[Shiro gives a little amused grunt and lets himself sway the slightest bit at Lance's hit even if it really isn't hard enough to warrant it. This -
this is better. Whatever Lance has been going through this past month, Shiro thinks, maybe, they've finally hit the turning point of it. Not the end. And certainly not the end of all the issues that simply being a teenager brings up but... maybe a shift in the wind to this one part. Emotions don't need a reason to happen. They just do. Sometimes you get a break though. He reaches up and cups the side of Lance's head when the boy smiles at him and he can't help but smile back.]
Hey now. Naruto is super cool. Believe it. [His smile softens and he gives Lance another little hair ruffle before letting go.] Go on, kiddo. Go get that shower. I'll throw the dumplings in the microwave and be up with your pjs in a minute. [Light, his fingertips touch his son's cheek and his voice softens.] We're gonna be okay, Lance. I promise.
good place to wrap it up?
this is better. Whatever Lance has been going through this past month, Shiro thinks, maybe, they've finally hit the turning point of it. Not the end. And certainly not the end of all the issues that simply being a teenager brings up but... maybe a shift in the wind to this one part. Emotions don't need a reason to happen. They just do. Sometimes you get a break though. He reaches up and cups the side of Lance's head when the boy smiles at him and he can't help but smile back.]
Hey now. Naruto is super cool. Believe it. [His smile softens and he gives Lance another little hair ruffle before letting go.] Go on, kiddo. Go get that shower. I'll throw the dumplings in the microwave and be up with your pjs in a minute. [Light, his fingertips touch his son's cheek and his voice softens.] We're gonna be okay, Lance. I promise.