[color=aba000][centre][b][h1]Cody[/h1][/b][/centre][/color] [hr][hr] [centre]Aron [@BlackPanther][/centre] [hr][hr] Cody listened silently, as Aron talked, not wanting to interrupt or do something that would cause...Aron to shatter. Cody wanted to hold him, to hug him, to make everything better. but all he could do was just be there. So Cody listened, wanting to go, to do something, to put fear in the people that were suppose to protect the brothers from such things. He knew he had always taken for granted his parents easy acceptance of what he was. When he'd told his parents, they'd be thrilled, and then proceeded to embarrassing him by throwing question after question at him. It had been sweet, truly innocent. The thought that Aron, that Gage, would be beaten up simply for being excited over a new relationship, was replusive to Cody. vile, evil, people. Cody reached out, his touch gentle, as he wrapped his arms around Aron, and drew Aron's gaze to him. [color=aba000]"It is not your fault, Aron. It's not your fault that you're stuck with a set of delusional, vile pieces of crap. It's not your fault, and you're never going back there again. The way those...those monsters are, they would have found any reason to do what they did. So It's not your fault. You'll come back to mine after this, okay?"[/color] He said, [color=aba000]"We'll figure out what we need to do, but no matter what, we'll keep you and Gage away from them."[/color] He gently ran his fingers over the injuries, [color=aba000]"I'm not going to let them hurt you again. I only wish I'd been there to prevent it."[/color] He gave Aron a smile, before saying [color=aba000]"Besides, if being Gay is wrong, then I don't want to be right. I like you too much. Because this feels right...so screw them."[/color]