[That night Kondou had come back to the headquarters after midnight, having not only waited for confirmation that Sougo was in a stable condition but stayed at his bedside for hours afterwards. As soon as he had come back, though, he had sat Hijikata down and asked him what happened. The expression on his face had shown that he could hardly believe that Hijikata really hurt Sougo so badly, and it had made the guilt so much worse, even as Hijikata explained.]
[Due to his new nocturnal life he was unable to visit Sougo afterwards, which Kondou promised to explain to him, though Hijikata didn't expect it to make much of a difference. If anything Sougo would be happy not to see him in a place where he could neither attack or evade him. Kondou made him promise, however, to apologise to Sougo as soon as he could return home. So now Hijikata is standing at his door, dreading the confrontation but knowing he can't avoid it. So he gently knocks.]
Let me just change my [actions] style in the middle of the thread
[Due to his new nocturnal life he was unable to visit Sougo afterwards, which Kondou promised to explain to him, though Hijikata didn't expect it to make much of a difference. If anything Sougo would be happy not to see him in a place where he could neither attack or evade him. Kondou made him promise, however, to apologise to Sougo as soon as he could return home. So now Hijikata is standing at his door, dreading the confrontation but knowing he can't avoid it. So he gently knocks.]
Sougo?