[ If Akashi wasn't already the center of Mayuzumi's attention before, that curl to Akashi's mouth hooks him...along with what Akashi says. Mayuzumi may not necessarily be the most emotive guy, but his eyes do widen. He'd already laid to rest his hopes, but it seems as if Akashi just might have brought a shovel. ]
Yeah, but I always thought he was just a story, not a real guy.
[ But he's too cynical to let himself get swept up by tantalizing possibilities that fast; this isn't a story and despite the hair and eyes and fated connection, Akashi isn't really an alien heroine descending from the skies to offer Mayuzumi everything he's ever wanted.
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Yeah, but I always thought he was just a story, not a real guy.
[ But he's too cynical to let himself get swept up by tantalizing possibilities that fast; this isn't a story and despite the hair and eyes and fated connection, Akashi isn't really an alien heroine descending from the skies to offer Mayuzumi everything he's ever wanted.
Right?
Experience with reality makes him cautious. ]
What are you getting at?