What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.
She sees the way his expression falters, knows that she’s planted the idea that she wanted to plant. She knows that he understands this, if only a little bit. Besides, it gives Korbin a reason to endure it, to realize that his presence might be helping Loren just as much as the other way around. There may only be two Hale’s left, but both of them had grown up knowing the love of family. They’d had the world given to them in the family they’d been gifted. Loren had never had that, but rather had been made to feel worthless because he did not live up to the expectations of his family. Maybe here, finally, he could find something to begin to fill that void.
Why do you think he’s treating you as a renovation project? Maybe he just actually likes you. Gods only know why, but…” she flips the paper back around, grinning slightly. She couldn’t resist the jab, and to be fair, her brother rather deserved it as of late. The fact that Loren hadn’t thrown him out yet is nothing short of a miracle, and like so many things Loren does, it seems to make her like him more.
Which of course means she has something of a vested interest in her brother at least tolerating the man, though she knows Korbin will for her. If she really cares about Loren, Korbin will tolerate just about anything. Particularly because it is vastly unusual for Weaver to truly care about someone like that. Though for now, she only adds, How much has Loren told you about himself? What secrets had Loren been willing to share?
Why do you think he’s treating you as a renovation project? Maybe he just actually likes you. Gods only know why, but…” she flips the paper back around, grinning slightly. She couldn’t resist the jab, and to be fair, her brother rather deserved it as of late. The fact that Loren hadn’t thrown him out yet is nothing short of a miracle, and like so many things Loren does, it seems to make her like him more.
Which of course means she has something of a vested interest in her brother at least tolerating the man, though she knows Korbin will for her. If she really cares about Loren, Korbin will tolerate just about anything. Particularly because it is vastly unusual for Weaver to truly care about someone like that. Though for now, she only adds, How much has Loren told you about himself? What secrets had Loren been willing to share?
Weaver
