MATEO
Maybe it is a bold claim, but then have you met Mateo's parents? "That is true," he says regardless, fishing out another cherry. "Am I still allowed to go there then, for makeup practice? But nothing else?" He adds that second part on quickly enough, old enough to make choices - especially bad ones, and lots of them - but young enough still to toe the line if Remi decided it was a hard stop.
Which explains why he gives an understanding nod at his father's explanation, shifting to sit cross-legged on his seat and get more comfortable. "I know," he agrees, a couple of pink smudges high in his cheeks betraying his embarrassment at being caught doing something he knows better for. "But I know that sometimes Ever does need somebody to tell him those things. And I don't want to be that for my friend. I'm not grown-up enough." As evidenced by the let's go to a brothel! method of helping.
"I suppose," he murmurs at his father's compliments, a dimple appearing in one of his cheeks as he lines up his two cherry stems like soldiers on the table. "We did get the supplies we needed as well," he adds quickly, just in case Remi thought they'd spent the entire time slacking off.
Which explains why he gives an understanding nod at his father's explanation, shifting to sit cross-legged on his seat and get more comfortable. "I know," he agrees, a couple of pink smudges high in his cheeks betraying his embarrassment at being caught doing something he knows better for. "But I know that sometimes Ever does need somebody to tell him those things. And I don't want to be that for my friend. I'm not grown-up enough." As evidenced by the let's go to a brothel! method of helping.
"I suppose," he murmurs at his father's compliments, a dimple appearing in one of his cheeks as he lines up his two cherry stems like soldiers on the table. "We did get the supplies we needed as well," he adds quickly, just in case Remi thought they'd spent the entire time slacking off.
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