[As he's pulled in, Lance can't help but wrap his arms around Shiro, holding onto him tightly. The one thing he doesn't want to do, ever, is lose him, and that's what worries him the most. This is his family, and it's the only one he's got. He clings to hold back his tears, but that's the most reassuring thing he's heard today.]

Thanks... Thanks about just everything, okay? I just... You're my dad and I don't want that to ever change even if I mess up everything.

[His grip tightens a little, and he lets out an involuntary sniffle. Trying to hold back is getting harder.] I'm not crying, okay?!