Icon from a picrew by grgikau. Call me Tir or Julian. 37. He/They. Queer. Twitter: @tirlaeyn. ao3: tirlaeyn. 18+ Only. Star Trek. Sandman. IwtV. OMFD. Definitionless in this Strict Atmosphere.
Also Julian’s “you never gave me a chance” fucking GUTS me because like!!! He’s right!!! Learning disabilities and learning delays in a 6 year-old don’t fucking predict what that child will grow up to be or do. And he’s a doctor so he knows that. And what do you want to bet that it haunts him? Not knowing which of his abilities are the result of his artificially manipulated IQ and what could have grown there naturally, over time?
I think about this all the time. Sometimes the kids who struggle most can end up being the most intelligent. But even if not there’s absolutely no reason Julian’s parents should’ve resorted to having him modified to how they think he should be. It’s cruel and unfair. And honestly it still gets on my nerves that they made Julian kind of forgive his parents. You don’t have to forgive someone who has hurt you. And yes it shows just how truly compassionate Julian is that he was willing to attempt forgiving his parents. But still.
