["Adorable, even." He can't wholly muzzle the pang of envy that jars his chest. Yeah, it sounds like it'd be fantastic to have someone like that you know and trust and can care about completely without fearing that they're just - just pretending, or just going through those motions because you have something they want.
Sounds nice.
His breath almost catches and his distaste almost shows on his face, but he makes a show of containing it.
What about family? Yeah, what about family? Well gee, he'd sure love to know. His dad was a non-entity for as long as he could remember. His mom - he figured out she wasn't coming back after something like the fourth or fifth time she skipped out on visiting him at the hospital. If she ever had any other children, he never knew about them. No room for freaks in her perfect world.]
Nah. [But his tone is tired and easy as he shrugs, noncommittal.] Just me, for most of it.
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Sounds nice.
His breath almost catches and his distaste almost shows on his face, but he makes a show of containing it.
What about family? Yeah, what about family? Well gee, he'd sure love to know. His dad was a non-entity for as long as he could remember. His mom - he figured out she wasn't coming back after something like the fourth or fifth time she skipped out on visiting him at the hospital. If she ever had any other children, he never knew about them. No room for freaks in her perfect world.]
Nah. [But his tone is tired and easy as he shrugs, noncommittal.] Just me, for most of it.