“I’m sorry we couldn’t get here in time.” Matsuri doesn’t know what else to say, but he knows Urie needs comfort.
“Sorry? Sorry doesn’t cut it!” Urie doubles over, fighting back tears. Kuriowa Iwao’s body is lifted onto a stretcher, and a sheet pulled over it.
Panic hits Urie. Fuck. “Someone has to tell Takeomi and Yoriko!”
“I’ll do it,” says Matsuri. Dad was always inviting him to learn how to break bad news, and he always refused, because it hurt too much. But for Urie, he’ll face that pain.
“No – I should.” Urie wipes his eyes.
He’s covered in blood and bruises. Matsuri sighs. “Then I’ll go with you.”
“Fine,” Urie snaps. He stalks off to their jail, from which Takeomi and Yoriko will promptly be freed only to find Iwao dead.
“I’m a hypocrite, I’m a damn hypocrite,” Urie mutters.
“Any more than being a ghoul and playing human? Being gay and playing straight? Loving your dad and playing hatred?” Matsuri gulps. “Because I’ve done all those.”
“Yes, Matsuri, we know.” Urie pauses. “Wait what? Ghoul?”
“So you know I had feelings for you?” Matsuri adjusts his glasses. “I’ll stop if you don’t want me to. But I’ll accompany you here and support you in any way I can.”
“I – ” Now is not the time for Urie to think of this.
But someone loves him.
Urie can’t process this right now. All he can say is, “You don’t have to stop.”
