Jakob "Jake" Sinmore's Links
"I will never call you my dad." Despite being ignored as a child, young Jake still desperately wanted to know his father, but never really got to because Damian payed Jake no mind. After Isidell died, he became Cloud's only comfort since their father was of no help at all. Because of this, and because he grew older, wanting to get to know his father turned into wanting nothing to do with him. Jake resents his father in every sense of the word, blaming him for the way Sky turned out and how he and his siblings didn't get a normal childhood.
"You're only your mother's son." Damian did not pay attention to Jake while he was a child, focusing on Sky especially after he killed Isidell. In his mind, Jake was never going to be as good as him and Sky and was not worth his effort in the end, even if he did inherit his aptitude for mind manipulation.
"I just wanted us to get along." Jake and Sky's relationship is complicated, to say the least. As a child, Sky was conditioned by their father to be rotten and manipulative. Jake was almost entirely ignored. Despite every effort Jake made to get along with his twin, Sky would always push his brother away. Jake never resented his brother for that, and still doesn't, because Jake knows it isn't all Sky's fault. Even though Jake has cut all contact with Sky, Jake secretly hopes that some day Sky and him could get along, but chances are slim.
"Some brother you are." Sky is not close with his twin brother, all because of his own actions. He can't get past the way his father influenced him to believe he was stronger and better than Jake in almost every way, and when Jake stopped talking to him as much he still could not believe he was the problem. Distantly, his mind wishes he was closer with him, but he only takes a look that deep into himself when he's having his rare mental breakdowns. Maybe he should take those thoughts more seriously?
"I really don't deserve you." Jake loves Shadow more than anyone else, wanting to spend however many years he has left with him. Jake shows his affection in actions rather than words because if he tried to use words, he would probably just say it wrong because of the butterflies he gets around Shadow. Despite their love for each other, Jake can't help but wonder why Shadow ever gave him a chance, considering what his brother and father have done to Shadow and his friends, but he is happy and eternally grateful that Shadow did.
"How did I get so lucky?" Jake is everything to Shadow, and he genuinely wants to spend the rest of his life with him. He's aware there's a lot of drama and rough spots they'll encounter, especially considering Jake's family but Shadow is so glad he gave him a chance, and he's ready to help Jake get through whatever they face together.
"I miss you, mom." Jake loves his mother, and as a kid he really looked up to her. She was everything to him (other than Cloud) since Damian and Sky wanted nothing to do with him. Despite Damian breaking him down, Isidell would always lift him up and protect him as much as she could. After her death, Jake blamed her a little for leaving Cloud and him alone to fend off their other family members all alone. Now, Jake sees everything that she did for Cloud and himself and is so thankful she tried her best, even when it was difficult to do so.
"I love you." Isidell, like she wishes with Sky, wishes she was able to protect Jake from Damian more than she was able to. But, she was closer with Jake and Cloud than she was with Sky, so she was still decently present for him when she was alive. She would be proud of who he is today.
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"You're the only good one left." Cloud was very close with Jake when they were kids, especially after their mother died. She depended on him because she had noone else to look up to, their father obviously wasn't going to do it with how preoccupied he was with Sky. She wouldn't trade Jake for the world and still loves talking with him, even if she's trying to make an effort to be more independent.