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Shouldn't she be happy?\n\n\"Yeah.\" Petunia says, turning the corner, \"No one needs to know every little thing about you. They might get the wrong idea. I don't want your teacher calling us again, y'hear?\"\n\nEli recoils at the memory of the phonecall he'd overheard. Over Petunia's cool but sputtered words he had heard Mrs. Nachtvogel's voice, \"But Miss NV's really nice!\"\n\n\"I don't care. I don't want to talk to her, or your teachers, or your principal.\" Petunia responds sternly. Eli can hear the steering wheel cover crackle in her grip, \"...you can't just say anything. They'll take you away.\"\n\nPetunia doesn't look at him, but he feels her words aimed directly at his heart, \"You don't want to have to live in a one-room crackerbox with a bunch of druggies and creeps, do you?\"\n\nEli shakes his head, \"Mm-mm.\"\n\n\"Right. So please...watch your mouth.\"\n\nThe rest of the ride is silent, save for Petunia popping the same gum she'd been chewing all week.\n\n---\n\nThe walk up to Voight's apartment is equally as slow and pained. He hates being led around by the hand, but Petunia can only tell him to stop shuffling his feet so many times.\n\nThey approach. She looks down at him, \"Hmm. And take that off. You look like a little hoodlum.\" she says, reaching for his hat.\n\nHe backs away and pulls it down tighter, \"Mr.Voight doesn't mind! Honest!\"\n\n\"Hmmh.\" Petunia rings the doorbell.\n\nThe two stand there motionless until Petunia sighs and kneels down to his level, \"Things are hard right now, Eli. Just...please be on your best behavior. Can you do that for me?\" she asks, a genuine plea in her eyes.\n\nEli swallows and nods.\n\nHe is pulled into a hug, \"I love you, sweetie. I'll be back later tonight.\" she says, kissing his cheek before shooting back up at the sound of the door opening.\n\nThere stands the familiar wolf, thankfully in his suit, \"Mornin', Toonie.\" he greets with a playful salute.\n\nEli walks right in before he can even register the conversation; sure to be the same one they've had a million times.\n\nDragging his feet past the TV, he sees Voight has it set to Vix, surely so he can watch Lapin Rangers, but he's not the mood.\n\nPast the living room, the door to the wolf's bedroom is swung wide. Everything inside is switched off, leaving the room illuminated only by the god rays piercing the blinds; comforting darkness with just enough light to see. He steps inside, sets his bag on the floor, and hops up onto the bed, taking a cross-legged seat directly in the center. He shuts his eyes and tries to drown out the conversation at the door.\n\nHe wishes it were a dad weekend. A trip to the arcade and some of his food is just what he needs. 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And I wasn't even supposed to be born at all.\" the bun mumbles, an uncomfortable truth he'd both overheard and been told directly in so many words.\n\nIt was a bit much for the wolf to take all at once, \"Ah...um...well, okay maybe, but why would she hate you cause of that?\"\n\nEli sighs and flops onto his back, \"I always do everything wrong, even when I try really really hard not to...I don't know why but I do...she's always mad...\"\n\n\"Hmm...\" Voight doesn't quite know how to reassure him. He absolutely doesn't believe his initial claim, but at the same time can't deny these truths. He crawls up closer, \"Maybe. But that doesn't mean she hates you. Some grown-ups just...express love differently.\" he fumbles out without thinking.\n\n\"Whaddya mean?\"\n\n\"Well...like what she said in the car.\" he says, making Eli cringe at the realization his mom had relayed that entire scene to him on the doorstep, \"She doesn't wanna lose you, right?\"\n\n\"No, but--\"\n\n\"S'why she tries to keep things right. I think she understands it can be hard for the both of you, but she's still trying, no? If she didn't like you, she wouldn't bother.\"\n\nIt makes sense to him, but there's still an unusual pang in his heart at the thought of it, \"I...guess? I dunno...my dad is never mad like that...\"\n\n\"But how often does he visit?\"\n\n\"Huh?\" the question is so out of pocket, Eli has to think, \"Um...I mean...I see him on weekends...sometimes.\"\n\n\"What's he do for work?\"\n\n\"Ahh...he used to be in race cars but now he drives a big rock truck.\"\n\n\"Mmhm, mmhm. So he's gone half the time. But Petunia took you in, yeah?\"\n\n\"Yeah but...she works a lot too.\"\n\n\"And all that money goes towards you. Y'know at the office, she's always talking about how much she works for your sake.\"\n\n\"...\"\n\nThe bunny's soured face isn't lost on Voight. He gets in close and strokes his cheek again, \"I think...that she loves you a whole lot...and y'know what...\" Voight nearly bites his tongue, knowing he'd have to say this someday, just not so soon, \"I do too.\"\n\nEli's eyes light up, \"Y-...you do?\"\n\nThe wolf gives him a toothy smile, \"Course I do! How couldn't I?\" the finger down his cheek becomes a full on hand, \"You can be a screwup sometimes, but you're still sweet, you're fun, and you're always trying your best.\" he gives the boy a stroke on the ear.\n\n\"Hehehe...\" Eli can't help but giggle a bit, feeling a flutter in his heart. 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The phrase has rung in his head the entire ride. Conversation refuses to spark and there is no radio to comfort him. Even staring at the buildings racing past do little, knowing he can turn and see the disdain on his mother's face at any moment.
