[ he laughs at that. him. have kids. years ago, someone had asked him to carry on his family line. that had been his response then, and it was how it was always going to remain.

unless you counted dogs as kids. in which case he was a proud father of two. ]

A friend's son, actually. Never plan on having any kids of my own.

[ and given where his interests lay, he was pretty sure he'd be safe, for the time being. ]

Not if you got him first. But like I said, that would take a lot of training.

[ although at what he says next, he can't help but nod. he'd been safe enough as a kid. ]

She didn't give me all that much advice. I think I wasn't exactly what she wanted in a son. Thankfully, she had someone else for that.

[ he surprisingly doesn't sound bitter. it might also help when you have some very... complicated feelings for the man in question. ]