[Cole isn't one to bite down on his pain, and Leo's thoughts leading up to the strike only make it worse. He cries out sharply as the blade pierces through him, barely catching himself on his other arm as he goes down fully. He scrabbles to get a better grip on his dagger and hold it up in defense, even if Leo backed off and Izumi moves between them. Familiar fear tries to rise up, urging him to run, but the attacks stopped.]
[It's harder to hear through the bright blooming of his own pain, but Izumi's thoughts seem clearer now. He wants Leo to stop. The cold look doesn't match with his intent.]
[He makes another wounded noise as he lifts that arm to sheath his dagger, though he keeps ahold of the second one as he climbs back to his feet, dark red gradually soaking into his shirt.]
[He still wants to help, but... part of him doesn't want to be here anymore, either. Maybe he shouldn't be, the pain and other feelings he doesn't like threatening to fill his head and overflow. Maybe Izumi can help him through this, now that he's come to his senses. It's fine if Leo forgot him, but-]
Don't forget what you nearly lost, Leo. You already decided you wouldn't live like that anymore... we both did.
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[It's harder to hear through the bright blooming of his own pain, but Izumi's thoughts seem clearer now. He wants Leo to stop. The cold look doesn't match with his intent.]
[He makes another wounded noise as he lifts that arm to sheath his dagger, though he keeps ahold of the second one as he climbs back to his feet, dark red gradually soaking into his shirt.]
[He still wants to help, but... part of him doesn't want to be here anymore, either. Maybe he shouldn't be, the pain and other feelings he doesn't like threatening to fill his head and overflow. Maybe Izumi can help him through this, now that he's come to his senses. It's fine if Leo forgot him, but-]
Don't forget what you nearly lost, Leo. You already decided you wouldn't live like that anymore... we both did.
[If in very different ways.]
[He turns and leaves.]