Zach: Oh no, no no! We ain't havin' this discussion again! That boy is faaar too young to be gettin' the talk just yet!
Vanna: As you can already tell, Zach handled it fairly well. *Chuckles*
Zach: They just fell asleep from studyin' too hard, I-I mean *Laughs awkwardly* friends do that! And that's all they is...
Vanna: For the gods sakes, I've worked alongside you for how many years now Goofball? Almost seven? And we've been tithed for four! You are many things Zach Hunter, but a terrible police officer is not one of them. You tracked and brought down a blue moon drug production operation because of the vague scent you got off of a sketchy-looking ram at Shornie's Tavern. Surely your Hunter's intuition can pick on the fact that there's...something there between Marcus and Aiko...
Zach: *Crosses his arms defiantly* Nothin' y'all girls and my Maw ain't tryin' to push fer...
Vanna: Zach...*Shakes head*
Zach: Y'all gonna tell me that whole little Sam Hain corn maze scheme wasn't y'all and Marcus' aunts meddlin' and schemin' to start a fire where there ain't one.
Vanna: Okay, first off, I was against doing that. Audrey kind of...pulled me into consenting to it.
Zach: *Snorts*
Vanna: And secondly...you have to see it Goofball...the way they look at each other...the way they blush up when they accidentally touch... that little twinkle behind their eyes they have when they are together...there's no way that Hunter intuition of yours isn't ringing like a five-alarm fire...
Zach: *Turns away from Vanna, his ears sagging despondently.*
Vanna: Goofball? *Reaches out a reassuring paw.*
Zach: *Ears sag more sharply, and a soft whine begins to emanate from the wolf.*
Vanna: Oh Zach...
Zach: *Zach finally turns, his eyes warbling with a sheen of tears.* Alright! Alright! *Whine* I-I see it...I do! I just...Sweet Sawgrass...I'm not ready fer this...
Vanna: Do you want me to t-?
Zach: *Cuts Vanna off by crossing his paws and shaking his head.* No, no...I *Sniffle* It's bad enough he's gotta deal with the disconnect of that species gap between us...we...we don't need to add to it by havin' a gal...no offense Darlin'...but a gal try to connect with a boy about...that sorta thang...He...*Rubs the back of his neck awkwardly.* he needs reassurance from his Paw...*sighs*
*Silence passes between the two...Zach looking increasingly despondent as he's clearly thinking about the talk.*
Vanna: Would you want me to at least stand outside the door and lis-?
Zach: YEEEEEESSS...*The wolf whines, leaning into Vanna's side and pressing his face into her shirt.*
Vanna: *Wraps a ginger paw around her mate, cooing sweetly at him.* It's okay Goofball...we'll get through this together...
Zach: *Muffled by Vanna's shirt.* I wuff uve soo mush Kiffem...
Vanna: I love you too Goofball...*Kisses the top of his head.*
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