
Ace: ??
Ren: you HATE pancakes?
Ren: That’s an awfully strong opinion on poor little innocent pancakes
Ace: Of course *that’s* what you’re focussing on….
Ace: It’s personal.
Ren: Has a pancakes personally wronged you? :3
Ace: Something like that.
Ren: lmao you’re unreal sometimes
Ace: Stop laughing and move on to the next question!
Ren: you have a grudge against a dessert!
Ace: If you knew you’d understand!
Ren: Tell me!
Ace: Absolutely not! Next question!
Ren:
Ren: but I will bring it up again, you just wait sir!
Ace: Call me that during sex and I might consider answering. <3
Ren: <3
Ren: NOTED.
Ren: Oh, this is a simple one!
Ren: Question 6: Does he go to bed early?
Ace: I- seriously?
Ren: idek what to tell you, my friends have weird priorities
Ace: Clearly.
Ace: Well, I suppose I do sometimes? But I lie awake more often than I’d care to admit.
Ren: you and I both
Ren: good thing we have each other’s company for cold, long nights now :)
Ace: Hah.
Ace: I don’t hate that thought.
Ren: yeah. <3
Ren: so the last one is a bit spicy lmao
Ace: Ah well, I was waiting for the big uncomfortable one. Hit me. I’m prepared.
Ren: Okay so.
Ren: My little sister wants to know if you’re an undercover hitman hiding underneath a pleasant exterior.
Ace is typing…
Ace: I was not prepared.
Ren: I’m sorry lmao she’s a bit weird sometimes
Ace: That is…. an oddly specific question.
Ren: yeah haha I wonder where that came from
Ren: haha
Ren: she does watch a lot of Anime!
Ace: I see.
Ren: yeah. sooo….
Ace: Well I hope she doesn’t ask this from other people as well, it’s a rather disturbing thing to do.
Ren: lol tell me about it
Ren: it’s cool tho
Ren: she doesn’t talk to strangers much
Ace: I… see.
Totally not the totally disbanded Phantom Thieves Chat
Oct. 24th - 6:37pm
Akira: so that concludes everyone’s questions! I hope y’all are satisfied now!
Haru: His flower choice is really interesting. Did you know Red Asters can represent innocence?
Yusuke: His choice of portrait speaks from a true understanding of art and beauty. I am positively surprised! I approve of this bond wholeheartedly!
Ann: who the hell hates pancakes?
Futaba: UHM
Futaba: What about my question?
Akira: oh yeah you nasty old gnome, how could I forget?
Akira: huh
Akira: you know, he never actually gave an answer to that one
Ryuji: UHM isn’t that kinda bad?
Haru: Oh no…
Makoto: I’m sure he merely didn’t take the question seriously. I don’t see how anyone would.
Futaba: It’s a legit question! After everything
Yusuke: Even so, I find it unlikely that an actual hitman would answer it truthfully.
Futaba: oh boohoo Inari! It was worth a shot! I find it suspicious that he avoided answering!
Ann: I think we’re all just a bit paranoid because of… things. It’s fine.
Futaba: Morgana agrees with me!
Ryuji: whatevs. anyone wanna come over play some video games?
Yusuke: Will there be dinner?
Ryuji: are you broke again man?
Yusuke: Well, as it happens… yes.
Ryuji: yeah, we’ll order some dinner, come over.
Yusuke: I’ll be on my way right away!
Akira: I love you guys <3
Akira: Thanks for looking out for me
Akira: but it’s fine.
Akira: How many undercover serial killers can there be, right?
No one is typing...
Akira: Right?
Ace
Oct. 24th - 7:02pm
Ren: SO about me being fucked senseless tonight…
Ace: Ah yes.
Ace: I’m sorry. It seems something came up. I’ll have to postpone you losing your mind.
Ren: oh.
Ren: Is everything alright? That last question didn’t make you uncomfortable, did it? It was seriously just a stupid joke.
Ace: No, no, it’s quite alright.
Ace: Really.
Ace: I just… this is important. I’ll text you later.
Ren: okay but…
Ren: okay you’re already offline.
Ren: I guess I’ll… see you later then.
Sakura Futaba
Oct. 25th - 6:40am
Futaba: so I’ve been working on this for days now
Futaba: I’ve been up all night
Futaba: but I can’t hack into his blog at all, it’s all dead ends
Futaba: It’s like he’s leaving no trace online
Futaba: I know you said he wants to be anonymous but I had no idea *how* much
Futaba: he must know a really good hacker
Futaba: not good enough to escape ME, though!! I’ll get him! (⌐■_■)
Akira: please, just leave him be.
