Originally Posted by
kilderkin
The later part, about connecting, I find a bit difficult to accept (from the writer not you)
There are many instances of Odin being a git to his family, but there are also very many of Odin openly expressing his pride and love of them, not least him putting his life on the line
And it's usually him being an overt pain to facilitate a long term plan to help prepare them for some great evil or threat they just didn't see coming
I reallyy think Aaron missed that completely