he meets his son with a straight gaze; facial expression giving nothing away of the emotions bubbling beneath his skin. he knows to everyone, he was dead, for several years. to him? he was trapped in a parallel dimension where he had to watch everyone he loved, the entire planet, end. he knew that no matter what he said, any genuine apologies, he had hit a momentary brick wall when dealing with his son. he knew first hand what it was to deal with a dad who was never there, not of their own volition, ( something about losing parents in plane crashes was just genetic at this point ). ‘ are you done with the comments today ? ‘ some overly snarky remark bitten down to something that just spoke vague annoyance with the hint of insomnia.