Fizzy Coffee, with froth and far more caffeine than was at all healthy. Cesar sips the straw appreciatively, checking his hand where the cup's lid had spilled as its travel-top was being closed. Where are the napkins--
--The tousled yellow hair came forward from his attention's peripherals, and Cesar pauses, blinking owlishly. The moment turns to outright surprise when the image clicks in his head, and a conversation that'd haunted his thoughts slides into place.
It's him. This kid--young man--was Ryuzaki's latest victim, not including himself. Cesar's first reaction is unease combined with shame, because shit. This poor kid. Cesar was an asshole for going to see Ryuzaki, and Ryuzaki was a scumbag for starting this whole mess in the first place. Cesar should've tried harder to protect the kid, maybe he should've made more calls and insisted the young man listen.
He expresses none of this through any sorts of words, and simply raises a hand in greeting with an ill-at-ease grin. Hi. There's a slight pause, before Cesar points from his eyes to Blaise and back, keeping his own eyebrows lifted questioningly. They've seen each other before, hadn't they? Will Blaise understand?
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--The tousled yellow hair came forward from his attention's peripherals, and Cesar pauses, blinking owlishly. The moment turns to outright surprise when the image clicks in his head, and a conversation that'd haunted his thoughts slides into place.
It's him. This kid--young man--was Ryuzaki's latest victim, not including himself. Cesar's first reaction is unease combined with shame, because shit. This poor kid. Cesar was an asshole for going to see Ryuzaki, and Ryuzaki was a scumbag for starting this whole mess in the first place. Cesar should've tried harder to protect the kid, maybe he should've made more calls and insisted the young man listen.
He expresses none of this through any sorts of words, and simply raises a hand in greeting with an ill-at-ease grin. Hi. There's a slight pause, before Cesar points from his eyes to Blaise and back, keeping his own eyebrows lifted questioningly. They've seen each other before, hadn't they? Will Blaise understand?