He does matter, because he's important to you. ( his theatrics bring forth a standard eye roll and a contradictory little smile to match it that leonard's probably way too familiar with by now. he might be walking towards her, but he's gonna have to work for her affections considering her arms are back to being folded across her chest, no matter how close he gets. )

There are some people who do know better that still care about you a whole lot, too, you know. ( and there's a challenging lift of an eyebrow at that — like it's not obvious who she's talking about. spoilers: it's not mick. )