#bellangers

✖ Esme hates that Delphine settled for far less than she deserves and stays with a man who doesn't have a compassionate bone in his body.✔ She loves how in her element Delphine is when it comes to being a mother, and how much pride she takes in her baby. It's captivating to watch -- spending time with them is probably when Esme is at her happiest.✖ Esme doesn't like how Etienne plays down his emotions. She loves her brothers more than anything, but with Remi stuck in his own little world, she worries a lot about Etienne. She doesn't think he confides in her as much as he would confide in Remi, were he actually around these days.✔ Esme likes that Etienne treats her the same way he treats the rest of the guys at the distillery -- she's never talked down to or mocked by him for being a girl and trying to run with the guys- he simply leaves her be, and always includes her. ✖ Esme feels like Remi essentially abandoned his family at a time when they need him most. He hides in the distillery and gets drunk off their product all day long, and she hates having to tip toe around him. He may as well be a complete stranger to her.✔ Honestly, there isn't much Esme likes about Remi these days. One of the things she used to love most about him, though, was his sense of humor. No matter how rough things were, she could always count on Remi to keep her smiling.

✖ Remi hates that Etienne has such an easy time being social. He envies Etienne's carefree attitude and how effortlessly he draws people in, and ultimately, how Etienne is free to live without guilt -- something he wishes he could say about himself.✔ Remi admires Etienne's dedication to not only their family, but their family business. He's watched his little brother come into his own the past few years, and although there is certainly some jealousy, Remi is proud of what he's accomplished for their family.✖ Amos hates how Etienne makes a living off exploiting people's weaknesses and banking on their vices -- Amos despises alcohol and all it represents, and is determined to take down Etienne's underground bootlegging business.✔ Amos loves the rush he gets just through simple banter with Etienne. Whenever they're together it just feels right- electric, almost. A feeling that even the Bellanger's strongest moonshine couldn't imitate.✖ Remi hates that Cosette sees right through him, straight to his rotten, selfish core. Try as he might, he can't hide from her the way he can everyone else, and it makes him paranoid and uncomfortable.✔ While Remi thinks Cosette and the rest of the traiteurs are just a bunch of scam artists, he admires her passion for what she does-- whether it's a crock of bullshit or not is irrelevant. (He also likes how quick she is to call him out, something no one other than Etienne and Esme ever dare to do. She's got spunk, and he definitely likes that.)

1┋Étienne hates more than anything that they've grown apart, it almost doesn't feel like he's his brother anymore, not the way he used to be. They used to be a pair, the Bellanger Boys, they were never seen apart, and now they're only ever apart.2┋He hates finding him passed out drunk, being disgusted with his own brother isn't exactly an emotion he thought he would ever become well acquainted with and yet here they are.3┋Remi is way taller than he is and always has been, much to ickle Étienne's chagrin. Mostly, as an adult, he's come to terms with it now.4┋He doesn't like being the 'big' brother now. Remi used to be the one taking care of him when things went awry. Now that it's his job to look out for Remi, who's looking out for him?5┋Remi is so smart and kind when he lets himself be, so why does he have to pull this shit and get drunk and be mean to everyone?6┋That he drinks their own moonshine. It's sloppy business, it's gonna get him killed one of these days.7┋He hates how much he worries their mother. She had to send two sons off to war but some days, most days, it feels like only one came home. She's still waiting for Remi.