"She tried to escape her own series of rituals. With her- dear friend."
She's everything to me, Pratibha had said. And, well, Luis is familiar enough with all kinds of underground scenes to guess without her saying it. But, despite Leon not reacting poorly to Luis' irresistible charm (or, not reacting poorly to the part that could be construed as flirting - Leon had reacted plenty badly to other things about Luis that he hadn't found out til later was also because Leon knew about the Umbrella in the room), it's not his relationship to reveal even if Leon's feelings on same-sex relationships had somehow come up in conversation.
...All that to say, that fraction of a second pause did some heavy lifting.
"If we have another ritual, I intend to ask her how."
cw: vague early aughts homophobia
She's everything to me, Pratibha had said. And, well, Luis is familiar enough with all kinds of underground scenes to guess without her saying it. But, despite Leon not reacting poorly to Luis' irresistible charm (or, not reacting poorly to the part that could be construed as flirting - Leon had reacted plenty badly to other things about Luis that he hadn't found out til later was also because Leon knew about the Umbrella in the room), it's not his relationship to reveal even if Leon's feelings on same-sex relationships had somehow come up in conversation.
...All that to say, that fraction of a second pause did some heavy lifting.
"If we have another ritual, I intend to ask her how."