Gray Nightingale (Aiya) (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
experiencepoints) wrote2014-05-19 04:42 pm
experiencepoints) wrote2014-05-19 04:42 pm
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Trivial negative- elementary school- parents being incredibly strict
This memory is just a montage of a young Aiya excelling at school, coming home, and doing her homework and studying properly. Sometimes, during lunch break or as school is ending, the other kids in her class will talk to her and invite her to play with them, but she always refuses- She would have to ask her parents. Of course, every time she does, from either, she gets the same answer: "Is your homework done yet? You can play after you've studied." And by the time she's done with that, it's always too late.
Sometimes, at the dinner table, they'll talk about what's been going on in their lives. Her mother talks about working on the magic barriers around the city that repel monsters, an incredibly impressive task. Her father talks about a fight against an ogre tribe, single-handedly drawing all their attacks so his party could attack freely. Aiya knows both of these are incredibly important and amazing roles, that only the best of the best could do, and the ease with which they talk about them only serves to impress upon her how great they are. She feels immense pride and admiration for her parents.
But whenever the conversation comes to her, it is always about her studies and schoolwork. Sometimes she tries to mention Yura, and what fun things they've done together, but her parents will always merely exchange looks and seem unhappy. Aiya knows they disapprove of their friendship, but doesn't know why, and for some reason can't bear to let their friendship go. So eventually, she just stops talking about her to them, instead offering some random detail from history she had learned. That seemed to satisfy them.
This memory is just a montage of a young Aiya excelling at school, coming home, and doing her homework and studying properly. Sometimes, during lunch break or as school is ending, the other kids in her class will talk to her and invite her to play with them, but she always refuses- She would have to ask her parents. Of course, every time she does, from either, she gets the same answer: "Is your homework done yet? You can play after you've studied." And by the time she's done with that, it's always too late.
Sometimes, at the dinner table, they'll talk about what's been going on in their lives. Her mother talks about working on the magic barriers around the city that repel monsters, an incredibly impressive task. Her father talks about a fight against an ogre tribe, single-handedly drawing all their attacks so his party could attack freely. Aiya knows both of these are incredibly important and amazing roles, that only the best of the best could do, and the ease with which they talk about them only serves to impress upon her how great they are. She feels immense pride and admiration for her parents.
But whenever the conversation comes to her, it is always about her studies and schoolwork. Sometimes she tries to mention Yura, and what fun things they've done together, but her parents will always merely exchange looks and seem unhappy. Aiya knows they disapprove of their friendship, but doesn't know why, and for some reason can't bear to let their friendship go. So eventually, she just stops talking about her to them, instead offering some random detail from history she had learned. That seemed to satisfy them.