[ The relief catches him off-guard, as does your words. It's enough to rob him, for the moment, of any possible reaction that could smooth things over.
Are you sure about this? He can't help but wonder, given how everything between you has the tendency to do nothing but widen the yawning chasm of unspoken words, unresolved issues, actions never taken. And yet. ]
Perhaps, when things are less busy, then...
[ Then.
He still can't bring himself to ask you. He decimated your world just by being born, but there are few other things he would want more than to be able to talk to you properly again, or maybe simply be with you as your son. ]
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Are you sure about this? He can't help but wonder, given how everything between you has the tendency to do nothing but widen the yawning chasm of unspoken words, unresolved issues, actions never taken. And yet. ]
Perhaps, when things are less busy, then...
[ Then.
He still can't bring himself to ask you. He decimated your world just by being born, but there are few other things he would want more than to be able to talk to you properly again, or maybe simply be with you as your son. ]