[ WHAT THE FUCK i know i said give me a filler tag but that sure was something ]
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[ It's not until a little while later, after passing it at first... that Saihara pauses and then backtracks a few books, with shaky fingers that almost tremble past each cover. His shoulders feel stiff, and he holds his breath over the very last stretch, almost reluctant to touch the title he's returned to. It doesn't stand out in any way physically, so one might call this just a hunch, with no evidence to back it at all. Is he overthinking this...? ]
But... if I remember correctly...
[ There's one certain thing about this one...
He almost puts it back as soon as he grabs it, pulling it out only a fraction of the way before looking ready to shove it back in. But can he really turn away from the truth? He's not sure which would be worse -- if he was right in his reasoning, or if there's nothing at all in this book and the fact that he thought of it stands as testament of himself instead. Of how he thinks. Of how... he's misread Komaeda. ]
The culprit in this specific story...
[ ...is the narrator. And not only that, he plays a specific part for the main detective who works on the case.
He pulls the book off the shelf like it burns him, almost, and then flips it open with clumsy hands that feel leaden and paralyzed with his own hesitation. ]
no subject
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[ It's not until a little while later, after passing it at first... that Saihara pauses and then backtracks a few books, with shaky fingers that almost tremble past each cover. His shoulders feel stiff, and he holds his breath over the very last stretch, almost reluctant to touch the title he's returned to. It doesn't stand out in any way physically, so one might call this just a hunch, with no evidence to back it at all. Is he overthinking this...? ]
But... if I remember correctly...
[ There's one certain thing about this one...
He almost puts it back as soon as he grabs it, pulling it out only a fraction of the way before looking ready to shove it back in. But can he really turn away from the truth? He's not sure which would be worse -- if he was right in his reasoning, or if there's nothing at all in this book and the fact that he thought of it stands as testament of himself instead. Of how he thinks. Of how... he's misread Komaeda. ]
The culprit in this specific story...
[ ...is the narrator. And not only that, he plays a specific part for the main detective who works on the case.
He pulls the book off the shelf like it burns him, almost, and then flips it open with clumsy hands that feel leaden and paralyzed with his own hesitation. ]