I’m happy to see someone writing about the rough, early days for Claire, Owen, and Maisie. There would be quite a transition for all of them. Great line for Claire’s internal thoughtsfelt like her heart was simultaneously stopping and going triple time.” Maisie missing her Grandpa despite his faults was wonderfully real. “This wasn’t home, not yet. But... it could be” is a perfect ending sentiment.

Oh, it was really nice to see that you'd posted something new. It's always interesting to try to imagine what Maisie's life at the Estate would've been like. And, whenever Owen says "Well, yeah." in fics, I immediately hear him in the bar in FK. :) I can't see those lines without hearing it said _that_ way.

"We agree on a lot, but we come at things from different angles and we're both too stubborn to back down. So we get angry, and we shout, and then eventually we realize that we're saying the same thing in different ways, or that we're just not going to agree and arguing is pointless."
- I really like this explanation of how their personalities clash.