i think this is why it’s important to recognise how IMPORTANT aaron choosing robert is. because nobody ever has. literally NOBODY. (we’re not discussing sarah here because she COULDNT choose him and was prevented at every turn).
robert is passed from pillar to post, to father to gran to sister to stepmum and nobody actually wants him. they love him. they care about him. but they can’t reconcile the worst parts of him with the best parts of him. they want selective robert. they want robert, but.
aaron though. aaron chose robert, again and again. he knows robert inside and out by this point and he still chooses him. this is why robert is so devoted and obsessed with aaron—because for the first time in his life, he’s being chosen—he’s being wanted.
