"Like I'd let that stop me." Mischief sparks in his eyes as he holds onto this much.
He really should stop, for everyone's sanity, but he's feeling more settled now, more on top of things, so he can banter a bit back with his friend instead of taking his suggestion. Besides, he's decided now, and it's not a bit of confusion that's going to slow him down, not when what he has to say is so important.
He just needs to be able to say it.
"Thanks, Inigo." There! That's a start! "You know y're precious to me, right?" Its not the first time that he uses the term, but it's true. Oh! Is this what Inigo means by being nice? That's not being nice, that's Esteban being truthful!
His grin widens when he seems to catch on, at least a bit, what his friend is trying to tell him, and Esteban runs with it.
"Y're patient, an' carin'," please, dealing with Esteban on a daily basis deserves a medal, pure and simple. "An'--" here, he falters, uncertain if he's allowed to say much more, but he can't just let it go silent. There has to be a way that he can speak the truth without hurting his friend. "An' you're very brave."
It falls too short of what he wants to say; that to keep trying beyond the pains Esteban has only gotten a tiny glimpse of-- he can't quieten it. He can't keep it silent. "An' you're strong." He doesn't mean by the path of the blade.
"I'm proud t' be your friend." Hmm. He might be pushing it a bit; he's happy enough to claim that friendship on his side, but Esteban is aware that he's got this tendency to get attached to people, maybe too quick, maybe too fast. He's unrepentant, but hopes Inigo doesn't mind the term.
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He really should stop, for everyone's sanity, but he's feeling more settled now, more on top of things, so he can banter a bit back with his friend instead of taking his suggestion. Besides, he's decided now, and it's not a bit of confusion that's going to slow him down, not when what he has to say is so important.
He just needs to be able to say it.
"Thanks, Inigo." There! That's a start! "You know y're precious to me, right?" Its not the first time that he uses the term, but it's true. Oh! Is this what Inigo means by being nice? That's not being nice, that's Esteban being truthful!
His grin widens when he seems to catch on, at least a bit, what his friend is trying to tell him, and Esteban runs with it.
"Y're patient, an' carin'," please, dealing with Esteban on a daily basis deserves a medal, pure and simple. "An'--" here, he falters, uncertain if he's allowed to say much more, but he can't just let it go silent. There has to be a way that he can speak the truth without hurting his friend. "An' you're very brave."
It falls too short of what he wants to say; that to keep trying beyond the pains Esteban has only gotten a tiny glimpse of-- he can't quieten it. He can't keep it silent. "An' you're strong." He doesn't mean by the path of the blade.
"I'm proud t' be your friend." Hmm. He might be pushing it a bit; he's happy enough to claim that friendship on his side, but Esteban is aware that he's got this tendency to get attached to people, maybe too quick, maybe too fast. He's unrepentant, but hopes Inigo doesn't mind the term.