Neal had to consider the question. He'd never really thought about it. Yeah, after a while with how much he had to move to stay ahead of the law it wasn't an option, but before that....
Before, he'd planned on getting a degree in forensic psychology. Joining the police academy in St. Louis as soon as he was eligible at twenty-one. Working his way up. Protecting people. Neal snorts softly.
Turned out he didn't need a degree to understand the criminal mind.
"I had... a pretty clear idea of who I wanted to be, growing up." He shrugged one shoulder. "Then I grew up and found out I couldn't be that person. The plans I made up until then didn't apply."
He almost left it at that.
"You spend long enough believing in something, and it gets taken away? It's hard to figure out who you are without it. I drifted. I figured out a new me. And the new me didn't need college to get what he wanted."
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Before, he'd planned on getting a degree in forensic psychology. Joining the police academy in St. Louis as soon as he was eligible at twenty-one. Working his way up. Protecting people. Neal snorts softly.
Turned out he didn't need a degree to understand the criminal mind.
"I had... a pretty clear idea of who I wanted to be, growing up." He shrugged one shoulder. "Then I grew up and found out I couldn't be that person. The plans I made up until then didn't apply."
He almost left it at that.
"You spend long enough believing in something, and it gets taken away? It's hard to figure out who you are without it. I drifted. I figured out a new me. And the new me didn't need college to get what he wanted."