[okay, so that actually throws stahn for a loop. there were a lot of responses he was expecting.
"what are you insinuating?" or "what kind of ridiculous idea are you getting in your head now?"
but it's not either of those. it's... well, it's a very leon way of saying that they'll find a way to make it work, that they'll be able to share these moments even as they begin a new life in darilsheid. that's enough for stahn. at a time like this, when the entire world feels so uncertain—when the only guarantee they'll survive tomorrow is based in promises they want to keep—it's just what he needs. somehow, it eases so many of his worries. more than leon confirming their plans, more than standing here with hands interlocked... the knowing that leon wants these things is really what he needs to hear.]
Leon... [he finally says, the surprise obvious in his tone now that he's had a minute to process what those words mean. but even though there's surprise, there's obvious happiness... and maybe even relief that filters in through his tone.
and maybe that's why he can't help himself when he pulls leon into the most awkwardly positioned hug of all time. and it's definitely that, considering their hands are still in his pocket and it takes a bit of maneuvering to even be able to throw his free arm over leon in that way.
but he can't help it.
he's been good about respecting leon's boundaries and trying to hard not to overstep them, taking things at a slower pace in order to get him used to all the change. but he feels so strangely overjoyed at the ways that leon accepts their situation that he can't help himself. it'd probably be easier to blame it on the tension he's quietly been carrying about dealing with greybaum and finishing the mission—it's not totally untrue, after all. the stakes were high, and even if leon was used to this sort of thing, it's new for stahn.
he just wants to be a little closer and really express how happy he is about the choices they're making together... even if he does expect leon to shove him away and get huffy about it all. leon was still the same person who'd draw his sword in place of a handshake if he felt that way about someone, after all.]
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[okay, so that actually throws stahn for a loop. there were a lot of responses he was expecting.
"what are you insinuating?" or "what kind of ridiculous idea are you getting in your head now?"
but it's not either of those. it's... well, it's a very leon way of saying that they'll find a way to make it work, that they'll be able to share these moments even as they begin a new life in darilsheid. that's enough for stahn. at a time like this, when the entire world feels so uncertain—when the only guarantee they'll survive tomorrow is based in promises they want to keep—it's just what he needs. somehow, it eases so many of his worries. more than leon confirming their plans, more than standing here with hands interlocked... the knowing that leon wants these things is really what he needs to hear.]
Leon... [he finally says, the surprise obvious in his tone now that he's had a minute to process what those words mean. but even though there's surprise, there's obvious happiness... and maybe even relief that filters in through his tone.
and maybe that's why he can't help himself when he pulls leon into the most awkwardly positioned hug of all time. and it's definitely that, considering their hands are still in his pocket and it takes a bit of maneuvering to even be able to throw his free arm over leon in that way.
but he can't help it.
he's been good about respecting leon's boundaries and trying to hard not to overstep them, taking things at a slower pace in order to get him used to all the change. but he feels so strangely overjoyed at the ways that leon accepts their situation that he can't help himself. it'd probably be easier to blame it on the tension he's quietly been carrying about dealing with greybaum and finishing the mission—it's not totally untrue, after all. the stakes were high, and even if leon was used to this sort of thing, it's new for stahn.
he just wants to be a little closer and really express how happy he is about the choices they're making together... even if he does expect leon to shove him away and get huffy about it all. leon was still the same person who'd draw his sword in place of a handshake if he felt that way about someone, after all.]