Will followed more slowly, collecting his own bowl. Same old same old, but at least Tuck was eating. "Slow down, you'll get a stomach ache," he said as he took a mouthful of his own food.
He didn't know how he felt. Like, it was good that Tuck got fed. Very good. But he still felt torn that he'd had to submit, his shoulder wrenched and sore because he couldn't do it the first time. He'd earned Tuck his meal at the cost of his dignity. And Evie... Evie would remain untouched. So it was worth it. Will would keep doing it, to keep them safe.