There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL)

"Huh?" Bassena blinked in surprise. He thought Zein only suggested the father thing because they seemed to be serious about each other already. "Really?"

"H-how did you know?" Julia widened her eyes. She looked at Asa, but he shook his head to tell her that he hadn’t said anything to his father yet.

Zein leaned back and crossed his arms, replying nonchalantly. "If you’re just dating normally, you’ll tell Lucy or Kar first instead of coming straight to us like this."

Bassena arched his brow. "Is that the case?"

Asa shrugged and grinned at Zein. "As expected of you, Father."

"No, wait--" Bassena raised his hand. "You’re actually engaged?"

"Yeah?"

The sharp ambers zeroed in Julia’s bare fingers. "Without any ring?!"

"Well, I haven’t got the time to--"

"My son! Proposing! Without a ring!" Bassena stood up and gasped, eyes widened as if the world had just crumbled in front of his eyes. "What a disgrace!"

"Oh, come on!"