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Darius is called sweet by sohrabs mom

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Darius loves the idea of Babou

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His mom apologizes for not teaching Farsi, for not making him apart of the culture because she wanted him to fit in in America, and tried later on which just helped Laleh.

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Darius apologizes about Babou to his mom, his mom tells him a story about Babou.

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His dad says and is accidentally overheard that he thinks Sohrab is Darius's first real friend and Darius hates that hes right and that Sohrab heard.

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Darius opens up to Sohrab about his mental health and Sohrab listens

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Darius feels like he doesn't fit, but Sohrab says he's filled a missing spot in their family

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His dad is fitting in better than him

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Darius hates it but hes jealous of the connection Sohrab has with his grandparents he lacks.

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Darius ca't believe his dad is hiding in the kitchen because he never hids from anything, gives family beenfit of the doubt but not darius

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gets told he isn't persian like his sister for disliking a food, thinks that even at his most persian its still not enough

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Jersey gift makes Darius feels like he belongs.

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Sohrab gifts him a jersey for the iranian football team, and darius feels like a real persian in it.

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Laleh tells all her friends hwy shes been pulled out of school for Nurwuz that is spelled so wrong, Darius hides it

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Darius is great lol

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hes shocked his dad doesn't try and pressure into soccer

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They have a new tradition

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Chip says maybe Darius brought back a little of Darius the Great with him

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He wishes he could shower after P.E. now which he thought was weird entering Iran

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Coach tells him to try out for the soccer team in the fall, and doesn't want to because he wouldnt do that but Darius considers how in Iran he would've and does it

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Darius realizes maybe Chip isn't so bad, Chip is nicer now

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hes saying football/american soccer now instead of vice versa

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They sometimes watched star trek with laleh and without her, Darius isn't worried about it anymore

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Babou tells darius his dad needs him, and they have a nice moment

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Darius and his dad trying to have a better relationship

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Darius puts his arm over Sohrabs shoulder

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Sohrab is jealous because Darius really knows himself and doesn't try to pretend hes different which is the version Sohrab knows but Darius doesn't feel like. Sohrab says hes always trying to be what other people need.

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Sohrab apologizes and now they aren't really sure what to do anymore

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Interesting phrasing. Especially with him looking back at his dad. this would be really good evidence for gay themes

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Darius thinks that Sohrab now has walls around him now, which is funny they've kinda switched places.

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Hes not feeling bad about going home anymore because of everything with Sohrab. Laleh doesn't want to go home which Darius attributes to her being more persian than him which is interesting

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"Maybe I should've never tried being something I wasn't."

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Babou tells him its not his fault and that hes a good friend to Sohrab

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Understands his father

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Darius isn't sure how to do with this new development in his and his dads relationship and how much more time he's trying to spend with him but its nice

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Its interesting all of his dads stuff about their medication with the context of him being put on that tranquilizer to stop his sucididal thoughts

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His dad blames himself that one of the major things that Darius got from him was his depression and is actually really upset about it

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His dad talks about how much he loves Darius and how he's scared to see him deal with depresssion

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His dad talks about his issues with depression

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His dad tells Darius not to cry and Darius kinda blows up at him about everything he feels about their relationship

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Darius mourns the friendship and wishes he could dissapear he is so spiraling

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Darius thinks hes selfish and hates himself again

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Sohrab tells him no one wants him here and that he has never had anything to be sad about confirming Darius's worst fears

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Sohrab is just angry at everyone about his dad dying and kind of yells at Darius and shoves him for bringing him shoes for football when his dad is dead. Calls Darius selfish

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Darius offers to make tea at the discomfort of seeing all of sohrabs family in despair

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Darius apologizes to his mom because he feels responsible that he and his dad don't have that relationship anymore

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Darius assumes a photo of him and his dad is his dad and Laleh, his mom talks about how nice his dad and Darius's relationship was then

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Babou stays in the car for the thing he was excited to show them because of the tumor. Darius gets really emotional inside with all the history and previous generations thats seen this, and that Babou will be gone soon too

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Darius feels like hes dressed like a tourist, Babou comments on how nice he looks and he feels a little better

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Darius draws a comparison between Babou and his dad with how they think he should get a haircut

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Darius thinks about how he'll miss Iran and wishes he was born there

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"But dad had found his place, and I had found mine. Even if they were further apart"

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gets a hug from mamou and hugs back, super happy

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Sohrab says Darius is persian too, Darius feels very prideful and happy

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One of the guys bullying Sohrab has father issues

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Sohrab notices Darius is upset and tries to get him out of it

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Stephen Kellner is getting criticized but hes found his place and does the right thing, dynamic change from earlier

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Darius is really getting emotional about all hes missed and all he will miss because Babou isn't going to live much longer.

