I think you did a great job at portraying Lee's emotions here. I can totally see him thinking about nothing else but the confrontation with his father while he was flying to the G. And then, avoiding it if he could. And losing his control when his father pushed the issue. But my favorite part was this:
. He’d regretted saying the words almost as soon as they were out. Not because he felt they were untrue but because the act of expressing them had left him feeling the same raw grief and anger that he’d experienced after Zak’s death and then carefully boxed and channelled in to whatever he was supposed to be doing at a given time, becoming an excellent pilot and officer in spite of himself and his lack of enthusiasm for the job he found himself in.
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Date: Fri, Jul. 1st, 2011 11:02 pm (UTC). He’d regretted saying the words almost as soon as they were out. Not because he felt they were untrue but because the act of expressing them had left him feeling the same raw grief and anger that he’d experienced after Zak’s death and then carefully boxed and channelled in to whatever he was supposed to be doing at a given time, becoming an excellent pilot and officer in spite of himself and his lack of enthusiasm for the job he found himself in.
I think you really nailed it. And it's so sad.