[This is it, this is the dorky reaction he lives for. It could stand to be less dorky, but something about Leon stuttering makes his chest feel lighter in a way he hasn't felt in ages.
He's said... all of that, it's out there in the world and he can't take it back even if he wanted to. This moment now is caught precariously between remaining as they are and - something else. If he stays silent just a little longer, he won't have to risk this only thing that's made him happy in ages. Not that, holding hands and sitting like this, he thinks that will happen, but who knows! Leon is kind of dumb.
Still, he can't sit here forever. Mercifully he looks at their hands, to spare Leon the herculean task of looking him in the eye.]
spirals into hell
He's said... all of that, it's out there in the world and he can't take it back even if he wanted to. This moment now is caught precariously between remaining as they are and - something else. If he stays silent just a little longer, he won't have to risk this only thing that's made him happy in ages. Not that, holding hands and sitting like this, he thinks that will happen, but who knows! Leon is kind of dumb.
Still, he can't sit here forever. Mercifully he looks at their hands, to spare Leon the herculean task of looking him in the eye.]
Use your words, dear. [gOD]