[Even as he says it, he recognizes the painful cut of irony — how often the same sentiment has been applied to him in the past. The comparison doesn't bring him any relief, but it does take him away from the dangerous edge of frustration, huffing as he leans back in his chair and takes another sip of tea.
And in that lapse, quiet falls, elongated between them in a strange new shape of discomfort. It isn't as though he's without words to say; there is plenty on his mind, plenty more questions in the depth of his thoughts. But he has not simply existed in Itachi's presence without violence or death at their heels in years. Not since childhood. So he manages, eventually:]
Is there anything I should know?
[That you'll actually tell me? is the unspoken implication.]
no subject
You're so difficult.
[Even as he says it, he recognizes the painful cut of irony — how often the same sentiment has been applied to him in the past. The comparison doesn't bring him any relief, but it does take him away from the dangerous edge of frustration, huffing as he leans back in his chair and takes another sip of tea.
And in that lapse, quiet falls, elongated between them in a strange new shape of discomfort. It isn't as though he's without words to say; there is plenty on his mind, plenty more questions in the depth of his thoughts. But he has not simply existed in Itachi's presence without violence or death at their heels in years. Not since childhood. So he manages, eventually:]
Is there anything I should know?
[That you'll actually tell me? is the unspoken implication.]