[But of course Bella is right, so he doesn't argue. It's a bigger thing for him than for most. Wanting to be grown up, his own person. He has such potential, he feels it, and no one has truly recognized it until the Dark Lord found him.]
Nothing ever should be. But we can strive.
[And he does strive. For his Lord's approval, now, more than anything. For punishment of those he considers beneath him. For notice, finally, for dread in his father's eyes. All things this path will give him, or so he thinks.]
If I could give more than all I have, I would.
[There is a reason that Bella and Barty do understand each other, in a way.]
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[But of course Bella is right, so he doesn't argue. It's a bigger thing for him than for most. Wanting to be grown up, his own person. He has such potential, he feels it, and no one has truly recognized it until the Dark Lord found him.]
Nothing ever should be. But we can strive.
[And he does strive. For his Lord's approval, now, more than anything. For punishment of those he considers beneath him. For notice, finally, for dread in his father's eyes. All things this path will give him, or so he thinks.]
If I could give more than all I have, I would.
[There is a reason that Bella and Barty do understand each other, in a way.]