kings of suburbia

Sumayl had never been the type to people please, to conform himself to what everyone thought he should be rather than what he wanted to be. Or who he was, rather. There rarely was an in-between when it came to how others perceived him, or of how their opinions of him were. It seemed to Sumayl it was usually fairly black and white. They either liked him or they hated him; but perhaps the world wasn't so clear cut. Perhaps there were many that hindered on the thin edge between the two extremes — but he couldn't be bothered with the opinions of anyone but himself and ok, ok, Vienna. They were the only two opinions he cared about, because it was her and his own opinion that mattered the absolute most to him. He hadn't intended to literally crash into love, had always scoffed at the notion and made a big fuss over how he would be a player for the rest of his life because relationships were messy and women were controlling. Obviously, his first ever relationship with a girl had been a mess of two kids and she had left him nursing a wounded ego and heart. Vienna had changed everything but no one would find Sumayl complaining — not even a peep — for he wouldn't have it any other way. Of course Jace was an “issue” but it wasn't a huge one. At least, Sumayl was determined not to let the younger brother come between what Vienna and him had which was real.


“Ah,” Sumayl drew in a breath, Summer's interest in his elusive statement surprising. He didn't think it'd be anything the kid would care about, and resisted the urge to cut him down right then and there by saying something arrogant and patronizing about how it was a 'grown up thing'. “I don't know if it's anything you can really help with,” Sumayl settled for instead, offering the darker male a slightly sheepish expression. “It's a personal thing between me and my girl's brother.” Correction: his wife's brother — and Suma's official brother-in-law. Whether the pack was aware of the fire and gasoline tension between Jace and him Sumayl didn't know ...and wasn't sure if it was something that should be out and about for everyone to know.