[stahn can admit that much, he knows leon well enough to know that no matter what happens, he's not going to be happy about it.
but there' a lot more stahn knows and understands about leon, and that's why he says the things he does, even if they may seem ridiculous to kashuu. it's... brutally honest and raw, both in how leon is, and how stahn himself views things.]
He doesn't want people to know that about him. He knows... people will treat him differently. I know they will too. He doesn't need pity. Leon... Leon needs people to care about him for him, not because of his past or his status, or his usefulness to other people.
[he's not saying that kashuu would do any of those things, but stahn knows how leon has been treated in life, and he knows how leon will see things. his closes his eyes, sucking in a quiet breath.]
I want him to be able to talk about it himself with the people he wants to tell. It's... it's not fair to him for people to find this out when he doesn't want them to know. He might close himself off more if he realizes other people know.
[and stahn doesn't want that, because he wants leon to open up more to other people and make friends on his own terms.]
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[stahn can admit that much, he knows leon well enough to know that no matter what happens, he's not going to be happy about it.
but there' a lot more stahn knows and understands about leon, and that's why he says the things he does, even if they may seem ridiculous to kashuu. it's... brutally honest and raw, both in how leon is, and how stahn himself views things.]
He doesn't want people to know that about him. He knows... people will treat him differently. I know they will too. He doesn't need pity. Leon... Leon needs people to care about him for him, not because of his past or his status, or his usefulness to other people.
[he's not saying that kashuu would do any of those things, but stahn knows how leon has been treated in life, and he knows how leon will see things. his closes his eyes, sucking in a quiet breath.]
I want him to be able to talk about it himself with the people he wants to tell. It's... it's not fair to him for people to find this out when he doesn't want them to know. He might close himself off more if he realizes other people know.
[and stahn doesn't want that, because he wants leon to open up more to other people and make friends on his own terms.]