"Personal reasons," Kai says, and he keeps his hand in his lap until he can still the risk that it might start to tremble. When he has, he picks up the glass again and drains it in a series of quick gulps. Maybe not how Kai should treat this sort of drink, but it does spread a warmth and numbness both through him.
"You already know I have no family." Kai's told him that, and it's true whether or not Marco believes him. Valin cuid Anbhás might call Kai brother - might be his brother by all rules of biology - but he's also always thought of Kai as more of a toy. Family is status with the elfin, it's place and power. Without either, Kai is likely of little interest to Marco.
He hates the part of him that feels disappointed about that.
His heart is still beating out a rapid rhythm, even with the effect of the whiskey and Marco's reassurances. "I'm an open book, what else do you want to know?" He's far from an open book, that much has been made obvious already, but it's only half a joke.
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"You already know I have no family." Kai's told him that, and it's true whether or not Marco believes him. Valin cuid Anbhás might call Kai brother - might be his brother by all rules of biology - but he's also always thought of Kai as more of a toy. Family is status with the elfin, it's place and power. Without either, Kai is likely of little interest to Marco.
He hates the part of him that feels disappointed about that.
His heart is still beating out a rapid rhythm, even with the effect of the whiskey and Marco's reassurances. "I'm an open book, what else do you want to know?" He's far from an open book, that much has been made obvious already, but it's only half a joke.