"Is there a reason you don't live together?" Multigenerational living wasn't unheard of where Dal came from. And it seemed like Gabriel and his mother were very close. "Is it because of your work?"

Dal took his burrito, happily unwrapping it and nibbling at it. But he kept the bulk of his attention on Gabriel. He didn't see anything different than he had before, but... Maybe Dal just saw him differently because of the conversation they'd just had. This was a person who was no longer out of reach.