10-05-2019, 07:37 PM
The Great Gatsby. Wormwood knew the story well, considering it had been the first of the several long form books that the chaser had read when he had first been eager to learn how to read. After all, even if Worm wasn't aware of it, The Great Gatsby was one of the many important books that English teachers usually assigned in order to teach important concepts to students. If Worm had known that teachers used it, he probably would have agreed with the fact that it was important and influential. It wasn't one of his favorite books in the entire world, but he did enjoy it, and he felt a soft smile come to his face when Roy mentioned what the one book that he had was. Chuckling, Wormwood said softly as he nodded, saying as he glanced off towards the trees around them, wondering where the book that Roy was talking about was, "I've read The Great Gatsby before, and it's certainly a very nice tale to read, so of all the books that you could have had as your one book, that's a good choice. Do you know where it is these days? Cause if you've lost it, I'm sure there's a copy at the library, or I might still have one in my own personal collection, which is always open to you..." He smiled softly at Roy, glancing back towards his own home and thinking back to his own little personal library of books. After all, even if Roy hadn't yet asked to move in with the older lion, Worm still didn't mind giving the boy anything that he wanted. After all, what were you supposed to do with your son? Not give him everything that he deserved?
The lion was unaware of how much The Great Gatsby truly did mean to Roy in the long run. After all, he loved practically every book that resided in his little library, but he cared more about the stories inside of the covers rather than the specific copy of the story that he owned. He had never gotten attached personally to a book, rather than what resided inside. However, if Wormwood had known that the reason that Roy didn't want another copy of the book was because it had a personal connection to his past, he probably would've just promised Roy that he would help him find the book, rather than offering him a new one. He could definitely understand having possessions that were connected to events of the past. After all, Wormwood had abandoned the necklace that Poet had given him when they were children, and had also thrown out all of the books that Poet has gifted him, just because of the fact that they held such painful memories within their covers.
The lion was unaware of how much The Great Gatsby truly did mean to Roy in the long run. After all, he loved practically every book that resided in his little library, but he cared more about the stories inside of the covers rather than the specific copy of the story that he owned. He had never gotten attached personally to a book, rather than what resided inside. However, if Wormwood had known that the reason that Roy didn't want another copy of the book was because it had a personal connection to his past, he probably would've just promised Roy that he would help him find the book, rather than offering him a new one. He could definitely understand having possessions that were connected to events of the past. After all, Wormwood had abandoned the necklace that Poet had given him when they were children, and had also thrown out all of the books that Poet has gifted him, just because of the fact that they held such painful memories within their covers.
[glow=black,2,300]THE FREEDOM OF FALLING[/glow]
— Reggan