"Not to me, not back then." A beat. "Or at least you were better at covering it up. I didn't really learn to spot that stuff until I was eight or nine."

A little young to be learning how to read people but- he didn't get along with most, boarding school was hell, and Ty was a dishonest little fuck from the getgo. Sharks in the water were a constant but- home? Home was alright. "I made you pinky promise to not. Even if it meant you wouldn't spare Howard's dignity. Or Jarvis'."

And he'd protest but- it was "Fresh start for a new, exciting world? I think I can do that."