[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.]
...Tieria told me something very different. [ He spoke slowly. The anger almost seemed to have drained away entirely, Lockon was so wrong-footed.
This was crazy. If it had been anyone else, just about anyone else at all saying this, Lockon would have laughed this off already. Tieria had kept Lockon back to protect him? Out of love? Sure, Tieria keeping him off the battlefield had a precedent, but that was a situation with extenuating circumstances if there ever was one. And Tieria had been very...clear, about his reasons, even if they'd been ridiculous. Right? And yet Lockon just kept coming up against Setsuna's completely serious face, and trying to fit 'romantic misinterpretation' into the same thought as Setsuna was essentially slamming a heart-shaped peg fruitlessly against a total lack of hole.
And he realised that Tieria hadn't said anything for a while. He hadn't even told Setsuna he was wrong. Why hadn't he done what he usually did when Nena or Mileina started this sort of thing on the community...? He turned, slowly, half expecting to see that death glare from before having become speechless fury or something like that, but Tieria's expression knocked him for another six. That glare - that was anger, yeah, but...definitely not the anger of someone sick of ridiculous libel. Tieria was even backing away. What was going on...? Tieria wasn't supposed to be making Setsuna's theory look downright plausible, that wasn't how this worked...! ]
[ That monosyllabic response was delivered perfectly blankly: not a trace of surprise or even guilt. From the look on Lockon's face, the older man might actually be starting to understand, so even if (for some reason Setsuna couldn't fathom) Tieria didn't want this secret to be shared, Setsuna wasn't about to try and backtrack. It was about time all this was out in the open, especially if Tieria was going to continue to shelve Lockon in missions without a reasonable excuse. He doubted Lockon's reactions would stick to mere arguments, and Celestial Being had important things to work on, they didn't have time for problems within the ranks. ]
I need to go to the gymnasium.
[ '-so I'll leave you two to sort this out' is the unspoken end to that sentence, and Setsuna turns and leaves as abruptly as he'd arrived, quietly confident that finally, finally, things between his two team mates might get sorted. ]
[Tieria didn't exactly feel like sticking around to find out just what Lockon was going to say once his brain had finished processing this new piece of information. Any kind of reaction, be it anger, hatred or outright mockery was going to destroy him. Silently, he fled the corridor before Lockon could stop him.]
[ And with that, before he could even begin to say anything to either of them, Lockon was suddenly alone in the corridor with just his thoughts for company. And he had a lot of thoughts. Tieria's face and hasty exit had been all but outright confirmation of the truth of Setsuna's words.
Lockon stared down the corridor after Tieria. The memory of the other man's words still stung in his mind, the anger over them still present, but now he didn't know what to think. Did Tieria actually believe anything he'd said? Was that why he hadn't looked Lockon in the face since they'd hit the topic? Hell, if he didn't, why had he chosen the reasons most likely to hurt Lockon and make him so furious, and kept on even when he'd nearly come to blows?
And more importantly, what the hell was he going to do now he knew? How was he supposed to deal with this? From Tieria? Now, of all times?
Lockon sighed, heavily, and headed back to his room. He needed to think. ]
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Date: 2011-02-09 09:48 pm (UTC)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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Date: 2011-02-09 10:31 pm (UTC)This was crazy. If it had been anyone else, just about anyone else at all saying this, Lockon would have laughed this off already. Tieria had kept Lockon back to protect him? Out of love? Sure, Tieria keeping him off the battlefield had a precedent, but that was a situation with extenuating circumstances if there ever was one. And Tieria had been very...clear, about his reasons, even if they'd been ridiculous. Right? And yet Lockon just kept coming up against Setsuna's completely serious face, and trying to fit 'romantic misinterpretation' into the same thought as Setsuna was essentially slamming a heart-shaped peg fruitlessly against a total lack of hole.
And he realised that Tieria hadn't said anything for a while. He hadn't even told Setsuna he was wrong. Why hadn't he done what he usually did when Nena or Mileina started this sort of thing on the community...? He turned, slowly, half expecting to see that death glare from before having become speechless fury or something like that, but Tieria's expression knocked him for another six. That glare - that was anger, yeah, but...definitely not the anger of someone sick of ridiculous libel. Tieria was even backing away. What was going on...? Tieria wasn't supposed to be making Setsuna's theory look downright plausible, that wasn't how this worked...! ]
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Date: 2011-02-10 08:56 pm (UTC)[ That monosyllabic response was delivered perfectly blankly: not a trace of surprise or even guilt. From the look on Lockon's face, the older man might actually be starting to understand, so even if (for some reason Setsuna couldn't fathom) Tieria didn't want this secret to be shared, Setsuna wasn't about to try and backtrack. It was about time all this was out in the open, especially if Tieria was going to continue to shelve Lockon in missions without a reasonable excuse. He doubted Lockon's reactions would stick to mere arguments, and Celestial Being had important things to work on, they didn't have time for problems within the ranks. ]
I need to go to the gymnasium.
[ '-so I'll leave you two to sort this out' is the unspoken end to that sentence, and Setsuna turns and leaves as abruptly as he'd arrived, quietly confident that finally, finally, things between his two team mates might get sorted. ]
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Date: 2011-02-10 10:52 pm (UTC)Lockon stared down the corridor after Tieria. The memory of the other man's words still stung in his mind, the anger over them still present, but now he didn't know what to think. Did Tieria actually believe anything he'd said? Was that why he hadn't looked Lockon in the face since they'd hit the topic? Hell, if he didn't, why had he chosen the reasons most likely to hurt Lockon and make him so furious, and kept on even when he'd nearly come to blows?
And more importantly, what the hell was he going to do now he knew? How was he supposed to deal with this? From Tieria? Now, of all times?
Lockon sighed, heavily, and headed back to his room. He needed to think. ]