[ People who wake you at this hour intentionally are not of this planet. Truth be told, Sunny has been having nightmares lately as his dreams start the process of opening the doors in Black Space once again. The cycle will continue and Sunny will reset the fabricated story he has in his head, unable to overcome what frightens him the most. This was always the hardest part of his escapism.
Where the question came from, though, is a mystery. ]
do you miss her? yes i would like to know
[ Sunny canāt remember if Henry has ever talked about her before, but he knows he has talked about his kids so that made Sunny assume he is married or was married at some point. ]
I do miss her. She's not just my wife, or the mother of my children... She's my best friend!
[ He hasn't talked much about Mercedes with most of the people he's met here. He's talked to Kyle about her, but that's just because the subject of partners came up naturally in conversation.
It's not that he doesn't miss her. He does, terribly. But it's hard for him to keep going if he spends too much time dwelling on what's waiting for him back home. ]
Well... It just sort of happened naturally. That's the thing about falling in love. It happens or it doesn't, but there's not one magic thing you can do to make sure it happens.
For me and Mercedes, I met her at a really vulnerable time in my life. I'd run away from home, and my mind was all shaken up. Not only that, but I'd been wandering alone in the forest for days. I was dehydrated, delirious... I could barely remember who I was.
And then Mercedes found me. I passed out not long after, and the next thing I knew, I was waking up in a hospital the next day. And there she was, by my side. She saved my life, even though she barely knew me.
I think that's the moment I started to fall in love with her.
[ It really does sound like a romance story; not something that could actually happen, but if Henry says that how it happened, itās how it happened. Sunny rubs his exhausted eyes, staring wearily at his ceiling in his treehouse. Heās got to do something to help him fall back asleep, but heās too alarmed to try again right now. ]
ok.
[ A weird response. His usual nervous texting dots appear and disappear a few times and then: ]
And no matter how much I love my sons, they don't always love me back.
[ That also came out way too fast. Henry swears under his breath. He really doesn't want to burden Sunny with his problems with Lark. But the fact of the matter is, he can't accept a compliment he isn't deserving of. ]
[ Sounds like Henry is going through something that is similar with what Sunny is going through with his father. Sunny doesn't know Henry's history with his kids, but with how he's taken care of him he can't imagine Henry ever doing anything that would make his kids not love him. ]
but it's not your fault.
[ It's out of his line to say something like that, but he can't help it. ]
[ It is his fault. He's the one who drew the Rogue card from the Deck of Many Things.
Is it oversimplifying to say that Lark's hatred of him is all due to that one action? Is that removing Lark's agency? Maybe. But the fact of the matter is, if Henry hadn't drawn that card, there's a chance that Lark wouldn't be holding that grudge. And the entire world would be better off for it. ]
[ Sunny is hardly the best person to give comfort since he has a negative outlook on his own life, but he is a realist when it comes down to it. He doesn't want to pry and all he has is how good Henry has been to him to go off of in this case, so.. ]
[ Henry takes a second to think of all the times kids who were not his sons have had to rely on him. Grant, Terry Jr., Nick, Paeden... Now Sunny, and the other young men he's met here in Folkmore. ]
Thank you, Sunny.
I'm glad that you feel you can rely on me.
I'm always going to try to do right by you.
[ Whatever shape that takes. He can only hope he learns from the mistakes he's made in the past, and doesn't end up making things worse just by being involved. ]
ty for not giving up on me like my dad did. i take a lot of patience and give nothing in return.
[ The more he's been bonding with Henry, the easier it is for him to talk about his feelings. It seems like he might be accidentally treating some of these friendships like therapists.
But at this point, it's a good thing. He's been avoiding help for so long now. ]
Hey, now that's not true! You give me lots in return.
[ Someone to focus his energy on taking care of. It would be so much harder for him to be away from his kids if he didn't have a kid to put all his dad energy towards.
