I've heard that fools are excellent places to start for that sort of thing.
[he meets Yuri's gaze unflinchingly, expression as even-tempered as his retort. if any of this is meant to cow Jonathan into backing away from his statement, it fails miserably.
without breaking the staredown he's been shoved into, he reaches out and finally begins adding more sugar into his cup. it seems less impolite now, the gentle clink of the spoon against porcelain punctuating the tension.]
But it's easier to look at things the way you are now. There's no way to fail if there's no reason to begin.
[it's an incorrect perspective, but one that Jonathan can still understand. Yuri has run into wall after wall during his time in this world - why look to cultivate any more, especially in such a personal area?]
poor sasanana and all his broken-limbed dumbass kids...
[he meets Yuri's gaze unflinchingly, expression as even-tempered as his retort. if any of this is meant to cow Jonathan into backing away from his statement, it fails miserably.
without breaking the staredown he's been shoved into, he reaches out and finally begins adding more sugar into his cup. it seems less impolite now, the gentle clink of the spoon against porcelain punctuating the tension.]
But it's easier to look at things the way you are now. There's no way to fail if there's no reason to begin.
[it's an incorrect perspective, but one that Jonathan can still understand. Yuri has run into wall after wall during his time in this world - why look to cultivate any more, especially in such a personal area?]