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Grades are the one thing his dad is chill about.

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Darius isn't as awkward and gets through taroof easily

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Loves mamou has a really nice interaction asks her about abba

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Darius wants to buy Sohrab cleats because he wants to be a good friend

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Darius feels like maybe hes opening up and doesn't have as many walls at least with Sohrab

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Sohrab gave up playing soccer regularly to see Darius

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This time Sohrab and Darius play against the two bullies and defend the younger kids and even out the stakes. They reconvene and Darius and Sohrab gets to be captain of their team and Darius is shocked, and has a lot of fun

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Darius is kind of overcome by the beauty of islamic archetecture

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DARIUS puts HIS arm around Sohrab's shoulder, because Sohrab is hurting

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Darius wonders if Father issues is just a fundemental part of being persian.

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Darius and Sohrab talk about Sohrab's dad. He used to visit him, but they transferred him to a prison in Tehran and he's in solitary confinement.

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Darius is convinced to play football again by Sohrab, Sohrab says he should play it for his school which he actually considers.

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Darius feels comfortable around Sohrab and feels very persian in his Jersey. Very comfortable in this scene

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Darius hates Sohrab seeing him takes pills hes super self concious about it its his biggest issue at this point

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Laleh tells Sohrab about Star trek. Thats weird some relationship thing

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Relationship is getting a little better between Darius and his father. They said they loved each other

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Darius thinks Picard pulls of swimtrunks while Laleh makes fun of them. Difference between them and maybe gay implications

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As he gets more comfortable in his culture he gets less close to his dad

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Darius is finally comfortable and used to Yazd

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Sohrab tells Darius he is his best friend.

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Sohrab goes out of his way to include Darius telling off Laleh for excluding Darius. Darius has never had anyone do that before not even his mom.

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Darius gets really jealous because Laleh is talking to Sohrab in Farsi and after he had gone out of his way to include her she excludes him from the conversation. Feels like this is the latest thing Laleh is taking from him after Star Trek

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Darius wonders about Sohrabs relationship and how he feels talking to different family members. Wishes Sohrab could be a kid again all the time.

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Laleh has a crush on Sohrab lmao thats a parallel to Darius and also Darius is just like that checks out hes a great person to have a crush on compulsive heterosexuality is winning

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Grandfather is almost certainly depressed but can't talk about it because he didn't grow up in a time or culture that allowed that

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Darius is in awe of how connected they are to this place. Babou is worried about eventually none of their families would be left in Yazd. Darius understands his Grandfather here, how sad he is, and they get close to a hug

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Darius wonders if he was a tourist. He feels like a tourist, even when seeing his own heritage and culture.

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Babous grandfather was also named Darius. Both grandparents were buried at the tower

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Babou says Darius is a good brother. First truly nice thing hes said to Darius

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Laleh doesn't want to go and no one can convince her to go the rest of the way except Darius, who bribes her.

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Darius hates how selfish he is AGAIN because he doesn't want to share with her, misses the version of her that would just fall asleep on his lap, but he can't stay mad at her

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Wishes mom would decide between his Iranian or American name because it makes him feel like he doesn't fit anywhere.

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Kellner doesn't like it when Darius shows feelings, gets upset or does anything that sets himself apart as his own person and not a copy of Kellner

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"Did it ever occur to you that I might actually enjoy watching it with her? Darius is upset because this is him replacing Darius with Laleh and THEN tries to claim that Darius is being overly emotional huge turning point. Didn't say I love you that night which they've done every night after he stopped telling stories

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Dad says Darius is being selfish by storming off after they started without him because his sister wanted to spend time with him and he hurt her feelings by storming off. Dad wont admit that Darius hurt his feelings not Laleh's by him abandoning startrek and just throwing Laleh in here.