UNDERCOVER IN THE SHELTER
Dan makes his first return to Manchester in years without Hela for their daughter, Nancy's wedding, and meets up with their eldest son, Iwan, with whom he's sharing a hotel room for the big day; they get to talking about Dan and Hela's wedding day and find comfort in each other, despite their quiet grief. Father-Son Dynamics; Hurt-Comforty. SETTING: Somewhere in Manchester, England | September 2025. CHARACTER(S) INVOLVED: Dan & Iwan. WARNING(S): cw: grief OTHER: " A ninnau’n udo i’r lleuad drwmgwsg, law yn law ar ben y mynydd; dwi ‘di hen arfer i dy fwsg, wnai ddilyn o hyd at ddiwedd yr ynys, wnai ddilyn chdi hyd at ddiwedd y sêr, hydnod pan oll sydd ar ôl ohonat ‘di’r mêr a wnaeth adeiladu dy esgyrn" | translation: "howling to the heavy-sleeping moon, hand in hand atop the mountain; i'm used to your musk, i'll follow it to the end of the island, i'll follow you to the end of the stars, even when all that's left of you is the marrow that built your bones."