[ he says the words gently, but firmly, for tighnari knows full well that it is a lie. not only is he a perceptive creature himself, kaveh wears his emotions on his sleeve, even the ones he tries to keep hidden are obvious, to tighnari's gaze. he's seen the way kaveh sometimes glances aside when he isn't speaking, the way his expressions drop, just briefly, the way he sometimes halts on a sensitive topic, before brushing quickly past it, just as he is doing now. ]
I'm not stupid, you know. I know you well enough to see that you're struggling.
[ and while alhaitham might be supportive to kaveh in many ways, he is not well equipped to deal with these particular struggles, especially given their history. kaveh needs more than just him. ]
I also know full well that you don't want to talk about this, but I can't let you go down this path. I won't.
[ tighnari has seen full well how substance abuse and dependency can tear people and families apart; he cannot allow it to happen to kaveh. ]
no subject
[ he says the words gently, but firmly, for tighnari knows full well that it is a lie. not only is he a perceptive creature himself, kaveh wears his emotions on his sleeve, even the ones he tries to keep hidden are obvious, to tighnari's gaze. he's seen the way kaveh sometimes glances aside when he isn't speaking, the way his expressions drop, just briefly, the way he sometimes halts on a sensitive topic, before brushing quickly past it, just as he is doing now. ]
I'm not stupid, you know. I know you well enough to see that you're struggling.
[ and while alhaitham might be supportive to kaveh in many ways, he is not well equipped to deal with these particular struggles, especially given their history. kaveh needs more than just him. ]
I also know full well that you don't want to talk about this, but I can't let you go down this path. I won't.
[ tighnari has seen full well how substance abuse and dependency can tear people and families apart; he cannot allow it to happen to kaveh. ]