[Luke respects Asch greatly. What's the harm in a little fun? A little teasing? Friends do that to each other. He does it to Xion, to Yuri, to Hiccup... to exclude Asch from that would be to take another step from him.
Luke's fist remains clenched on the desk while he glares down at the floor. He wants to say it: How would you know how to treat a friend? He wants to, so badly. But something keeps it held back.]
I treat my friends differently from you. [Yeah. He doesn't gain their respect and then manipulate them to do awful things.] I respect them, but I have fun with them, too.
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Luke's fist remains clenched on the desk while he glares down at the floor. He wants to say it: How would you know how to treat a friend? He wants to, so badly. But something keeps it held back.]
I treat my friends differently from you. [Yeah. He doesn't gain their respect and then manipulate them to do awful things.] I respect them, but I have fun with them, too.