You win a lot, but you lose just a little bit more than you gained in the end
The compliment has Nate preening, an easy grin on his face and a smug cant to the way he lifts his chin in response. "My face and my charm have gotten me far." He agreed, a hand coming up to stroke at his jaw, before he took another bite of the fried ball in his hand, a smile on his face.
"Paris and Venice?" Nate whistles lowly, a little jealous of how well travelled the other man is. "I never left my neck of the woods, really. It must've been nice to stretch your wings, explore who you were." There's a hum of jealousy in his voice, though it's well enough hidden behind the concern, noticing how the words weren't really a joke, and understanding almost immediately. "My old man wanted me to join the military at first, to really follow in his footsteps. Said between me and my brother, I had more of the stomach for it."
It's Nate's turn to let his face drop, a grin still lingering on his lips, despite the melancholy dripping from everything else. "I failed out of training though, and then my brother died, and he suddenly had just me to take over his business. He did... security, kind of. And he tried hard to get me more involved."
"Paris and Venice?" Nate whistles lowly, a little jealous of how well travelled the other man is. "I never left my neck of the woods, really. It must've been nice to stretch your wings, explore who you were." There's a hum of jealousy in his voice, though it's well enough hidden behind the concern, noticing how the words weren't really a joke, and understanding almost immediately. "My old man wanted me to join the military at first, to really follow in his footsteps. Said between me and my brother, I had more of the stomach for it."
It's Nate's turn to let his face drop, a grin still lingering on his lips, despite the melancholy dripping from everything else. "I failed out of training though, and then my brother died, and he suddenly had just me to take over his business. He did... security, kind of. And he tried hard to get me more involved."
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