Lucas liked to stay busy. He enrolled in the infamous classes that gave extra homework, stayed after school and weekends to help out the teachers, and any time left over was spent at the community center. It was nights like this that reminded him exactly why he stayed busy. His dad and not-mom at the community center on a Saturday night was a rare sight. Lucas planned his visits to the center around when Sofia was there, that way things could stay the way they were a year ago, without her. Of course, tonight went differently, not only was Sofia there at the same time, she was also pregnant. Another little brother/sister should have been exciting news, but it was confirmation that Sofia was going nowhere, and that bothered him.
Lucas' ears stayed flat against his head. His smile may have projected the happiness he was supposed to feel, but anyone familiar with dogs would see that his less human features had betrayed him. Even with this sudden change, there was still good in the night. People actually wanted to hear more about Cluckers, which so happened to be conveniently after Sofia made the announcement. He knew what they were trying to do, but talking about his chicken was much easier than the... more serious topic. For a change, he also met two adults who seemed to stand behind him on the whole situation, or at least understood why the news may have been troubling to Lucas.
" Uh, thanks for taking me home Mr. Genovese." He said. " Man... this new sibling is a lot to take in, it's so... exciting." His right ear twitched. " It's really not that bad. My dad, well, he just looks kind of scary sometimes, and, uh, his girlfriend, they like each other." It was awkward and most likely unnecessary to explain this, but he didn't want his family in any kind of trouble either. To cement his position as black sheep was what he wanted the least after all they had been through for him. He was telling the truth anyways.
@Romi
Lucas' ears stayed flat against his head. His smile may have projected the happiness he was supposed to feel, but anyone familiar with dogs would see that his less human features had betrayed him. Even with this sudden change, there was still good in the night. People actually wanted to hear more about Cluckers, which so happened to be conveniently after Sofia made the announcement. He knew what they were trying to do, but talking about his chicken was much easier than the... more serious topic. For a change, he also met two adults who seemed to stand behind him on the whole situation, or at least understood why the news may have been troubling to Lucas.
" Uh, thanks for taking me home Mr. Genovese." He said. " Man... this new sibling is a lot to take in, it's so... exciting." His right ear twitched. " It's really not that bad. My dad, well, he just looks kind of scary sometimes, and, uh, his girlfriend, they like each other." It was awkward and most likely unnecessary to explain this, but he didn't want his family in any kind of trouble either. To cement his position as black sheep was what he wanted the least after all they had been through for him. He was telling the truth anyways.
@Romi
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