Akira notices the stranger come to a very distinct halt and takes off at an unassuming trot after him, wondering all the while what that was all about. (Up close, the man seems to have deflated a little, though his posture is still rigid with palpable discomfort.)
Akira looks down at the rest of the photos in his hand and notices one that definitely isn't his, then blinks back up to All Might with a knowing nod. ]
Here.
[ He hands him the sheet he assumes he'd meant to take, a gaunt-looking rendition of the person right in front of him. (He would've never made the connection were not for the very picture that had been accidentally yoinked from him.) ]
...Was this before you started lifting?
[ He understands ('understands') his embarrassment. 'Before' photos are never flattering (case in point, his own), but the guy has nothing to be ashamed of—in fact Akira is deeply impressed at the presumed 'After'. ]
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Akira notices the stranger come to a very distinct halt and takes off at an unassuming trot after him, wondering all the while what that was all about. (Up close, the man seems to have deflated a little, though his posture is still rigid with palpable discomfort.)
Akira looks down at the rest of the photos in his hand and notices one that definitely isn't his, then blinks back up to All Might with a knowing nod. ]
Here.
[ He hands him the sheet he assumes he'd meant to take, a gaunt-looking rendition of the person right in front of him. (He would've never made the connection were not for the very picture that had been accidentally yoinked from him.) ]
...Was this before you started lifting?
[ He understands ('understands') his embarrassment. 'Before' photos are never flattering (case in point, his own), but the guy has nothing to be ashamed of—in fact Akira is deeply impressed at the presumed 'After'. ]