Isn't it difficult enough to be born poor? And now you're gay?

-having a job

-not having a job

-applying for jobs

-the job market

they paused in realization, showed pete gulping and his eyes turning serious, and then they brushed it off with "just forget it" "it's not a big deal" with the awkwardness that screams it is a big deal and we are not talking about it.

if they wanted to make a joke of it, they would have made niran try to remove it and have it be stuck, and then they say it's not a big deal. that is the classic bro with a ring joke.

You need to come back with me right now. I don’t care if you come back and do nothing if you don’t want to. You don’t want to defeat Qi Rong? Fine. Let’s not do that. You don’t want to be Wu anymore? Okay! You don’t have to. I don’t know where the last place that made you happy was. But it can’t be here, don’t you get it? You need to come back with me! I can’t leave you here.

It belonged to my Mom. I just learned she left me something before she died. You gave me something of your grandpa’s. I want to give you something of my Mom’s in return. I don’t know if it has power like yours, though. It does. Every piece of jade that’s passed from one hand to the next gathers the power to protect its owner. But are you sure you want to— Yep. It’s for you. And if it has power, I want that power to protect you.