"There's a couple that aren't so bad. But from the looks of you, you've met none of them." Leonard waited for Barry to finish up, not really in the mood to teach him about how bad the world was. He thought it was a lesson best learned each person for themselves. "You don't have anything I'm interested in, so just owe me a favour and we'll be even. I'll cash it in when I feel like it."
Was that a good idea? Owing Leonard Snart anything. What if he wanted him to do something illegal or stab someone? He couldn't do that? Barry didn't answer for a while if he debated if this was a good thing or not. Like Leonard had said, people didn't tend to be nice in here. That might include Leonard himself. "I don't know. I don't like the idea of owing favours. I'm hoping to get up for parole and all so I don't need to make my situation worse owing people dodgy deeds."
"Then I'll promise you that whatever favour I'd ask of you, if any, won't be anything illegal. Now are you going to hurry up, because I want to shower at some point and so does my partner." Leonard finally turned around, although he kept his eyes firmly fixed on Barry's face. "Tell them that you're with me. They can decide if they want you that much." Leonard took a step closer, waiting for Barry to finally dry off. "You don't belong here. They can all sense that."
Barry stopped the moment he was pretty much told to, not wanting to cause any trouble. He grabbed his towel and nodded his head, smiling with an unsure look, despite that cheery front he tried to have. "Okay, deal. I'll owe you something totally legal." Barry dried his hair off and then pulled his towel around his waist, slightly flushed but meeting Leonard's eyes with determination. "They can? The courts seemed to think I belonged here. I don't want to be here, I just sort of -- fucked up." Which wasn't a total lie, hence why he could pull it off. "I kind of want people to stop sensing it. Maybe I'll blend better."
"Maybe you will. But don't model yourself after Axel. He's a bad choice. Just try to be less open." This was a lost cause, but he might as well give him some advice. "Sit with us at breakfast." Leonard finally started to unbutton his shirt, not that he planned on getting naked while Barry was still inside. "You'll be fine." The only reason he would be fine was because he'd decided to step in, but that was the only way a guy like Barry could be fine, so Leonard didn't mind. Hartley had been a rare exception. Smarter than he'd have thought. Axel had his own ways of finding misery. This was a death or he stepped in move.
"I don't think I could model myself after Axel, he seems more into getting on his knees than I am." Barry shrugged his shoulders but tilted his head to the side at the offer, a little shocked that Leonard Snart was inviting him to breakfast. Was it a set up or was he actually trying to help? This wasn't the sort of guy Joe made him out to sound like. "I'll get out of your hair but yeah, I'll totally come to breakfast. Might be nice to actually finish my food for once." Usually someone took it before it finished. "I'll see you tomorrow morning then."
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