"If you're tired with keeping that image and it drags you on in your everyday life, then it's not you. It means you're pretending and satisfying what they think of you, and that's hella tiring."
Leonel stared straight into Aranea's eyes. After she said her statement, Leonel understood what she meant by pretending to be what other people think of him.
And it is as what Aranea said.
It is tiring.
"Your silence means something, no?" Aranea commented, snapping Leonel out of his thoughts. He still continued to stare at Aranea's eyes, not sure of what to say so he just nodded at her.
Aranea's lips turned into a tight line. With her giving Leonel another comforting pat on the shoulder, she spoke again, further empathizing with him as she said more tips to help Leonel open himself to her and especially to others.