"Why does this matter to you so much? You know our situations aren't nearly close to the same." He had no idea what the teen's relationship was like with his brother, and chances were it was similar enough to his own that if their roles were switched he'd be just as upset. Still, there was nothing he could do about it, there was nothing either of them could do about it now.

When the adult is stupid enough to open his mouth after that comment, the milotic shifts, moving closer to the teen as if in preparation to get between them again.