Alex was silent for a long while, just tucked up against Michael, foreheads pressed together and noses nuzzling each other. Michael had told him something real and probably painful given his parental history and Alex... Well, he didn't feel obligated to do the same, but he wanted to tell Michael something.
"Dad," he said quietly, tensing at the very name, "wants me to enlist. Or join ROTC when I go off to college."
He shifted and buried his face in Michael's neck. He hadn't planned on telling Michael that. Had wanted to handle it on his own. Or maybe not handled it, like he hadn't handled it when Michael's hand had been smashed.
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Date: 2019-04-04 04:54 am (UTC)"Dad," he said quietly, tensing at the very name, "wants me to enlist. Or join ROTC when I go off to college."
He shifted and buried his face in Michael's neck. He hadn't planned on telling Michael that. Had wanted to handle it on his own. Or maybe not handled it, like he hadn't handled it when Michael's hand had been smashed.
"I'm worried about what he'll do if I don't."