*slowly turns his head from side to side, scarcely able to believe that's his face looking back at him--his too-pretty features, his too-sharp ears, his too-pale skin*
*swears softly in his native tongue, hating the way the syllables trip so strangely (musically) off his tongue*
*grips the sheet tightly around his waist and heads to the kitchen in search of his father* *wants answers* *now*