[ james is very different to the brother she remembers, the person that he'd been before she was sent off to boarding school after boarding school in an effort to protect her from the dangers at home. it doesn't make him any less her brother, and it certainly doesn't make her love him any less, but sometimes - sometimes she does feel like there's a wall she can't climb.

it's not here today, though.

today, her two brothers are here with her, and she knows their presence is to make her happy. that alone is enough to make her night. ] You mean aside from the fact it brought me here to begin with?

[ a smirk tugs on her lips. ] No, so relax, James. Try loosening up and having a good time. You might surprise yourself. [ after everything he's been through, sophie wouldn't blame him if he couldn't - but god, would she want it for him. if anyone deserves at least a sliver of happiness, it's james. ]