[There's a different standard he has to follow. He has to be what everyone else needs. That's his job.]
I'm not one of your strays.
[The words are pure acid and come from somewhere deep inside him, a place that he doesn't realize isn't actually a part of him. Shvaughn can be seen watching him in the background, observant eyes narrowed in thought, but she just listens. And watches. And doesn't intervene. She's too sharp for that, would rather give him enough rope to hang himself with.]
I know this is like your whole thing, sticking your nose in people's business and mother henning them half to death, but I already have a mom and dad. I'm not a kid. I'm an adult. And I've already dealt with things even someone like you couldn't possibly imagine.
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[There's a different standard he has to follow. He has to be what everyone else needs. That's his job.]
I'm not one of your strays.
[The words are pure acid and come from somewhere deep inside him, a place that he doesn't realize isn't actually a part of him. Shvaughn can be seen watching him in the background, observant eyes narrowed in thought, but she just listens. And watches. And doesn't intervene. She's too sharp for that, would rather give him enough rope to hang himself with.]
I know this is like your whole thing, sticking your nose in people's business and mother henning them half to death, but I already have a mom and dad. I'm not a kid. I'm an adult. And I've already dealt with things even someone like you couldn't possibly imagine.
I can handle myself.