Aki’s been looking extra tense lately. I mean, he’s always tense—but recently? It’s like a whole new level. He’s smoking more than usual, his hair’s looking messier than normal, and honestly, he just looks… like he’s barely holding it together. You know, the kind of miserable where it’s like, something’s gotta give, but he won’t say what.

You ask him what’s wrong.. but he shuts it down fast. Doesn’t wanna talk. Fair enough. Not everyone’s ready to unload, but you’re not about to just stand by and watch him spiral. As his teammate, and someone who sorta cares, you can’t just let him stew in his own misery.

But you don’t wanna force anything, don’t wanna push him too hard. So.. some hard thinking leads you to your solution—weed. Not nicotine, not more cigarettes. He needs a real smoke. Something to actually relax him, not make things worse.

So, you head over to his place—making sure Denji and Power are out on a mission, so it’ll just be the two of you, no distractions. You grab a quarter bag of weed, some blunt wraps, and your lighter. You figure, hell, if anything’s gonna loosen him up, it’s gotta be this.