[ devilman? it's a word she's never even heard, but it's one she can put together easily enough. it means he doesn't think of himself as the devil. no, it's more than that- he knows the devil is there in him, and he hates the idea of accepting it.
his devil isn't acceptance at all. it's anger.
there's silence from her end. seconds tick by, then minutes. and finally, a good ten minutes after akira sent his message, she manages: ]
yeah. that's all i really needed to know.
i guess you should probably know something? and it's... we're not as alike as i thought i was kind of hoping we were? haha. it's not like that at all though. i'm not like that.
my heart's not human. and i'm not a devilman. i'm a devil. and it feels like you deserve to know that.
[ it's not his fault. she misunderstood what was going on the whole time - that's squarely on her.
doesn't really make it hurt any less, though. ]
sorry. i hope this doesn't change things too much.
"so is she," i say while stabbing harder
his devil isn't acceptance at all. it's anger.
there's silence from her end. seconds tick by, then minutes. and finally, a good ten minutes after akira sent his message, she manages: ]
yeah.
that's all i really needed to know.
i guess you should probably know something?
and it's... we're not as alike as i thought
i was kind of hoping we were? haha.
it's not like that at all though.
i'm not like that.
my heart's not human.
and i'm not a devilman.
i'm a devil.
and it feels like you deserve to know that.
[ it's not his fault. she misunderstood what was going on the whole time - that's squarely on her.
doesn't really make it hurt any less, though. ]
sorry.
i hope this doesn't change things too much.