[Clark's irises shift oh so slightly when he hears that word, but it's been long since he learned to control his anger and it merely lasts a second, if that. His eyes don't even turn red.
But he's still about to yell at him, clenching his fists so hard his knuckles get white. About to say 100 things he knows he would regret later because he's just a kid, Clark, what the hell are you even thinking yelling wouldn't get you anywhere.
He thinks of Maggie and the life she lost, the life she was forced to live, the daughter she isn't allowed to see because the authorities don't think a woman that likes other women should take care of a child. He isn't going to allow anybody to think less of people like her, not even a kid.]
Now boy, I am not going to allow-
[But then he stops, finger already lifted in a 'Pa is scolding you' way when the wheels of his head start turning. Brandon was dating Steph, wasn't he? She'd made that really clear in a certain post and from snippets Clark had heard they were actually doing quite well. 'She didn't want to date a fag'.
And it's so simple, when it hits him. And he feel sorry for him for exactly 3 seconds.]
Don't you ever call yourself that, ever again. I'm not sure what happened and you're... very brave for coming out but that doesn't give you the right to be so deprecating of so many people.
same warning applies
But he's still about to yell at him, clenching his fists so hard his knuckles get white. About to say 100 things he knows he would regret later because he's just a kid, Clark, what the hell are you even thinking yelling wouldn't get you anywhere.
He thinks of Maggie and the life she lost, the life she was forced to live, the daughter she isn't allowed to see because the authorities don't think a woman that likes other women should take care of a child. He isn't going to allow anybody to think less of people like her, not even a kid.]
Now boy, I am not going to allow-
[But then he stops, finger already lifted in a 'Pa is scolding you' way when the wheels of his head start turning. Brandon was dating Steph, wasn't he? She'd made that really clear in a certain post and from snippets Clark had heard they were actually doing quite well. 'She didn't want to date a fag'.
And it's so simple, when it hits him. And he feel sorry for him for exactly 3 seconds.]
Don't you ever call yourself that, ever again. I'm not sure what happened and you're... very brave for coming out but that doesn't give you the right to be so deprecating of so many people.