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Started August 06, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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"Yeah, I guess so… we've had a couple world wars and they were both really bad. There's a lot of violent people in my world."

Matthew shuddered a bit.
"I… is it selfish to say I'd rather you stayed in this world than that one? I… two wars that ravaged the whole world? I…"

Rowan smiled weakly up at him. "Well, we've had tons of wars, but those two were particularly big and involved lots of countries. Do you not have wars here?"

Matthew held Rowan close to his side, wing going around him a bit.
"Not like that," Matthew said softly. "And not that many."

"Oh…" Rowan huddled up against Matthew's side. "We're all pretty desensitized to it all at this point. We just learn about the wars in school."

Matthew shook his head.
"War is a horrible thing, it's not… no one should be desensitized to something like that."

Rowan shrugged a bit with a soft sigh. "I know… I really hate violence. I think there's always some other way to resolve things, but hey… that kind of thing is what gets you bullied and taken advantage of."

"Not in this world. Especially when I'm around." Matthew held Rowan a bit closer to that.

Rowan flushed lightly and huddled a bit closer. "Thanks, Matthew… um… I wasn't exactly popular when I was in school."

"Well, that shows just how backwards that world is. How could someone like you not be popular?" Matthew tilted his head towards Rowan a bit, wings going around them more securely.

Rowan went a bit redder, toying with his hair shyly. "W-Well… they all thought I was weak. And they made fun of me for how I like to dress and because I like boys instead of girls like I'm supposed to… my mom never cared, though. She was always great about it."

Oh. Oh.
"What? People actually think that?! Rowan, you're not supposed to like anyone. You're attracted who you're attracted to, end of discussion. You're mom is amazing." Matthew wrapped both his arms around Rowan now.

Rowan was very red by now, clearly more than a little taken aback. "I-I um… thanks, Matthew… I'm really lucky to have her, honestly. Sometimes parents will kick their kids out for being gay."

Matthew was taken aback by this.
"What?" he asked softly. "That's… no. How could they ever…" Matthew didn't notice how red Rowan was, too caught up in the horror of what Rowan was discribing.

"I-I dunno… I think it's horrible. I'm glad that my mom loves me for who I am." Rowan sighed and buried his face in Matthew's chest.

Matthew held Rowan securely to himself when Rowan buried his face in Matthew's own chest.
"Well, you'll find that no one here would ever, ever do something like that," Matthew said softly.

Rowan nodded a bit. "People here seem to be a lot nicer than they are on earth… you need thick skin to survive there and I… well… I'm pretty soft."

Matthew nodded a bit, holding Rowan close to himself.
"Well, you'll thrive here." He smiled gently.

"I'm glad you think so… I don't usually do well with people being mean to me…" Rowan sighed softly. "I cry at work a lot."

Matthew stiffened a bit at that.
"How could anyone be so cold hearted as to make someone as nice as you cry..?" He shook his head a bit.

Rowan flushed again and looked down at the ground. "W-Well, I'm really sensitive, so it's probably my fault… I should be able to handle some yelling."

"Other people's actins aren't you're fault, Rowan. They shouldn't be yelling at you in the first place- you're the one helping them." Matthew held Rowan close, shaking his head a bit.

Rowan sighed softly as he buried his face in Matthew's chest again. "I dunno… we're always told that the customer is always right."

Matthew shook his head.
"What if they came in demanding a service you didn't provide? Are they right then? If they wanted that much control, they should do it themselves."

"Well, I… I dunno…" Rowan sighed again. "It's just a mess… I'd quit if I could afford to, honestly, but I really can't… I guess I can if I'm moving here, though."