Jay looked at the other male rather confused. He...Had actually apologized for staring?

     “--Don’t you?”

     Reaching out to Akechi had felt like a futile effort, a constant torrent pushing him further and further backward no matter how hard he tried to swim. But he had never stopped, not even at their worst, not even when he felt the sting of betrayal deep within his heart. There was someone there that needed him, someone Akira had grown to care about--how could he abandon someone like that now?

Hao you hoe

   “M-aster Hao!”

How quickly ones mannerisms could change. From confident and stiff, to nervous and practically on his toes---yet still he kept his composure. 

   “It is a pleasure to see you again.” He hummed, placing a hand against his chest as he bowed his head.