You know what, authee, I’ve been thinking about what could be the most torturous thing for Charlie’s parents or family or whatever… and in the end, when I reach a conclusion, I feel like it’s not justified at all.First, I thought Ralph had a big misunderstanding — thinking Charlie wasn’t his lover’s child because of Charlie’s eye color, etc...and then abusing the child.(Which you already told us is not going to happen since it's confirmed Charlie’s father is Mark or whatever his name is.)So the ending doesn’t feel justified to me, because how the heck would they feel guilty about it? And… will they really feel guilty? The answer I get is no 😮💨 For example, let’s say everyone finds out the truth — no one is really Charlie’s family except his mother, who doesn’t even like him.(Let’s assume maybe he will feel guilty about the things he did… but that guilt will last like… a few cries or maybe like a really heartbroken one and then done. (I know it’s not going to happen.)And at the end of the day, Chiru is not guilty enough, because to me, he is at fault the same as Ralph from the beginning. But suddenly finding out he isn’t the father gives me mixed feelings toward him.Of course I’m angry at him, but the anger is not the same as if he was the other parent.
2025-11-19
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zey0.0
It hits different when it’s his mom clutching that pendant and whispering “I’m sorry, baby.” It isn’t some soft motherly apology — it’s a man carrying guilt he never knew how to speak out loud. That one sentence felt like years of regret collapsing into a whisper.
And the saddest part? He’s apologising to the memory, not to Liam himself. He’s saying sorry to the pendant because it’s easier than facing the son he failed when it actually mattered.
Meanwhile Liam is out here pouring every bit of love and protection he has into Charlie, terrified that losing him would feel just like all the other losses he never recovered from. And his mom? He cares — painfully, quietly — but from a distance that doesn’t help anyone.
It’s tragic: a mom who says sorry to metal instead of to the boy who needed him, and a son who learned how to love properly only because he never got it at home.
2025-11-19
3
zey0.0
The way Liam took care of Charlie broke me… he held him like the world could snatch him away in the space of a heartbeat. That’s not just care — that’s fear, love, and devotion all tangled into one trembling moment
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Lily
You know what, authee, I’ve been thinking about what could be the most torturous thing for Charlie’s parents or family or whatever… and in the end, when I reach a conclusion, I feel like it’s not justified at all.First, I thought Ralph had a big misunderstanding — thinking Charlie wasn’t his lover’s child because of Charlie’s eye color, etc...and then abusing the child.(Which you already told us is not going to happen since it's confirmed Charlie’s father is Mark or whatever his name is.)So the ending doesn’t feel justified to me, because how the heck would they feel guilty about it? And… will they really feel guilty? The answer I get is no 😮💨
For example, let’s say everyone finds out the truth — no one is really Charlie’s family except his mother, who doesn’t even like him.(Let’s assume maybe he will feel guilty about the things he did… but that guilt will last like… a few cries or maybe like a really heartbroken one and then done. (I know it’s not going to happen.)And at the end of the day, Chiru is not guilty enough, because to me, he is at fault the same as Ralph from the beginning. But suddenly finding out he isn’t the father gives me mixed feelings toward him.Of course I’m angry at him, but the anger is not the same as if he was the other parent.
2025-11-19
3
zey0.0
It hits different when it’s his mom clutching that pendant and whispering “I’m sorry, baby.” It isn’t some soft motherly apology — it’s a man carrying guilt he never knew how to speak out loud. That one sentence felt like years of regret collapsing into a whisper.
And the saddest part? He’s apologising to the memory, not to Liam himself. He’s saying sorry to the pendant because it’s easier than facing the son he failed when it actually mattered.
Meanwhile Liam is out here pouring every bit of love and protection he has into Charlie, terrified that losing him would feel just like all the other losses he never recovered from. And his mom? He cares — painfully, quietly — but from a distance that doesn’t help anyone.
It’s tragic: a mom who says sorry to metal instead of to the boy who needed him, and a son who learned how to love properly only because he never got it at home.
2025-11-19
3
zey0.0
The way Liam took care of Charlie broke me… he held him like the world could snatch him away in the space of a heartbeat. That’s not just care — that’s fear, love, and devotion all tangled into one trembling moment
2025-11-19
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