this don't impress me..much

He shifted his paw through the warm water, and knew he had let her presence rile him up again. It seemed ever since the day their friendship had broken, she was a chip in his armour. He could hold a smile and pretend to be the son his father needed him to be for everyone else. He thought time had healed what lay between them, but the cracks had only lodged in his heart. He let out a soft huff, annoyed at himself.

“No… you're right. It’s not you I'm mad at, Hanako. I wanted to show you the heated baths, not rant about my father to you.” he stopped looking at his paw, and tilted his head across to her. “This move is a big change to all of us.” He said, implying without lying that that was why he was upset. “To Ashen, as well” he said, answering the question she had first asked. “He’s sending Kotori to Venom or something, I think.” Not that his father had announced that yet.


"Mortis Fatalis"