Redhawk Caldera When lightning crashes the sunrise

She thanked him for trusting her, though Atreus was quick to tell her, You earned it. You’re like… my best friend but more than that. Realizing what he’d just said, he hurried to add, Not like… you know. Like in a motherly way. Or maybe a sisterly one. I wouldn’t know ‘cause I never really had either. But do you know what I’m trying to say?

This time, he huffed a laugh at himself and his inability to articulate. But he had a feeling Amalia would totally get him. She always did.