But, then the next words really did set the idea into stone. Not only had he tried, but he...had? At least, that was the idea he was getting. Accepted proposal and... Gaara sounded as though he really regretted having gone through with it. Luke's expression softened, quite a bit. Then, he was looking down, expression faltering. Something about those words...and the vibe he was getting from the ninja...
He didn't have a chance to speak up, before the other young man was moving to stand. After watching him in silence for a moment, he moved to stand. Ion had flown over to his side, after giving the female moogle a hug in return.
"Y-yeah... sleep," he said while looking over to Ion (maybe having him company would help, at least a little...), before looking to his boyfriend with a suddenly firm expression, "When... I first decided to change, for the better... I always went off of how I saw everyone else acting. From the start, I was behaving how I thought everyone would prefer I act. While my efforts were always genuine, it was never truly about how I wanted to be. Even in the beginning - when I was still seeing...Van in a positive light, I always acted how I thought he liked. After...finding out that I was a replica, though, all I could think... was how fitting. Someone who can't think or act for themselves, is nothing more than a...fake, from the start."
Shaking his head, he looked up at the sky, studying the stars in brief silence, "...But that's part of the past. All those mistakes I made, led me to be who I am, today. The person who has met some amazing people and done some... pretty extraordinary things. Even though I used to sit and beat myself up, for the bad things, I...see no point in doing that, now. Because if I hadn't changed, there's a likelihood I wouldn't have made the friends I did. Or...managed to find myself a boyfriend, for that matter."
There was just the hint of a teasing tone in those last words as he rested his hands on Gaara's head. His hand slides down to very briefly stroke the side of the ninja's face, his own suddenly turning...fairly red, "...I like who you are, okay? Regardless of what you've done...you're still someone I care about."
In a way, he was saying things he knew he'd wanted to hear, back when he was still beating himself up...in hopes it might make Gaara feel better.
shhhh just let him be adorbs
But, then the next words really did set the idea into stone. Not only had he tried, but he...had? At least, that was the idea he was getting. Accepted proposal and... Gaara sounded as though he really regretted having gone through with it. Luke's expression softened, quite a bit. Then, he was looking down, expression faltering. Something about those words...and the vibe he was getting from the ninja...
He didn't have a chance to speak up, before the other young man was moving to stand. After watching him in silence for a moment, he moved to stand. Ion had flown over to his side, after giving the female moogle a hug in return.
"Y-yeah... sleep," he said while looking over to Ion (maybe having him company would help, at least a little...), before looking to his boyfriend with a suddenly firm expression, "When... I first decided to change, for the better... I always went off of how I saw everyone else acting. From the start, I was behaving how I thought everyone would prefer I act. While my efforts were always genuine, it was never truly about how I wanted to be. Even in the beginning - when I was still seeing...Van in a positive light, I always acted how I thought he liked. After...finding out that I was a replica, though, all I could think... was how fitting. Someone who can't think or act for themselves, is nothing more than a...fake, from the start."
Shaking his head, he looked up at the sky, studying the stars in brief silence, "...But that's part of the past. All those mistakes I made, led me to be who I am, today. The person who has met some amazing people and done some... pretty extraordinary things. Even though I used to sit and beat myself up, for the bad things, I...see no point in doing that, now. Because if I hadn't changed, there's a likelihood I wouldn't have made the friends I did. Or...managed to find myself a boyfriend, for that matter."
There was just the hint of a teasing tone in those last words as he rested his hands on Gaara's head. His hand slides down to very briefly stroke the side of the ninja's face, his own suddenly turning...fairly red, "...I like who you are, okay? Regardless of what you've done...you're still someone I care about."
In a way, he was saying things he knew he'd wanted to hear, back when he was still beating himself up...in hopes it might make Gaara feel better.