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Elliot Craig

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[wedonttalkabout]

Man, what was that like?

[He might have had dreams of getting the fuck out of the Encanto at 18. Just pipe-dreams, he knew he'd never really be able to leave his family.

...But when he was younger and so very tired of it all, he did think about it. Who wouldn't, in his situation? ]

HAH I know Souta, he's a good kid, has a thing with flowers. Probably wouldn't be thrilled with the bell though, no.

[fiddlestick]

Tough. Pretty sure the only reason I made it work was I was too stubborn and prideful to give up.

[Plus you know, if he had failed he would've had to go home and enlist in the military. If that's not an incentive to survive on his own, nothing was]

Yeah, I know he's growing some clovers. Still getting to know him, but he seems like a nice boy.

[wedonttalkabout]

Hey, there's a lot to be said for stubbornness and pride! It can really get you places sometimes.

[It can also make a complete mess of everything (thanks mom) but he chooses not to type that part.]

He's a pretty senstivie soul, but he's a good kid.

[fiddlestick]

Oh, it can! Though lately I've been coming to the realization that I may have been relying on them a little too much.

[It's ok Bruno he's already aware. What started as a way to prove he wasn't weak had become a way to keep people from getting close. It was only when a certain kid started metaphorically scratching at the door to be let in did he start to realize how bad it'd gotten. ]

[wedonttalkabout]

I don't know. My mom managed to use it to strongarm her way through pretty much her entire existence.

...But yeah, has its downsides. Didn't get her everywhere.

[Or rather, it did, but at the detriment of literally everyone around her.]

[fiddlestick]

[.....

Yeah. Being likened to both Belos and Alma in the same conversation is a bit too much for Elliot. He knows from what he's picked up from teaching the Madrigal kids that Alma is nowhere near as bad as Belos, but Jesus]

Right, well, I think I need to go smoke some weed and see if I can schedule another therapy appointment to help me re-evaluate all my life choices.

Is there anything else I can help you with Bruno?

[wedonttalkabout]

[Sorry, Elliot. It's a real bad time and when Bruno realises what he did he'll feel pretty bad about it.]

Oh! Good luck with that. I hear both those things help. A lot?

No. I'm good. Thanks for listening.

[fiddlestick]

Oh, they do! At least for me anyway.

[Should probably not recommend drugs to his students' relatives]

Anytime. And thank you for coming to me. It's nice knowing there's other people looking out for Hunter's wellbeing.

[wedonttalkabout]

[Bruno would genuinely not say no, anything to end the anxiety spirals, honestly. ]

No problem. I'll keep an eye on him and let you know if anything else crops up.

[fiddlestick]

Sounds good. Something tells me we could use all the help we can get.

[It takes a village, blah blah]