[Caleb is walking out in the snow; by this point in time, he's trying to avoid other people. But he isn't paying enough attention to avoid crossing paths with Leo when he's focused on getting to class. Once they make eye contact, a memory plays.]
[ ah… that feels like something leo shouldn’t have seen. part of him is curious, of course - he knows from their conversation last week that caleb has been through similar experiences as he has, and his mom and dad…
but he also knows how hard it can be to talk about that stuff. so leo sidesteps that entirely. ]
That was a friend of yours? She had some sweet tats!
[ it doesn’t have to be awkward if they don’t let it become awkward. ]
[Leo. You're a good boy. He's a little stunned and sad after seeing this memory again, but then he glances at Leo, trying to deflect.
The tattoos are maybe not. . . so sweet. He absently scratches at his forearms, where he has a number of scars scattered lightly, in a similar pattern to the one she had in tattoos. But he tries to smile anyway.]
I'm not such a fan of them. Not a tattoo guy. [He sighs.] But yeah, she was my friend, a long time ago.
[ he does notice those scars, but. paired with caleb’s words, leo thinks it might be better not to ask too many questions. he’s been nothing but patient and understanding with leo; he owes it to caleb to give him his space. ]
I can respect being able to go back and talk to someone like that, though. [ especially considering how nervous caleb obviously was? ] I don’t know if I’d be able to do that.
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but he also knows how hard it can be to talk about that stuff. so leo sidesteps that entirely. ]
That was a friend of yours? She had some sweet tats!
[ it doesn’t have to be awkward if they don’t let it become awkward. ]
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The tattoos are maybe not. . . so sweet. He absently scratches at his forearms, where he has a number of scars scattered lightly, in a similar pattern to the one she had in tattoos. But he tries to smile anyway.]
I'm not such a fan of them. Not a tattoo guy. [He sighs.] But yeah, she was my friend, a long time ago.
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[ he does notice those scars, but. paired with caleb’s words, leo thinks it might be better not to ask too many questions. he’s been nothing but patient and understanding with leo; he owes it to caleb to give him his space. ]
I can respect being able to go back and talk to someone like that, though. [ especially considering how nervous caleb obviously was? ] I don’t know if I’d be able to do that.