The Sentinels Please believe me don't you see the things you mean to me

at first, Aria pulled away from his touch, which hurt the boy's soul. yet in a moment she had returned, nuzzling him, soothing the bitter part of his spirit. "f'r'not being what you want," he mumbled, letting himself enjoy the contact for one sweet moment before it was his turn to draw aside. "we shouldn't, not until i sort things out with Behati." he'd already been unfaithful in all ways but one -- she deserved better.

it occurred to the boy that he could ask his dad about these things -- Lasher was pretty open-minded -- but the adolescent brain surged forth. no, u stupid nerd! that's weird af. and so Cas very quickly decided not to bring it up to his father, unaware that Taltos was already pretty tuned in to what was going on.