all together now

Having gotten himself sat up, Ronin can only watch with complete awe as Remi speaks to their son - and even if Mateo doesn't understand, the Star is listening. His smile starts as a small, sweet thing that creeps across his face more as Teo turns to him. "Me!" he exclaims back in a voice that is definitely rougher than usual, and while he wants to pass it off as sleepiness, he feels like Remi will see through it. Catching the boy in his arms, Ronin cuddles him close, smoothing back the messy curls to look down at Mateo properly. He can see them both in him, in the colour of his eyes and the dimples in his smile, and it damn near steals his breath. "I'd love to make you fly, but this isn't a dream," he tells him slowly. "We've woken up, look! I wouldn't make us a teeny tiny bed like this, would I?" ronypony it's always nice to make an impression