( ivan doesn't flinch at his father's name, but there's a brief flash of sadness across his face before he buries it down with the dregs of what he thinks about captain lord padma vorpatril. which isn't much, really -- a certain amount of childish jealousy that miles had a father when he didn't. but his father had never existed for ivan, just a name and a plaque on the ground where he burned his hair every birthday morning before the melancholy was replaced with celebration. and sometimes a cake, right after, from a bakery down the street.
he does wish for a good, long moment that he'd left this to aunt cordelia. who would understand better about having an adult child thrown at you upon arrival. ivan swallows past a lump in his throat, and attempts a grin. it is mostly successful, he thinks. )
Er, no. ( smooth, vorpatril. ) Ivan.
( unlike miles, ivan doesn't see the point of breaking his identity to his mother gently. there's no real point to it -- it's bound to come as a shock, anyway. and at least his mother isn't carrying around a severed head demanding a uterine replicator back. vorkosigans.
he is also slightly reassured by the fact his mother doesn't seem to have a set protocol for moments like this. it makes him feel like he'll be excused from any fumbling he does of the situation. )
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he does wish for a good, long moment that he'd left this to aunt cordelia. who would understand better about having an adult child thrown at you upon arrival. ivan swallows past a lump in his throat, and attempts a grin. it is mostly successful, he thinks. )
Er, no. ( smooth, vorpatril. ) Ivan.
( unlike miles, ivan doesn't see the point of breaking his identity to his mother gently. there's no real point to it -- it's bound to come as a shock, anyway. and at least his mother isn't carrying around a severed head demanding a uterine replicator back. vorkosigans.
he is also slightly reassured by the fact his mother doesn't seem to have a set protocol for moments like this. it makes him feel like he'll be excused from any fumbling he does of the situation. )