All remaining amusement drained instantly from Akaya's face, and he was left staring in pure shock at Tezuka.
As Zaizen's dying laughter echoed in his ears, Akaya found himself breathing deeply, hands clenching and unclenching as the cogs in his brain finally fired up again. The first, instinctive wave of violent fury was quickly placated and manipulated into the low burn of anger he had become more accustomed to over the years, mixed with a little bit of something almost... impressed.
"Tezuka-san," he said, voice seeped in cold faux-sweetness, "If you're interested in that too, maybe it could be used more effectively? Maybe as a necktie, or... a noose?"
Under the table, he gave Zaizen a sharp kick to the shin. "Judging by how much fun Hikaru seems to be having, seems maybe he'd be interested, too."
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Date: 2018-03-04 01:27 pm (UTC)As Zaizen's dying laughter echoed in his ears, Akaya found himself breathing deeply, hands clenching and unclenching as the cogs in his brain finally fired up again. The first, instinctive wave of violent fury was quickly placated and manipulated into the low burn of anger he had become more accustomed to over the years, mixed with a little bit of something almost... impressed.
"Tezuka-san," he said, voice seeped in cold faux-sweetness, "If you're interested in that too, maybe it could be used more effectively? Maybe as a necktie, or... a noose?"
Under the table, he gave Zaizen a sharp kick to the shin. "Judging by how much fun Hikaru seems to be having, seems maybe he'd be interested, too."