"Sweeney. That is also very recent." And not unrelatedly so. Jordana dying had forced Vex to confront the fact she felt some sort of way about the Garou, and if she admitted a certain softness on one front, she couldn't deny a similar feeling on the other.

And the fact they'd fallen in that order hasn't been uncomplicated.

That complication comes through in the hesitation in Vex's voice. That, and the fact she's less sure Percy would like him. "He is... well, I'm fairly sure he's some kind of archfey at this point, and used to be a god in his world?" Which makes his interest strange, but here they are. "He has been remarkably devoted to making me smile."

And that's really the core of the matter, isn't it? The fact he looks at her, and sees someone worth putting out sometimes a fairly ridiculous amount of effort for, whether it's to make her smile, or make her comfortable, or give her what he thinks she wants.

She tries to pretend she's not tense then, offering a rather impish smile. "Also, I think my father would absolutely hate him."

Bonus?