#chanya

"You started this"

I'm fascinated by the way Tanwa's smile falls in this moment.

Because, for once, Padoem is right - Tanwa did come to see him because he was worried. I think his 'plan' was just to gauge his father's mood/stress levels, by riling him up a little. He'd stroll in with a smile on his face, pretend to be there for his guitar, and see if his dad would argue with him, like normal.

But his dad staring wistfully at his mom's picture, caressing it so tenderly, isn't normal. Not anymore.

Because Tanwa hasn't seen this side of his father in a long time. Padoem's likely been overbearing, insulting, abusive since his wife died (if not before) - and Tanwa's long accepted that.

So to get a glimpse of how his dad could be, to realize he can be gentle when no one's around to see...

That's gotta make it all hurt even more.