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It's in the blood of the Whitefangs to be unabashedly prideful about their power, letting nothing stand in their way.
It's in the blood of the Kiskes to be more poised and distinguished about their position, tactful in the way they rule.
Ky Whitefang Kiske is a perfect balance between the two, although he favors his mother's approach. It's also particularly in his father's blood to take a simple game of Jacks with his grandchildren way too seriously, thundering borderline warcries above the Kiske Kids' squeals.
The Father and Son-in-Law duo, Sol and Kyー are currently discussing Ky's governing paperwork in the other room.
Mildly distressed over the increasing noise levels, his pained expression does nothing but make Sol snort.
"Thank God I'm not the only one who finds your dad insufferable." The young blonde rests his elbow on the table and nurses his forehead with his thumb and first two fingers, letting out a heavy sigh.
"He's not insufferable, he's just… passionate about these things." Ky removes his hand from his head to grab his glass of wine, and begins to move his wrist to watch the liquid spin in place.
"Just like a certain someone who loves to engage in surprise sparring matches, even when I'm within the comfort of my own home."
Ky finishes his sentence exasperated, looking up (regrettably) from his glass to meet the bemused look on his father-in-law's face.
"So… insufferable." Sol reiterates with the face of a man who's won before there was even a battle to begin with. This obviously does nothing but rile Ky even further. "I said passionate." The young man insists, right as the children's game of Jacks reaches a point that causes his son and daughters to begin howling like a pack of monkeys while their grandfather roars in defeat.
Sol witnesses Ky's sanity take critical damage once more and uses it as an invitation to poke the bear a little more.
"Y'know, the first stage of grief is denial. Maybe if you pulled your head out of your ass, you'd finally-" "Oh my god, SHUT UP." Ky groans like an annoyed teenager, almost akin to Zappa nowadays, which makes Sol cackle as Ky downs the rest of his wine.