Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 41
mateo jumped up, trying desperately to grab on, but they were dancing just out of reach, always, always just out of reach... "i don't love you, mateo! i love ander! he's _huuuuge_!" "we'll never be together!
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 19
mateo tried aiming over her hand, then under it, but sarah kept pace with every movement. "i asked you to put that away, mat." mateo lowered his crossbow, but he didn't put it away, or even unload the bolt. "i don't understand.
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 185
"push, mateo!" nilia ordered through gritted teeth. "push like you've never pushed before!" mateo pushed.
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 172
There was no way mateo could have risked a shot like that. "are you even listening to me, you little bastard!? huh!?" banno shrieked. "you took my ear! you altered me, you sack of filth!" mateo took a single breath, in and out. it wasn't deep or slow.
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 63
Can you do that for me, mateo? can you feel my fear for me?" mateo swallowed the lump in his throat and put on a brave smile. "i made a promise, didn't i?"
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 7
He gave mateo a bit of a bounce and said, "come on, boy! one foot in front of the other! you're crazy if you think i'm going to carry you the whole way! my word, you are absolutely covered in crud." mateo mumbled something. "what was that?
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 93
She slowly shook her head, and mateo was horrified to see that he had caused a tear to form in those beautiful green eyes. "you don't understand, mateo," she said. "you think banno's words were bad? you think their charge was bad? you know nothing!
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 18
mateo shouted. "i'll get my crossbow!" "mateo, wait!" sarah called after him, but her son was already sprinting down the hallway to his room. by the gods, what has she gotten herself into?
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 28
mateo, lacking the power to speak, simply shook his head. "by the cora, mateo, you _stupid_..."
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 107
He had almost dropped the crossbow at mateo's outburst and was angrily readjusting his aim. mateo, breathing heavily, his face covered in blood, then said something none of them expected. "i'll tell you where he lives. just don't hurt us, okay?"
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 24
mateo? not so much. "no!" he screamed, flying up from the bench. "no, i just - i can't - this is _bullcrap_!" "mateo, please calm -" "no! i will not calm down!" mateo was beside himself, his eyes bugging right out of their sockets.
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 134
This was mateo's mother - ander's, too - and she could feel a little bit of both of them in her mannerisms and speech.