#id5 prospector

[darling-reveries]

Thinking of Norton…

Angst (?)

When you got with Norton, you had to have known what you were getting into. Everyone in this manor, especially the men, were driven to the damned manor by insecurity, or desperation, Norton was no different. Really he was a very prominent and extreme case of that very thing. He never had much growing up, and that developed into him thinking he wasn’t worth much. He still fought to prove himself— that he had a right to live and exist.

So it was never surprising he didn’t feel he deserved you. He couldn’t provide for you, and he didn’t necessarily balance that out by being emotionally available. He was closed off as they came, rude and harsh and selfish, though anyone had to admit he’d earned that right. It wasn’t uncommon for him to isolate and try and push you away, a desperate attempt to protect both of you. But what scared him more than anything was the thought that it may actually work one day. That one day, you’d determine that he wasn’t worth the trouble. And then it’d be confirmed to him he was worth nothing, and deserved even less.

[maybemewlyn]

For anyone curious about Norton's handwriting typeface (font)... It's called "RageD". The original is more slanted because the font in his notebook is skewed. https://fontsgeek.com/fonts/RageD-Regular

I have no idea if that's a "y" or a "g", but it looks very similar. Anyway, my theory is that they either drew over the pre-existing font or that the font is skewed. What set it for me is the fact that the "R" and "I" are identical to the one in Nort's notebook.

[maybemewlyn]

Quick sketch of child Sparrow Norton while waiting in Rank queue yesterday. :3 Please accept these flowers!