Shady

“He didn’t want you ?” Tasia repeated, horrified. She’d been planning on trying to shut up at her mother’s behest. But this was too much. “Why?”

“You didn’t know your Papa?” she asked in outrage. “Did you get taken?” “Tasia, that’s enough.” Aashi looked back over at her daughter sternly. “Don’t be nosy.” She looked at ...

“That’s sad! You must miss him and awful, awful lot. Mama cried a lot when grandmama and grandpapa died.” Aashi was still distracted by Tadaaki. He’d caught himself and loosened ...

None of that computed. She stared at him, trying to make sense of it all. But it didn’t make sense. “Your Papa and Mama didn’t live together? Did your Papa ...

“Yeah!” she agreed, not processing that those were two different matters. They just felt like the same confusing thing.

Her brow furrowed even deeper. “Why?”

Tasia furrowed her brow, looking between them. That didn’t make any sense at all — them being brothers. They… She was silent for a long moment, processing. “But you live ...

(😬 hi yes sorry >.> I promise I had anticipated being around more when I made those promises last night lol my parents usually go to bed around 10 est ...

(Okay cool I honestly may have to play this one by ear if that’s okay? I haven’t seen my sister in a while she lives like 6 hours from me. ...

(So. My brother has COVID. So I’m going to stay with my sister instead of my parents and she stays up later than they do lol better question is when ...

Tasia gasped, aghast. “That’s bad!”

Tasia grinned, pleased with herself. “Yeah! …what’s a kimyal?”

“Yeah? Well this is mine!” Tasia tried her best to cross her eyes but instead just ended up making them really wide as she stared at him intently.

Tasia giggled. “That’s silly!”

Aashi laughed lightly. “A true talent indeed.”