rocky845

^ I think they were. They must have thought the same thing that we thought, that it didn't make sense that two guys who didn't grow up together and who reconnected when they were older wouldn't be close for the rest of their lives.

starryeyesxx

I think it was something everyone could see.... except the writers

rocky845

^ Totally! That's why my headcanon is that the Hunter brothers re-connected and they stayed in each other's lives. It's the only story that makes sense to me.

starryeyesxx

Same, it's one of the things from gmw that I pretty much choose to ignore

rocky845

^ Good decision! I'm choosing to believe that their relationship isn't so strained that they can't repair it if they put in the time and effort.

starryeyesxx

Same, it's definitely fixable, they just need to put in the work

rocky845

^ Totally! All it would take is for one of them to realize how much of their brother's life they've missed, and for him to reach out to him to re-connect. =)

starryeyesxx

Yeah, if one reached out, the other would be thrilled about it & completely on board with fixing their relationship

rocky845

^ Exactly. Which one of them do you think would be the one to reach out to re-connect and/repair their relationship?

starryeyesxx

Hmm, I'm not sure because they can both be quite guarded & afraid to put themselves out there...

rocky845

^ Ooh, you're right. Shawn was going to my answer without question, but you just reminded me that Jack could be just as guarded as Shawn. I think I'm going to have to think on that question a little more.

starryeyesxx

If Jack had reconnected with Eric, then I can imagine Eric pushing him to be the one to do it

rocky845

^ Ooh, interesting. I can see Eric being the spark that gets the Hunter brothers back together. He would plant the seed that would get them to reach out to each other.

starryeyesxx

Definitely, he'd know that if Eric wanted to make his life better, then a big part of that would be reconnecting with the people that really mattered

rocky845

^ Aw, that's beautiful. Eric is an expect at knowing what people need and then nudging them to make it happen. I think Jack would hint that it's been too long since he has checked in on Shawn, and Eric would use his Jedi mind tricks on Jack and get him to see that he should reach out to Shawn.