[It might have been all right, if Lockon hadn't believed Setsuna, if he'd just passed it off as one more person getting confused and delusional about Tieria's feelings. But there was something about Lockon's expression, that considering look at Setsuna that made Tieria think that there was every chance that this time, Lockon would believe it.
Setsuna's earnest explanation - earnest for him, at least - was doing nothing to stop that look. Consequently, it was doing nothing to reassure Tieria that everything was just going to blow over, that Lockon would just laugh it off, and that this wasn't the end of their friendship as they knew it.
Tieria began to back away, casting a dark, betrayed glare at Setsuna all the while. In truth, he was more terrifed than he'd been at any point in the previous conversation. He could shrug off a blow to the face, but whatever happened next was going to hit him where it really mattered: his heart.]
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Setsuna's earnest explanation - earnest for him, at least - was doing nothing to stop that look. Consequently, it was doing nothing to reassure Tieria that everything was just going to blow over, that Lockon would just laugh it off, and that this wasn't the end of their friendship as they knew it.
Tieria began to back away, casting a dark, betrayed glare at Setsuna all the while. In truth, he was more terrifed than he'd been at any point in the previous conversation. He could shrug off a blow to the face, but whatever happened next was going to hit him where it really mattered: his heart.]