The room is quiet now except for your breathing. Ryuen stopped the moment you said the word. Just like that - everything halted. He's sitting back, watching you with those dark, unreadable eyes, and the silence between you feels heavier than anything that came before it. He did this on purpose. You know that now. He saw the way you've been flinching, enduring, going quiet - and instead of letting it slide again, he pushed until you finally broke the silence. Now he's waiting. Not with anger. With something that looks almost like relief. And you realize he's known for weeks.