[He doesn't know if he can explain to Gansey what the difference is. He thinks he could try, and Gansey would nod and at least pretend to understand, but would he actually?
Money isn't a concern here. Money doesn't even come into it. The house they're living in doesn't belong to Gansey, doesn't belong to Ronan. Adam isn't a poor friend being extended charity, he isn't unequal. They're all on the same level, for the moment, equally lost and out of their depths, and while Adam would never in a million years say it aloud, it's been a strange relief to have the burden of money lifted from him. To not have to worry about whether he has enough change in his pocket to cover his groceries, or how many more shifts he needs to pick up to meet rent. To not have to worry about the easy help Gansey could offer, exactly what Adam doesn't want.
Here it doesn't so much matter that Gansey's net worth is more than Adam could ever dream of making if he worked every hour of every day. It's not that it doesn't matter at all - it still does, it's made them who they are - it's that Adam doesn't need to think about it all the time. Adam doesn't need to see staying under the same roof as Gansey and Ronan as a form of pity.
But he gives the easier answer, instead.]
Well, there's monsters here sometimes. It would be pretty stupid to live alone.
[He finishes Gansey's other hand, lets him go, and finally raises his head to look at Gansey.]
Besides, can you imagine Ronan living alone, or with just Noah? Their place would be burned to the ground within a week. So yeah, we've been helping each other.
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Money isn't a concern here. Money doesn't even come into it. The house they're living in doesn't belong to Gansey, doesn't belong to Ronan. Adam isn't a poor friend being extended charity, he isn't unequal. They're all on the same level, for the moment, equally lost and out of their depths, and while Adam would never in a million years say it aloud, it's been a strange relief to have the burden of money lifted from him. To not have to worry about whether he has enough change in his pocket to cover his groceries, or how many more shifts he needs to pick up to meet rent. To not have to worry about the easy help Gansey could offer, exactly what Adam doesn't want.
Here it doesn't so much matter that Gansey's net worth is more than Adam could ever dream of making if he worked every hour of every day. It's not that it doesn't matter at all - it still does, it's made them who they are - it's that Adam doesn't need to think about it all the time. Adam doesn't need to see staying under the same roof as Gansey and Ronan as a form of pity.
But he gives the easier answer, instead.]
Well, there's monsters here sometimes. It would be pretty stupid to live alone.
[He finishes Gansey's other hand, lets him go, and finally raises his head to look at Gansey.]
Besides, can you imagine Ronan living alone, or with just Noah? Their place would be burned to the ground within a week. So yeah, we've been helping each other.