his dad dating again was such a foreign concept, as foreign as learning another language or deciding to eat only brussels sprouts for the rest of his lifetime. of course, he always had his suspicions that something was up ( especially after his dad had skipped out on another movie night for the fifth time in a row ), but he would've never expected that it was due to dates. and so now rhys is sitting in his dad's house since the suggested idea of introducing himself to his potential step-sibling was so well-received by his potential step-parent. the one thing he isn't expecting when he sees the other emerge from the entrance hallway is to recognize them. but he's definitely seen that face before from somewhere they just weren't so vertical-looking before & soon enough it hits the blond that this person ( potential step-sibling, he begrudgingly reminds himself ) has been underneath him in the most explicit sense of the phrase. he has to hide the sly smirk on his mouth as he stands up to greet them, finding the whole situation strangely hilarious. ❛ it's you, ❜ he near-whispers, voice hushed so neither of their onlooking parents will know they've met previously. rhys gently ushers the other into the backyard of his father's house, cracking open the glass door behind him. ❛ uh, so do you remember me ? ❜
