@striestld confessed: ❛ you’re interesting and different and i like that. ❜
⸸ ⸻ 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐖𝐇𝐎 displays desirable traits, but Issac does such a good job of nursing his self esteem that it's a little harder for him to refute his compliments nowadays.
He can't really help it— the way his shoulders rise, cheeks gaining a hint of colour. Embarrassed, yet he's touched too.
❛ You mean it? ❜ Henry asks. When he'd brought up the possibility of going to study horology and opening his own store in the future, he hadn't expected Issac to be so on board. It just isn't what most parents seem to want their children to say; not even Papa had been content with him being anything other than a soldier. ❛ So, it's not a terrible idea...? ❜
It's second nature to doubt himself, but this goes beyond that. Like people who wish to pursue art as a career, the future for a dream like that is particularly nebulous and hard to gauge. He might be putting himself in financial duress simply by entertaining the idea of following this particular passion. He's read up on business studies to prepare for such an exploit, but knowledge won't make people respect art more. That's something he has no control over.
❛ I'm happy... I thought you might find it even slightly more contentious than you do. So, do you think I can do it? Sincerely? Or is it just one of those things that sounds cute? ❜