1 Corinthians 13:13 [Fox!]

[Sequester Dubois]

-throwing himself on the sofa after the last guest finally leaves-

"Well. She was friendly."

[Fox Bishop]

fox heaves a sigh as he zips around the living room, collecting dishes.

"Do you think this will make a difference?"

[Sequester Dubois]

-gets up himself to help with dishes-

"Always. Might be a small one, but still important."

[Fox Bishop]

Help with the dishes.

"Let's say, hypothetically, you had a special lady and you wanted to introduce them to your family...how would you navigate that?"

[Sequester Dubois]

-piling dishes beside the sink and pulling his wand out to start them washing themselves-

"Er, personally? It depends on how you define family. Suppose you just mean your parents; what are they like?"

[Fox Bishop]

Shrug.

"I dunno. I guess they're trying their best, they're just consumed by the fear of hell. I've never introduced them to a girl before, especially not one from Hogwarts."

[Sequester Dubois]

-Hum thoughtfully to hide the discomfort at the mention.-

"Do you... have to introduce them? It's your right at this point to date, but if it might go poorly, just... think about your safety first, you know?"

[Fox Bishop]

Nod thoughtfully.

"I'm not really afraid of my safety as much as hers. Thing is, her home life is worse than mine, so it's kind of our only option."

[Sequester Dubois]

"Ah. I'm... a dreadful liar, but if you don't mind it, it could go more smoothly if you introduce her as a friend, less of a girlfriend. Then, if they like her as your friend, they'll be more comfortable with you dating her, yeah? But if it's really a concern about getting her away from her place, I could give her a safe room for a summer here. Nothing worse thanchoosing between streets and couches over going home."

-has probably at least explained that he was homeless as a a kid-

[Fox Bishop]

-100% idolizes that homeless couch life, probably reads Kerouac-

"Sequester...we might be planning something kind of reckless. And when we do it, it's nice to know I have a place I can turn to if we need a roof over our heads for a night."

[Sequester Dubois]

"Nothing more reckless than introducing your girlfriend to your parents, I hope? Sure it'll be fine, but sometimes you need a place away. It's important to me that you have somewhere safe. Eliza would have agreed, I think."

((Eliza's the former owner of his house and wealth))

[Fox Bishop]

"You're too good, Sequester. I really appreciate your support. And how is the," Gestures around the house. "Being rich thing going?"

[Sequester Dubois]

"Well. Took some time to adjust, but I think I finally understand what a mortgage is."

[Fox Bishop]

"I'm never going to have a mortgage. I'm just going to sleep on friends' couches for the rest of my life."