So nice to read "half-human" since that's what someone of a different race would most likely say. Stories are so often written from a human perspective, even if it doesn't make sense.
Runes on the shop sign says, "Magic and Steem Gears". Sign has a typo.
Newspaper says something is coming.
Only thing on his clothes that differs is that it says "temperature control" and "auto repair".
She so smug.
She sees him more like a little brother than a mother figure.
I think you mean "son". Would be weird if she saw him as a mother figure.
How old is she anyway? I remember them being evasive about that.