( Ouch. Ouch. Family is complicated, and he gets that it's complicated for her too, but he almost winces with that, lapsing into silence.
Finally, he ventures, very very cautiously and even more quietly, ) You're angry.
( And he's not sure if it's something he said, or just what they were talking about, but it's set him on edge. A little-- a little less skittish: ) B-blood's important.
( His sisters are important, and his parents, he's known it, even if he's spent most of his life terrified of them. They're his family. Even if they think he's useless, they're all he has, aside from Max. And he doesn't have her. He's... they're not anything. )
no subject
Finally, he ventures, very very cautiously and even more quietly, ) You're angry.
( And he's not sure if it's something he said, or just what they were talking about, but it's set him on edge. A little-- a little less skittish: ) B-blood's important.
( His sisters are important, and his parents, he's known it, even if he's spent most of his life terrified of them. They're his family. Even if they think he's useless, they're all he has, aside from Max. And he doesn't have her. He's... they're not anything. )