In all honesty, Akutagawa wasn’t sure why he’d accepted this request of Atsushi’s.

Something about how flustered Atssuhi had gone when he’d asked Akutagawa to accompany him warranted a pity that vaguely unsettled Akutagawa. He hated the weretiger… and yet he’d agreed.

However, this night didn’t seem to be so bad as of yet. The lanterns hung along the trees cast golds and reds that swirled and danced with the shadows on the path beneath their feet.

Akutagawa just walked along silently, not entirely sure what to say to his rival, now tentative… acquaintance?