[U...woh....... they're so colorful, and they smell sweet even from here. He.... can tell that some of them are more meticulously decorated than the others, but that doesn't matter, they all look deliciou--
[He should be proud... because Leon's actually legitimately impressed. He doesn't know how to do basic survival skills like making food--making things like sweets and treats seems even further out of his grasp. They've survived somehow, through takeout and being fed by other people, but if Stahn is expanding his horizons then...
(Shouldn't Leon, too?)
...]
I see.
[It's... a little humbling somehow. Now he just has to say "I'm impressed."]
but stahn doesn't seem like he's the least bit fazed by it; he's beaming so brightly that it really is like the sunshine is right in the room.
granted, he didn't do much but follow instructions with kashuu right there to make sure he didn't screw up. left alone in the kitchen? he'd be a disaster, if the fact that his handiwork is less that polished is any indication.
still though, he's holding the box out towards leon with that bright grin still on his face.]
I haven't tried them yet. These ones— [he motions towards some of them.] are vanilla, and the rest are strawberry! Give it a try... Kashuu said the strawberry ones are probably sweeter.
[he's leaving that as a "take your pick" situation, but stahn knows what leon will gravitate towards anyway. but he does his best to play it down.] I think I'd get sick if I tried to eat them all myself, anyway!
[Leon hesitates, but...well, he's still a little too impressed by Stahn's gumption to even begin to tsun about the sweets. Instead, he reaches out after a moment and does grab one of the strawberry ones, but--]
Only because you likely would make yourself ill if you tried to eat all of these.
[Whatever, Leon.
And then he settles back on the couch and blinks at it. Stahn helped to make these sweets...? What an odd feeling. But eventually he just bites into it.
[for trying it anyway. he's just... going to stand there like a puppy that's waiting for the stick to be thrown. it's almost like the ears are twitching and the tail is wagging as he waits for a reaction.]
So? How is it? [he doesn't need a totally honest answer. he just needs a... leon answer. it's not like he can't tell the difference anyway.]
Huh? What kind of assumption should I have made, then?
[he sounds genuinely confused by this.]
If they were really bad, you would have said so. But if you don't think they're terrible, they must be pretty good... because you don't like sweets, right?
[the worst part about this is that stahn knows exactly how leon thinks, and he also knows how to play things in his favor when he wants to. he's actually trying to let leon win by giving him the cake pops and conceding to what leon wants the perception to be.
(of course, dymlos is letting out a very quiet snort—sometimes, stahn impresses him.)]
[Leon's thankfully still rather oblivious to this wrangling... Stahn's actually succeeded in leaving him rather speechless, since he has no way to deny this, since Stahn's giving him that victory with regards to sweets.
But people have been so quick to jump on his love of sweets that it's even more of a kneejerk reaction to argue it now, so that just spilled out of him immediately.
A-ahem....]
... Yes, of course. Naturally that's... what I meant.
I don't know why you would have thought it was anything else. It's not like you have to tell me, right?
[listen—he has no idea what other people really do here. he doesn't know that people prey on the fact that he likes sweets, and if he did... he may actually be the one to tell people to chill the hell out.
stahn doesn't want leon being overwhelmed by that stuff, because he knows all too well how hard it is for leon to trust in people's genuine gestures. but of course, since leon doesn't like to tell him about things he apparently deems trivial... he can't know about it. he'd be happy to know how nicely people treat him because of his belief in leon being a good person, but even stahn knows where to draw the line.]
I'll be more careful about how much I bring home... I don't want all this to go waste. Kashuu did a lot to be able to show me this! [he knows it won't go to waste. this is just so much damage control.
nobody is better at handling leon than stahn is... save for marian, of course.]
[so much damage control... so much damage control that it soothes Leon's ruffled feathers pretty well. It's easy for him to nod simply and respond to that with a:]
See to it that you do.
[Yeah!! Be more careful how much you bring home, Stahn!!
But they both know Leon's going to eat all of these anyway, even Stahn's slightly lopsided ones, and he will enjoy every last one. Leon's sweet tooth can't actually be tamed--but Stahn's making it easy on him now, so that's fine. The peace of their evening continues.]
You may as well leave them in the kitchen now. [He will probably sneak more of them later. Leon's not even surprised anymore that Stahn seems to know everyone anyway.]
Kashuu taught you this? [There's a pause as he wrestles for a question, before finally:] Why?
[Because that is a normal, social, human thing that friends do, Leon.]
[they both know it, but it doesn't need to be said at loud. that's the beauty of their friendship, isn't it? these things don't need to be mentioned. stahn can make these gestures, or buy things he sees and then play it off; everyone wins this way.
he'll put the cake pops in the kitchen shortly, but before he can do that, leon is questioning what happened.]
Why? [yes, he looks puzzled at a question like that for a moment. stahn purses his lips, looking up at the ceiling for a moment before he answers.]
Because we're friends, I guess! He told me he learned something cool that he wanted to share, so I went over. It was really nice of him! [kashuu's such a bro, isn't he?]
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wait what]
You made these?
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[he's so proud. he's so proud!!]
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(Shouldn't Leon, too?)
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I see.
