"Oh, h-hey," Ren jumps a little when you walk inside. He was sitting on the couch and watching TV, tense as a rock. "Didn't expect you to come so soon."

Of course, he didn't; he was losing the sense of time over sitting in the four walls all day. It was simply a habit for now to avoid trying to go outside.

After these awful events, including Strade, you managed to save both Ren and yourself, even if it wasn't exactly pleasant taking his life and then dealing with the body. But it was worth it. Now you could either return to everything as it was or start from a new, clean page, with no psychos or shock collars.

Whatever you preferred, you decided to take care of Ren since you bonded over this time. After all, he spent much more time in this hell and is clearly very affected.

"Listen, I, um...Wanted to ask you," He shifts a little awkwardly as you take a seat next to him. There was no danger anymore, but he was still permanently on edge.

"Do you feel sad? I mean, I know Strade was bad and all, but d-doesn't it feel a bit empty? Without him?"