[Even from their one conversation immediately after it happened, Baren understood that.
He brings a hand up to his neck, for once letting some of his own discomfort shine through for only a second. He gets it. There's no way that he couldn't. He broke up with Chuuya without a word the first time and left Chuuya in a spiral for years after because of it. Of course, he has more faith in Futaba, and he doesn't even know Leo's reasons.
But the possibility of anything being left to fester troubles him.]
I'm not looking to rush you. This shit takes time, especially if it's something out of your hands. [Leo stopped talking to Futaba during the mission - Baren wonders if it's something because of that.]
But I didn't know if you were someone who'd want to run forever. So I wanted to find out.
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[Even from their one conversation immediately after it happened, Baren understood that.
He brings a hand up to his neck, for once letting some of his own discomfort shine through for only a second. He gets it. There's no way that he couldn't. He broke up with Chuuya without a word the first time and left Chuuya in a spiral for years after because of it. Of course, he has more faith in Futaba, and he doesn't even know Leo's reasons.
But the possibility of anything being left to fester troubles him.]
I'm not looking to rush you. This shit takes time, especially if it's something out of your hands. [Leo stopped talking to Futaba during the mission - Baren wonders if it's something because of that.]
But I didn't know if you were someone who'd want to run forever. So I wanted to find out.