they're not too hard to connect, it's just not something we really talk about. i'm sure he was being a dick, that's what happens when he gets put on the spot in a way that makes him uncomfortable. trust me, i've been on the receiving end.
[ Nathan, if you're...confused...about what we're doing here? Then you can go home. ]
i'm not excusing whatever he might've said, but if you haven't lived that way, it's difficult to describe what it does to you. i had the luxury of years on my own, sam got [ Trapped. Nearly died. Shoved into solitary for Christ knows how long. He still hasn't told Nate the real details, and Nate knows that's by design. ] stuck.
unlearning something that comes that easy to him is going to be hard. and even then, it's unfair to hold him to whatever expectations you've got for him.
[ All he'd asked, when Sam arrived in this place, was that he wouldn't lie to Nate again. A simple request, a seemingly easy one that Sam refused to commit to because it's Sam. Nate loves his brother, but sometimes he really wants to punch him in the mouth. ]
he likes you. it's probably part of the reason why you haven't seen him like this before. he's not like this all the time, so i guarantee he just got defensive. you could say it's a genetic trait.
[ Honestly, he's shared a lot already, which isn't something he's comfortable with, particularly when it's not just an accurate description of Sam's life. It's Nate's life, too. ]
that's not for me to speculate. he'll work through his crap in his own time, however long that takes.
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i don't know
connect the dots
that seems so lonely
even now, i mean
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[ Nathan, if you're...confused...about what we're doing here? Then you can go home. ]
i'm not excusing whatever he might've said, but if you haven't lived that way, it's difficult to describe what it does to you. i had the luxury of years on my own, sam got [ Trapped. Nearly died. Shoved into solitary for Christ knows how long. He still hasn't told Nate the real details, and Nate knows that's by design. ] stuck.
unlearning something that comes that easy to him is going to be hard. and even then, it's unfair to hold him to whatever expectations you've got for him.
[ All he'd asked, when Sam arrived in this place, was that he wouldn't lie to Nate again. A simple request, a seemingly easy one that Sam refused to commit to because it's Sam. Nate loves his brother, but sometimes he really wants to punch him in the mouth. ]
he likes you. it's probably part of the reason why you haven't seen him like this before. he's not like this all the time, so i guarantee he just got defensive. you could say it's a genetic trait.
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[Because she does that. A lot.]
what else do you think he's gotten
stuck on?
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[ Honestly, he's shared a lot already, which isn't something he's comfortable with, particularly when it's not just an accurate description of Sam's life. It's Nate's life, too. ]
that's not for me to speculate. he'll work through his crap in his own time, however long that takes.
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gossip about him or anything, right?
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it's just not my place to guess what's going on with him beyond what i actually know
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well just, um
make sure he's okay for me?
he doesn't really open up to me about stuff like that