TMIT: Who inspires you and why?
Leon and Terry are two romantic little morons at heart and their first impulses would both be to say their wives. Although in Leon’s case, that would also extend, after a bit of thought, to include his lovers and friends, too.
More specifically, Leon draws inspiration for his writing, consciously or otherwise, from his parents and from other versions of himself. If he was willing to be so intentionally dramatic, he’d say he drew inspiration from old wounds. For his food, he thinks of meals with his mum, and the comfort a full belly provides. It’s very country of him, and he doesn’t care.
Terry is rarely inspired by people, but he does have a staggering amount of respect for his former CO, Alynore Forrester. She was the first paladin (and one of the few people period) he met who treated him like a person deserving of a chance, even though she knew all the horrible things he’d done. She gave him a shot and he did, and has been doing, everything in his power not to make her look stupid for doing it. He trusts her enough that he’s asked her to advise his adoptive son on how to deal with wielding the Light, which is a hell of a lot coming from a guy who quite literally died to protect his family (ignoring that it didn’t work and was incredibly misguided).
( @red-alynore for mention )