Hushed Willows east of the sun

"It's basically what you said," the man argued with a chuckle, eyes softening when the boy laughed. That was a sweet sound, and it seemed like he was getting more comfortable with him. At least until their conversation took a turn into something more serious. 

He knew how it felt to question yourself and where you were from and everyone's expectations of you. It was scary, and he could imagine it was worse for a younger wolf. For Ale, he'd only been truly out of the Consortium for a little while, able to be as free as he wanted to be and taking missions for himself instead of getting them from others. And it had been hard, but certainly worth it. 

Alejandro took a deeper breath and smiled at Day. "Listen, you won't ever be happy if you try to live just based on what other people expect," he told the younger male, tilting his head to the side, rabbit forgotten. "I'm not trying to push you one way or another, but I am pushing you to think about it a little. Just consider what you might want, without wondering what people would think."