[Baren watches the steam with mild interest. The look of disgust from leo was noted too. Quietly, quietly, the way that Baren remembers things about people even if he doesn't know that it'll be important in the future. The way that he watches the world in a constant attempt to understand it.
His own burn scarred hands underneath his gloves ache once.]
The truth rarely hurts as much as the wondering, or any explanation she might come up with on her own.
[It's a softer answer than Baren's offered so far - just in case it's something Leo's already thought of. But that's what Baren set on Chuuya before. He let Chuuya imagine the worse things, waited three years to clarify them, because letting him come up with his own answers was the worst thing to do.
Baren made that choice consciously.]
Have a little more faith in Taba-chan, too. She's young - you both are - but that's why it's still a time to learn, since no one expects you to have your shit together yet.
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His own burn scarred hands underneath his gloves ache once.]
The truth rarely hurts as much as the wondering, or any explanation she might come up with on her own.
[It's a softer answer than Baren's offered so far - just in case it's something Leo's already thought of. But that's what Baren set on Chuuya before. He let Chuuya imagine the worse things, waited three years to clarify them, because letting him come up with his own answers was the worst thing to do.
Baren made that choice consciously.]
Have a little more faith in Taba-chan, too. She's young - you both are - but that's why it's still a time to learn, since no one expects you to have your shit together yet.