[ When Niall ruffles his curls, Matthew shudders slightly and wraps his arms around his father, clinging to him. The butterfly flutters off his shoulder to land on one of the bedposts instead; he ignores his own daemon as well as Niall's, shutting his eyes and letting out all of his breath. ]
I guess. Ronan's gotten bigger, too.
[ Ronan... Ronan should be here, Ronan should be the one to know. ]
How did you get here? How're you--
[ Alive. It feels too weird to say it, when his dad is here, as alive as he ever was, like his murder and everything that happened after was just some big misunderstanding that he can smooth over with a smile and a few good jokes. ]
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I guess. Ronan's gotten bigger, too.
[ Ronan... Ronan should be here, Ronan should be the one to know. ]
How did you get here? How're you--
[ Alive. It feels too weird to say it, when his dad is here, as alive as he ever was, like his murder and everything that happened after was just some big misunderstanding that he can smooth over with a smile and a few good jokes. ]
We missed you.