Mom's pre-work rant ran a little long this morning. The ensuing rush to get in the car and to his impromptu babysitter had been made that much more unbearable. If he'd answered the question correctly, maybe she would be willing to talk, or at least turn on the radio.
He wants to come up with good answers, truly, deeply, more than anything. But none of them are correct.
He likes how his favorite clothes feel, even amid this late summer weather. Wrong.
He doesn't like water because it makes him itchy, even though everyone he knows loves swimming. Wrong.
He likes dance music, even if it's repetitive and stupid. Wrong.
He doesn't like talking because words are hard, even if he can write them better than she can. Wrong.
He's wrong. He knows.
He knows. He knows. He knows. He knows. He knows.
"Are you mad...?" he mumbles, almost hoping she doesn't hear him.
She stares at the road for a while, eventually giving a deflated sigh, her formerly fiery tone having relaxed back to normal, "No, Eli...I'm worried. We could get in trouble y'know." she says before popping her gum.
"Oh...right..." Eli crumbles further into his seat, looking back out the window, "...cause of what I said yesterday...?"
He doesn't understand. He'd finally found the way to make friends at school. It was just like getting in good with the teachers; just answer the questions they ask you. His stories about his house and family made them laugh, which meant they were his friends now, right? Shouldn't she be happy?
"Yeah." Petunia says, turning the corner, "No one needs to know every little thing about you. They might get the wrong idea. I don't want your teacher calling us again, y'hear?"
Eli recoils at the memory of the phonecall he'd overheard. Over Petunia's cool but sputtered words he had heard Mrs. Nachtvogel's voice, "But Miss NV's really nice!"
"I don't care. I don't want to talk to her, or your teachers, or your principal." Petunia responds sternly. Eli can hear the steering wheel cover crackle in her grip, "...you can't just say anything. They'll take you away."
Petunia doesn't look at him, but he feels her words aimed directly at his heart, "You don't want to have to live in a one-room crackerbox with a bunch of druggies and creeps, do you?"
Eli shakes his head, "Mm-mm."
"Right. So please...watch your mouth."
The rest of the ride is silent, save for Petunia popping the same gum she'd been chewing all week.
---
The walk up to Voight's apartment is equally as slow and pained. He hates being led around by the hand, but Petunia can only tell him to stop shuffling his feet so many times.
They approach. She looks down at him, "Hmm. And take that off. You look like a little hoodlum." she says, reaching for his hat.
He backs away and pulls it down tighter, "Mr.Voight doesn't mind! Honest!"
"Hmmh." Petunia rings the doorbell.
The two stand there motionless until Petunia sighs and kneels down to his level, "Things are hard right now, Eli. Just...please be on your best behavior. Can you do that for me?" she asks, a genuine plea in her eyes.
Eli swallows and nods.
He is pulled into a hug, "I love you, sweetie. I'll be back later tonight." she says, kissing his cheek before shooting back up at the sound of the door opening.
There stands the familiar wolf, thankfully in his suit, "Mornin', Toonie." he greets with a playful salute.
Eli walks right in before he can even register the conversation; sure to be the same one they've had a million times.
Dragging his feet past the TV, he sees Voight has it set to Vix, surely so he can watch Lapin Rangers, but he's not the mood.
Past the living room, the door to the wolf's bedroom is swung wide. Everything inside is switched off, leaving the room illuminated only by the god rays piercing the blinds; comforting darkness with just enough light to see. He steps inside, sets his bag on the floor, and hops up onto the bed, taking a cross-legged seat directly in the center. He shuts his eyes and tries to drown out the conversation at the door.
He wishes it were a dad weekend. A trip to the arcade and some of his food is just what he needs. He wouldn't even mind suffering a shouting match between him and Mom to get to it.
But it isn't. And who knows where he is when he can't answer his phone. Stupid evil dad's boss.
The whump of the front door shutting and the sound of Voight calling his name don't even register. He only snaps back to reality when he hears the wolf approach.
"Eliiii--? Where'd you--oh, there you are." Voight mutters before raising a brow at the sight of the bun on his bed, "Ohh~? Not in the mood for superheroes~?" he coos, stepping inside and shutting the door.
