#contrary to this post i headcanon that ethan is a momma's boy and would take great comfort in hugs and late-night conversations

[lucidowl]

Do you think Samantha ever had a moment of looking at her son and wondering why he seems so grown up all of a sudden?

Or maybe those aren't the right words; maybe that doesn't cover not flinching when Ross accidentally runs something over in the driveway and needs help cleaning the pavement or when Ethan seems to move on instinct- by muscle memory, even- to apply first aid when one of them nicks a finger while chopping veggies. Surely those violent video games played some part, she'd think, but... I mean, it just doesn't feel right for a boy of his age to seem so calm and collected in the wake of something awful.

Especially with the crying late at night.

Something has hurt her boy, she thinks, and what's a mom to do when her son is fighting demons she can't see?