Akira: Please.
Ace
Oct. 25th - 9:43pm
Ren: Heyya! I had such a busy day today, sorry for not texting sooner!
Ren: between studying and being a barista, it’s really difficult to keep up with my social life
Ren: Thankfully, most of my social life haunts me at the café.
Ren: How’s your day been?
Ren: Ace?
Ace
Oct. 30th - 9:20am
Ren: Hey!
Ren: I haven’t heard from you in a while, is everything okay?
Ren: I guess you’re still busy..
Ren: Well, text me when you have the time. <3
Ace
Nov. 12th - 2:56am
Ren: Hey Ace?
Ren: Are you alright?
Ace
Nov. 28th - 4:34am
Ren: .. was it something Isaid? That questioin was stupid I’m so s orry. I am.
Ace
Dec. 15th - 12:03pm
Ren: Please. Please you don’t ever have to contact me again after this but please let me know you’re okay, at least. I can’t… I can’t do this again. Not today. Please.
Ace: I’m sorry. I’m alright, please don’t worry about me.
Ren: oh fuck
Ren: oh thank fuck
Ren: fuck I’m so glad
Ace: I didn’t mean to worry you. I just think it’s best if we don’t talk anymore.
Ren: Oh.
Ren: okay… it’s not like I didn’t see that coming.
Ace: I’m sorry.
Ren: so you keep saying.
Ren: it’s okay. can I ask for the reasons?
Ace: It’s … complicated. I assure you, I’m trying to do what’s best for you.
Ren: Best for me. Aha.
Ace: You’ll be fine. All we did was sext a little, right? It’s not like we were anything serious.
Ren: We talked every day… for like months… it was serious for me. You said you liked me. And now… fuck I can’t do this today.
Ace: … you said that before. ‘Today’. May I ask what it is about today?
Ren: I thought we shouldn’t talk anymore.
Ace: Yes but… you worry me.
Ren: oh great. get in line. all my friends are already trying to get me to talk about all this.
Ren: They know I don’t want to
Ren: They know I can’t
Ren: They know that they don’t understand, not really.
Ren: They’re trying but they don’t get it.
Ren: It’s stupid, I’m so stupid. Because you’re the only one I ever felt like I could talk with about this and you… you… of course you don’t want to anymore.
Ren: I’m so messed up and broken and stuck
Ren: They all say so. That I’m so stuck I fell for a guy who’s just like him.
Ren: they’re right and I don’t want to hear it but you’d get it, I thought haha
Ren: you’d somehow find the right words, the ones that don’t make it worse for once
Ren: God I’m sorry. I’m unloading all of this on you, it’s not your fault.
Ren: I’m sorry.
Ace: I… I’m not sure I understand what you’re talking about.
Ren: Him.
Ren: [Link sent]
>> Life and Disappearance of Akechi Goro - A column dedicated to the high school detective, marking the five year anniversary of his disappearance <<
Ren: They got it all wrong, of course
Ren: but it’s sweet they did it in the first place
Ren: he doesn’t get talked about much anymore
Ren: he’d like this, I think
Ren: It’s nice
Ren: It hurts like hell, but it’s nice.
Ace is typing...
Ace: I had no idea you were… invested in this.
Ren: I… I really liked him.
Ren: really REALLY liked him.
Ace: Ah.
Ren: Sorry, it must seem odd to you.
Ace: You don’t have to keep apologising.
Ren: I promise I’m not some celebrity stalker or something
Ren: We were friends. Somewhat.
Ace: I wasn’t aware he had many friends. From what I saw in news coverage, he was mostly seen alone.
Ren: yeah
Ren: I mean - It’s complicated. He’s a complicated person.
Ren: was.
Ren: sorry
Ace: No, it’s alright, really.
Ace: We don’t have to talk about this.
Ren: I knew him a little better than most, I guess. He frequented a café I worked at.
Ace: I see.
Ace: He… He must’ve been glad to have had a friend like you in his life.
Ren: i don’t know about that…
Ren: I wasn’t a very good friend to him, I think.
Ace is typing…
Ace: Certainly that’s not true.
Ren: No, really. I… I wasn’t there. when he needed me the most. I wasn’t there
Ren: And now he’s gone.
Ren: Sorry. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have… This isn’t your burden, I’m sorry
Ren: I usually don’t talk about this
Ren: I don’t know why I do now, you don’t even want to talk to me anymore and I usually don’t…- I’m sorry
Ace: It’s alright, really. Please don’t worry.
