[It should be almost morning by now, Atem thinks. It's a little hard to tell, with the patches of mist that drift by, but the sky looks like it's getting lighter.
They buried their things, Atem threw sticks in the lake for Komaeda to fetch, they laid out by the fire to dry, they ate snacks, and they ran around following scents for a little while, but the conversation's dropped off for now. Atem is lying on his back by the fire, gazing up through the trees.
There's something weighing on his mind, in the peaceful, companionable quiet.
Atem knows that Nanami is one of Komaeda's first, best friends. That if anything happened to her, he wouldn't hesitate...Komaeda is more or less stable right now, but that doesn't make him not dangerous.
If Komaeda finds out how Atem hurt her, last month...
...well. Atem is due a penalty, for fighting a monster for the sake of a human. And he thinks, surrounded by the woods' sacred fog, that he would rather know who it was coming from, and when, than be caught by surprise.]
Hey, Nagito...
...
...you remember what I was like, when we met in the memory fog, right? A few weeks ago.
SKIPPING AHEAD TO THE CONFESSION
They buried their things, Atem threw sticks in the lake for Komaeda to fetch, they laid out by the fire to dry, they ate snacks, and they ran around following scents for a little while, but the conversation's dropped off for now. Atem is lying on his back by the fire, gazing up through the trees.
There's something weighing on his mind, in the peaceful, companionable quiet.
Atem knows that Nanami is one of Komaeda's first, best friends. That if anything happened to her, he wouldn't hesitate...Komaeda is more or less stable right now, but that doesn't make him not dangerous.
If Komaeda finds out how Atem hurt her, last month...
...well. Atem is due a penalty, for fighting a monster for the sake of a human. And he thinks, surrounded by the woods' sacred fog, that he would rather know who it was coming from, and when, than be caught by surprise.]
Hey, Nagito...
...
...you remember what I was like, when we met in the memory fog, right? A few weeks ago.