[What he didn't say that he was also selfish in this situation. It wasn't just about being a father or even a particularly good one. Over the years he had come to rely on her company, her goofy antics, her wild moods and her very presence as part of his daily routine. He needed Jinx; what was the point of it all if she was gone?
The chink to his usually impenetrable armour. She had wormed her way in instantly, and he was hard pressed to regret it. Honestly, if he thought too much about the subject, it scared him. No one was allowed that close to him, not in many, many years. His relationship with Jinx was the one thing he couldn't lose.
You'll die for a cause, but you won't fight for one. Was he becoming like Vander? Maybe.
As she settled, he released her wrist so that she was sitting there next to him on the bench on her own. He nodded his head to her words, accepting them. He did what he could to always tell the truth, to explain his point of view even when it was another lecture. He knew her, knew her fears.]
Very well. Perhaps a bit of privacy? [Don't request he take off his clothes here, okay?]
no subject
The chink to his usually impenetrable armour. She had wormed her way in instantly, and he was hard pressed to regret it. Honestly, if he thought too much about the subject, it scared him. No one was allowed that close to him, not in many, many years. His relationship with Jinx was the one thing he couldn't lose.
You'll die for a cause, but you won't fight for one. Was he becoming like Vander? Maybe.
As she settled, he released her wrist so that she was sitting there next to him on the bench on her own. He nodded his head to her words, accepting them. He did what he could to always tell the truth, to explain his point of view even when it was another lecture. He knew her, knew her fears.]
Very well. Perhaps a bit of privacy? [Don't request he take off his clothes here, okay?]