[It's... a little humbling somehow. Now he just has to say "I'm impressed."]
That isn't a terrible use of your time.
[that wasn't even close.]
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but stahn doesn't seem like he's the least bit fazed by it; he's beaming so brightly that it really is like the sunshine is right in the room.
granted, he didn't do much but follow instructions with kashuu right there to make sure he didn't screw up. left alone in the kitchen? he'd be a disaster, if the fact that his handiwork is less that polished is any indication.
still though, he's holding the box out towards leon with that bright grin still on his face.]
I haven't tried them yet. These ones— [he motions towards some of them.] are vanilla, and the rest are strawberry! Give it a try... Kashuu said the strawberry ones are probably sweeter.
[he's leaving that as a "take your pick" situation, but stahn knows what leon will gravitate towards anyway. but he does his best to play it down.] I think I'd get sick if I tried to eat them all myself, anyway!
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Only because you likely would make yourself ill if you tried to eat all of these.
[Whatever, Leon.
And then he settles back on the couch and blinks at it. Stahn helped to make these sweets...? What an odd feeling. But eventually he just bites into it.
(It's good.)]
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[for trying it anyway. he's just... going to stand there like a puppy that's waiting for the stick to be thrown. it's almost like the ears are twitching and the tail is wagging as he waits for a reaction.]
So? How is it? [he doesn't need a totally honest answer. he just needs a... leon answer. it's not like he can't tell the difference anyway.]
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[He says, as he polishes off the cake pop... whatever, Leon, nobody asked you.]
... But I suppose it is tolerable.
[It's really good.]
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he's beaming.
he's beaming so much.]
I guess it must be pretty good if you think it's tolerable! [yeah, he said it.
(he's just really happy about it, okay.)]
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I did not say-- you are being ridiculous! Don't make assumptions like that!
[He wants another but now he's definitely not going to take one.]
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[he sounds genuinely confused by this.]
If they were really bad, you would have said so. But if you don't think they're terrible, they must be pretty good... because you don't like sweets, right?
[the worst part about this is that stahn knows exactly how leon thinks, and he also knows how to play things in his favor when he wants to. he's actually trying to let leon win by giving him the cake pops and conceding to what leon wants the perception to be.
(of course, dymlos is letting out a very quiet snort—sometimes, stahn impresses him.)]
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But people have been so quick to jump on his love of sweets that it's even more of a kneejerk reaction to argue it now, so that just spilled out of him immediately.
A-ahem....]
... Yes, of course. Naturally that's... what I meant.
[CLEARLY.
YEAH.
shut up dymlos.]
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[listen—he has no idea what other people really do here. he doesn't know that people prey on the fact that he likes sweets, and if he did... he may actually be the one to tell people to chill the hell out.
stahn doesn't want leon being overwhelmed by that stuff, because he knows all too well how hard it is for leon to trust in people's genuine gestures. but of course, since leon doesn't like to tell him about things he apparently deems trivial... he can't know about it. he'd be happy to know how nicely people treat him because of his belief in leon being a good person, but even stahn knows where to draw the line.]
I'll be more careful about how much I bring home... I don't want all this to go waste. Kashuu did a lot to be able to show me this! [he knows it won't go to waste. this is just so much damage control.
nobody is better at handling leon than stahn is... save for marian, of course.]
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See to it that you do.
[Yeah!! Be more careful how much you bring home, Stahn!!
But they both know Leon's going to eat all of these anyway, even Stahn's slightly lopsided ones, and he will enjoy every last one. Leon's sweet tooth can't actually be tamed--but Stahn's making it easy on him now, so that's fine. The peace of their evening continues.]
You may as well leave them in the kitchen now. [He will probably sneak more of them later. Leon's not even surprised anymore that Stahn seems to know everyone anyway.]
Kashuu taught you this? [There's a pause as he wrestles for a question, before finally:] Why?
[Because that is a normal, social, human thing that friends do, Leon.]
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he'll put the cake pops in the kitchen shortly, but before he can do that, leon is questioning what happened.]
Why? [yes, he looks puzzled at a question like that for a moment. stahn purses his lips, looking up at the ceiling for a moment before he answers.]
Because we're friends, I guess! He told me he learned something cool that he wanted to share, so I went over. It was really nice of him! [kashuu's such a bro, isn't he?]
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Is that what friends do......
Leon looks puzzled for a distinct moment before he shakes it off. A-ahem.]
... He is a pest. [Thanks, Leon, nobody cares about your opinion.]
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I don't think so... he's a good friend. He's really nice! [stop being a butt about friends, leon.]
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He's incredibly energetic and hard-headed. It is irritating.
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[he knows a lot of things, too.]
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Good. Then you two can continue to fill up each other's company, and leave me out of it.
[as if, Leon.]
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[totally honest question. leon is his friend?? he would never leave leon out of anything.]
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I have no interest in spending any more time with him at all.
[That's...that's why.]
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[come on, leon. have some fun...]
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[So. Flatly. so flatly.]
I'm not interested. That is all there is to it.
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[whines, because that is what adults do.]
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[Go away, whiny golden retriever.]
Keep your useless meetings to yourself. I am not going.
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