At first, when Michael brought up the matter of Robert in a slightly disapproving tone, Eugene had this sudden sense of kinship. Ah, so he wasn't the only one getting jealous—although it was also annoying to share the feelings with someone he used to hate.
But bringing stuff about genders all of a sudden? He couldn't accept this kind of reasoning.
So, they haven't really changed in the end?
Eugene straightened his back and narrowed his eyes at the younger twin. "What did you say?"
"What..." Michael was surprised by the sudden hostility in Eugene's tone, and then quickly realized the implication of what he had just said. "Wait—no, no, no—that's not what I mean!"
He scrambled to grab Ian's hands, who was starting to tremble and looked completely hurt.
"Dad, that's not what I meant. I'm not trying to belittle him because of his gender or anything," Michael shook his head.
"T-then..." Ian looked at the younger twin with a slight frown. "What do you mean?"
