He will really feel old when his kids start adopting kids.
Shiro wants to be more annoyed by this. By being seen as a parent - that means he's an old man, doesn't it? He's old, no fun, one-foot-in-the-grave. All of that. If that's how people see him, then it's no wonder they're poking fun.
Then... Varian goes and makes that admittance to him. What is he supposed to say to that? He knew Will felt that way, but Will didn't have a father, in all but the most clinical sense of the word. Varian, on the other hand, did. And yet here he was, talking about Shiro in much the same way Will did.
Like Eddie had, on occasion...
He has to swallow, his throat suddenly tight.
Then slides an arm around the teen's skinny shoulders. Pull him over into a hug.
"How am I supposed to be annoyed when you talk like that?"
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Shiro wants to be more annoyed by this. By being seen as a parent - that means he's an old man, doesn't it? He's old, no fun, one-foot-in-the-grave. All of that. If that's how people see him, then it's no wonder they're poking fun.
Then... Varian goes and makes that admittance to him. What is he supposed to say to that? He knew Will felt that way, but Will didn't have a father, in all but the most clinical sense of the word. Varian, on the other hand, did. And yet here he was, talking about Shiro in much the same way Will did.
Like Eddie had, on occasion...
He has to swallow, his throat suddenly tight.
Then slides an arm around the teen's skinny shoulders. Pull him over into a hug.
"How am I supposed to be annoyed when you talk like that?"