thinking about how leo is one of, if not the only person who loudly celebrates madara for who he is.
"Wahaha, Mama's always getting pushed away by others! Your voice is too loud and your body's too big, so you're always getting in people's way. But that's exactly what I like about you!" (!! Main Story)
Most people treat Madara with distrust or even open hostility (Keito. Alkaloid. I think he's patched things up a bit with Kanata but there's still a lot of grief there).
There's exceptions like Mitsuru, who's happy to race with his Mike-chan-senpai and vouch for his character in front of Kohaku. But he was quite wary at first and still frequently gets annoyed with Madara for not racing him seriously. There's Kuro, who faces Madara head on and accepts him despite knowing what lies beneath his happy festival man mask. But Kuro's not exactly a man who gives out positive affirmation. There's Chiaki, but he treats Madara with hero worship that makes Madara feel worse because he feels he doesn't deserve it. There's Kohaku, but his vocabulary when with Madara essentially consists of "Stupid! Idiot! Dumbass!!!" Don't get me wrong, I think someone needs to be fearless enough to grab Madara by the ears and call him out on the bullshit. But also... but also... i think he needs some warm and happy love.
