You could've fooled me. You seem very, uh... at ease, I guess is the right term for it.
[Not that he isn't also calmly eating ice cream, but the guy did give off an air of nonconcern.
Though, the possibility does cross Leon's mind that it might be something subconscious his own mind is doing, trying to find some level of calm and authority in a place he's otherwise struggling with. He might not be military anymore but his training had drilled into him that this was exactly the kind of person he was supposed to be looking to in a crisis.
He realizes that he's staring again, watching the man as he slowly licks the ice cream. And what's worse, he only really realizes it after he's been staring for too long, ripping his gaze away as a faint blush creeps up his neck. Heat prickles across his skin and it feels like more than just a blush and more than the hot summer day. Head still bowed slightly, his gaze drifts back to watch the general take another lick at his ice cream.]
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[Not that he isn't also calmly eating ice cream, but the guy did give off an air of nonconcern.
Though, the possibility does cross Leon's mind that it might be something subconscious his own mind is doing, trying to find some level of calm and authority in a place he's otherwise struggling with. He might not be military anymore but his training had drilled into him that this was exactly the kind of person he was supposed to be looking to in a crisis.
He realizes that he's staring again, watching the man as he slowly licks the ice cream. And what's worse, he only really realizes it after he's been staring for too long, ripping his gaze away as a faint blush creeps up his neck. Heat prickles across his skin and it feels like more than just a blush and more than the hot summer day. Head still bowed slightly, his gaze drifts back to watch the general take another lick at his ice cream.]