A threat made with love

The Captain reached out his fingers, grazing the space just beneath Kellen's eyes to wipe away the tears threatening to fall. Kellen sighed at the touch, but froze at the words that came out of the Captain's mouth. 

"Good boy." He murmured, and Kellen felt his heart race for a different reason. Combined with the way he looked, Kellen felt in over his head. The Captain chuckled at Kellen's expression. "Didn't like that?" He asked, and Kellen gave him a look. Kellen pushed Gwen's arms off of him, and she released him slowly. The mood was ruined for the night, and Kellen knew it was his fault. Everyone had been having such a good time until all of his shit was brought up. It was always like this. It was one of the reasons he never spoke about himself. Feeling awkward, he wasn't quite sure how to recover from this situation.