Silverlight Terrace Don't hold your breath

The only one he still saw as family was Abaddon, but he'd left him behind too. Of course, it'd been his own dumb fault, not that he'd ever admit to such a truth. The only one that hadn't straight up abandoned him just yet was Minty, but his affections were fragile. One more rejection and the boy would light up from the inside, burning everything to the ground with him.

He pulled up his nose and scoffed. Why would you wanna impress someone like that? He asked. He shook his head with a soft tsk. He hadn't liked being born half of an orphan, a fawn stuck in the mud. He hadn't liked growing up quickly and dealing with his big brother's bullshit when they'd been travelling together. But he knew for damn sure that if anyone had kept him from going where he wanted or tried to supervise him at the age Minty was - she did look a little younger than him - he would've packed his bags and gone his own way. You don't need her to be proud of you - not if you already know you're amazing. He rumbled nearly angrily.