[Taking a seat opposite Vincent, Kurama pulled a couple of the strawberry pancakes onto his own plate. He helped himself to a little of the whipped cream too, but nothing else. The variety was meant entirely for his companion, as Vincent had suspected. Between them, the smaller boy's appetite was greater, and whether or not he bothered to exercise his manners, Kurama knew that Vincent was grateful for what had been put before him.
He didn't need to say thank you. It was enough that he was eating and not wasting anything. And that was the way it had always been between them. Even...when Vincent was whom he was meant to be.]
To be perfectly honest, however...
[Kurama cut a piece of pancake free and dipped it into the whipped cream before holding it up on his fork.]
...I did expect that by giving you my permission you would inevitably bristle like a grumpy cat. And I was right.
THAT WAS ONE TIME
[Taking a seat opposite Vincent, Kurama pulled a couple of the strawberry pancakes onto his own plate. He helped himself to a little of the whipped cream too, but nothing else. The variety was meant entirely for his companion, as Vincent had suspected. Between them, the smaller boy's appetite was greater, and whether or not he bothered to exercise his manners, Kurama knew that Vincent was grateful for what had been put before him.
He didn't need to say thank you. It was enough that he was eating and not wasting anything. And that was the way it had always been between them. Even...when Vincent was whom he was meant to be.]
To be perfectly honest, however...
[Kurama cut a piece of pancake free and dipped it into the whipped cream before holding it up on his fork.]
...I did expect that by giving you my permission you would inevitably bristle like a grumpy cat. And I was right.