( what does he see when he looks at her? good question. she's an attractive woman — and yes, he does notice, even if he has a spectacular capacity to turn that part of his brain off these days. he sees a stubborn determination to linger in the memory of place that is no good for her, which is relatable in a way it should not be. and he sees a warmth and easiness that he is drawn to, almost despite himself. he sees someone that doesn't belong in the situation she seems to be trapped in, and if anything that is what he'll probably fixate on for the rest of their interactions as the eternal failed white knight.
and yeah, so maybe he looks at her and sees an escape from the empty aching loneliness, if at least for a little while. proof to himself he hasn't spent six years waiting for Ada to show up and prove it all meant something. maybe it evens out if she's using him for similar ends. people use him all the time, there's honestly something refreshing about getting to buy into it for once. )
I don't think I've seen anything clean since I got here.
( he's just being 100. the entire town is some degree of moth ridden, blood stained, dust covered, mold spotted, or some combination of all of them. all things considered, these sheets are simply musty, not noticeably filthy. and considering his livelihood involves stomping through sewers and cutting through undead and getting their viscera all over them, Leon is not as troubled as he ought to be about the state of the sheets in a seedy hotel. if he's supposed to be the one to hit the brakes because of already used sheets, Maria is barking up the wrong tree. Leon was traumatized directly after graduation, he's still stuck on frat boy standards in all sorts of ways.
Maria is probably also barking up the wrong tree asking Mr. Glowering Grimdark Killjoy to be entertaining, but luckily he has a dumb sense of humor somewhere in the mire of his edgy pouting. ) Want me to dance or something? ( he asks, mostly joking. unless ??? he leans closer anyway, completely ignoring the fact this has to be the 3rd jump from hot & cold in the past fifteen minutes. he's talked himself into enjoying her touch and it may not last long, so if she intends to take advantage she should strike while the iron is hot. )
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Date: 2025-06-19 05:18 pm (UTC)and yeah, so maybe he looks at her and sees an escape from the empty aching loneliness, if at least for a little while. proof to himself he hasn't spent six years waiting for Ada to show up and prove it all meant something. maybe it evens out if she's using him for similar ends. people use him all the time, there's honestly something refreshing about getting to buy into it for once. )
I don't think I've seen anything clean since I got here.
( he's just being 100. the entire town is some degree of moth ridden, blood stained, dust covered, mold spotted, or some combination of all of them. all things considered, these sheets are simply musty, not noticeably filthy. and considering his livelihood involves stomping through sewers and cutting through undead and getting their viscera all over them, Leon is not as troubled as he ought to be about the state of the sheets in a seedy hotel. if he's supposed to be the one to hit the brakes because of already used sheets, Maria is barking up the wrong tree. Leon was traumatized directly after graduation, he's still stuck on frat boy standards in all sorts of ways.
Maria is probably also barking up the wrong tree asking Mr. Glowering Grimdark Killjoy to be entertaining, but luckily he has a dumb sense of humor somewhere in the mire of his edgy pouting. ) Want me to dance or something? ( he asks, mostly joking. unless ??? he leans closer anyway, completely ignoring the fact this has to be the 3rd jump from hot & cold in the past fifteen minutes. he's talked himself into enjoying her touch and it may not last long, so if she intends to take advantage she should strike while the iron is hot. )