I'M BRINGING MY CROWN . o . human AU

[RHINESTONE.]

LEADER ❝ RHINE ❞ PALMCLAN

Vaas was certainly an... interesting guy to listen to, all things considered. Despite his occasional wild nature, the other man seemed as though he could get deeply philosophical, something that almost made Rhine want to squirm in his seat. It wasn't that he couldn't focus on the little details of life, but he honestly preferred not to. Overall, he had always seen his existence as a fairly boring one, and contemplating the big picture and all of that sort of just put a heaping helping of anxiety down on his shoulders. Something he really didn't need, considering the leadership role he was always so ungracefully shoved into. Despite all of this, the lanky man was able to offer Vaas a crooked smile, hoping that it wasn't too terribly awkward as he spoke, "Yeah, I imagine that it would be. I don't get that way very often, so I can't imagine that I'm particularly coherent..." It was honestly difficult for him to recall if he had been, since he had a tendency to black out when he did get drunk. Still, visions of Vaas approaching him and trying to rouse him from his hidden away corners did come to mind, so at least he could recall that.

Unfortunately, it seemed as though Quasar was just as enthusiastic as Vaas in contributing to the whole philosophical side of things, causing Rhine to absently run at one of his temples. He said softly to his son, wondering what the other had picked up from him, and what was just distinctly Quasar, "Don't worry, I can teach you things like how to be financially independent, and how to pay taxes. After all, that's what you keep me around for, right?" He teased the other gently, knowing full well that it was more than just that. The decision to try and care for Quasar full time had been a massive one, and Rhinestone still occasionally had nightmares about fucking up somehow, but it seemed to be going well, so far. He added casually, a little chuckle leaving him before he spoke, "It's like Vaas said... you ended up choosing me." Some would argue it was the other way around, but Rhine didn't really see it that way. He had just determined that he was able to care for Quasar – it had been the other's choice, choosing whether he really wanted Rhine as a father.

The comment about personal website development had originally made Rhine snort, but he seemed a bit surprised when Vaas expressed that it was a good hustle. With his head tilting curiously to one side, the male questioned curiously, "Wait... do you know your way around C plus and Java? I hadn't really taken you for the type... n-no offense." He really hadn't meant for it to be any sort of insult against Vaas's intelligence. Instead, the other just seemed as though he would be more interested in physical things. Interesting jobs that involved more exciting things than just sitting at a computer for hours on end. Rhine then said apologetically, giving that same little awkward smile, "Although... I guess you might have told me what you did, at some point. During one of our little rendezvous that I can't remember..." He really needed to start carrying around a notepad, and monitoring his drinks whenever he partied. That would make it a little less easy to make a fool of himself.

NEVER OPENED MYSELF THIS WAY
LIFE IS OURS, WE LIVE IT OUR WAY

— Reggan