Vinnie couldn't help but raise his head a little bit in surprise, just enough to look Char in the face with an utterly stunned expression. It wasn't the fact that the Charizard managed to swallow his obvious confliction in order to support Bulba, it was just how... hollow it sounded in his own ears.
Every time Vinnie had been introduced to the idea of his siblings' significant others, he'd been stern, but understanding. And only occasionally threatening. Hearing the half-heartedness in Char's voice though, it was clear that it didn't matter who the boyfriend was. He hadn't earned anything.
There was acceptance and then there was approval. Or hell, forget approval - there was just acknowledging Vinnie as an individual. The absence of even a threat in the air just made him eerily uncomfortable. How often could the Venusaur say he just desperately wanted to hear Char hurl an insult at him?
Still, Vinnie said nothing. There was just a mix of bafflement and betrayal in his eyes as he stared, waiting for his response.]
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Wrong.
Vinnie couldn't help but raise his head a little bit in surprise, just enough to look Char in the face with an utterly stunned expression. It wasn't the fact that the Charizard managed to swallow his obvious confliction in order to support Bulba, it was just how... hollow it sounded in his own ears.
Every time Vinnie had been introduced to the idea of his siblings' significant others, he'd been stern, but understanding. And only occasionally threatening. Hearing the half-heartedness in Char's voice though, it was clear that it didn't matter who the boyfriend was. He hadn't earned anything.
There was acceptance and then there was approval. Or hell, forget approval - there was just acknowledging Vinnie as an individual. The absence of even a threat in the air just made him eerily uncomfortable. How often could the Venusaur say he just desperately wanted to hear Char hurl an insult at him?
Still, Vinnie said nothing. There was just a mix of bafflement and betrayal in his eyes as he stared, waiting for his response.]