Tory liked Dom's left eye. He never mentioned it or inquired on the subject. He hadn't asked a lot of personal questions, figuring they weren't on those sort of terms. He hoped once day they would be. He didn't really know how to get to that point. Tory wasn't especially gifted in the area of friendship. He could do acquaintances well, chats with the teachers, engage in small talk with his relatives.

The color of the eye was different and didn't didn't open as much as the other. Tory had no idea what was wrong with it. Was it caused by an accident? Born with it? Either way it was unique.

Tory didn't consider himself unique or interesting. His dirty blond hair laid flat and ironically had a cut was similar to Domnik's - Tory thought it was pretty damn cool that they had ended up with hair styles. Kind of like they were meant to be brothers (and he'd never ever tell that thought to anyone because it sounded super lame). According to other's he had nearly a perfect smile but it wasn't normal or natural to smile all the time so Tory wasn't too thrilled about that feature. He felt average. Blue eyes, but not the kind that were striking. Not tall enough. Not toned enough. The list went on and on for him.

After Domnik left the room Tory ran his fingers through his hair. Growing up, he hadn't been raised in a touchy feely environment. His mom gave him hugs or a pat - but only when the situation was serious or important in her eyes. The little gestures that Dom would do made him feel special.

Tory tried to not have a smile plastered on his face as he quickly washed the bowl. He was quickly disturbed by his mom yelling from her room, "Did you finish your reading?"

With a roll of his eyes, Tory answered louder, "Mission accomplished, mother!" He rarely gave her "attitude." However, it was happening more recently. It was easy even. And it felt good.

Tory's growing smirk slid off his face when she replied, "Did you write your summary, smarty pants?"

Fuck. Tory was now scowling as he stomped out of the kitchen, back up the stairs and back to his room.