[Leon...has never seen this before. This side of Stahn, where he's broken down and crying, where he can barely get the words out... it's such a stark difference from the Stahn Leon knows. The cheerful, optimistic, hard-headed and stupid one, but the one who nonetheless would never give in. The one who was determined to bring light into everyone's lives, whether they wanted it or not.
It's not that Leon was unaware that Stahn was capable of deeper emotions, of course; that would be silly. But to see it...there's something deeply uncomfortable in it for him, and he shifts awkwardly. Because...this is his fault. There's no denying it anymore. The reason Stahn is crying is Leon, and Leon's death, and... he honestly wasn't expecting him to be so affected by it.
He doesn't like it. And he doesn't know how to react to it (he wants to fix it, but he can't fix it, can he? How would he even go about fixing it?).
Leon knows he doesn't even deserve this much emotion over seeing him again. He knew Stahn cared... in some strange way. But there's something different between accepting, vaguely, that Stahn cared a little, and seeing just how much he cared, especially when it's... like this.
Leon swallows, and it's painful, and not just because he feels like he's coughed his throat somewhat raw.]
You... [how does he respond to this? How does he react to this? What does he do?] Stop crying. [Ah yes, that'll do it, Leon. You sure nailed that comfort thing!] This isn't--this isn't anything worth crying over, and someone like you shouldn't be--
["Someone like you shouldn't be so wrecked over someone like me."]
stahn.
It's not that Leon was unaware that Stahn was capable of deeper emotions, of course; that would be silly. But to see it...there's something deeply uncomfortable in it for him, and he shifts awkwardly. Because...this is his fault. There's no denying it anymore. The reason Stahn is crying is Leon, and Leon's death, and... he honestly wasn't expecting him to be so affected by it.
He doesn't like it. And he doesn't know how to react to it (he wants to fix it, but he can't fix it, can he? How would he even go about fixing it?).
Leon knows he doesn't even deserve this much emotion over seeing him again. He knew Stahn cared... in some strange way. But there's something different between accepting, vaguely, that Stahn cared a little, and seeing just how much he cared, especially when it's... like this.
Leon swallows, and it's painful, and not just because he feels like he's coughed his throat somewhat raw.]
You... [how does he respond to this? How does he react to this? What does he do?] Stop crying. [Ah yes, that'll do it, Leon. You sure nailed that comfort thing!] This isn't--this isn't anything worth crying over, and someone like you shouldn't be--
["Someone like you shouldn't be so wrecked over someone like me."]
That's enough.