[Lance flushes, because his empathic ability tells him very loudly how Shiro feels about that. He's embarrassed and dodgy about it, though. For now he just answers the question about stuff with his mom.]
Oh, yeah. It's fine… she just wanted the best for us and I had trouble with school back then.
[Which is probably weird considering most kids his age weren't reading astrophysics. But just because he was reading it, doesn't mean traditional learning methods came easy to him.
His mother sighs and comes over to place a hand on the back of his head.] Hijo-
[She spots the book he has on the desk now that she's closer and sighs again.] ¿No crees que deberías dedicarte a... uno de tus otros talentos?
[Younger Lance stiffens and looks down at his lap. Older Lance cringes a bit, but the memory is old and it's almost over. When he doesn't respond, she removes her hand and heads back to the door.] Solo quiero la mejor para ti… te quiero, hijo.
[And with that, she leaves and shuts the door behind her… revealing a poster of 'Ace Pilot Takashi Shirogane'~ Lance is so distracted by watching his mother probably for the last time ever that he's delayed in realizing it. But the moment he does, he leaps over and tries to cover it with his body.]
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Oh, yeah. It's fine… she just wanted the best for us and I had trouble with school back then.
[Which is probably weird considering most kids his age weren't reading astrophysics. But just because he was reading it, doesn't mean traditional learning methods came easy to him.
His mother sighs and comes over to place a hand on the back of his head.] Hijo-
[She spots the book he has on the desk now that she's closer and sighs again.] ¿No crees que deberías dedicarte a... uno de tus otros talentos?
[Younger Lance stiffens and looks down at his lap. Older Lance cringes a bit, but the memory is old and it's almost over. When he doesn't respond, she removes her hand and heads back to the door.] Solo quiero la mejor para ti… te quiero, hijo.
[And with that, she leaves and shuts the door behind her… revealing a poster of 'Ace Pilot Takashi Shirogane'~ Lance is so distracted by watching his mother probably for the last time ever that he's delayed in realizing it. But the moment he does, he leaps over and tries to cover it with his body.]