[ it never hurt so much to have someone smile at him like this...
vane visibly winces a little, but by the time he manages to look cain back in the eye— his punitive, but very cheerful disposition seems to have dissipated for the most part. there's instant relief as he breathes out the smallest of sighs. ] So... you're not mad?
[ but, still... even if cain isn't upset, vane wonders why he still feels like things aren't settled? ]
I know you do. I mean, you are my teacher, after all.
But it doesn't mean it's safe, right? If it's dangerous, [ he starts off, not exactly knowing where he was going with this. ] I guess what I want to say is, I want to know. [ ... and when he thinks of it like that, he actually doesn't know anything of what cain really does, and in all the times cain and him can talk about things, he actually doesn't know a lot about him or how he spends his time. it's something he's thought before after the kidnappings and it's like ... the thought is coming back to nag at him. vane wasn't really good at keeping things like that to himself and it likely shows in the curiosity and concern he displays. ]
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vane visibly winces a little, but by the time he manages to look cain back in the eye— his punitive, but very cheerful disposition seems to have dissipated for the most part. there's instant relief as he breathes out the smallest of sighs. ] So... you're not mad?
[ but, still... even if cain isn't upset, vane wonders why he still feels like things aren't settled? ]
I know you do. I mean, you are my teacher, after all.
But it doesn't mean it's safe, right? If it's dangerous, [ he starts off, not exactly knowing where he was going with this. ] I guess what I want to say is, I want to know. [ ... and when he thinks of it like that, he actually doesn't know anything of what cain really does, and in all the times cain and him can talk about things, he actually doesn't know a lot about him or how he spends his time. it's something he's thought before after the kidnappings and it's like ... the thought is coming back to nag at him. vane wasn't really good at keeping things like that to himself and it likely shows in the curiosity and concern he displays. ]