Ace: I… genuinely didn’t know that you… cared this much about… all of this.
Ren: I really liked him. I told you. It’s been five years and I still…
Ren: I still haven’t figured out how to move on.
Ace: Yes. Yes.
Ace: Of course.
Ace: You did. I-
Ace: I’m sorry.
Takamaki Ann
Dec.15th - 1:14pm
Akira: He doesn’t want to talk to me anymore
Ann: still no reply?
Akira: oh no, he replied. he replied to tell me that we shouldn’t talk anymore.
Ann: What?? Why??
Akira: I don’t know
Akira: He didn’t say
Akira: just kept saying ‘sorry’ and ‘it’s for the best’.
Akira: none of this is for the best
Akira: I just don’t get it
Ann: I thought you two were really hitting it off :( I’m so sorry Akira!
Akira: I really thought that too.
Ann: you… liked him more than you led on, didn’t you?
Akira: I guess I must’ve. I feel so… it feels like back then all over again.
Akira: not that it ever stopped
Akira: I tried, I really tried and now it hurts all over again
Akira: why did I even bother?!
Ann: Please don’t say that. Please don’t give up. You’ll find someone who won’t hurt you. I know you will.
Akira: If only he told me WHY
Ann: Want me to come over? Cheer you up a little?
Akira: nah
Akira: I think I gotta be alone right now honestly
Akira: but thanks Ann
Ann: Anytime! <3
Ann: We love you, Akira. Don’t forget that, yeah?
Akira: Wouldn’t dream of it. <3
Akechi Goro
Messages could not be delivered
Akira: Hey.
Akira: It’s been five years
Akira: these messages aren’t even sending anymore. the number must’ve gotten discontinued by now.
Akira: I still miss you.
Akira: I never forgot you.
Akira: The world hasn’t fully forgotten you, either.
Akira: I’m holding onto that promise.
Akira: and apparently I’ll hold onto it forever and die of fucking loneliness in the process
Akira: so thanks for nothing Akechi
Akira: how could you fucking die on me?!
Akira: …. sorry
Akira: I just miss you.
Sakamoto Ryuji
Dec. 17th - 6:37pm
Ryuji: UhM dude, WTF?! did u see this?
Ryuji: [Sent link]
Totally not the totally disbanded Phantom Thieves Chat
Dec. 17th - 6:40pm
Ann: AKIRA!!!
Ann: [Sent link]
Yusuke: Oh, I was just about to inform him of this as well. I saw it on the main page.
Niijima Makoto
Dec. 17th - 6:48pm
Makoto: [Sent link]
Makoto: Akira-kun, I thought you should see this. I hope you’re checking your phone.
Okumura Haru
Dec. 17th - 6:50pm
Haru: I’m not sure how I feel about it tbh
Haru: But you deserve to know either way.
Haru: [sent link]
Sakura Futaba
Dec. 17th - 7:31pm
Futaba: Okay, several things
Futaba: 1) The ponytail looks ridiculous
Futaba: I need you to talk him out of it asap
Futaba: [sent link]
Futaba: 2) stop ignoring your phone, I know today is rough but I’m literally going to hack it until you see my messages
Futaba: 3) I finally cracked your boyfriend’s protection and UHM. Yeah. We sure af were right about you having a TYPE lmao
Futaba: [sent screenshot]
Futaba: I’d tell you to go get him and track him for you but it seems he’s on his way over anyway
Futaba: so PLEASE, I AM BEGGING, remember i have the place bugged
Futaba: And I’m not turning it off, just in case, you know
Futaba: he comes with a gun
>> Akechi Goro spotted in Tokyo - Five years after the mysterious disappearance of the Detective Prince, these photographs have been sent anonymously, showing Akechi Goro alive and well, stepping off a train in Tokyo <<
Akira is typing…
Akira: Okay first of all
Akira: the ponytail is hot af, how dare you
Akechi Goro (Ace)
Dec. 17th - 7:49pm
Akira: [link sent]
Akira: You’re the biggest fucking asshole I have ever met, you know that?
Akechi: Tell me in person.
No matter what Futaba may call it, he wasn’t wallowing. Not in the slightest. Sad, yes, upset, of course, heartbroken, a little. Wallowing? No. He was feeling legitimate emotions.
