Severus fell forward, his hands a little too slow to totally protect his face. Before he could even pick himself up, there was a strong arm around his waist.
"How is it, my boy? Scraped up a bit, but not too bad."
A neighbor watched. "Why doesn't he cry, Snape? That boy's not normal."
"He's human," Tobias answered with a snarl. "A normal little boy who forgets to tie his shoes!"Severus fell forward, his hands a little too slow to totally protect his face. Before he could even pick himself up, there was a strong arm around his waist, lifting and righting him.
"How is it, my boy? Scraped up a bit, but not too bad."
A neighbor watched. "Why doesn't he cry, Snape? That boy's not normal."
"He's human," Tobias answered with a snarl. He knelt to hide the laces that knotted themselves as Severus glowered at the ground, blinking away the tears that started to come as the surprise of falling wore off. "A normal little boy who forgets to tie his shoes!"
Ties of Blood
"How is it, my boy? Scraped up a bit, but not too bad."
A neighbor watched. "Why doesn't he cry, Snape? That boy's not normal."
"He's human," Tobias answered with a snarl. "A normal little boy who forgets to tie his shoes!"Severus fell forward, his hands a little too slow to totally protect his face. Before he could even pick himself up, there was a strong arm around his waist, lifting and righting him.
"How is it, my boy? Scraped up a bit, but not too bad."
A neighbor watched. "Why doesn't he cry, Snape? That boy's not normal."
"He's human," Tobias answered with a snarl. He knelt to hide the laces that knotted themselves as Severus glowered at the ground, blinking away the tears that started to come as the surprise of falling wore off. "A normal little boy who forgets to tie his shoes!"