āNot that it's entirely fair to either Sunny or Lark and Sparrow to think of one as a stand-in for the other. But... the truth is, it's hard for Henry not to think of it that way, at least a little bit. ]
If you weren't here, who else would help me take down Walmart? ;^)
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overnightoaks) wrote2022-06-05 02:45 pm
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Oh, hey, kiddo!
Geez, that question's kind of out of the blue, huh?
[ He doesn't want to just dismiss it outright, though. Any time Sunny reaches out for human contact should be encouraged. ]
I mean, I could tell you how I met Mercedes Oak-Garcia, but I think our situation is kind of unique.
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Where the question came from, though, is a mystery. ]
do you miss her?
yes i would like to know
[ Sunny canāt remember if Henry has ever talked about her before, but he knows he has talked about his kids so that made Sunny assume he is married or was married at some point. ]
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[ He hasn't talked much about Mercedes with most of the people he's met here. He's talked to Kyle about her, but that's just because the subject of partners came up naturally in conversation.
It's not that he doesn't miss her. He does, terribly. But it's hard for him to keep going if he spends too much time dwelling on what's waiting for him back home. ]
What do you want to know?
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He blames himself. ]
how did you fall in love and then also have someone else fall in love with you?
[ Seems impossible. But other people make it look so easy. ]
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For me and Mercedes, I met her at a really vulnerable time in my life. I'd run away from home, and my mind was all shaken up. Not only that, but I'd been wandering alone in the forest for days. I was dehydrated, delirious... I could barely remember who I was.
And then Mercedes found me. I passed out not long after, and the next thing I knew, I was waking up in a hospital the next day. And there she was, by my side. She saved my life, even though she barely knew me.
I think that's the moment I started to fall in love with her.
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ok.
[ A weird response. His usual nervous texting dots appear and disappear a few times and then: ]
you are probably the best husband and father.
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There's a minute where some texting dots appear and disappear on Henry's side, for a change. ]
That's nice of you to say, kiddo. But I know I'm not.
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not like my father did.
and it sounds like you love them very much.
unlike my father.
[ Sunny had expected to take some time to type all of that, but instead it came out rather quickly. He was still rather bitter about all of that. ]
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And no matter how much I love my sons, they don't always love me back.
[ That also came out way too fast. Henry swears under his breath. He really doesn't want to burden Sunny with his problems with Lark. But the fact of the matter is, he can't accept a compliment he isn't deserving of. ]
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but it's not your fault.
[ It's out of his line to say something like that, but he can't help it. ]
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[ It is his fault. He's the one who drew the Rogue card from the Deck of Many Things.
Is it oversimplifying to say that Lark's hatred of him is all due to that one action? Is that removing Lark's agency? Maybe. But the fact of the matter is, if Henry hadn't drawn that card, there's a chance that Lark wouldn't be holding that grudge. And the entire world would be better off for it. ]
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its ok.
i am lucky to have you as an adult i can rely on.
[ Embarrassing. ]
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Thank you, Sunny.
I'm glad that you feel you can rely on me.
I'm always going to try to do right by you.
[ Whatever shape that takes. He can only hope he learns from the mistakes he's made in the past, and doesn't end up making things worse just by being involved. ]
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i take a lot of patience and give nothing in return.
[ The more he's been bonding with Henry, the easier it is for him to talk about his feelings. It seems like he might be accidentally treating some of these friendships like therapists.
But at this point, it's a good thing. He's been avoiding help for so long now. ]
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[ Someone to focus his energy on taking care of. It would be so much harder for him to be away from his kids if he didn't have a kid to put all his dad energy towards.
āNot that it's entirely fair to either Sunny or Lark and Sparrow to think of one as a stand-in for the other. But... the truth is, it's hard for Henry not to think of it that way, at least a little bit. ]
If you weren't here, who else would help me take down Walmart?
;^)
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ty mr. henry.
for everything you do for me.
[ He's very appreciative seeing as he's thanking him yet again. ]
i hope you can be reunited with your wife and sons again someday because you deserve it.