Pretzel Week: My Best Friend’s Little Sister trope + Aliens among us
“What’s up with you today, man? You’re acting weird. Even for you.”
“Dave…” Killian sighed, reaching to scratch awkwardly behind his ear. “We’ve been meaning to tell you for a while, but - well, you see - Emma and I are together.”
“You’re WHAT?” David spluttered. He shook his head, blinking rapidly trying to process the news. Killian and Emma? Oh… Oh no. What if he knows?What if he doesn’t?
“Killian, no. You can’t- You guys have always been friends, and that’s fine - great even - but dating my sister is just-”
“Easy now, mate. Whatever Emma and I become is up to her as much as me. I know this is perhaps coming as a bit of a shock. I get that. But you haven’t any right to dictate-”
“Wait, wait.” David raised a placating hand. “It isn’t like that. I mean, yes, it is a shock, but that’s not…” David settled his hands on his hips and looked away. He nodded to himself once, seeming to reach some kind of decision, and turned back to look Killian square in the eye.
“You know Emma is my foster sister, right?”
Killian furrowed his brow. “Aye. What of it?”
David took a deep breath, clearly working himself up to something. “She’s, um, not exactly from around here.”
Killian smiled sadly, letting his gaze fall to the ground. He chewed his lip a moment seeming to come to a decision of his own, then widened his arms into a low V, his spread fingers emitting a soft white glow.
“I know, Dave,” he answered, slowly rising until he levitated a few feet above the ground. “You see, I’m not exactly from around here either.”
Yeah, I went a bit rogue, but it still fits with the spirit of the week right?
