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    "I do miss him," Akira admits softly, after a few minutes of nothing but an occasional hitched breath. From the watery sound of his voice, it's clear he's still crying. Something about it makes Ryuji's heart twist.

    "That's cool, dude," Ryuji says, and then internally beats himself up for his total inability to say anything helpful. Akira must agree with his internal monologue, because they shake their head minutely against his chest.

    "I was... I mean despite everything, I was always..." His voice catches and he takes a measured breath, self-soothing. "It's different. I'm still..."

    "It's okay, man. I get it," Ryuji says, absolutely not getting it. But he squeezes Akira closer and rubs his shoulder and hopes it'll help and that he can't feel the rapid heartbeat pattering in Ryuji's chest.

    Ryuji's got feelings for Akira, Akira's got feelings for Akechi, and Akechi's dead. Probably. Or he's in the produce aisle while Ryuji's just trying to get some groceries, because why wouldn't he be?

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    25 Oct 2025

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    “You guys are a weird combo,” Junpei tells them. “You know that, right?”

    “What!!" Ryoji gasps. "No way!! Minato and I are made for each other!! We’re like rice and curry! Peanut butter and jelly! We even finish each other’s…”

    “Homework,” Minato mumbles, swapping the papers in front of them.

    “Minato is better at math! But I’m better at classic literature!”

    “He’s not. I just think it’s boring.”

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    (A study on Ryoji, Minato, and the people they love. Spoilers abound.)

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    22 Dec 2025

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    Kintsugi (金継ぎ) - the art of embracing damage by repairing with gold. As a philosophy it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.

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    Takuto doesn't have a job, or friends, or any footholds in his field, so, naturally, he walks into a novelty gun store and asks for something to do.

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    21 Dec 2025

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    It’s been, by Ryuji’s rough estimation, two months now. Two months and Ren—Ren Amamiya, his confidant, his partner-in-crime, his very best friend in the whole world—still hasn’t introduced him to the guy he’s dating. Or shown him a picture. Or given him a name. Or anything!

    But it’s fine. It’s fine. Ryuji can be supportive while also being held completely in the dark, it’s fine.

    He’s literally going to die if he doesn’t meet this guy soon.

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    04 Oct 2025

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    Yukari can't sleep. Mitsuru welcomes her to her bedroom on such evenings. Mutual loneliness opens up a kind of desperation between them, something that compels them to see each other and grow closer every night.

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    06 Nov 2025