#the conlicted love and (un)deserved anger that runs through them

[calamity-unlocked]

Henry: "You mentioned that sometimes you can love and love and love someone, and no matter what you do, they don't love you back. Well sometimes, you can love and love and love someone who isn't good to you, and no matter how bad they are, you still love them."

(Episode 13: Terry Jr. and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Dad)

The unintentional foreshadowing of this quote kills me. Was absolutely smacked in the face with dramatic irony when relistening to this episode.

Of course Henry would say this. It's such an excellent thing for him to say, because loving the world and everyone in it is the core of his character. He explicitly tells Lark and Sparrow to love everyone like they love each other, on the precipice of a major battle with someone who defined Henry's misery.

Henry loves so, so much, to the point of tearing himself apart.

Because eventually, what Henry describes to Ron, happens to him. Someone he loves with his whole soul doesn't (CAN'T) love him back anymore. Someone he loves more than anything hurts him, in more ways then one.

But never, ever, will Henry be able to stop loving his son, no matter what.

#today in 'crying over the oaks' #calamity speaks #dndads #dungeons and daddies #henry oak #lark oak #dndaddies #i think this is a big part of why the oaks are my favorites #the conlicted love and (un)deserved anger that runs through them #and how they deal with it #their family dynamic post s1 is so messed up #and no one's happy! #the world is ending but even if it wasn't they don't get that closure #instead they have to navigate around each other #mercedes and sparrow in the middle #while henry tries to reach out #and lark just tries to get away #how do you deal with loving someone who is *supposed* to love you back #but doesnt #partially through fault of your own #how do you forgive yourself? how do you forgive them? #is there even anything to forgive? is there even forgiveness? #it's such an interesting scenario #its like a redemption arc in which no one did anything wrong #(yknow except that one thing where lark did do the big oopsie) #(that was on him) #(or well not completely but im already ranting so ill save that for another time)