#no one proves that love and hate aren’t mutually exclusive like a shitty parent does

[zinnie-zoloft]

I want Charles’ relationship with his father to be as complicated as possible

He’ll raise hell against Charles’ shitty teachers even though he doesn’t treat him any better at home

He’ll defend Charles when he’s in trouble then punish him for getting into that situation in the first place

He’ll fight against the racism Charles faces then turn around and berate him with homophobic slurs

Every time Charles decides he hates his father, the bastard does the bare minimum to look after his son and then Charles feels bad about it

He gives Charles just enough to guilt him into being grateful, looks after him just enough to still be considered a father, does just enough that Charles can’t completely hate him

That’s why he tells Crystal he misses his parents, not just his mother. Despite everything he still loves his father, as much as he wishes he didn’t.