Leon's hair looks so soft
i just wanna run my hands through it; to braid it (can we also talk about how he shakes his head to get rid of the water like a puppy)
Having Leon splayed on the couch, lying on his back; head on your stomach, both of you facing the television. It’s comforting–the quietness of the situation, just the TV playing, you and Leon silently watching. Like a moment frozen in time, the world outside the room ceases to exist, and all that matters is the warmth of his body against yours and the soothing sound of his breathing.
The soft glow of the TV illuminates his features, casting shadows across his face and highlighting the curve of his lips as he smiles at something on the screen. You can feel the rise and fall of his chest with each breath, a reassuring rhythm that lulls you into a sense of peace.
It's a moment of pure intimacy, where words are unnecessary, and the silence speaks volumes. Like two puzzle pieces fitting perfectly together, you and Leon are in perfect harmony, comfortable in each other's presence.
He hums occasionally as your fingernails scratch his scalp; the softness of his hair slipping between your fingers. You absent-mindedly start braiding his hair, your fingers weaving through the silky strands with practised ease. It's a small gesture of affection, one that Leon appreciates, and he lets out a contented sigh as you continue.
As you braid his hair, you feel Leon's hand reaching up to hold yours, intertwining his fingers with yours.
"You know, I could get used to this," he says softly, his voice low and warm.
You look down at him, a smile spreading across your face.
"Used to what?"
"This," he gestures towards the two of you, "just being here, like this. It's nice."
You nod in agreement, feeling a sense of contentment wash over you.
"Yeah, it is."
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I'm so sorry, I'm kinda drunk and dropping another idea, do with it whatever ye will.
Yknow how in the beginning of the game, Sojiro tells Ren he won't take care of him when he gets sick?
Consider: he's not used to city germs/being that closely shoved against other people on the train. He DOES start to get sick around Kamoshida's Palace, powers through it, and then is SUPER sick just after it's over.
He plans on sucking it up and hiding it, but Futaba hears his hacking coughs over her bug even when he's upstairs, followed by wheezing, maybe even a little weeping. He's constantly in and out of the bathroom, and he's starting to run out of tissues.
Futaba nervously texts Sojiro that the kid they took in sounds awful. Sojiro is gruff at first and says he's not a baby, he can take care of himself. She responds by sending him the audio and suddenly Dad Instincts kick in
y/n
obviously it's a YES, our brainrots continue because early-game ren and sojiro dynamics break my heart every time
how dare you get me so invested in this idea, this post got too long so it's going under a read more
listen listen look i love sojiro and the coffee family okay, but early-game?? sojiro could catch these hands
ren has already been though so much by the time he arrives in tokyo, to then be put into a dusty old attic like a spare part would absolutely fit in with ren's own perception of himself at that stage. it would be almost too easy for him to put his own health on the backburner kinda like he's already used to it
very used to not taking up space, 'not being a bother', and then sojiro really reinforces this message when ren first gets to leblanc- so when ren inevitably gets ill a month into his probation, it's already doomed for maladaption
tokyo would be such a breeding ground for sickness compared to the countryside, and ren just doesn't have the consitution to deal with it. the dusty attic and poor eating habits don't help matters, and then we have the stress of kamoshida and the metaverse?? ren is not having a Good Time™
at first it's something he thinks he can shrug off, and is adamant that ignoring it is the way to go. a cold, it's nothing, he can handle this alone, no need to bother anyone else with it.
inevitably, he gets worse, because that's what happens when you don't rest and let yourself recover. a tickly cough becomes a tightness in his chest, mild congestion shifts into an attack on his senses and blurriness- but maybe that's the dizziness. he's not really sleeping, either.
