"Oh, Raven, please," he utters the words brokenly, the thought of what she's implying alone makes him feel sick to the stomach. "Living a lifestyle such as that is no laughing matter, and I advise that you banish those sorts of thoughts from you mind. I would never have seen you out on the streets, and you know how hard I fought to keep it that way. I'm hardly going to stand to see it now."
Charles thinks that this ought to be awkward, the way that Raven is touching him so intimately, but he's hardly the best person to ask about how family ought to treat one another. Seeing glimpses into the lives of others is one thing, but to experience it first-hand is something entirely different, and Raven, whether she happens to be blood or not, is the closest thing that he's ever had to a true family. So he allows this, and he gazes right back, searching, but not prying, until he remembers how to speak and comes to his senses.
"And you needn't be, love. You will always be welcome to join me wherever I am and whatever I'm doing, and that is never going to change. But right now we really did ought to be getting back, I don't want you to catch a cold." He smiles, something soft and fond and just for her, and he leans in to press a kiss to her forehead. "Come on, you look exhausted. Let's get you home and warmed up, mmm?"
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Date: 2011-11-12 05:39 pm (UTC)Charles thinks that this ought to be awkward, the way that Raven is touching him so intimately, but he's hardly the best person to ask about how family ought to treat one another. Seeing glimpses into the lives of others is one thing, but to experience it first-hand is something entirely different, and Raven, whether she happens to be blood or not, is the closest thing that he's ever had to a true family. So he allows this, and he gazes right back, searching, but not prying, until he remembers how to speak and comes to his senses.
"And you needn't be, love. You will always be welcome to join me wherever I am and whatever I'm doing, and that is never going to change. But right now we really did ought to be getting back, I don't want you to catch a cold." He smiles, something soft and fond and just for her, and he leans in to press a kiss to her forehead. "Come on, you look exhausted. Let's get you home and warmed up, mmm?"