[That tone of voice, for an instant, makes Zelos withdraw. It sounds a lot like when someone's dismissive, when he's told he's being silly, when he's scolded.
But then he hears the words, not just the tone. Yuan didn't ask why it still bothers him. Yuan didn't ask why the snow matters. Yuan didn't tell him to go outside anyway.
Yuan said he could stay.
A smile blooms slowly across Zelos's face.] It could be a problem, but I'm smarter than they think. They won't find me anywhere near here.
[And he wanders off to find a chair and drag it over. Yuan better not mind a small redheaded adoptee.]
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But then he hears the words, not just the tone. Yuan didn't ask why it still bothers him. Yuan didn't ask why the snow matters. Yuan didn't tell him to go outside anyway.
Yuan said he could stay.
A smile blooms slowly across Zelos's face.] It could be a problem, but I'm smarter than they think. They won't find me anywhere near here.
[And he wanders off to find a chair and drag it over. Yuan better not mind a small redheaded adoptee.]