I Couldn't Bring Myself To Hold You

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"He shouldn't have yelled. He definitely shouldn't have kicked him out. He shouldn't have holed himself away. He shouldn't have been too cowardly to admit his fuck up or face the consequences or look at the kid that was supposed to be his son. Prepared or not, Ollie was supposed to be a parent. And he had been doing a pretty shit job."
    
    
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    Oliver's thoughts as Roy grows up.
    
    Title from Never Love an Anchor by The Crane Wives.
    
    Disclaimer: I am well aware that Ollie and Roy have long since made up in canon, but I wanted to explore a bit of what it was like before that.All Rights Reserved

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I Couldn't Bring Myself To Hold You
Wed, Nov 8, 2023

"He shouldn't have yelled. He definitely shouldn't have kicked him out. He shouldn't have holed himself away. He shouldn't have been too cowardly to admit his fuck up or face the consequences or look at the kid that was supposed to be his son. Prepared or not, Ollie was supposed to be a parent. And he had been doing a pretty shit job."
    
    
    ~~~~~~~~~
    
    Oliver's thoughts as Roy grows up.
    
    Title from Never Love an Anchor by The Crane Wives.
    
    Disclaimer: I am well aware that Ollie and Roy have long since made up in canon, but I wanted to explore a bit of what it was like before that.

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