Alex started to eat a little bit, mostly just picking at his food.
Do you really want to trust insanity? (Private with Icefire, it's pretty fooking mature, matey)
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Martha looked at Alex a moment.
"Gabe must give you a hard time about how much you eat."
Alex shrugged a little bit. "Sometimes." he replied softly.
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"Has he told you why?" Martha asked.
He shook his head wordlessly, taking another small bite of food. He really didn't eat enough; hadn't in years, which was evidenced by the hollowed-out look in his face, the way the bones of his wrists jutted out.
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"He had lost a friend to self starvation a while back," Martha explained.
He blinked. "Oh." he replied softly, looking down at his plate for a moment.
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"It was really hard on him." Martha shook her head.
"I…I'm sure it was."
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"Since then, he's been big on eating properly. He normally doesn't let those with these problems stay with him. I guess you're just special." Matthew have Alex an 'i told you so' look.
Alex nodded slightly. "I-it's not…I just…" he shook his head a little bit.
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Martha sighed a bit.
"You must have grown on him."
Alex shrugged. "I…guess so."
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Martha finished with her food, Matthew following suit.
Alex was quiet, still picking at his food.
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Martha left the room, leaving Alex and Matthew alone.
"Told you," Matthew said smugly.
Alex shook his head a little bit.
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"You're special." Matthew wasn't budging.
"I'm not." he replied softly.
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"Are too." He sat down next to Alex.
"I'm not, Matthew."
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"Are. Too," Matthew insisted.
"I'm not." Alex insisted, lips tightening.
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"Are. Too!" Matthew huffed.
He shook his head, looking down at his plate. "Matthew, I'm not."
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"They why you here?" Matthew looked pointedly at Torin.
Alex blinked. "I-I…" He trailed off, unsure.
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"See. Special." Matthew grinned.
He closed his eyes, pressing his hand to his forehead for a moment.
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Matthew grinned to himself.
"You special…" At this moment, the door opened, revealing Gabe in the door way.