[suddenly, Ichigo's reaction when Akira reached out to shake his shoulder makes complete and total sense]
[it isn't unusual for Akira's sense of justice to stoke his constantly simmering anger when he hears stories like this. he can already feel the flames of outrage whirling back to life in the pit of his stomach. his eyes slip shut, and he has to clench his jaw to keep himself from crying out how much bullshit that entire experience is]
[it takes a moment. a good, long moment of Akira wrestling with himself. but he does manage to speak, words strained by even, full of fire]
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[it isn't unusual for Akira's sense of justice to stoke his constantly simmering anger when he hears stories like this. he can already feel the flames of outrage whirling back to life in the pit of his stomach. his eyes slip shut, and he has to clench his jaw to keep himself from crying out how much bullshit that entire experience is]
[it takes a moment. a good, long moment of Akira wrestling with himself. but he does manage to speak, words strained by even, full of fire]
That isn't fair. You didn't deserve that.
[it's a good thing Akira's anger burns cold]
There has to be a way to fix it.