Eli doesn't respond, with words nor movement, eyes firmly affixed on the bed, body stiff as a rock.
The wolf's jacket hits the floor and his belt clinks loudly. The bed crinkles as he sets a knee down, "Guess not. Mmm, don't worry, I know what'll cheer you up." he says, running a delicate finger down the boy's cheek.
Though he'd normally flinch at the touch, Eli still does not move.
Voight's snakey grin falters. He crawls around behind Eli and plants his paws on the bun's shoulders, giving them a gentle squeeze, "C'mon, kiddo. What's the matter?"
"...do you think she hates me...?"
Like an arrow to the chest, Voight is given pause, "I-wha? Petunia?". Receiving a nod, he pulls the boy into a hug, "Hey now, what makes you think a silly thing like that?"
"I was born wrong."
Voight sounds almost frustrated as he crawls back around to the front to face him, "Hey, hey, don't say that."
"But I was! And I wasn't even supposed to be born at all." the bun mumbles, an uncomfortable truth he'd both overheard and been told directly in so many words.
It was a bit much for the wolf to take all at once, "Ah...um...well, okay maybe, but why would she hate you cause of that?"
Eli sighs and flops onto his back, "I always do everything wrong, even when I try really really hard not to...I don't know why but I do...she's always mad..."
"Hmm..." Voight doesn't quite know how to reassure him. He absolutely doesn't believe his initial claim, but at the same time can't deny these truths. He crawls up closer, "Maybe. But that doesn't mean she hates you. Some grown-ups just...express love differently." he fumbles out without thinking.
"Whaddya mean?"
"Well...like what she said in the car." he says, making Eli cringe at the realization his mom had relayed that entire scene to him on the doorstep, "She doesn't wanna lose you, right?"
"No, but--"
"S'why she tries to keep things right. I think she understands it can be hard for the both of you, but she's still trying, no? If she didn't like you, she wouldn't bother."
It makes sense to him, but there's still an unusual pang in his heart at the thought of it, "I...guess? I dunno...my dad is never mad like that..."
"But how often does he visit?"
"Huh?" the question is so out of pocket, Eli has to think, "Um...I mean...I see him on weekends...sometimes."
"What's he do for work?"
"Ahh...he used to be in race cars but now he drives a big rock truck."
"Mmhm, mmhm. So he's gone half the time. But Petunia took you in, yeah?"
"Yeah but...she works a lot too."
"And all that money goes towards you. Y'know at the office, she's always talking about how much she works for your sake."
"..."
The bunny's soured face isn't lost on Voight. He gets in close and strokes his cheek again, "I think...that she loves you a whole lot...and y'know what..." Voight nearly bites his tongue, knowing he'd have to say this someday, just not so soon, "I do too."
Eli's eyes light up, "Y-...you do?"
The wolf gives him a toothy smile, "Course I do! How couldn't I?" the finger down his cheek becomes a full on hand, "You can be a screwup sometimes, but you're still sweet, you're fun, and you're always trying your best." he gives the boy a stroke on the ear.
"Hehehe..." Eli can't help but giggle a bit, feeling a flutter in his heart. His laugh falters when the question enters his mind, "Is that why you...uh..."
Voight comes up and flops ontop of him, "Hundred percent." he says, ruffling Eli's hair under his beanie, "Y'know you're a little trooper. I'm really happy whenever we get to spend time together."
"You are?" the bun asks, almost in earnest, quick to receive an answer in a paw up under his hoodie.
"Wouldn't be babysitting if I didn't." Voight chuckles, reaching for the buttons around his collar.
Finally smiling, Eli raises his arms and lets his eyes drift away, "...you do always turn Lapin Rangers on...and 5th Mix is really fun..." he says, remembering a pricey import gift he'd received from the wolf few weeks prior.
He feels a paw snaking up his chest to caress his chin, the claws ever so gingerly kept away from contact.
"You're a good kid, Eli. Your mom n' I know it, even if we can't say it all the time." Voight says, leaning in and planting a kiss on the boy's cheek while hooking a finger into his shorts.
It's enough to make the bun blush. He covers his face, but still smiles through his fingers.
He feels a jab, not unlike many before, but for once it is warm, comforting even.
He's embraced and enveloped by gray, another kiss on his lips and another gentle stroke on his ears.
"...you really like me?" he murmurs, his voice almost quivering.
"Yeah, I do. Lemme show you how much..."
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The return of joy! Hope y'all like this softer peak into Eli's life. I admit I tend to improvise these stories when I upload the pictures but hey it's how I get the juices flowing.
Anyway, I do like how this pic came out but it's a bit messy. I made the mistake of painting it and then deciding to add some pencil shading. Turns out doing it in that order really takes some trickery to get it right.",
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