It's coming down to nothing more than apathy

Harper

Anything beautiful, people want to break
And you are beautiful, I'm afraid

Harper shakes his head slightly, disagreeing. “That’s not how that works sometimes. He’s a sensitive kid, and we tried everything we could with talking to him and balancing his life. The ability for him to age himself is a problem we can’t contend with; the same way we have our own anxieties that never go away no matter the logic or comfort we try to give each other.” Phoebe has many that Harper had tried to ease away with little success, just like he has his own. He shrugs slightly and looks away. “It’s a balance. We can feel guilty and blame ourselves, but we can’t let it live on our shoulders forever. At least we didn’t lose his entire childhood, thank the Gods.” If he’d been any older, had immediately moved out…Harper doesn’t know how he would have reacted. Not well, for sure.

It’s a delicate topic to say the least, but he wouldn’t do her the disrespect of simply ignoring something once it had been brought up, no matter how unintentionally. “Yeah. You know I’ve always wanted a big family, and Jude was excited about it. I thought maybe it would be good for him too.” Get the chance to experience being an older brother, have the growth of looking out for someone younger. “He wanted a sister. Edmund is firmly his favorite, so I guess that made sense to want a different gender.” It’s easier to phrase it as Jude’s desires and dreams, to try and make it less painful. For them both.

“Yes! Sohalia. He was so excited when he came back home. I’m glad you approve of her, at least one of us has met her.” He’s still just barely young enough for Harper to have the desire to keep an eye on the types of friends he makes, even if he can no longer control them.

But I would love you in any form you take