He wishes Maruki hadn't said that. Not now, maybe not for quite a while, but certainly not in front of Eren. He has to hold it together.
He can't cry, because he can't stand doing it in front of people. He cannot cry, because he has not earned it. He cannot cry, because just like the rest of the Phantom Thieves, Maruki's pain is greater than Akira's could ever be.
These are things Akira already knew. But it's good that Eren was able to confirm the things that still might've been in question.
He bows his head. Akira already knows his voice will come out unsteady, but if he doesn't look - it should be easier to control the rest of himself.]
...Thank you. I- [I shouldn't be taking this, but he can feel Eren's presence, maybe even his gaze, like a phantom limb. He must. He owes him this.] I'm grateful. If there's anything I can do to make it up to you...
[It would be difficult for him to not pay back a debt regardless of who it was. Like this, it's crushing. Something like this, on the level of what Sojiro did for him after so long under his roof...
Does Maruki even know, what effect the things he's saying have?]
If you'd like- if either of you would like, I can make some coffee. [He stands quickly, tries to move on from that moment.] I've worked with enough different equipment by now that I can figure it out.
[It'll give his hands something to do right now, too, which is something he sorely needs. Even if it's only for himself, he's probably making a cup.]
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He wishes Maruki hadn't said that. Not now, maybe not for quite a while, but certainly not in front of Eren. He has to hold it together.
He can't cry, because he can't stand doing it in front of people. He cannot cry, because he has not earned it. He cannot cry, because just like the rest of the Phantom Thieves, Maruki's pain is greater than Akira's could ever be.
These are things Akira already knew. But it's good that Eren was able to confirm the things that still might've been in question.
He bows his head. Akira already knows his voice will come out unsteady, but if he doesn't look - it should be easier to control the rest of himself.]
...Thank you. I- [I shouldn't be taking this, but he can feel Eren's presence, maybe even his gaze, like a phantom limb. He must. He owes him this.] I'm grateful. If there's anything I can do to make it up to you...
[It would be difficult for him to not pay back a debt regardless of who it was. Like this, it's crushing. Something like this, on the level of what Sojiro did for him after so long under his roof...
Does Maruki even know, what effect the things he's saying have?]
If you'd like- if either of you would like, I can make some coffee. [He stands quickly, tries to move on from that moment.] I've worked with enough different equipment by now that I can figure it out.
[It'll give his hands something to do right now, too, which is something he sorely needs. Even if it's only for himself, he's probably making a cup.]