[ well, luckily for Davesprite, there's nothing to fight over. the strange inflection, that weird sort of almost-bitterness does not go unnoticed. he raises his head to look at the other guy. ]

We didn't take family road trips because my dad thought it would be a fun game to lock me in a freezer when he didn't like what I was doing, so. [ he shrugs, frowning at the thought of him. there's no fear there -- his father's dead, after all, but his chest tightens still at the very feeling of closeness the memory has left with him. he sucks in a breath, the air rattling in his chest. ]

Got a C in Chem, freezer. Forgot to unload the dishwasher, freezer. Last time I saw him he said I had to do all of the dishes, then smashed them all on the floor., so. It's not nothing, but it's not really worth talking about either. It's great. [ he shrugs again, shoulders tight. ]