[ Adam laces his hands together and listens quietly. He's not really sure where this is coming from, but if Luke wants to talk, he's certainly not going to stop him. He tries to keep himself a neutral party but ultimately he ends up scowling, hands tightening around each other. It's upsetting that there's an entire camp for kids with shitty parents. Or at least one parent. Why have a kid if you weren't going to take care of them? That's always been his question. It's apparently just more rampant than he thought.
He glances over at the mention of Ares, assuming that the god of war interfering with plans probably wasn't a good thing. He lets Luke finish, though, and... there it is. The answer to his question. He hadn't been expecting it and it's a lot more than he thought it would be. He swallows, feeling enormously overwhelmed and happy that he's given Luke something. Even if it's just one person who cares about him, he knows how much that can mean to someone. ]
... oh. Makes sense. [ What else can he say to that? He thinks about the anecdote a little more and what it actually has to do with Adam caring about him. It's not a hard puzzle, mostly because Adam knows the same feeling—the idea that you're unlovable, the feeling of never being cared about. That's what Adam wanted to take Opal away from, and what he wants to take Luke away from too. He reaches over and puts a hand on his arm. ]
It's not just me. I told you that Opal and Gansey will love you. Ronan might too eventually. [ Really, he doesn't think it'll be that hard once he tells Ronan everything Luke did for him. ] I'm going to make sure you get the life that you always deserved.
[ There's a pause and he has to know: ] Did you ever feel like it was your fault? [ That his dad didn't care for him. ] Did anyone ever prove you wrong?
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He glances over at the mention of Ares, assuming that the god of war interfering with plans probably wasn't a good thing. He lets Luke finish, though, and... there it is. The answer to his question. He hadn't been expecting it and it's a lot more than he thought it would be. He swallows, feeling enormously overwhelmed and happy that he's given Luke something. Even if it's just one person who cares about him, he knows how much that can mean to someone. ]
... oh. Makes sense. [ What else can he say to that? He thinks about the anecdote a little more and what it actually has to do with Adam caring about him. It's not a hard puzzle, mostly because Adam knows the same feeling—the idea that you're unlovable, the feeling of never being cared about. That's what Adam wanted to take Opal away from, and what he wants to take Luke away from too. He reaches over and puts a hand on his arm. ]
It's not just me. I told you that Opal and Gansey will love you. Ronan might too eventually. [ Really, he doesn't think it'll be that hard once he tells Ronan everything Luke did for him. ] I'm going to make sure you get the life that you always deserved.
[ There's a pause and he has to know: ] Did you ever feel like it was your fault? [ That his dad didn't care for him. ] Did anyone ever prove you wrong?