Reve, how did you find Vanya? Why did you chose him out of everyone else?
I needed a break from the USA for a while for... reasons, so I started looking in reflections as far away from it as I could. I happened upon the mirror of the old man's house by accident, his son was over and they were arguing. They do that a lot. I was tempted to follow the son at first, but I stayed after to watch the old man. More people came over that day, his "henchman", his "nephew", and other sorts. None of them were... very pleasant of conversations, but every time he still smiled at them and was warm as could be.
That night when everyone was away and chores were done, he cried. He tried stifling it for the cat and dog's sake, but I could tell. Only when no one was watching him would he let his guard down, but the moment eyes were him he would whether all manners of beratement in one way or another. It... broke my heart a little. He seemed so lonely. It was then I decided to watch him more, to see what he was like, to see what he needed to make his life a little less... cold.