[it's for the better that topic doesn't come up, since... stahn wouldn't be able to accept it. he can't accept the idea of judas giving up his life for that cause, not when he finally has the chance to live peacefully.
so yes, it's definitely good that they can stay off that topic.
instead, what judas will get is a look that is... incredibly touched. it's possible that it's the most touched he would have ever seen stahn. he's probably seen stahn's tears enough time from what a crybaby he can be, but this is different.
stahn isn't crying, even if there is a bit of glassiness to his gaze. but still, he's smiling so warmly, so full of love and appreciation. and how could he feel any other way when he hears something like that coming from judas.]
You're... a good friend, Emilio. The best.
[because he knows how much judas struggled in order to be able to do what he did. and even if stahn has no way of recalling it... his feelings don't waver, because he knows this to be true.]
I was always right to keep trusting you. In the end... we're here now because of it. [because ultimately, he's always trusted leon with his back. he's always trusted leon to make the choices best fit, and into his life as judas, he ultimately ended up saving stahn's life more than once.
his best friend—for all the time that's passed, for all that people tried to tell him that he was wrong for trusting leon even well after he had met his end...
stahn never wavered on that either, and eighteen years of that firm belief has culminated in a chance to fight alongside his best friend again and sincerely acknowledge his feelings on the matter.]
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so yes, it's definitely good that they can stay off that topic.
instead, what judas will get is a look that is... incredibly touched. it's possible that it's the most touched he would have ever seen stahn. he's probably seen stahn's tears enough time from what a crybaby he can be, but this is different.
stahn isn't crying, even if there is a bit of glassiness to his gaze. but still, he's smiling so warmly, so full of love and appreciation. and how could he feel any other way when he hears something like that coming from judas.]
You're... a good friend, Emilio. The best.
[because he knows how much judas struggled in order to be able to do what he did. and even if stahn has no way of recalling it... his feelings don't waver, because he knows this to be true.]
I was always right to keep trusting you. In the end... we're here now because of it. [because ultimately, he's always trusted leon with his back. he's always trusted leon to make the choices best fit, and into his life as judas, he ultimately ended up saving stahn's life more than once.
his best friend—for all the time that's passed, for all that people tried to tell him that he was wrong for trusting leon even well after he had met his end...
stahn never wavered on that either, and eighteen years of that firm belief has culminated in a chance to fight alongside his best friend again and sincerely acknowledge his feelings on the matter.]