[his tone is surprised—but really, maybe not as surprised as he could have been about this situation. the truth is that stahn always expected this time to come—that leon would eventually change a little and see things a bit differently.
he never once doubted that when the time was right, leon would be more than willing—and maybe even outright wanted to go with him and see the world together. but the other truth is that stahn didn't expect it to come so soon. even if they're still quite a while away from being able to carry out this idea... the fact that leon has warmed up to it so much on his own is an incredible step forward.
there's a smile that forms on stahn's lips, but it's really the warmth and affection in his eyes that do justice to how strongly he feels about the things leon is saying.]
No— ["leon" isn't the right name for this. it's not the right name to convey how important his coming around to the idea is. he doesn't know leon's reasons, he doesn't know that it's born from a legitimate want for stahn to achieve his goals, especially when right now, his goals are just to take things day-by-day and work towards a better future for their world with leon.
but he needs to convey how he feels somehow.]
Emilio. [right. that's right, because this is the heart of not not leon, the esteemed soldier and one of the world's heroes. this is emilio, the boy with a heart of gold. and while they are one and the same and make up what everyone else knows as "leon magnus," it's different for stahn. it's more special this way.
but stahn doesn't actually have words to convey how important this is to him, or how much it means to hear those words come from leon unprompted. so instead, his hand shifts out of leon's hair and touches his face, palm resting to cup leon's cheek as he leans in for a gentle, warm kiss. that's where his words and sentiments are—his thanks for leon's honesty with his feelings, his thanks for leon being so willing to do these things for him.
and another set of unspoken sentiments that neither of them ever put into words, but can't really be denied, either. the feeling he has, it's well beyond some sort of infatuation or admiration, and his gratitude melts and blends with those other feelings because he's also to thankful for the fact that leon is able to make him feel that way at all. it's natural, it's right, even if they don't have the words for it. there aren't words for much right now, but stahn knows there's just a lot he needs to make sure leon understands even without that.]
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[his tone is surprised—but really, maybe not as surprised as he could have been about this situation. the truth is that stahn always expected this time to come—that leon would eventually change a little and see things a bit differently.
he never once doubted that when the time was right, leon would be more than willing—and maybe even outright wanted to go with him and see the world together. but the other truth is that stahn didn't expect it to come so soon. even if they're still quite a while away from being able to carry out this idea... the fact that leon has warmed up to it so much on his own is an incredible step forward.
there's a smile that forms on stahn's lips, but it's really the warmth and affection in his eyes that do justice to how strongly he feels about the things leon is saying.]
No— ["leon" isn't the right name for this. it's not the right name to convey how important his coming around to the idea is. he doesn't know leon's reasons, he doesn't know that it's born from a legitimate want for stahn to achieve his goals, especially when right now, his goals are just to take things day-by-day and work towards a better future for their world with leon.
but he needs to convey how he feels somehow.]
Emilio. [right. that's right, because this is the heart of not not leon, the esteemed soldier and one of the world's heroes. this is emilio, the boy with a heart of gold. and while they are one and the same and make up what everyone else knows as "leon magnus," it's different for stahn. it's more special this way.
but stahn doesn't actually have words to convey how important this is to him, or how much it means to hear those words come from leon unprompted. so instead, his hand shifts out of leon's hair and touches his face, palm resting to cup leon's cheek as he leans in for a gentle, warm kiss. that's where his words and sentiments are—his thanks for leon's honesty with his feelings, his thanks for leon being so willing to do these things for him.
and another set of unspoken sentiments that neither of them ever put into words, but can't really be denied, either. the feeling he has, it's well beyond some sort of infatuation or admiration, and his gratitude melts and blends with those other feelings because he's also to thankful for the fact that leon is able to make him feel that way at all. it's natural, it's right, even if they don't have the words for it. there aren't words for much right now, but stahn knows there's just a lot he needs to make sure leon understands even without that.]