Redhawk Caldera mommy's boy

It took a while, but eventually her son's sobs subsided into a quiet calm. Finley felt relieved when he settled down at least for him being on edge always put her on edge a bit as well. She didn't like her kids being unhappy and had never accepted that Eljay seemed to just be a chronically unhappy individual. She allowed it in a way that she could not fault him for it, but always, always did she yearn to find a way that he might grow beyond his insecurities and feel true happiness. She thought she'd done it by bringing him the twins and Lucy, but then she'd lost the latter, and now it seemed more unlikely than ever that her eldest son would find his way out of the gloom.

But still, and always, Finley would try.

"Thank you for taking care of your brother and sister while I was gone," Fin said after a few minutes of just calm cuddles, "Dad says they're doing good. I know I have you to thank for that." By the looks of it, she could tell that her son had suffered in her absence. Likely he would deny that he had done anything for them at all, but Fin knew better. When it came to their big brother, the twins were happy just to see him. All he needed to do was be there and they would be happy. It made her insides twist in guilt that she had not done the same.