"He feels comfortable talking to me because I treat him like a young adult instead of like a child." Glibt shot back, anger entering into his own voice before he let out a slow exhale, doing his best to remain calm. It wouldn't do him any good to be angry at the moment, not if he wanted to explain himself to Mark, not if he wanted to make Mark see just how badly he'd screwed up.
"I'm not going to spy on him for you. You know how I don't ask you to push your mortals into passing legislation that will help my people? I don't ask because I know that it goes against your morality. Asking me to use my connection with my people, any of them, to violate their privacy to such a degree would be like me asking you to force President Obama to legalize gay marriage nation-wide before the country is ready for it. Yes, that's an extreme example, but it applies." Glibt was fighting to keep his voice level; a muscle twitched under his left eye, betraying the struggle. "And it wasn't like I knew every detail. When I first felt the attraction between them, I did my best to distance myself, for the sake of their privacy, to let Thomas figure out what he was feeling on his own, and because, well, I may not be his actual father, but I do view him in a paternal sense. I don't want to know every detail and I only felt the occasional outburst of particularly strong emotions from him without investigating any further."
Even though he knew he shouldn't, Glibt called up Harvey's message to him, staring desolately at the screen for a moment before ducking his head and sighing. "And while I realize he might not be here for very long, he's more than just a Party, just like you're more than just a Party, just like I'm more than an Issue. Everyone deserves to love and be loved. In fact, I'm glad that he's built that sort of bond so early, because if he's not going to survive for very long, I want him to experience everything existence has to offer and that includes love. Of course, your opinion differs and you're his father, so..."
Glibt trailed off, shrugging. "I'm just not going to apologize for acting within my morality and I'm not going to let Thomas down even further by poking into his relationship with Bret and telling you every detail. I've already failed in my responsibility to him, as a parental figure, and as LGBTQ Culture." And he was suffering for it; not having Harvey at the wedding... well, it just wasn't going to feel right.