I know we love kind, thoughtful, emotionally mature big brother Chris, but I’d honestly love more if we got jealous, angry, stressed out teenager Chris.
Let him be mad that his dad is so excited about the new baby.
Let him be jealous that Theo is getting so much of Eddie’s time and attention, even as he pushes for more space and independence now that he’s 16.
Let him feel the complicated emotions of seeing some other kid get the thing you didn’t have at their age, and no longer need at your age, but still kind of want anyway but also don’t.
Let Chris and Eddie both explore their feelings around Eddie’s absence from Chris’ life when he was little, and Chris now growing up and nearing adulthood and what that means for their relationship and how things are changing.
Let Chris be a teenager, feeling everything, every emotion, as the huge life changing experience it is at that age.
Let Eddie see all that and feel confused and conflicted and struggle to balance his desire to give Chris everything he wants and needs with his wish to help Buck and be supportive with Theo so that they never have to feel the way he did, alone and isolated and like they’re failing.
Let Eddie feel guilty that maybe he is doing what his parents did, trying to get a do over with Theo to correct the mistakes me feels like he made with Chris.
There’s so much potential for some great angsty emotional storytelling. I hope we get to dive into it!
origamiaround
theartofmadeline
prguitarman
baratheonpilled
ellievsbear
amandla
discoholicmusic
romaincrisis
snowghoul
