She reached up, her thumb brushing his cheek. "Alyssa and I were thinking of some plans. Do you wanna come hear us out?"
"Yeah," she said gently, kissing his cheek and standing up, offering her hand. "But she came up with a really good plan."
"Hey," she said gently, leaning forward and kissing him for a moment. "It's okay. Even I think it's a good plan."
She frowned before looking at Ferris. "I think you should stop funding my school and get yourself an apartment." His brow furrowed instantly and he crossed his arms. "No, I'm not going to do that."
His face hardened and he raised one eyebrow. "You were attending the top university, Alyssa," he replied sharply. "You can't just downgrade like that."
Alyssa frowned at him but stood up, coming over to him. "Ferris," she said nicely. "My university burned to the ground. I literally can't go back." He hesitated, looking over at Fleur before looking back at Alyssa. "This... this isn't right..."
"But she was going to do something. She was going to be successful," he said, pointing at her. "She was going to do something."
She frowned. "Ferris, she can still finish schooling and she can still do something. She can be successful."
"But she was going to be at the top of her class at an excellent university, Fleur. That's... that's the best I could give her." He sat down at his chair, his shoulders slumped.
