#rassembleur

@rassembleur​ Florian kisses her forehead so daddingly

His guard was up and his eyes were down. The day had just been such a mess. There were only vague things that he remembered from before he came home. He knew he and Chad had gotten into it. He knew that he had a black eye and a few bruises. But he also knew that the only thing he had done was defend himself after Chad struck first. It all had happened so quickly. He didn’t even remember what they had been arguing about. And yet, he had been the one to be disciplined. Once a villain kid always a villain kid, after all. The only thing he wanted was to be left alone. And yet there Florian had been. He was more than a little sure that he’d probably gotten a call from Fairy Godmother, if nothing else. And yet, Florian was proud of him? He was sure that had to be a mistake.

“What are you talking about...?” He asks, his dark gaze suspicious. “I’ve done absolutely nothing for you to be proud of....”

Jay shifts uncomfortably on his feet, rubbing the back of his head somewhat uncertainly. He draws a slow, deep breath. Florian was proud of him. He was actually proud of him. Or at least that was how it seemed. He wasn't sure what there was to be so proud of. This was still definitely a weird feeling, "Um, I mean, yeah. I was made captain of the ROAR team. I kind of still don't know how that happened. I was training with Lonnie's brother a bit after Chad made a fool of me the first time and I just worked at it and at trials I beat Chad and got told I was made captain. I still kinda don't know how it happened."

"I mean, it's really not a big deal," Jay shakes his head. "But since you asked how my day was... That was kinda the only interesting thing that happened. Anyway, I'll be in my room. See you later."

𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐄 𝐀 ✖ 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐎𝐘 𝐌𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑.

THERE’S SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT THIS, IN MANY WAYS. After sharing as much as they have for so many years, to be STANDING BEFORE HIM NOW is —— almost like looking in a mirror. Still: BECAUSE they have shared so much, his emotions are as PLAIN TO HIM as his own.