Well, at least the things Robby is saying are slowly shifting from potentially fever induced intrusive thoughts to sounding more like something Robby might have been thinking about for a while. Daniel may have stayed by his side as often as he could during the early phases of Robby's recovery, but he felt like he had to start picking up some stuff in the house again when the boy finally got his full body back and other people came to visit him. Still, between those visits from others and Daniel being around, Robby must have had a whole lot of time to do pretty much nothing but think.
.. not that Daniel thought he'd think about this. Even though Daniel's faith in Robby's feelings towards him faltered when the boy pushed himself away through his corruption, the way Robby had been acting during his recovery made it clear that Robby was still fond of him - no, had still been fond of him the entire time.
But moving beyond fondness straight to a bond when the other had been against it before, or straight to if we're gonna be a family when Robby had mostly been using 'dad' jokingly before - that's a jump Daniel didn't quite see coming.
"Robby.."
It's the boy's name that rolls off his tongue first, still standing there and staring at him. The extent of what he's hearing leaves him a little speechless beyond it though, if not just for a moment or two. Daniel never did dare to imagine Robby being so sweet towards him, truly treating them like family without reserve or hesitation about it - mostly because he wanted to leave the decision up to Robby at all times. Daniel didn't want to hope for something that might never happen, or something that might only make Robby uncomfortable.
His gaze drops for a moment, but when it lands on the boy's face again, Daniel speaks on with the part that feels easiest to say here.
"You won't lose me." Which is something Robby - hopefully - knows at this point, so he amends it to: "You wouldn't have lost me."
Sure, he can't tell what exactly is going on in Robby's mind. But given the things he feared Daniel would be mad at him about before, Daniel can't imagine there's something still slumbering in the boy's heart that could truly upset him. The chance is much bigger that it's something that feels like a huge disaster to Robby personally, but actually isn't that big of a deal in reality.
He glances over his shoulder, but then looks back and plants a hand gently between Robby's shoulderblades, guiding the boy along towards the table.
It's not that Daniel doesn't want to listen to him, but.. they sure should sit down for it, since he doesn't want Robby to have to stand around like this while he's still in the final stages of his recovery. So don't mind it if dad helps guide you to a chair and help sit down, Robby, just let him have this bit of fussing, okay--
(Also, please don't mind a tiny shisa leaping onto your lap to rest there, Robby. A little comforting creature, here to try and soothe any potential feelings about this talk.)
"And you can tell me anything. I'll always listen. That's part of being a dad too, you know..?" And Daniel hasn't given up on this, the idea of being Robby's dad, not even after all the recent events. It's something he wouldn't go back on by himself ever since announcing it to the boy quite a while ago.
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.. not that Daniel thought he'd think about this. Even though Daniel's faith in Robby's feelings towards him faltered when the boy pushed himself away through his corruption, the way Robby had been acting during his recovery made it clear that Robby was still fond of him - no, had still been fond of him the entire time.
But moving beyond fondness straight to a bond when the other had been against it before, or straight to if we're gonna be a family when Robby had mostly been using 'dad' jokingly before - that's a jump Daniel didn't quite see coming.
"Robby.."
It's the boy's name that rolls off his tongue first, still standing there and staring at him. The extent of what he's hearing leaves him a little speechless beyond it though, if not just for a moment or two. Daniel never did dare to imagine Robby being so sweet towards him, truly treating them like family without reserve or hesitation about it - mostly because he wanted to leave the decision up to Robby at all times. Daniel didn't want to hope for something that might never happen, or something that might only make Robby uncomfortable.
His gaze drops for a moment, but when it lands on the boy's face again, Daniel speaks on with the part that feels easiest to say here.
"You won't lose me." Which is something Robby - hopefully - knows at this point, so he amends it to: "You wouldn't have lost me."
Sure, he can't tell what exactly is going on in Robby's mind. But given the things he feared Daniel would be mad at him about before, Daniel can't imagine there's something still slumbering in the boy's heart that could truly upset him. The chance is much bigger that it's something that feels like a huge disaster to Robby personally, but actually isn't that big of a deal in reality.
He glances over his shoulder, but then looks back and plants a hand gently between Robby's shoulderblades, guiding the boy along towards the table.
It's not that Daniel doesn't want to listen to him, but.. they sure should sit down for it, since he doesn't want Robby to have to stand around like this while he's still in the final stages of his recovery. So don't mind it if dad helps guide you to a chair and help sit down, Robby, just let him have this bit of fussing, okay--
(Also, please don't mind a tiny shisa leaping onto your lap to rest there, Robby. A little comforting creature, here to try and soothe any potential feelings about this talk.)
"And you can tell me anything. I'll always listen. That's part of being a dad too, you know..?" And Daniel hasn't given up on this, the idea of being Robby's dad, not even after all the recent events. It's something he wouldn't go back on by himself ever since announcing it to the boy quite a while ago.