[The blue-haired boy...Brad glances down, trying to hide how much the reminder hurts him.]
I wanna be a dad. I could do it, I came from a big family and helped take care of countless nieces 'n nephews. But having kids comes with all new fears, like not bein' able to protect them. Wizards aren't exactly seen as good guys in my world, and that danger would be passed on to my kids.
[This doesn't not explain why the kid had blue hair though.]
… Will you be a good one? I hope you can. Promise you won’t drink in front of them? Promise you won’t let it turn you into a monster? Promise you won’t use them when you need something to hurt? Promise you won’t sell them off for pieces of paper that mean nothing?
[ money or paper, it all burns the same in the end. ]
...you know Cain, so you gotta know I can't make promises at all. But I'm not gonna half-ass bein' a dad. My mom was a great mom, and I helped take care of all of my nieces 'n nephews, so I know what a good parent takes. No drinking in front of 'em, no being an asshole to 'em, no using 'em for hurting nor selling.
[Basically, restating Yoru's worries without making promises.
He pauses, considering something.]
...might not have a dozen kids in 15 years like Mom did. That was a lot for her.
Yeah, two or three is a good number. My dad had so many because he wanted a wizard kid to live out the centuries with him, but then he went and died before I was even an adult. I don't care if my kids are human or wizard, I'll love 'em regardless.
Well...he was good to me, but ignored my human siblings. If I had grown up around him, I might've turned out the same way. Then I wouldn't have met Nero or anyone else.
So...I dunno. I do miss him, but I like the life I have now.
It depends. If both parents are wizards, then the kid'll be a wizard too. But my mom was a human, and most of the time a wizard and a human will have a human kid.
[As for the rest...Brad just rubs at the back of his neck.]
Mom 'n my brothers 'n sisters were all human, and they lived normal human lives. They all passed away before I was 100.
...I lived through burying my mom and my siblings. And their kids, and their grandkids, and great-grandkids. I know it's not the same as losing your own kid, but I think I'm better prepared than most are.
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[ but he shakes his head about cain. ]
No. No, I don’t think I will.
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I wanna be a dad. I could do it, I came from a big family and helped take care of countless nieces 'n nephews. But having kids comes with all new fears, like not bein' able to protect them. Wizards aren't exactly seen as good guys in my world, and that danger would be passed on to my kids.
[This doesn't not explain why the kid had blue hair though.]
cw: dv and ca, child trafficking, alcoholism
… Will you be a good one? I hope you can. Promise you won’t drink in front of them? Promise you won’t let it turn you into a monster? Promise you won’t use them when you need something to hurt? Promise you won’t sell them off for pieces of paper that mean nothing?
[ money or paper, it all burns the same in the end. ]
You don’t want them to end up like me.
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[Basically, restating Yoru's worries without making promises.
He pauses, considering something.]
...might not have a dozen kids in 15 years like Mom did. That was a lot for her.
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[ some things are worth the risks. ]
… Two seems like a good number.
[ fifteen is… a lot. ]
A big one and a little one. They’ll never be lonely that way.
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Yeah, two or three is a good number. My dad had so many because he wanted a wizard kid to live out the centuries with him, but then he went and died before I was even an adult. I don't care if my kids are human or wizard, I'll love 'em regardless.
[He won't be like his shitty dad.]
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So...I dunno. I do miss him, but I like the life I have now.
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You say… human… so wizardry is by chance? Wait, do your human siblings live as long?
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[As for the rest...Brad just rubs at the back of his neck.]
Mom 'n my brothers 'n sisters were all human, and they lived normal human lives. They all passed away before I was 100.
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[ he’s lost his entire family. ]
But it sounds like they’re still in your heart. Even when you’re in your thousands, I hope you don’t forget.
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[Even hundreds of years after they passed, he still loves them dearly.]
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Bradley, will you… be able to live through the heartbreak of losing a human child?
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Mm… I think I underestimated you. Should I apologize?
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