[there's a moment of stunned silence that comes with that unfinished admission; slow as stahn can be on the uptake, he's not that slow.
that's what leon was holding back? that he is what is important to leon? that he was part of what keeps him focused on their goals? ...yes, maybe it's for the better that leon starts backtracking really hard at that.
stahn is shoving the ice candy in his mouth and turning his head away, looking up at the sky (well, what they can see of it, at least). there's a small smile on his lips but mostly? he is embarrassed as all hell. even if it's one of the best things to hear and not something he'll soon forget—it's one of the most honest things leon has ever said aloud, even if the statement is an unfinished one.]
R-right. [stahn chokes out that word as leon finishes. right. he'll go along with this, because as nice as that other statement was? neither of them was really prepared for it. even with goading it out of leon a little, he didn't expect to hear anything but "marian" or maybe even "rutee" and definitely "duty."
not himself.]
It's a good reason... Failure isn't like you at all anyway. [he says, but at this point, they both have to know that stahn is just saying it because they're both too embarrasse to talk about the truth.]
no subject
[there's a moment of stunned silence that comes with that unfinished admission; slow as stahn can be on the uptake, he's not that slow.
that's what leon was holding back? that he is what is important to leon? that he was part of what keeps him focused on their goals? ...yes, maybe it's for the better that leon starts backtracking really hard at that.
stahn is shoving the ice candy in his mouth and turning his head away, looking up at the sky (well, what they can see of it, at least). there's a small smile on his lips but mostly? he is embarrassed as all hell. even if it's one of the best things to hear and not something he'll soon forget—it's one of the most honest things leon has ever said aloud, even if the statement is an unfinished one.]
R-right. [stahn chokes out that word as leon finishes. right. he'll go along with this, because as nice as that other statement was? neither of them was really prepared for it. even with goading it out of leon a little, he didn't expect to hear anything but "marian" or maybe even "rutee" and definitely "duty."
not himself.]
It's a good reason... Failure isn't like you at all anyway. [he says, but at this point, they both have to know that stahn is just saying it because they're both too embarrasse to talk about the truth.]