pandakatiefominz
Wraith
"Thank you," Daizi said, and finding the seat sat down, "It's so hard sometimes. Especially these days, people are normally willing to give up their seat for me, but I always feel really strange about it. And I always worry they find me presumptuous. Do you have a place to sit, Alec, or do you have to stand?" Since she was sitting, she collapsed her cane and held it in her lap.
It was only as the train began pulling away that she realized this was her first time alone with one of the twins, set loose in the world. In all these months, the only time she was alone with one of them was back at the house, because it wasn't like she could drive them somewhere, so if they decided to take a trip, it felt only natural to bring Dark along, since he'd need to drive them anyway. She was good at navigating the city on her own, so it wasn't even that she was nervous, but she felt the responsibility of keeping Alec safe too, "And you don't need to worry, you know," She said casually, "I don't need you to help guide me. I've got this."
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Dark caught the look on Xander's face and rolled his eyes, "You do realize I was a teenager when I first began listening to them, right? I was your age, and they were new. I guarantee you will still listen to whatever new music you like now when you are my age. Anyway, this is classic Alt Rock, and Emo music is Punk." He wasn't ashamed of still listening to these songs, even if he was old. To an extent, he credited them with keeping him alive, because Daizi had presented him with the tickets when he woke up in the hospital, so he sort of needed to say he'd stick around at least until then. And if cringe culture was allowed to die, even as an adult, it was good music.
"It is a fancy place," He agreed, "and I did not want him to feel embarrassed. You saw how Daizi is dressed, where they are going, everyone will look similarly."
It was only as the train began pulling away that she realized this was her first time alone with one of the twins, set loose in the world. In all these months, the only time she was alone with one of them was back at the house, because it wasn't like she could drive them somewhere, so if they decided to take a trip, it felt only natural to bring Dark along, since he'd need to drive them anyway. She was good at navigating the city on her own, so it wasn't even that she was nervous, but she felt the responsibility of keeping Alec safe too, "And you don't need to worry, you know," She said casually, "I don't need you to help guide me. I've got this."
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Dark caught the look on Xander's face and rolled his eyes, "You do realize I was a teenager when I first began listening to them, right? I was your age, and they were new. I guarantee you will still listen to whatever new music you like now when you are my age. Anyway, this is classic Alt Rock, and Emo music is Punk." He wasn't ashamed of still listening to these songs, even if he was old. To an extent, he credited them with keeping him alive, because Daizi had presented him with the tickets when he woke up in the hospital, so he sort of needed to say he'd stick around at least until then. And if cringe culture was allowed to die, even as an adult, it was good music.
"It is a fancy place," He agreed, "and I did not want him to feel embarrassed. You saw how Daizi is dressed, where they are going, everyone will look similarly."