hechooses liked the thing
“ Bet your dad was real proud when you got yourself locked up and sent down here. And for what? You follow HER around like a damn puppy. ”
They’re practically split from the same tree: Wells’ father is Chancellor and Nathan’s is Chief Guard. Two kids from means that shouldn’t have wound them up in the Skybox but did despite their circumstances. The difference is; Nathan’s actually enjoying himself while he’s on Earth.
his instinct -- the one that curls around his father’s name and keeps him locked up ( the good son, the first son ) -- is to make himself smaller, ignore the jibe. not rise to it. the childhood chant of ‘don’t give them a real reason to hate you’ still echoing in his bones. but, honestly -- he’s already aggravated a possible murderer because of spelling... and this is nathan. it’s hard to be threatened by someone when he still remembers what they looked like at ten years old.
❛ at least you’re following in your dad’s footsteps. one of us should’ve. ❜
he doesn’t mean to look up, instinct still ruling for moments as he’s staring at the ground, but eyes lift and -- he’s making an attempt to look fearless, but it’s one he’s sure he doesn’t pull off. in fact, there’s a very high chance that miller will just realize he’s ignored everything that was said to him -- the puppy thing, the proud thing -- because... it hit home.
