[When she thought she was unable to have children, she had once brought up the idea of adoption to Frank. The war left so many orphans in the world and they had a life that could support at least one or two children. He had rejected the idea, unsure if he could love a child that wasn't his own.
(He could. He loved Brianna more than anything else in his life up until he died.)
With Claire, it's always been easy, always been simple. Accepting someone who wants it so badly and giving them a love they've lacked doesn't take anything from her. She knows it makes him emotional, because Theon isn't a machine. She knows how his father treated him, and she knows Ned wasn't able to treat him as one of his own even if he may have wanted to.
She can't make up for any of that, but she can at least be someone that won't disappoint him.]
I'd be happy to. I've wondered what she looks like.
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(He could. He loved Brianna more than anything else in his life up until he died.)
With Claire, it's always been easy, always been simple. Accepting someone who wants it so badly and giving them a love they've lacked doesn't take anything from her. She knows it makes him emotional, because Theon isn't a machine. She knows how his father treated him, and she knows Ned wasn't able to treat him as one of his own even if he may have wanted to.
She can't make up for any of that, but she can at least be someone that won't disappoint him.]
I'd be happy to. I've wondered what she looks like.