"I know," it's equally safe to assume Leonard is latching onto the lighter and not the rest of the underlying meanings there, too. "that's why I didn't take it." Just stopped him, for a second. Because this part of Mick genuinely scares him sometimes. Not in the way Lewis scares him, and not for himself, but for Mick. He knows there's this inherent part of Mick that needs the fire, and he's never really tried to get in the way of that. Except. When it means hurting himself, or someone else. Because there are some lines Leonard just can't stand by and watch him cross.
A part of him wants to argue it, to say no, he's not fine, and it's his own fault, but-- instead, he just lets his fingers trail against Mick's arm as he gets back to his feet and sinks back down in the chair he was at before. Not that he's looking at the papers in front of him now, but with his back to the other man, he can pretend.
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Date: 2018-02-05 07:29 pm (UTC)A part of him wants to argue it, to say no, he's not fine, and it's his own fault, but-- instead, he just lets his fingers trail against Mick's arm as he gets back to his feet and sinks back down in the chair he was at before. Not that he's looking at the papers in front of him now, but with his back to the other man, he can pretend.