[He almost wanted to cry again, almost couldn't hold his spine up and collapsed into himself. It had been so long since he'd been called a dad. Been so long since this boy - the boy who looked like this boy - had said that to him. Years. Painful years that were still raw.
[With a stiff lower lip, he nodded to show he had heard, but couldn't quite respond in that moment.]
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[With a stiff lower lip, he nodded to show he had heard, but couldn't quite respond in that moment.]