[ somewhere in keigo's mind, he knew he was being unreasonable. of course renji remembered. why else would he be there now? but there was such a deep rooted panic and despair roused in him that it was difficult to accept without first confirming.

it seemed to suffice, to a point. keigo's eyes bore into renji for a lingering moment before he's lips quirked into an uneven smile, fragile and shaky. ]

Y-yeah. Yeah, you are.

[ keigo laughed a little, quietly, before leaning against the bed, slowly edging close to the end. ]

C-can you come here? Please?