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dividing it 'cause i can't put more than 10 images XD mm

son of steel and daughter of air (Next to Normal)

no archive warnings apply || teen and up audiences || complete relationships: Diana Goodman & Natalie Goodman, Dan Goodman & Natalie Goodman, Natalie Goodman/Henry

“She’s certainly not Gabe.” That’s the sentence Natalie Goodman has heard the most in her life, probably more than her own name or even “I love you.” She’s heard it a thousand ways from a hundred different people, or so she’d guess if anyone ever asked.

my take on how Natalie might feel about Gabe looming over her relationship with life

“She’s certainly not Gabe.” That’s the sentence Natalie Goodman has heard the most in her life, probably more than her own name or even “I love you.” She’s heard it a thousand ways from a hundred different people, or so she’d guess if anyone ever asked. “You’re certainly not Gabe,” Diana says, staring at a spot on the wall half a foot above five-year-old Natalie’s head when she comes in, scraped up from playing with the neighbours. (Natalie’s certain she’s actually talking to Gabe. Not that she’s supposed to have guessed this, but she’s smarter than anyone will give her credit for.) “No, you’re not Gabe,” Dan tells her on the same day every year, no small amount of relief in his voice. (She’ll learn later, much later, that this is always brought on by some reminder that it’s the anniversary of the day. When she does, her first reaction will be that this is a dumb thing to tell her, she's obviously not him. Her second reaction will be the realisation that Gabe has some superpower that puts him, or rather his spectre, first in their parents' minds.)