#the specific brand of irish catholic is family seems to express is so fun

[alicentsgf]

no seriously the way gwayne and alicent struggle so much to be sincere and to comfort each other. The want is there. the need is there. but how embaressing would it be to sucumb to it. its sooo catholic of them its so funny. Like this whole idea that needing comfort, physical comfort especially, is weakness. The idea of faith as the only comfort. Lighting candles to feel their warmth because to hold your children, your siblings, your parents, would be to tell them that you need them. That you cant cope on your own. Gwayne speaking softly and reaching for Alicents hand as he turns to leave, because to make eye contact would be too much. could open the floodgates. 30+ years of pretending to be just fine on your own. without a mother. seperated from each other. where making eye contact, seeing that all along they wanted to hold your hand too, would be too much. No, you need to just... get on with it.