+ Guilt Runs Deep

[vitaelamorte]

Who: Everyone!
Where: The Mansion
When: Feb 23-25
Rating: Please warn in top level subject lines for potential triggers/NSFW
Summary: Various residents are trapped in their own guilt, watching their guiltiest memory play on a loop.
The Story:

Welcome to the gathering post for the event. Please see the plotting post for more information + the bulletin board link. Have fun!

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[bloodmagics]

[He's quiet for a little while; both deciding if he wants to talk and what he'd say if he does.]

I don't think she ever particularly wanted to be a mother. [... He's sure Claire isn't expecting him to say that.] But she tried her best.

[He lets out a shuddering breath.]

Before my father died, she was wonderful.

[beautifullies]

[ All that matters is that the woman tried. Claire doesn't judge her for it or form any other sort of opinion based on that, solely. ]

I'm sure she loved you very much, Hawke.

[bloodmagics]

... She did. She just...

[He sighs.]

She just expected too much from me. More than any mother should.