[Rex's nostrils flare the second he barks a retort back at Mark, both fists balling up at either side of his weighted musculature. Old habits die hard, and for a good minute and a half, Rex allows his kneejerk tendencies to consume him. Of course the younger boy wouldn't understand. It wasn't the pain of the injury that had made him shed those tears, not entirely- It was the fact that even though he had gotten hurt, his father had been more concerned about the quality of the meat than his own son. A dead animal was somehow more valuable than a living, breathing child.]
...Better? You're askin' me if shit got better?
[The worn imagery of Rex's childhood home fades, giving way to the kind of riotous sound that sears through the air and pierces through one's ear canals. Said noise is accompanied by smoke, debris, and an undeniably hot temperature.
Rex appears unphased by it all.
The dust clears to reveal a kiss between two very young teenagers, one about the size and shape of a smaller Rex, and the other a redheaded girl, un-mistakeably clad in a familiar pink color scheme.]
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[Rex's nostrils flare the second he barks a retort back at Mark, both fists balling up at either side of his weighted musculature. Old habits die hard, and for a good minute and a half, Rex allows his kneejerk tendencies to consume him. Of course the younger boy wouldn't understand. It wasn't the pain of the injury that had made him shed those tears, not entirely- It was the fact that even though he had gotten hurt, his father had been more concerned about the quality of the meat than his own son. A dead animal was somehow more valuable than a living, breathing child.]
...Better? You're askin' me if shit got better?
[The worn imagery of Rex's childhood home fades, giving way to the kind of riotous sound that sears through the air and pierces through one's ear canals. Said noise is accompanied by smoke, debris, and an undeniably hot temperature.
Rex appears unphased by it all.
The dust clears to reveal a kiss between two very young teenagers, one about the size and shape of a smaller Rex, and the other a redheaded girl, un-mistakeably clad in a familiar pink color scheme.]
For a time.