erm fuck you I know my last post was abt Lark but where’s my Sparrow love? He’s also fucked up and sad and needs love?
My man was just 11 when he was having fun with his brother and his family in a cool new world when suddenly one night his brother is so. Angry. And his dad taught him how to be kind and emotionally intelligent so he did his best to help his brother so they could all go back to dreaming of fighting gods and playing soccer.
But it doesn’t work. It never works. And his dad comes back and he sees what his brother is so angry at. And Sparrow can’t understand. His dad is so relieved that he has someone to help him with Lark’s feelings but suddenly his dad starts to forget about him. He takes Lark into the woods for a private chat. His dad never tells him why Lark is so angry. That it’s not something anyone can change.
So Sparrow works harder. And when his dad prioritizes Lark he doesn’t think twice about it, Lark is in more pain he’s more angry. But Sparrow it hurt too. He can’t play soccer with his friends. One of them is gone and replaced. One of them wants to die. One is so lost. And his own brother is so. Angry. He can’t play with his dad, that’s who his brother hates. He has to be strong for the both of them.
Sparrow gets strong. But nothing works. His brother is angry. People are getting hurt. The threats are getting bigger and suddenly he’s 12. No one celebrated his or his brothers birthday. Because there’s too much and they have to be strong. And they grow up. Lark summons a chaos god by stabbing his father in the back, after he told Sparrow he wanted to apologize, after he lied to Sparrow. Sparrows tattoo of his brothers name stretches with his skin as they grow.
Lark sleeps with Sparrows wife. And sparrow is strong because he knows Lark is angry and confused. Maybe Sparrow can still help him, if he forgives him. Their Father still can’t help. They keep growing. Sparrow has children. One is destined to save the world and suddenly Sparrow can’t help his own daughter. But he’s strong and he tries to protect her. His son is not normal. He doesn’t punch trees, pretend to be a lord of chaos. He doesn’t play soccer or rough and tumble with his friends. Sparrow can’t do that anymore.
But he is strong and does his best for his family, and he still hurts them. The world falls on his and his friends shoulders and he’s strong and does his best for the world. His Father never stops forgiving Lark.
His father can’t forgive him.
His brother is still angry.
And everyone is so. Angry. At Sparrow.
And I wonder how much longer he can be strong.
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