it's something that's becoming increasingly difficult to brush off and hide, he even relented to finally getting some medicine (nothing as strong as he needs by this point, that would eat too much into his limited funds, but some painkillers to take the edge off). once or twice he's tempted to stay off school, at morgana's insistence, or a too close call where he definitely blacked out for a minute, but then sojiro's voice will ring in his head 'i won't be the one looking after you if you get sick', 'your parents got rid of you for being a pain in the ass', and all his worst insecurities come rushing back and he's resolved to deal with it on his own
meanwhile, futaba's been making use of her hidden audio bugs- normally they're a comfort for her in the daytime, but since the new kid- ren- has been staying at the cafe (part-timer her ass, how gullible does sojiro think she is?!), she's been listening more frequently. when ren gets sick, she figures it out quickly.
time goes on, he's not getting better- he's actually getting worse- and futaba starts to wonder if she's the only one who knows
(there's something in his sharp contrasts- the quiet kid who shuffles through the cafe and takes sojiro's scolding, to the coughing kid who cries into the silence of night when he thinks there's nobody there to see it- that stabs through her numbness. it feels like a companion to her own ghost)
one night she swears the kid gets up to be sick, and there's hardly any sound heard from the attic all night. if nobody's gonna help ren, then she will (futaba used to like helping, once upon a time).
she texts sojiro the next day, when ren doesn't say anything again, and goes off to school with what she bets is a fake assurance on his face
and you're so right, sojiro dismisses her concern really easily, claims the kid can 'take care of himself' and he won't 'baby' the part-timer. insists ren needs to learn some disipline, then maybe he'll stay out of trouble
frustration wells in futaba- if she was less fixated on what was going on with ren, she'd register it's one of the first changes of mood she's had for months- and she responds with nothing but an audio clip, an attached explanation that this is just from the past few days- it's been going on for weeks, then she waits, and hears the distant sound of her compilation through one of the bugs, a hitched breath from sojiro, curse words under his breath-
for all his earlier postulating about not helping ren if he gets sick, sojiro is immeditely struck with a pang of concern- it sounded bad, and if futaba's words were anything to go by, this had been going on for a while.
the kid's at school now (at school, being as ill as that and he was still going to class-), so sojiro will talk to him when he gets back. there's a chance he goes a bit too over the top, between the variation of medicines he purchases, supplies he grabbed from home- if you accused him for over-compensating after maybe being too harsh on the kid in the beginning, you'd be right
and you just know ren would be so resistent at first to help, or even just the offer of staying off school. in his sickness-induced fugue, ren's filter-less in rattling off how he can't stay off, what will the students and teachers think, and he has work that afternoon, and a test soon, and he doesn't want to get in the way-
sojiro's heart just shatters
this kid, whose been silently carring the weight of the world and has apparently been falling to pieces for weeks now and sojiro didn't even notice?
(a part of it reminds him too much of the other kid he's got at home, the countless ways he's already failed futaba, and now ren too? he feels useless)
sojiro focuses on what he can do, and that's making the kid rest. work will understand, school can wait, ren isn't an inconvenience, he guides the kid to bed, calls takemi immediately (who rushes over, despite the fact she's technically closed at this hour, and refuses to take any payment),
even still, there's this stilted awkwardness between them when the quiet pushes on too long- they hardly know each other, afterall. sojiro is still figuring out the 'caring for kids' thing, and ren isn't familiar with any kind of parental affection, so some of sojiro's care veers a bit too close to clinical or mechanic, and ren still struggles to communicate what kind of help he needs, but it's enough for now.
for now, sojiro is there. he's trying, and at least ren's getting some colour back on his skin.
for now, ren's willing to take a few days off and have some medicine, but he's over-apologetic and definitely tries to make up for his sickness once he's healed.
it's gonna take them both a while yet, but luckily there's always their guardian hacker, ready and able to call them out when needed (and maybe some day she'll be able to keep an eye on ren and sojiro in person)
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oh? what am I thinking about tonight?
