For as long as Will could remember, his father had always called him William. According to his older brother Michael, Andre wanted to name Will William, but Will's mother opposed and eventually the name Will was chosen as a compromise.
To Will, his short, simple name was the only thing his mother left behind. Although it was not much, it was all he had to remind himself that she existed. So every time he heard his father call him William, it felt as if Andre was intentionally spiting his former wife. Will had grown up being called William by his father, and he did not dare to tell his father that he despised being called that.
So in Will's mind, the name 'William' was associated with hatred, spite and most of his unpleasant memories.
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