[ Oddly, her string of accurate statements agitated the mix of emotions swirling within. Wednesday was not someone that Shadow could ever think of as a dad, even after hearing the man repeatedly talk about having a son. He had the nerve to even tell Shadow how he reminded him of said son.
Human mom. Humanity was something his mother had always urged him to be patient with, kind to, protective of ...even when he was treated in the opposite manner. A part of him believed the description was accurate while another felt that it held the connotation of her being among the living.
The opposite could be said about the woman he'd taken as a wife. No fault of Jessica, Shadow had said as much with his description. Yet it held a different kind of sting than the two mentioned before Laura. He didn't have a way to describe the feeling other than 'uncomfortable' at hearing his current romantic interest talk about his former.
Shadow didn't think Jessica meant to hurt him with what she said but it stung all the same.
He wouldn't take the descriptions as an insult or gospel. She had a way of being direct that was refreshing after time spent with both Laura and Wednesday. However, it wasn't as if Shadow didn't have to guess where he stood with Jessica. It just wasn't a guessing game as it seemed to be with the other two.
Shadow shook the thoughts from his mind, not wanting to think more about anyone but the woman to his side. He picked up the freshly poured bourbon and swallowed down half the glass before answering. ]
I don't know. [ He uttered quietly, not recognizing that his shoulders slumped and his torso slouched while sitting in thought. Shadow straightened. He rested the glass of bourbon on one knee while his free hand rested on the same are of his opposite leg. His eyes stared at the amber liquid. ] I just know I play a part since he's gone through ridiculous lengths to have me around.
He hired me as his bodyguard. In that timeframe, I've been lynched and hung on a tree where I somehow got freed. Witnessed him suddenly decapitate an old friend of his. Ended up taken in by cops where the entire station was slaughtered and I subsequently was stabbed by a tree. We became the subject of a manhunt but not because of the cops, because of Mr World and the other new gods. Then I ended up killing an old god who turned on Wednesday before the trip into The World Tree where I learned the truth about who I am. ...It's all so fucked.
[ So much for not dumping more on her plate. Shadow finished his newly poured drink and held onto the empty glass. ]
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Human mom. Humanity was something his mother had always urged him to be patient with, kind to, protective of ...even when he was treated in the opposite manner. A part of him believed the description was accurate while another felt that it held the connotation of her being among the living.
The opposite could be said about the woman he'd taken as a wife. No fault of Jessica, Shadow had said as much with his description. Yet it held a different kind of sting than the two mentioned before Laura. He didn't have a way to describe the feeling other than 'uncomfortable' at hearing his current romantic interest talk about his former.
Shadow didn't think Jessica meant to hurt him with what she said but it stung all the same.
He wouldn't take the descriptions as an insult or gospel. She had a way of being direct that was refreshing after time spent with both Laura and Wednesday. However, it wasn't as if Shadow didn't have to guess where he stood with Jessica. It just wasn't a guessing game as it seemed to be with the other two.
Shadow shook the thoughts from his mind, not wanting to think more about anyone but the woman to his side. He picked up the freshly poured bourbon and swallowed down half the glass before answering. ]
I don't know. [ He uttered quietly, not recognizing that his shoulders slumped and his torso slouched while sitting in thought. Shadow straightened. He rested the glass of bourbon on one knee while his free hand rested on the same are of his opposite leg. His eyes stared at the amber liquid. ] I just know I play a part since he's gone through ridiculous lengths to have me around.
He hired me as his bodyguard. In that timeframe, I've been lynched and hung on a tree where I somehow got freed. Witnessed him suddenly decapitate an old friend of his. Ended up taken in by cops where the entire station was slaughtered and I subsequently was stabbed by a tree. We became the subject of a manhunt but not because of the cops, because of Mr World and the other new gods. Then I ended up killing an old god who turned on Wednesday before the trip into The World Tree where I learned the truth about who I am. ...It's all so fucked.
[ So much for not dumping more on her plate. Shadow finished his newly poured drink and held onto the empty glass. ]