FINN
the spyglass
it is only through mystery and madness
Thank the gods for Tobi being there, because Finn would absolutely have taken Ever's silence as golden, and they'd never have gotten anywhere else with the conversation. Instead, as their son finally lifts his gaze and looks between them, the ex-Spyglass manages a small, if not genuine smile for him.
"Some adults are more comfortable displaying their affection publically," he explains. "Others, like your mother and I, prefer to keep that sort of thing private. But perhaps we have been too good at it, in retrospect. I would never want you to think that we were different from other people, in that way."
They are in a lot of ways, and it's true that their relationship is necessarily nuanced, but Finn likes to think that what he and Tobi have is still love and still affection. He hopes so - he has worked hard to find it.
"And if you have other questions," he ventures, "those are things we would be happy to talk to you about, as well. Whether that's all together like this, or separately. There is no such thing as a silly question." That, at least, he hopes they have taught him well.
"Some adults are more comfortable displaying their affection publically," he explains. "Others, like your mother and I, prefer to keep that sort of thing private. But perhaps we have been too good at it, in retrospect. I would never want you to think that we were different from other people, in that way."
They are in a lot of ways, and it's true that their relationship is necessarily nuanced, but Finn likes to think that what he and Tobi have is still love and still affection. He hopes so - he has worked hard to find it.
"And if you have other questions," he ventures, "those are things we would be happy to talk to you about, as well. Whether that's all together like this, or separately. There is no such thing as a silly question." That, at least, he hopes they have taught him well.
that the soul is revealed
