[ He lets out a long breath through his nose, still tense. ]
I know. [ Ruefully: ] I kind of noticed when no one batted an eye during the dance.
[ He'd noticed the same-sex pairs gliding across the dance floor before anything else.
He grimaces to himself. He's not worried about Jack's judgement, he realizes. But the reaction is still kneejerk, and he can't easily dismiss the anxiety all at once, the sense of being caught. ]
We weren't like that, though.
[ Him and John. He's not actually hiding anything this time. John wasn't at Rathel'pesha. His memories are all wrong.
But somehow Jath'ibaye had also been in Basawar for thirty years.
This is why he tried not to think too hard about it.
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I know. [ Ruefully: ] I kind of noticed when no one batted an eye during the dance.
[ He'd noticed the same-sex pairs gliding across the dance floor before anything else.
He grimaces to himself. He's not worried about Jack's judgement, he realizes. But the reaction is still kneejerk, and he can't easily dismiss the anxiety all at once, the sense of being caught. ]
We weren't like that, though.
[ Him and John. He's not actually hiding anything this time. John wasn't at Rathel'pesha. His memories are all wrong.
But somehow Jath'ibaye had also been in Basawar for thirty years.
This is why he tried not to think too hard about it.
After a short silence: ]
Your father sounds like an asshole.
[ He glances quick over at Jack, studying him. ]