❛ you seem tense . ❜
it’s not really an opening for conversation , but it might as well have been . ikki can see it in the way he moves , it reminds him of himself , months ago . it makes him curious , it makes him wonder if he really wants to know . he’s heard enough of the whispers in the streets , he can eavesdrop enough in places not meant for him to find information to know vague illusions to something .
he’ll lean against the table , stretch a leg out , tap foot on ground .
❛ what’s on your mind ? ❜
THEY SIT ON THE EDGE OF DISASTER with a job about to turn for what roman hopes is the better . doubt lingers , though , and as long as there’s a shred remaining , he can’t be sure that this will turn right in the end . he can hope and he can think — - the odds are STACKED against them all in some way or another . roman knows , there’s a chance he won’t make it out .
“ work . the boss lady’s getting ready to finish the job . ” dates don’t matter whether it’s tomorrow or a week from now . ikki has no part in knowing . and yet roman breathes a sharp sigh and forces himself to relax . “ there’s always the chance i won’t come back . ”