A/N: this thing kinda derived from a psoh discord convo where we discussed how well leon and his likely abandonment issues would take the knowledge of honlon's continued existence at the petshop
yeah i know this fandom's dead af but i'm here to stay soooooooooo (comments are still lifeblood though)
"So when were you gonna tell me the dragon was here, D?" he asks indolently, sprawled across his couch. His frame is deceitfully lazy, belying the tension beneath.
D stop halfway through pouring his tea. "Dragon, Detective?"
"Don't play games with me, D," Leon says, dropping the façade in favour of a frown. He leans forward. "The triplets in all of Chris' drawings. The three-headed dragon that I conveniently never heard of again after I launched its egg into the ocean. I'm not that stupid, especially when you kept making all those remarks about it, thinking I wouldn't catch on."
If he looks, he's sure he'll find D's knuckles white and tight against the pot's handle. "I don't understand why you are bringing it up now, Detective."
"Perhaps because I didn't know before?" Leon explodes, launching himself from the chair. "Like, I get it, I don't always believe the shit you say, and with reason - I mean, have you heard yourself speak at times? - but you trusted me with other shit before. Why is this any different?"
"It's different because they are children," D says coldly, and puts the tea pot down with a decisive smack. "You can't possibly believe you'd have a favourable reaction when meeting them, Detective."
"Worked well enough when I was giving birth to them," Leon mutters under his breath. "You didn't seem to be too bothered about it then."
D presses his lips together thinly. "You also threatened to dissect their egg just before, if I remember correctly."
"Fuck." He drags his hand across his face, catching on stubble and bags from several sleepless nights. "Can I meet them now, at least?"
D's eyebrows nearly disappear into his hairline. "Meet them?"
"Yeah." He offers the Count a tired smirk, an edge of teasing back into his voice. "After all, I am, as you said before, their 'mommy'."