Leon Magnus | Stahn Aileron | 071

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[this is a catch-all for boyfriends

here's a list

- ice cream ✓
- seasickness
- stahn sacrifice ✓
- reunion: judas ✓
- taming stahn's hair ✓
- piggyback rides ✓
- just imagine
- family dinner
- why is there pow hammer
- possessive leon
- apologies
- post-barbatos afterlife meeting
- AND MORE]

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[truly ice cold...]

Can you really blame me when... it was you?

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You still should not have dropped what you bought.

[Thanks, Judas.]

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It's not like I did it on purpose!

[he feels so ganged up on here.]

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[A soft snort.]

Perhaps I will carry the necessary groceries this time.

[He's just giving Stahn a hard time at this point.]

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Emilioooo...

[as ever, he knows how to get under stahn's skin. rude. so rude!!

stahn will definitely make him carry more groceries than his waify body can handle.]

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[Please, his strength stat is fine, it's his defense that's pathetic. Either way, he snorts softly at that, but just nods towards the building.]

Don't whine. I'm obviously just joking.

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[stahn will lead them both inside, pouting a bit but still politely greeting the clerk like an old friend.]

You could sound a little more joking if that's the case, you know. [—he still won't let it drop that easily.]

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[hmph!!]

Perhaps you should learn to properly interpret my words.

[no... no judas that's not how it works.]

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That's not how it works at all!

[when they get like this, it's really like stahn hasn't aged a bit.]

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[He really hasn't aged a bit--and that's what gets Judas to snort under his breath, the quietest of noises alongside what's...well, probably a quiet laugh.

Yeah.

Like this...he's honestly really content. Getting to be with Stahn like this, and even despite the gaps in their ages now, they're still able to talk like this, as if nothing ever changed--it's so important to him.]

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[it's important to stahn too—because regardless of the time spent apart, the gap in their ages, and a change in identity...

judas is still his best friend. that's something that's never once faltered over the course of eighteen years. it never has, and it never will. and that's why when judas emits that laugh... well, stahn's shoulders relax and he can't help but to laugh a little too.

the shop own makes a remark about how unsurprising it is to see stahn getting along well with their new family member, and stahn himself can reply easily that he was treasured family even before he came to live with them. it's vague, and typical enough of stahn not to be questioned, so he'll grin as he turns his focus back to judas.]

Come on, I'll show you where everything is!

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[... Honestly, Stahn's always so fond.

Judas can't help the way he shakes his head, even as his stomach flip-flops a bit; he still doesn't know how he feels to be so treasured and loved like this. Some days it honestly feels... like it's nothing he deserves.

And others, it feels so right.

So he focuses on the most important bit--the shopping.]

Very well then. Where should we start with the list?

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[it's hard for stahn to know what judas is thinking in that regard; even if he sees the shift in expression...

well, it could be anything. and the fact that he's pretty quick to stay on topic despite that look means it's probably something he doesn't want to talk about, right? so for stahn, it's okay to brush it aside for now and ask later, perhaps when they're back at home and it feels safer to ask more personal questions.]

I usually just start from the top and work my way down! I'd probably end up missing something if I did it any other way. [stahn is still stahn, after all. he gets sidetracked pretty easily when he's running errands.]

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[It's probably safer to ask when they're home, it's true--but for now, he just tilts his head, nodding. That suits Stahn, but Judas is a bit of a multitasker, so Judas is going to go ahead and pick out things that he remembers are on the list as they go, so they don't have to go in circles.]

We can cut time down this way.

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Ah... ahah... I guess it's just like you to be able to do things this way so easily.

[stahn laughs at bit awkwardly, but it's true. it really is just like judas to remember and be able to keep track of so much while stahn carefully goes down the list in order, checking three or four times just to be safe.]

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[Sorry....this is what he's good for, really.]

... You can still keep the list. It will be good to reference if we miss something, and will serve as a guide for our path.

[Or he's just trying to humor Stahn and doesn't want him to feel bad--that's a possibility too.]

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Oh! Mm, that's good thinking!

[well, it's a nice enough gesture to placate him, since he's still moving somewhat slow. he mostly knows what he needs and definitely knows where everything is...

but he can't help it, because any time he screws up at all, he has to deal with rutee getting mad at him for it—even though it only takes a few minutes to walk back and get what they need.]

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[Don't worry, Stahn...they won't forget anything, Judas has got this down. So he just nods simply, and starts to gather what they need. He honestly doesn't even need the list, because he's already memorized pretty much all of it, but... minor details, Stahn is definitely helping.]

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[judas definitely makes quick work of things, which is honestly not all that surprising. before they know it, it seems to him like they've got everything.

he looks at what he's carrying.

then to what judas has.

and then back to what he has.

and then to the list.]

...Is that everything?

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It is.

[The answer comes immediately--Judas has been keeping track.

A beat and....well, he's learned at least a little in the art of humoring people.]

Though you should look it over again with the list. [Stahn's role is very important here!!!! clearly]

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[naturally, this works for stahn who doesn't... realize that judas is humoring him. he grins brightly and nods his head—for all the ways he's gotten better in the last 18 years, in other ways he sure can be dumber than a sack of rocks.]

Right! Okay... rice... potatoes... [yeah, he sure is naming off everything on the list and then looking to their haul to make sure nothing is forgotten.]

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[At least Stahn's as easily pleased as ever....at least there's that. And once Stahn's finished the list--]

Very well then. That is everything; we're finished here.

[They definitely haven't forgotten anything now, not with trouble ridiculous checking.]

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Right! Let's pay for it all and get back before Rutee gets mad.

[though maybe rutee can't be blamed for getting mad.

...on the other hand, stahn's in a catch-22. if he moves quickly and forgets something, rutee will be mad. but she'll also be mad if he takes too long because he's being thorough.

it's hard being married to rutee sometimes, even if he loves her and is happy in their marriage.]

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[Oh Stahn....so hen-pecked by his sister.

Though that does make him wonder...and the words slip out before he considers if they're a good or bad idea.]

How was it you two got married?

[It fits them well-enough, but their personalities are definitely as different as can be.

...And then he realizes that's kind of an awkward question and clears his throat.]

Not that it does not suit you or her, but--

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Ahaha... I guess it's kind of a long story. I can tell you, though. It's... something I think you should know, anyway.

[he can explain it more once they've left the shop, along their walk back to the orphanage, if it's something that judas really wants to hear. stahn sounds found as he does so—and even though there are things that he may not love hearing...

stahn thinks judas deserves to know everything about how his sister and his best friend ended up married, with child and... well, with a whole lot of other kids, too.]