[Declan lets out a cry, and then he really is crying, and laughing a little, that kind of crying that comes with an intense burst of emotion, more demonstrative than he's been in ages. He huffs his breaths and his laughs and his sobs.]
Jesus Mary, thank God-
[He pushes Matthew's hair away from his face, presses a real, honest to god kiss at his hairline, like their mother used to do.]
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Jesus Mary, thank God-
[He pushes Matthew's hair away from his face, presses a real, honest to god kiss at his hairline, like their mother used to do.]
Are you all right?
What happened, Matthew, are you all right?