Ordinarily, Reo would say no without a second thought. He's just met this man. They haven't even exchanged names yet; getting so intimate so soon is hardly appropriate.

But this is Milliways, and Reo discovered quickly enough that putting his usual rules of behavior aside now and then here can be rewarding.

And Mako-chan called last night, and Reo made the mistake of answering, and the mistake of not hanging up when Mako-chan said that he'd wanted to tell Reo the full truth in person, but this would have to do.

He knows, after all, that Mako-chan only uses the truth to hurt.

He's certain suddenly that Milliways brought him in here to talk to someone about it, to to start dealing with it instead of walking into Seirin's gym with it all threatening to topple over him at any moment.

And this man must need to talk, too.

So Reo takes a breath and says,

"My best friend turned boyfriend never cared about me. He just wanted something and making himself important to me was the easiest way to get it."

He's kind of distantly proud that his voice doesn't start wavering until the second sentence. He has cried so much in these last few days; he'd rather not start doing it again right now.