[ he can't, of course, even begin to guess at the kind of things mary's been through. she's mentioned the fire, but that's all; nothing of the circumstances she's so afraid of, what could bring on this kind of reaction.
but she says, she's scared of doing something bad. she says, she's scared of being hated.
number five was, of course, raised by reginald hargreeves. the man had no love to give his children, no warmth, no support. and didn't they all wonder, at some point or another, if they'd done something wrong? vanya most of all, naturally, treated like the outsider in ways that had made him angry even as a child. but not a single one of them benefitted from hargreeve's affection, and all had to wonder, if they'd just been better, or done the right thing, would he have loved them?
it's been a long, long time since five was a child in that house, but it'd take a lot longer for him to forget. ]
cw: child abuse
but she says, she's scared of doing something bad. she says, she's scared of being hated.
number five was, of course, raised by reginald hargreeves. the man had no love to give his children, no warmth, no support. and didn't they all wonder, at some point or another, if they'd done something wrong? vanya most of all, naturally, treated like the outsider in ways that had made him angry even as a child. but not a single one of them benefitted from hargreeve's affection, and all had to wonder, if they'd just been better, or done the right thing, would he have loved them?
it's been a long, long time since five was a child in that house, but it'd take a lot longer for him to forget. ]
That's not going to happen.