we are all broken
Finn's eyes slip shut all over again as Tobi reaches out for him, and though it's true that he's absolutely focusing on things he can't change, at least he isn't thinking about being touched, or even minding it. Small miracles and all that; Tobi's love has managed to close some of Finn's deepest wounds, and he tries to relax further into the ground.
"Yes," he says, and it isn't really an admission since it's obvious. "I know that staying here was the best for everyone, but I did not expect to want to know so badly what was happening outside."
Luckily, talk of Everest does perk him up, and perhaps there's even a hint of a smile on Finn's face. "I am not sure that our son is capable of scheming," he admits, peeping up at Tobi. "His best friend, on the other hand..." Far be it for him to throw shade at the Taliesin boy, but mischief absolutely his middle name.
"Yes," he says, and it isn't really an admission since it's obvious. "I know that staying here was the best for everyone, but I did not expect to want to know so badly what was happening outside."
Luckily, talk of Everest does perk him up, and perhaps there's even a hint of a smile on Finn's face. "I am not sure that our son is capable of scheming," he admits, peeping up at Tobi. "His best friend, on the other hand..." Far be it for him to throw shade at the Taliesin boy, but mischief absolutely his middle name.
that’s how the light gets in
