First Times

by Fafsernir

Chandler's parents were fighting - when were they not? - and he hated it. He hated the yelling, he hated being a reason why they fought, he hated that even after the divorce, nothing had changed. They still fought, and Chandler was still alone. He didn't know what to do anymore, except cover his ears and wait. (little scenes of Chandler's life after his parents' divorce)

10. FT someone asked to call him 'dad'

first time one of his mom's boyfriend told him he could call him dad

One day, he had been back from boarding school for a few days, and Trent was married to his mom. It was fucked up, really, and Chandler's first question – to himself – was about when the divorce would arrive. He didn't realize it was wrong to think this, but he had simply figured that relationships, especially marriages, ended up in divorces. It just couldn't work. And it didn't fit with his mother's criteria, in his mind. She wasn't made for marriage. When Trent told Chandler, with the biggest and happiest smile Chandler had ever seen, that he could call him "Dad" if he wanted, Chandler burst out laughing.

"Right, yeah," he had scoffed.

Again, he hadn't realized what was wrong, or how he could have hurt Trent's feelings. He didn't realize before much later, when Trent wasn't in the picture anymore. Luckily for Trent's safety, they did not meet a lot, Chandler rarely ever bumping into him from his boarding school. And he barely saw his own mother, he wasn't going to see her new husband more.