It was absolutely legitimate to hide his endlessly vibrating phone underneath several layers of pillows in a desperate hope that it might stop. That it might stop reminding him of Ace, of his friends’ constant attempts to check up on him, of Akechi, always Akechi, everywhere, shadowing his life like a slowly growing blood stain out of an open wound, even after he was long gone. A phantom itch under his skin, a dull pain in his skull where the bullet had never hit him.
He could’ve just turned it off, of course but if he was being honest, somehow he knew silence would just make it worse. Make him feel more alone. Like this, he at least somehow knew people cared.
He knew they cared.
He just needed a second to wallow.
Fine.
Fine.
He was wallowing.
And Futaba was having none of it. She was overriding his vibration, turning up his volume and making the Featherman theme ring through the café with every new message she sent. He knew it was her. She always did it.
Normally it was endearing. Right now, he was just tired.
After the fifth time or so, he finally caved, took his phone and was determined to tell her off, when he saw an onslaught of messages from all his friends, seemingly trying desperately to get him to see the same post.
He felt his mouth dry in anticipation as he saw the visible half of the headline, heart hammering in hope he knew it shouldn’t have while the page loaded. His other tabs sprang open, attempting to load as well and he wiped them away one by one in desperate hope to speed things up.
Leblanc wifi had always been shitty.
Akechi’ Goro’s life and disappearance, cute photos of Akechi Goro, Ace’s blog, gay porn, photos of Akechi Goro with animals, Leader of the Phantom Thieves/Akechi Goro fanfic, cat tummy ache remedies and lastly, the most recently opened tab….
Akechi Goro spotted in Tokyo.
This isn’t real, this isn’t real, this isn’t…-
Except it looked real. The little tilt of his head as if he was hoping to escape people’s curious gazes, the honey-brown hair falling into his face as he ducked, glittering lightly in the lights of the train station, the hand wrapped a bit too tightly around the strap of his large travel bag, the short little pony tail that was just so damn adorable, the low quality of the photo taking nothing away from the fact that this was, unmistakable, Akechi.
Akechi, in a photo he didn’t know yet, which was unusual, with a hairstyle he’d never worn before in public, stepping out of a train in Tokyo. And on the side of the photo he saw a board announcing a train delay by ten minutes with the date of… of…. no .
No .
How?
How could he possibly be…
His phone vibrated gently in his hand again, and finally, with his chest tight and his eyes wet, he opened Futaba’s messages again and read them, really read them. She’d traced Ace and….
Of course.
Fuck him. Fuck him for doing this to him. Except he’d not known, probably, had he? He certainly hadn’t sounded like he’d remotely understood before Akira had broken down in their chat threads.
But he understood now, right? He had to. He… he...
He had been there. The entire time, he'd been there, one text away. Sexting him.
Oh God, he had sexted with Akechi Goro!
“ He’s on his way here ,” Futaba had written.
Fuck .
Akira looked like a mess. He looked like a mess, his eyes red and puffy and his face sticky and his hair doing whatever the hell it was doing and he was fairly sure there were several coffee stains on his white polo shirt despite the apron and Goro Akechi, living, breathing Goro Akechi and his magnificent ponytail were on his way here.
He quickly typed a reply to Futaba, both to defend what was clearly the hottest thing he’d ever seen and to let her know that he had received her messages, and raced into the bathroom, tried his best to fix himself up. He washed his face, but there were red patches all over his skin still. His eyes lost some of the puffiness, but were still framed by dark circles. His lips trembled. His hair was untameable. He felt dizzy.
How was any of this real?
He picked up his phone again, fingers shaking violently as he sent the article to… to… Akechi. Let him know that he was an asshole, because he was, because he deserved it, because he loved that he could. After all these years, all the grief, all the pain, he could just sit trembling on a stool, back against the counter to keep himself upright, and tell Akechi Goro that he was an asshole again.
And Akechi replied. With his real, alive words.
“ Tell me in person .”
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, please, yes. God. Yes. He had barely finished typing when the doorbell was chiming, announcing the arrival of a customer.
He considered not looking up. His stomach was looping without pause, sending him through dizzying nausea and his hands were sweaty and trembling and he considered not looking up just to feel this euphoria forever, to keep on living in a moment of wild, joyful hope that could never be shattered.
Then he looked straight into wine-red, sharply familiar eyes and it was so much better.
He jumped forwards so fast, his stool fell to the ground with a resounding thud, but he didn’t care, didn’t even notice. Within a second, he was on Akechi, kissing him soundly, hands in his hair, hands taking his face gently between them, hands clutching around his lapels, refusing to ever let him go again, hands doing everything in their power to make him realise the reality of this, never standing still.