Sebastian casually trauma dumping on his S/O, without realizing that's what he's doing, and being surprised when they're concerned about him
like he just mentions something his mother did to him (telling him he was too weak to hunt, keeping his hair long so she could PULL it to control him, never telling him his father was still alive or that he had siblings, being all around INCREDIBLY cruel to her child, take your pick)
and he says it in this way of "sigh, Melinda is such a nuisance" instead of acting like it was what it was, which was abuse
he doesn't realize how horrific his childhood was until suddenly his S/O starts crying and hugging him and telling him they're so sorry, she wasn't right to do that, does he need anything from them??
he views what Melinda did as NORMAL. that's how it is for demons. isn't it? hell is hell for a reason; it's not good. but a demon's normal is a human's worst nightmare.
it's sad if his S/O doesn't know he's a demon, because he wants so badly to tell them that what he went through was normal for a demon. but he has to keep quiet and pretend he's human, and he just... doesn't know what to say in response. except to hold them and say "thank you" and then just think about how deeply his mother scarred him and whether or not it actually was normal
but it's even worse if his S/O does know he's a demon. they know what he is. they know he's a monster. they're very sweet to him, but they have no delusions about his true nature. so why is it something that concerns them, to hear that demons have acted like demons? why do they think he somehow deserved anything else? deserved the same things as a human? he's not a human. he doesn't deserve human things, he deserves demon things, and demon things are BAD. it's just a fact.
... but they're so concerned about him. has he been mistaken? everything that his mother did to him, was it really not acceptable? he's been convinced it was normal for demons, but even if it is, does that automatically make it okay? the person he loves doesn't think so. they think he's been terribly hurt, and it's even worse because he doesn't quite realize it until they react in the way a person SHOULD react when they're told their loved one was abused.
it's even worse than if his S/O doesn't know he's a demon, because if his S/O does know, he can't even really say thank you. he can't get a word out. all he can do is be held, and cry silently.
and he's not really crying because he's realizing the effect Melinda's abuse had on him. there's a little of that, sure. but the main reason he's crying?
because his S/O, the person he loves more than anyone or anything in the world, is crying for him.
he doesn't want to hurt them, or make them sad.
and, he hasn't done that, really.
they're crying and hurt because of something that hurt him. and they know it hurt him, and they love him so much, they're angry and sad because he was hurt.
he can't believe that someone could love him so selflessly, that they're crying over his scars simply because it means he was hurt. moreover, because that pain was something they think he didn't deserve.
he doesn't know how to react, or how to feel... except that their love feels like a bandage wrapped around all his old wounds. to keep him safe, because they don't want anyone to ever, EVER hurt him again.
he thinks he doesn't deserve that kind of love. but he wants it anyway.
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I EMERGE FROM THE DEPTHS OF OBSCURITY TO BESTOW UPON YOU A HOT TAKE
Spike in G1 gets a bad rap from a lot of fandom because he's a 15 year old in an 80's cartoon and contractually obligated to make bad decisions. But I think this is unfair, as Spike does actually help the Autobots in a very important way that I don't think too many people actually talk about.
Spike is the Autobot's main networker.
With the exception of Marissa Faireborn (who answered Blaster's call for help in season 3) and Raoul (who got seduced by Tracks), every single recurring human ally in G1 is there because of Spike. Sure, that's including family, but it still stands. And this is even backed up by the fact that Spike's actual grown up job is diplomacy! It's easy to assume that at least some of the once off humans were contacted with Spike's help throughout the series because that’s why he’s a valued autobot ally, he recruits other allies!
I'd love an official cartoon/comic that really hones in on this. Have Spike riding with Bumblebee to repair jobs (maybe in a lab! Mechanics who can repair lab equipment are *very* valuable), and while he's doing so, he's feeling out the people around him to see who's positive towards the Autobots, and if they have connections or skills that the Autobots need.
While it's easy to look at Carly and Chip and see their value to the story in the form of their hard scientific skills, Spike's softer, social skills are very much important to the story, and G1 would be worse without him.
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