I didn't find Jared's family particularly "crazy", just friendly and warm. There *was* a definitly exuberant vibe of "Omigawd, Jared's finally brought a little friend over, how cute! *squee*" from his mom; and a "Omigawd, Jared's brought a "friend" over and might even be sexually active, what do I say?!*uneasy grin*" from his dad.
So I'm wondering if Jared is really all that social, despite being friendly? Having a strong artistic gift can be hard, sometimes, between the temperament/needing time and space to seriously work/seeing things differently than others do...and let's not forget the possibility of his being gay or bi. I'm sure the assumptions of others are something he's had to deal with at some time; or his family has, if Jared's not been paying attention.
I thought the bit where Jensen was talking about his long-term career plans and Jerry winked about it being "a field with a nice strong future" was cute. You could practically see the "Snap this one up, boy!" comment being bitten back.
Jensen inviting Jared to the game is a very positive sign. He's feeling more comfortable, and letting a new friend mix with established ones is a step forward. Once Garret has a chance to inspect Jared up close a little further and accept that he means no harm, he'll be important in convincing Jensen that something real's being built-it's not imagination or wishful thinking. And, too, give Jared a Jensen-interpreter.
Jensen's self-consciousness and over-thinking seems completely believable to me. He's very smart, which is isolating enough; he's smart in a science-geekery way, which is ditto; he's shy, which is *excruciating* to live with, I know! He *is* very fucked-up, but realistically so. (I was writhing through dinner right along with him.)
This chapter is important, because it shows Jensen's got personality under the layers of screwedupedness; and that maybe Jared isn't as problem-free as one might think at first glance.
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So I'm wondering if Jared is really all that social, despite being friendly? Having a strong artistic gift can be hard, sometimes, between the temperament/needing time and space to seriously work/seeing things differently than others do...and let's not forget the possibility of his being gay or bi. I'm sure the assumptions of others are something he's had to deal with at some time; or his family has, if Jared's not been paying attention.
I thought the bit where Jensen was talking about his long-term career plans and Jerry winked about it being "a field with a nice strong future" was cute. You could practically see the "Snap this one up, boy!" comment being bitten back.
Jensen inviting Jared to the game is a very positive sign. He's feeling more comfortable, and letting a new friend mix with established ones is a step forward. Once Garret has a chance to inspect Jared up close a little further and accept that he means no harm, he'll be important in convincing Jensen that something real's being built-it's not imagination or wishful thinking. And, too, give Jared a Jensen-interpreter.
Jensen's self-consciousness and over-thinking seems completely believable to me. He's very smart, which is isolating enough; he's smart in a science-geekery way, which is ditto; he's shy, which is *excruciating* to live with, I know! He *is* very fucked-up, but realistically so. (I was writhing through dinner right along with him.)
This chapter is important, because it shows Jensen's got personality under the layers of screwedupedness; and that maybe Jared isn't as problem-free as one might think at first glance.
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