And Akechi kissed him back, let him touch him wherever he wanted, for how long he wanted, his own hands gently wrapped around his waist as he loosely held him against him, lips soft and undemanding, tender almost and his nose brushing against Akira’s whenever they took a second to breathe.
“Fuck,” Akira murmured finally, after so many minutes of silent standing and kissing and touching, when it finally all sunk in. “You’re here. You’re really here.”
Akechi closed his eyes as if in pain, just for a short moment, before opening then again, gazing determinedly into Akira’s.
“I’m… I’m so sorry. I genuinely didn’t think that… that anyone cared.”
“Of course I cared.”
“I suppose you told me that.”
He was lowering his head, hands letting go of Akira to play with the hem of his shirt, unsure, sweetly.
“I’m not sure I’d have believed you if you’d told me instead of Ace. I didn’t think I’d ever believe any kind word about me ever again. I…” He took a deep breath. “I swear I am sorry.”
Akira raised his hands, taking his face back between his hands, forehead resting against Akechi’s now and he smiled. It was tentative and vulnerable and so, so real, brought with it the relief of knowing what he hadn’t known before he felt it now - that it’s been so long since he had last smiled like this. That there had been something so fundamentally missing in every second of joy he’d experienced since Akechi was gone.
“You’re here,” he said again, whispered it against those sweet lips. “I don’t care about anything else right now. You’re here now.”
“Thought you’d call me an asshole,” Akechi chirped, sounding like his old confident self again and the sound sent a sweet sting of joy through Akira’s hearts.
It just was so familiar .
“There’s time enough for that later,” Akira grinned. “Because you’re not going anywhere. Not without me, anyway. You hear me?”
Akechi smirked.
“Loud and clear.”
They kissed again, tender and slow, just because they could.
“Almost forgot how unfairly good you look,” Akechi mumbled between kisses, smirking crookedly - beautifully - and Akira huffed.
“And here I thought my selfies reminded you.”
“Well, I do have a distinct memory ingrained into the depths of my mind of how good your dick looks when it’s hard for me, that’s true.”
Akira couldn’t help the dirty grin spreading on his face.
“And don’t you forget it, honey.”
“Actually, I might need some refreshing right now…”
Akira didn’t let go of his hand when he stepped towards the door to flip the sign to ‘Closed’, didn’t let go of Akechi’s hand when he led him up the stairs to his newly furnished room in the attic for when he wasn’t in university. He refused to let go anytime soon, a part of him still fundamentally afraid that Akechi would disappear, dissolve like a beautiful dream when he only dared to blink.
So Akira didn’t blink.
And Akechi didn’t go anywhere.
Akechi Goro (Ace)
June 9th - 5:34pm
Akira: Hey honey <3
Akira: Bringing sushi, any wishes?
Goro: My only wish is that Morgana gets his own sushi so I can actually get some for once.
Akira: Oh you’re getting some.
Goro: …. This must be a new record, even for us.
Goro: You have one track mind, you know that, right?
Goro: You ought to let a psychologist look into that.
Akira: I asked my local psychologist and he said I’m good, it’s normal to be obsessed with sex when your boyfriend is this hot. <3
Goro: You’re not a psychologist yet.
Akira: And yet I am right.
Goro: Just bring some goddamn salmon ones, you know they’re my favourite.
Akira: Yeah I just wanted to text you. <3
Goro: You’re incorrigible - you know I’m working.
Akira: yeah but I love you and that’s more important than whichever corrupt bastard you’re taking down today. :3
Goro: Debatable.
Akira: let’s debate it then
Goro: I’ll only “lose” again because you’d make up non-arguments.
Akira: “I shot God so I make the rules” is not a non-argument, it’s the truth
Goro: … Just get the sushi and come home, I miss you.
Akira: 😏
Akira: I win yet again
Goro: And you always will. Until I find a God to shoot, that is. I love you too, by the way.
Akira: Oh I know.
Akira: give Morgana a pat from me
Akira: pls don’t battle God without me tho
Goro: Bring the sushi first, he’ll bite my hand off otherwise.
Goro: And I won’t. You and I both know you’d just claim it didn’t happen if you weren’t around.
Akira: aw hungry kitten
Goro: Sure, let’s say that’s why.
Akira: Hey, Ace?
Goro: What is it now, Joker?
Akira: … We should really buy that guy who gave me the fake number back then his damn fruit basket.
Goro: Akira.
Akira: go on, call me a sentimental fool again, I can take it
Goro is typing...
Goro: I sent him one three years ago.