it's really interesting to me that chris like the black sheep of the family but. barely. and its self imposed. like they all love him and they like spending time with him his black sheep status is a mirror of his feelings + his odd dynamic with the adults (specifically leo and paige, because i feel like the others know how to be normal) when he doesn't know Why that weird dynamic is there on his part. to all the other cousins there's no black sheep that's their cousin chris he's just as loved and wanted as the rest of them sorry about ur daddy issues and complex about ur brother we wish u would have fun just once (this is how i interp it!! i actively encourage u to correct me i love ur essays)
i think yes that's defo part of it bc like Especially leo does not know how to act bc he really cannot have chris die in his arms again (sidebar did i ever mention how my personal headcanon is leo always told piper that chris died in the attic bc like. he literally died on piper's side of the bed. i'm not telling my wife that i want her to be able to sleep at night) BUT i think it's also kind of like. bc he's like. "not powerful". in air quotes of course bc yes he is but compared to the large majority of living warren witches he does not have much to show, espppp compared to wyatt. and i think it's kind of like. like being neurodivergent in a family that still loves you that leaves you with this weird disconnect bc like like you are not a disappointment to them they love you it's near impossible for them not to love you but also You Know They Kind Of Thought You'd Turn Out To Be More. which just kind of leaves you with this gap between you and the rest of your family bc just they're not disappointed in you doesn't mean (in ur head) you are not a disappointment. wyatt conjured a dragon when he was what? 7 months old? and chris has really never become anything more than a telekinetic. so i think he always feels this kind of black sheep dark cloud like i'm sorry i'm the let down i'm sorry you got stuck with me vibe. (and then if we want to add this to the fact that leo's motivation strategies with other guys seems to be a little aggro (i'm thinking specifically of kyle vs tuatha s2 but my heart tells me there's another one) which also honestly i think speaks to leo's relationship with his father who Let's Not Forget chris is literally named after...... i think things can get a little weird 4 men in that family)
