Noticing that Casey's anger was deteriorating, Quin then began to feel his heart ache for his friend, seeing the worry, hearing it in his voice, and knowing all too well how difficult it must be for him, since he himself was worried for his friend as well.
Feeling the tug on his shirt, and the way Shino looked up at him, saying those words and then looking down made Quin's hands clench at his sides, wanting to just hold his friend tightly, to show him just how much he cared for him. What Casey said next made the man stare, Quin's eyes looking down at Shino, his lips parting as he was about to speak but stopped when he heard Jonas. Although, even hearing the vampire walk in, Quin hadn't taken his eyes off of Casey, not until he heard him ask to speak to his friend alone that Quin looked over at Jonas, his gaze skeptical, and in fact after that confession he wasn't too fond of leaving his friend.
Taking a single step back, Quin nodded his head, looking at Casey and whispering. "I'll be in my room if you need me." He muttered, glancing at Jonas one last time before heading upstairs and towards his room, his mind swarming with what Casey had said to him.
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"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?"
~Ernest Gaines
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