How we cite our quotes:
Quote #7
Was Wren a regular drinker? Yes. Did she often drink to drunkenness? Yes. Did she black out? Yes. Did she use any other drugs? I don't know. Was she on any medication? Birth control. Do you have an insurance card? Yes. (28.66)
Cath and Wren have been forced to become the adults in each other's lives. If your mom's not there physically and your dad sometimes skips out mentally, who else do you have but your sister?
Quote #8
He took off his glasses and rubbed his forehead. "Not that well. I saw what she was doing… I thought she'd, I don't know, self-correct. That she'd get it out of her system." (29.100)
Cath's dad was dealing with his own inability to self-correct by taking his medication, so he let Wren slide in a way a healthier parent might not have. We're not saying it's his fault, but this kind of parental oversight—whether the parent can help it or not—opens a little door for addiction to take hold.
Quote #9
Wren rolled her eyes. "Forgive me, but I'm not going to spend my college years sitting soberly in my dorm room, writing about gay magicians." (30.10)
We're thinking Cath would be okay with Wren sitting drunkenly (or at least buzzedly) in their dorm room, if it meant Wren would write about gay magicians with her again.