Because Friday is black for me

He managed a soft smile when his uncle congratulated him. He muttered some thanks, dropping his head to hide the slight embarrassment that was flooding his face with heat. He listened, feeling comfort in their shared pain. He had to hope they'd return to him, but some part of him also couldn't help but feel that it was unlikely... he'd always chased women away, his own mother hadn't even stayed.

He accepted his uncle's hug, even hurrying his face in the man's red fur for a moment. He sighed. "I've lost so much." He muttered, buying into his own self pity at this point. "My mother, my siblings, my own mate and child..." He paused. "I pushed my father away until he resented me." They'd started mending that bridge but it was slow and he didn't know if they'd ever be back to where they were... not that he'd ever been as close with his father as his other siblings... maybe it was him.

"Sometimes it just- feels like there's nothing I can do."