NOOOOO
Kid needs a hug
Does this mother have anything to do with the present narrative? Is she the reason for the boy's change into the beast? Or is she simply a background character?
You have to question everything lol
How does one look so terrified one moment and the next be completely uncaring? She was scared when she saw him going out the window, but laying on the floor crying with a bloody nose doesn't induce any sort of sympathy or compassion? How do you care about one injury but not another?
Well I'm not condoning her in the slightest but falling out the window would've killed him while a "mere" slap is "just correction". Also him falling out of the window was a random accident (out of her control) while the striking the boy was under her control and therefore "safe" in her mind.
Again, her punishment for him /accidentally/ almost falling out of a window is not equal to the consequence that a rational parent would have imposed on the child.
So, we can add physical abuse to the emotional abuse at the beginning of this chapter. What other crimes has she committed against Argus?
It's also very possible that she actually doesn't care about him, but need him alive in some way. The story did hint earlier that she sees him as a tool or an asset to be used, so it's perfectly possible that she cares about keeping him alive, but isn't actually concerned about his wellbeing.
That said, I'll be super pissed if THAT'S how he got the crooked nose we all love (and seriously, how does one break a nose with a slap?).
That wasn't a "mere slap." She wound up and back handed a child in the face possibly breaking his nose. And falling out the window would have been her doing. Looks like she has a history of being abusive and he was probably afraid that she was on her way to kill his birds. So he ran to save them while she gave chase. Poor thing.
No!!! I caught up..... T_T
But I love this story SO MUCH! I've always loved the story of Beauty and the Beast but this one has so much depth of character! I'd always wished the Disney movie had been longer and had more scene of Beauty and Beast getting to know each other. I'm loving every moment of this and I'll definitely be back every update.
Uuuuuuuuuuugh this must be how he broke his nose! That's definitely blood on his face and hands! "Don't ever disobey me again" - Christ, what is /wrong/ with you, lady? (Shudders.) And to think that he will later go on to be contractually bound to obey someone or else suffer from mini heart attacks! His life will just go from bad to worse....
I hate abusive parents...
Kid needs a hug
Does this mother have anything to do with the present narrative? Is she the reason for the boy's change into the beast? Or is she simply a background character?
You have to question everything lol
So, we can add physical abuse to the emotional abuse at the beginning of this chapter. What other crimes has she committed against Argus?
That said, I'll be super pissed if THAT'S how he got the crooked nose we all love (and seriously, how does one break a nose with a slap?).
Reminds me of my mom, kind of.
But I love this story SO MUCH! I've always loved the story of Beauty and the Beast but this one has so much depth of character! I'd always wished the Disney movie had been longer and had more scene of Beauty and Beast getting to know each other. I'm loving every moment of this and I'll definitely be back every update.