#more draft clearing

the fact that the only time we ever see any of the crains enter someone else’s version of the red room it’s steve joining luke in his tree house, walking in of his own accord and not because he was specifically invited or led there. the way that steve is the person luke goes to visit when he’s given the privilege, so excited to make his big brother proud. the fact that even when shirley and theo have gotten sick of luke’s shit and steve walks in on luke robbing him, he still gives him money. the way that steve is the one to tell luke about nell, the one who searches all night and then holds him so tight when they find him. the fact that steve is the first one to find luke in the house and walks into the red room without a second thought, no hesitation. thinking nonstop about steve being luke’s big brother even when he couldn’t be much of a big brother to anyone else.