Re: Tommy/Sean
"I didn't tell you, because I want your sympathy. It was a long time ago, and I got used to it. The fact that my father is an asshole makes it a lot easier to adjust," he said with a snort.
"A friend recently said that we care about what our fathers think of us, but I can honestly say that I stopped caring years ago. Now, when something happens, I don't get angry. It's more like resignation, because I stopped caring about him," he continued. "If you're angry, it's because you do care."
Tommy knew that there were no easy answers here and he was far from the experienced soldier in the group, but he'd like to think that he understood people somewhat. "If something had happened and it was us standing by their table, and if I had gone through, would you have helped me? Would you have tried no matter the risk or would you have walked away? I know what most of the people I know what have done." They would have made sure their clothes hadn't been damaged and would have walked away. "But, what would you have done?"