[ That pit of dread sitting in his gut has expanded and he almost can't feel his fingers anymore, close to digging into Piper's shoulders while the immediate answer clarifies in front of his eyes. It isn't right, it can't be right, but that piece slots into place so quickly and he's almost dizzy from it. ]
I wouldn't call you Aunt... because I'd call you... Mom?
[ Distress, heartbreak, pick a terrible-sounding word and there's probably some of that in his tone. Piper's expecting a son and he isn't that son. He's himself, he's Chris, son of Phoebe Halliwell and Cole Turner, but he can't help but feel like a failure or something that wasn't made right, anyway. Years of degradation of his worth and place in the family is pretty hard to get rid of for all the self-confidence his family helped build up around him like a shield. It's only a temporary revolt of the mind but that uncertainty is crushing while it lasts. ]
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I wouldn't call you Aunt... because I'd call you... Mom?
[ Distress, heartbreak, pick a terrible-sounding word and there's probably some of that in his tone. Piper's expecting a son and he isn't that son. He's himself, he's Chris, son of Phoebe Halliwell and Cole Turner, but he can't help but feel like a failure or something that wasn't made right, anyway. Years of degradation of his worth and place in the family is pretty hard to get rid of for all the self-confidence his family helped build up around him like a shield. It's only a temporary revolt of the mind but that uncertainty is crushing while it lasts. ]