✓SEASONS [JAKE GYLLENHAAL]

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𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 = 𝐬𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫

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JAKE
rosalie??

ROSALIE
oh you're up

there's some breakfast
on the table. heat it up
if you want to

JAKE

the boys are
at school?

and why the
fuck is my nickname
changed??
ERASED

ROSALIE
yeah dropped levi off
awhile ago and
i'm taking hugo
to the ot

JAKE
ot?? overtime????

ROSALIE
no it means
occupational
therapist

they can help
him cope with
his condition

JAKE
oh—oh so he
really has it,
huh?

ROSALIE
for the nth time,
jake, yes hugo does
have asperger's. look,
aspies are really smart
people and his outbursts
aren't violent; they're
usually reactions to
things not being done
in a certain way 🤗 hugo
didn't talk too much
or interact with his
classmates on the first
day because he doesn't
exactly know how to
do social interaction
properly

JAKE
and you know
all of this how????

ROSALIE
i took hugo to a child
psychiatrist the day
his teacher called.
you were too busy
with your play,
remember?

JAKE
are you guilt-tripping
me, rosalie?

ROSALIE
uhm no????

look, jake, i don't
have time to argue
with you and it's
too early for a
headache 😪

just know that hugo
is perfectly okay
he's just a little smarter
and more gifted than
other children his age

JAKE
but he'll outgrow
this right? once the
therapy session
begins???

ROSALIE
jake, this is a life-
long condition 😊

JAKE
oh

ROSALIE
but, with the right
amount of support,
patience, and
understanding, hugo is
going to be okay 😌
he really is so smart
and kind and
full of life

you just have to not view
asperger's as a hindrance,
you know?

there's already so
many misconceptions
about it and most children
are viewed as freaks
by society and i'm sure
hugo doesn't need it
from his own father

JAKE
hey, i never said
he was a freak 🤨

ROSALIE
why do you keep
saying as if you wished
hugo would be "cured"
from his condition????

to be honest, he's still
our son, he's still
the same baby you
looked at with so much
love even if you missed
the moment he stepped
into this world—
he's still hugo.

JAKE
OH MY GOD I LOVE
HUGO WITH ALL
MY HEART,, OKAY?
THIS IS JUST A LOT
TO TAKE IN AND I
REALLY HAVE A
BAD HANGOVER FML

ROSALIE
then you shouldn't
have gotten
drunk. . .

JAKE
wait—wait did i say
anything bad
last night?

ROSALIE
nah. . .i guess you
just had some
unfiltered thoughts
to say 😶

JAKE
shit.

did i finally tell
you that i stole
back that shirt
of mine that you
love so much and
it doesn't smell like
cookies anymore??

baby, you can have
all my shirts!!!!! you
honestly look so cute
((AND HOT)) in
them 😭

ROSALIE
haha no you didn't
say that but thanks
for the offer

JAKE
oh,, so what did
i say then??

ROSALIE
uhm—oh fuck

i'm late for lunch
with a friend

so sorry but i
have to go

i'll text or call
later okay??

JAKE
okayyy

i love you!