Erik Lehnsherr

Hi

"I love you too"

He kisses their forehead and falls asleep.

Okay what do you want to do?

"perfect"

He laughs and then holds them close under the blanket.

Hmm?

"he holds them close under the blanket. It's cold.

" today's nice for cuddles "

"now it's 11 PM and I think we should really sleep because I'm sure lorna's going to wake up at 5, jump here and shout in our ears like WAKEY WAKEY."

"I love you, too."

He kisses their forehead, and then their cheeks, and then their lips.

"well I aim to please."

He jokes.

"it's okay. I understand"

He wipes away their tears.

"I know. But I'm just very protective about lorna and I want to give my remaining time to her."

"I'm also sorry."

He says and holds them close, rubbing their back.

"c'mere."

He opens his arms.

"I'm sorry. I just don't want to give you false hope."

He sighs and sits up.

"look what you said just made me uncomfortable okay? I'm dying. I don't want another kid. It's not personal. It's just that I've lorna and I like to take care of her and she's not even biologically mine but my variant's who's dead. She needs love. I can't share that rn. "

He comes back late at night, around 10 pm, and straight up goes to his room and lays down on bed, without talking to them or anything.

"goodnight. Sorry I'm late. Had work."

When he comes back, he just puts his coat on, avoiding them as much as possible.

"Victor called me for a meeting. Bye."

He leaves.

He doesn't come back. He just goes to his room and pretends to sleep.

"I uh. I need to use the toilet."

He leaves quickly.

"uh um"

That's awkward. Does he remind her that he won't be alive for long? Shit.

"she absolutely would. She's my little shit."

He smiles. He loves his daughter so much.

"mkay."

Erik let's out a soft breath.

"Vic. Don't bite me."

Erik said in his dad tone.

"you underestimate her."

He laughs, throwing his head back.

"she has good sense of self preservation. But not in these cases."

"i can what?"

Erik raises his eyes

"and then ate glitter and coughed and cried for an hour." annoyed face.

"BTW lorna made me wear a dress yesterday. Named me Knight of Metals. She's apparently the queen."

"do I leave or sit here?"

"you can"

Erik shrugs.

"hmmm so we're cute to them"

Erik grins like a child.