There's just the tiniest 'oof' at suddenly having to bear a little more of Robby's weight than Daniel anticipated, but it's something he doesn't mind in the slightest, the sound transforming into a happy hum quickly enough after the boy thanks him.

Maybe he underestimated all of this a little bit. The bond meant a lot to him just in theory, which is why he even brought up the idea a little bit before, back when Robby hadn't been ready for it for reasons Daniel himself never could've imagined until Robby himself confessed to it. But even Daniel himself never knew it'd be this much. This many emotions pouring straight into his heart, even as he moves to wrap his arms around the boy in turn - one hand balled up so he isn't getting blood paste all over Robby's shirt -, holding him close, even if that's entirely unnecessary with the way his son already seems to have plastered himself to Daniel's body.

He needs a moment to take it all in - the hug, the feelings - but then he smiles and manages to speak up again.

"Yeah?" It's a soft sound, but audible with how close they are in this moment. "You like it?"

Daniel knows Robby does.

He can feel it, after all.

But maybe it's good for Robby to acknowledge this out loud, he thinks. Not even for Daniel's sake - though it's flattering, it's fulfilling, the idea that he can make a kid so important to him that it's his kid now so happy - but for Robby's own too. So Robby can now truly see that everything is only going to get better from here.

The only way after corruption is up, especially with family right by your side.