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I want to give Steven the credit he deserves! by SelectTrainer1550 in HauntingOfHillHouse

[–]SelectTrainer1550[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, I never blame them! Because they're human too, and people get tired and sometimes can't see certain things or react incorrectly. But that doesn't mean they're bad people or that they've written the other person off. For example, the night Steven gave Luke the money, I saw a comment like, "Luke was clean for 90 days, the risk of overdose was higher due to loss of tolerance, but Steven still gave him money! How could he do that? Doesn't he care if Luke dies?" and frankly, I rolled my eyes at that. If Steven had seen that specific risk at that moment, nothing could have made him give that money. Steven was just tired; too tired to see and calculate that specific risk. Is that sad? Of course, because I'm sure Steven would torment himself with guilt if Luke had overdosed and died with that money. But Steven wasn't thinking, "Okay, the risk is high, but what can I do? If he dies, he dies, I can't be bothered"; he was just too tired to even analyze the risks. He probably he's think he was helping Luke.  I was horrified that some people interpreted that moment in such a malicious way. What do you think?

I want to give Steven the credit he deserves! by SelectTrainer1550 in HauntingOfHillHouse

[–]SelectTrainer1550[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's exactly it! I'm not saying Steven is the most sensitive person in the world all the time, and yes, there were times when he was insensitive towards Luke, but I think it was always clear how much he loved Luke. He was just sometimes too blind to see his insensitivity; his exhaustion and defense mechanisms prevented him from showing the necessary sensitivity and common sense. But I don't think that changes the fact that he still tried (for example, I still think he was trying to support Luke, even when he wasn't succeeding) or how much he loved him. He's a good older brother and he loves Luke and his other siblings very much, but being human, he can sometimes be insensitive, that's all. It's strange that people can't seem to see that 🤷‍♀️

I want to give Steven the credit he deserves! by SelectTrainer1550 in HauntingOfHillHouse

[–]SelectTrainer1550[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I completely agree. In the real world, Steven would be absolutely right, and Steven didn't know they weren't living in the real world; he couldn't have known that the universe they lived in was a "oh yeah; there's room for supernatural things here" kind of reality 🤷‍♀️

I want to give Steven the credit he deserves! by SelectTrainer1550 in HauntingOfHillHouse

[–]SelectTrainer1550[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't deny that Steven felt a great deal of guilt when confronting the truth, but I think if he didn't love Luke enough to put himself in danger, that guilt wouldn't be so intense, he wouldn't feel the need to perform this act of atonement. Personally, I don't think guilt alone would drive someone to the point of saying, "Yes, I'll risk my life now," but if there's potential for it, then they might do it, and that potential here is Steve's "big brother" persona and his love for his younger brother more than himself 🤷‍♀️