How do I just... How do I thank Uncle Dark?
Like, he's done basically anything he could for all of us-
And he even let us, a bunch of strangers, that are children, into his own home and let us call him uncle.
He let dad back in despite firing him, and he put up with everyones shit.
I wanna thank him so badly, and show him he is deeply appreciated... But the only way I can do that is by hugging him, but he hates physical affection and doesn't like it when others touch him.
I know it's because he's scared everyone who touches him will perish and die... But I just really want to reassure him and give him the affection he needs.... He's been deprived of it for so long...
He ran from the damn cops with Yancy just to find Father for fucks sake....
I just wanna hug him. Just once.....
- The child you definitely forgotten and definitely don't know about.
He doesn't know who says it. But he hears it.
One of the children was speaking of him... and saying they wanted to hug him.
It wasn't safe. He this told himself anytime someone non-magical dared to touch him. They could die. He could suck the life out of their bodies. Turn them as dead as he was. A husk of what once was all that's left.
"I do not expect affections from anyone... I have learned that having such a mindset will only lead to trouble." He knows that everyone can hear him. It's just how the world works. "Once I became... this... I have since accepted that such affections are no longer an option for me."
Dark fidgets with his shirt cuffs. His form glitches out, red and blue versions popping out for a mere moment, looking just as resigned as he was.
"...I'm sorry, young one, that you cannot hug me... I know that it is disappointing... but disappointment is a part of life... but be assured that i hear you... i hear your words... and they reach my shattered souls."