[It’s obvious he’s hit something of a sore spot (he doesn’t need empathy to know that much), but his curiosity would not have it any other way. He didn’t particularly care which one he married; he didn’t particularly care that he was getting married at all. Just another notch on the belt of life, something expected of him, another show of success and fulfillment, the mark of a life well-lived. At least, he could only assume as much. Society dictated it, his father dictated it, his co-workers would congratulate him… In the end, there was really nothing to complain about.
But regardless, the switch was sudden. He had texted with Lucy back and forth, he had a vague sense of her personality. With Devon? Well, he barely knows what to expect. She says she was blindsided, and he cannot help but wonder just how uprooted she was. He wonders, idly, if she would grow to hate him and what he represented, the death of her familiar, happy life. And the birth of something cold and alien, a new “home” that he doubted felt like home at all to her. Lord knows his father wouldn’t be against keeping her happy in her new environment, but James knew there was only so much to be done. As for himself, he wouldn’t be here all that often. Then again, maybe that was for the best.
He finds her explanation curious.]
And what exactly is wrong with you? [Well, that came out rude. Too bad he doesn’t seem to care all that much, even if it wasn’t his intention.] Why do you need better, and she doesn’t? I was told about your sleepwalking, but switching out an engagement for that alone is a bit… well, overkill.
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But regardless, the switch was sudden. He had texted with Lucy back and forth, he had a vague sense of her personality. With Devon? Well, he barely knows what to expect. She says she was blindsided, and he cannot help but wonder just how uprooted she was. He wonders, idly, if she would grow to hate him and what he represented, the death of her familiar, happy life. And the birth of something cold and alien, a new “home” that he doubted felt like home at all to her. Lord knows his father wouldn’t be against keeping her happy in her new environment, but James knew there was only so much to be done. As for himself, he wouldn’t be here all that often. Then again, maybe that was for the best.
He finds her explanation curious.]
And what exactly is wrong with you? [Well, that came out rude. Too bad he doesn’t seem to care all that much, even if it wasn’t his intention.] Why do you need better, and she doesn’t? I was told about your sleepwalking, but switching out an engagement for that alone is a bit… well, overkill.