Dimensional Descent

Leonel's heart skipped a beat.

It wasn't a question that should have moved him very far from his original baseline at all. He should have been able to read from Eamon's expressions that it was something like this.

However, the problem was that this situation was too familiar.

In love with someone he shouldn't be? Wasn't that the woman he jokingly called Aina's mother-in-law all the time?

Leonel might not interact much with Eamon, but he had seen plenty from afar. He knew how much he cared about Cindra. But he also knew how much Cindra cared about Miel.

Much like he had ignored the oddities surrounding Goggles, he had ignored this one as well... because it was simply too uncanny.

Goggles had truly been in love with Rollan's wife back then. Something that probably came off as mostly a joke to everyone else was quite serious to him, or else he wouldn't have risked so much and even practically changed himself for her. Even if it meant that he wouldn't actually get to be with her.

And now Eamon was in love with someone that Leonel effectively thought of as Miel's woman. In some ways, he even thought of her as a quasi mother-in-law already.

Leonel forced himself to calm down.

He truly didn't care much about Goggles at all. The reason he had such a visceral reaction the first time, and now this time, was because Goggles was a representation of his father in his eyes. Not in type, and certainly not in ability, but he was a mirror that forced Leonel to look into it.

He could only logic his way out of the uncomfortable feelings.

even have a date together, let alone marry. Being able to see their feelings for one another because of Dream Force was a completely different beast compared to them actually acting on it. He couldn't expect that Eamon would be as sharp as he was, which was

point that even Leonel didn't realize he was being serious until it

on his sleeve and had even told Leonel directly about

was too good at scheming and hiding his real thoughts while Eamon

same box was doing a disservice to Eamon, one he didn't deserve at all because none of

calmed down and plopped down beside Eamon. He forced a smile and laughed

to ask for relationship advice," he

beautiful wife, and

on the subtle hints quite easily and his smile grew

That his future self was so powerful that he fell in love without

even thought about if Aina really did love him at all, or if it was something his future

of their story because of the way this world worked and it was hard to tease apart the truth from the fiction. He could only do his best to cherish his wife in the here and

you know how many times

blinked, not quite understanding the odd question. Wasn't that

"No..." he said tentatively.

"521 times."

Eamon was speechless.

when I finally saw her again after the

shy girl who couldn't even say "NO" clearly. Come to find out