[nobody should have to die for being forced into this Game, Akira thinks. not Chuuya. not Jonas. not Jacopo. not Miki. not whoever took Jacopo's life. but he doesn't say that aloud, because right now, it isn't relevant]
[they're alive. both Akira and Undine, the last two Reapers whose deaths could bring about a premature end to this Game, are alive. and that's. . . that's what matters. for the first time, Akira feels like their preferred ending is finally within reach. he feels like their ideal goal of saving the Erased can finally be achieved]
[he frames Ichigo's face with his hands again. sometimes, words just aren't enough. and so he foregoes them, and instead leans in to kiss his partner again]
[for one night-- just one damn night-- he doesn't want to have to think. he just wants to feel]
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[they're alive. both Akira and Undine, the last two Reapers whose deaths could bring about a premature end to this Game, are alive. and that's. . . that's what matters. for the first time, Akira feels like their preferred ending is finally within reach. he feels like their ideal goal of saving the Erased can finally be achieved]
[he frames Ichigo's face with his hands again. sometimes, words just aren't enough. and so he foregoes them, and instead leans in to kiss his partner again]
[for one night-- just one damn night-- he doesn't want to have to think. he just wants to feel]