\u201cIt\u2019s very nice to meet you,\u201d says Linus, after a moment.<\/p>\n
Tom flashes him an infectious smile \u2014 as if to say, this isn\u2019t about you<\/i> \u2014 before going right back to glaring at his Mom. Linus wobbles a little.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is supposed<\/i> to be a house of science,\u201d Tom says.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a renegade alchemist!\u201d<\/p>\n
Tom looks away. He stares at a dust bunny skittering across the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you even know how to feed him?\u201d He glares back up at Amelia. \u201cAn antichrist is a big responsibility! What if he needs human souls, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n
Amelia breaks down laughing. She leans against the counter.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t share my room,\u201d says Tom, to Linus. \u201cWell, you can\u2019t have the good half, anyway. And no soul-eating! That\u2019s strict house policy!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t eat souls,\u201d says Linus.<\/p>\n
\u201cMe neither,\u201d says Tom. He glares at his mom. \u201cThis isn\u2019t over, snowflake.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy name<\/i>,\u201d says Amelia, inaccurately, \u201cis mother.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBah,\u201d says Tom. He glares at her and then to Linus. \u201cDo you want to see my chemistry set?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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