Shannon gave what he hoped was a rather amused, petulant look for the comment. "Now you're just doing all that on purpose," he said with mock accusation. "Didn't anyone ever tell you not to tease the disabled?"
There was a moment of amused silence, a slight redness to Shannon's cheeks. It was almost difficult being so adored and cared about, as if there would have to be some kind of a catch, or the love would be disappointed if he didn't do his best. Whenever he felt like that, Shannon just reminded himself that he would not be—was not—disappointed whenever Eli hit rough patches because he was still Eli. If that was how he saw it from his own end, then he assumed it was the same on Eli's side. "Well, he probably should be," Shannon said with easily-drawn bravado. "Getting into the boy's club took a while. Then again, at least I waited until I was of legal drinking age to try and get in." Eli hadn't even waited that long to jump feet-first into the world of journalism and had come out swimming.
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There was a moment of amused silence, a slight redness to Shannon's cheeks. It was almost difficult being so adored and cared about, as if there would have to be some kind of a catch, or the love would be disappointed if he didn't do his best. Whenever he felt like that, Shannon just reminded himself that he would not be—was not—disappointed whenever Eli hit rough patches because he was still Eli. If that was how he saw it from his own end, then he assumed it was the same on Eli's side. "Well, he probably should be," Shannon said with easily-drawn bravado. "Getting into the boy's club took a while. Then again, at least I waited until I was of legal drinking age to try and get in." Eli hadn't even waited that long to jump feet-first into the world of journalism and had come out swimming.