[ thanks for looking out for him, ren-mama. fortunately he's good enough at not accidentally stabbing himself, given his experience with integrating swords into their choreography...
... but, um, his gaze is definitely leaving the knife now that he's actually getting information out of ren. leo wasn't really sure where this was gonna go, to be honest. if it was going to end with ren leaving, ren avoiding the topic some more, or... him losing one of his closer friends here?
maybe he was just a bit anxious without knowing it. the small weight in his chest that he hadn't been aware of lightens a tad, and in it's place is a fraction of surprise at what he's told.
well... it's something, but it's also not the whole pie, he knows. one step at a time, he's already pushing a bit too much-- ]
Exceeeept that doesn't mean much in the court of public opinion.
[ he figures ren had a bit of a Time. leo definitely doesn't blame him for wanting to not want to deal with that section of himself at all.
he's placing the knife back at ren's side. look, you fake felon, he trusts you enough to give you your weapon back. even with the crazy fight loving persona he was shown that is still the subject of Questions in his head.
don't be greedy, leo. one thing at a time. ]
It's easy to be misunderstood in a society like this. Like, if someone gets an image in their head, everything you do is gonna end up being colored by that image... [ he knows. he had his own time of it, though he doesn't feel as if that's comparable to something criminal? not that it's something to be compared. ] ... I can see why you'd hide that! I'm not gonna bother trying to say sorry about forcing that outta you, we both have the same feelings about fake apologies. All you gotta know is that you're still the same Ren to me.
[ relevant or irrelevant parts or fake felonies or whatever else ren's hiding in there. leo knows he's a good guy, and he's certain he's not wrong about that one! ]
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... but, um, his gaze is definitely leaving the knife now that he's actually getting information out of ren. leo wasn't really sure where this was gonna go, to be honest. if it was going to end with ren leaving, ren avoiding the topic some more, or... him losing one of his closer friends here?
maybe he was just a bit anxious without knowing it. the small weight in his chest that he hadn't been aware of lightens a tad, and in it's place is a fraction of surprise at what he's told.
well... it's something, but it's also not the whole pie, he knows. one step at a time, he's already pushing a bit too much-- ]
Exceeeept that doesn't mean much in the court of public opinion.
[ he figures ren had a bit of a Time. leo definitely doesn't blame him for wanting to not want to deal with that section of himself at all.
he's placing the knife back at ren's side. look, you fake felon, he trusts you enough to give you your weapon back. even with the crazy fight loving persona he was shown that is still the subject of Questions in his head.
don't be greedy, leo. one thing at a time. ]
It's easy to be misunderstood in a society like this. Like, if someone gets an image in their head, everything you do is gonna end up being colored by that image... [ he knows. he had his own time of it, though he doesn't feel as if that's comparable to something criminal? not that it's something to be compared. ] ... I can see why you'd hide that! I'm not gonna bother trying to say sorry about forcing that outta you, we both have the same feelings about fake apologies. All you gotta know is that you're still the same Ren to me.
[ relevant or irrelevant parts or fake felonies or whatever else ren's hiding in there. leo knows he's a good guy, and he's certain he's not wrong about that one! ]