[ ah, so that was what this was about... while keigo was hardly a fighter, he also wasn't the type to blame anyone for his own mistakes. he knew it was a potentially dangerous mission, but he insisted on going, anyway. what happened wasn't anyone's fault but his own.

all the same, he knew how renji was. he wanted to keep keigo safe. it was humbling to think that he was on his mind that often, but he also couldn't help but feel guilty for putting renji in that spot in the first place.

keigo's smile faltered a bit, lips curving downward as he truly felt renji's concern seemingly radiating off of him. ]

Yeah. Yeah, of course.

[ for good measure, he took it out of the box. ]

Wait here.

[ with that, he retreated off into the apartment. ]