[He had always done what he could to take Jinx's side without blindly following her actions. He would defend her and smooth wrinkles out where he could, and then he would want Jinx's side of the story because there were two sides to every story. Often in his group, her reactions allowed them to paint her with a harsher brush, and he had little if no time for that.
Her silence was not something unusual when she was uncomfortable, and he simply decided to wait her out. He might be completely disapproving of her new little fling, but he did give credit that she was an adult having to make adult decisions about where her life was going. A part of him he wasn't willing to show was frightened of losing her - his only daughter - but another recognized this was going to happen eventually.
When he was a boy, most parents didn't live long enough to see their children fully grown. The mines were not kind. He wanted a better life for her; he wanted a Zaun where she could thrive and be one of the great inventors there.
He smoked his cigar casually, letting the silence grow as she ate and avoided adding more. His own interest in a meal had waned as soon as the conversation started.]
Then tell me when you're ready. [Or she knew more.]
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Date: 2023-11-04 02:12 pm (UTC)Her silence was not something unusual when she was uncomfortable, and he simply decided to wait her out. He might be completely disapproving of her new little fling, but he did give credit that she was an adult having to make adult decisions about where her life was going. A part of him he wasn't willing to show was frightened of losing her - his only daughter - but another recognized this was going to happen eventually.
When he was a boy, most parents didn't live long enough to see their children fully grown. The mines were not kind. He wanted a better life for her; he wanted a Zaun where she could thrive and be one of the great inventors there.
He smoked his cigar casually, letting the silence grow as she ate and avoided adding more. His own interest in a meal had waned as soon as the conversation started.]
Then tell me when you're ready. [Or she knew more.]