80. Words
The best moments with Ryuuzaki were those without any spoken words. Because when you combined words and Ryuuzaki and Raito, there were so many undertones, and questions and accusations.
Sure, their relationship lacked trust, lacked hope, normalcy, and stability- but those treacherous flaws were visible only when words were involved.
It was much more pleasant, Raito thought, to look silently into Ryuuzaki's surprisingly expressive eyes when he held him, rather than remind themselves exactly how little they had going for them, and how little time they had left.
Each word was a time-bomb, ticking away until the end, until one of them fell.