[ Damaged rich boy who's too young to have served in any war but none the less has that far away look and twitchy reaction to certain things like someone with soldier's heart. John urged Theo to die with him. Theo had refused, but -- he might as well have. What was left behind was so different from the Theodore Winters that had been friends with John that he was effectively cold and in the ground too.
Mister Shelby might not fully understand him, but Theo doesn't understand himself a lot of the time, and most importantly Mister Shelby gives him what he needs right now. Discipline, a purpose. A banner to carry.]
Yes, sir. I'll be there soon.
[ He doesn't protest the butcher comment. Mainly because he knows it's unfortunately likely that this is what someone else would call it.
@tunnelled [TFLN]
[ Damaged rich boy who's too young to have served in any war but none the less has that far away look and twitchy reaction to certain things like someone with soldier's heart. John urged Theo to die with him. Theo had refused, but -- he might as well have. What was left behind was so different from the Theodore Winters that had been friends with John that he was effectively cold and in the ground too.
Mister Shelby might not fully understand him, but Theo doesn't understand himself a lot of the time, and most importantly Mister Shelby gives him what he needs right now. Discipline, a purpose. A banner to carry.]
Yes, sir. I'll be there soon.
[ He doesn't protest the butcher comment. Mainly because he knows it's unfortunately likely that this is what someone else would call it.
And yeah, it's a bit of a mess.]