That was the way Matthias expressed true emotions. He may never say something traditionally affectionate and mean it. But… what he was saying was that he wouldn’t let Sam suffer another loss. He wouldn’t let him be alone in the world again. He’d found Sam that way and he had a feeling being alone again would break him.

And, Matthias actually cared. He didn’t want to see or even imagine Sam in that state again. Sam was his now, after all, and it was up to him to make sure Sam was taken care of.

He pursed his lips at the sight of tears and huffed a tiny sigh as he moved his hands to thumb them away. But he didn’t tell him stop or that that was enough. Matthias didn’t have to like seeing them, but he wanted to give Sam the space to feel his feelings. Hadn’t they always given each other that?

“Alright. No more talk of death and dying while your dick’s still in me, okay?”