#though it helps a lot that Eran isn't a literal young child

[not-poignant]

I saw that Eran was “desperate for a father figure” and basically picked Gwyn. I laughed and started whispering “oh no oh no no no” remembering how shitty of a father Gwyn would be. (No offense Gwyn ILY. I think you make a great dog dad, though.)

Gwyn’s a great dog dad! :D

But yeah, Eran will latch onto a few father figures, Augus will be another perhaps? (Though I don’t think he’ll recognise that for a while).

Gwyn right now is sort of treating Eran like a new recruit to battle/war, which isn’t really fair on Eran, since he’s not. Like, Gwyn knows that Eran would like join Ifir’s army eventually, and can’t really separate Eran into ‘not quite there yet and has just lost everything.’

Gwyn also finds it hard to empathise with the concept of losing family (and has always struggled with it, which we’ve seen in the canon before), because for him, losing family has always been a theoretically amazing concept and one he wouldn’t say he ever consciously wished for, but like...subconsciously maybe envied people who lost everything in that manner.

*pets Gwyn*