Declan Lynch | The Raven Cycle

[locoparentis]

Character: Declan Lynch
Fandom: The Raven Cycle

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[locoparentis]

[He turns his head a little, looks at Matthew, and levers a sandwich onto a plate.]

Older than you.

[He looks down a little. Isn't that enough, Matthew?]

[dreamkid]

[ Matthew looks down, too, at the sandwich. ]

I know that.

[ But he doesn't press further, because it is enough, for now. It won't be enough forever. He's awake and there's a life stretching out in front of him again, and he doesn't care how old Declan is, but he cares that he doesn't know how old Declan is anymore. ]

[locoparentis]

Eat your lunch.

[He leans down a presses a kiss to the top of Matthew's head. Just like that.][ ]

[dreamkid]

[ Matthew closes his eyes, reaches out to hold on to Declan's sleeve, just for a moment.

And then he eats his lunch. It's very like Matthew to be chatty while eating, always trying to talk through a mouthful of food, but now....

He doesn't know what to talk about. The world is different; he's not sure what fits where anymore. Where he fits anymore. ]