"No thousands or millions of dollars to work with, either."
They hadn't had access to their inheritance back home, but the life had still been rich: filled with expensive well-made furniture and Reginald's lavish tastes, even if the former tenement building was shabby and rundown in its bones. Its guts exposed wherever the walls had been ripped out to turn it into their massive school slash playground slash training center. Splinters on the banisters where it hadn't been maintained well, because that wasn't top of their father's priority list. And then, whatever riches she'd eventually had to work with in Hollywood. Similar to the higher paychecks she'd raked in here, compared to Luther's job as a mover.
And how funny that is, compared to him as driver and body man. That he, Number One, could have felt so comfortable in both worlds performing such menial tasks. Pared down to simplicity until it wasn't even him anymore.
There's a long pause, before Luther finally says, quietly: "I don't know how you had the strength, to not just rumour everyone into making it easier on yourself."
The self-control that would take. To not just try to fix everything, all those injustices, with a word. Likely an even stronger temptation than what she'd gone through back home, where at least she had her name and her reputation to protect her. To give her an edge.
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They hadn't had access to their inheritance back home, but the life had still been rich: filled with expensive well-made furniture and Reginald's lavish tastes, even if the former tenement building was shabby and rundown in its bones. Its guts exposed wherever the walls had been ripped out to turn it into their massive school slash playground slash training center. Splinters on the banisters where it hadn't been maintained well, because that wasn't top of their father's priority list. And then, whatever riches she'd eventually had to work with in Hollywood. Similar to the higher paychecks she'd raked in here, compared to Luther's job as a mover.
And how funny that is, compared to him as driver and body man. That he, Number One, could have felt so comfortable in both worlds performing such menial tasks. Pared down to simplicity until it wasn't even him anymore.
There's a long pause, before Luther finally says, quietly: "I don't know how you had the strength, to not just rumour everyone into making it easier on yourself."
The self-control that would take. To not just try to fix everything, all those injustices, with a word. Likely an even stronger temptation than what she'd gone through back home, where at least she had her name and her reputation to protect her. To give her an edge.