deep ass starters.

for some reason, he hadn’t expected atlas to be the first to ask about his childhood; less in the sense that he didn’t think daniel cared and more that he’d just subconsciously presumed someone else would bring it up first. dylan doesn’t shy from it: after a year of complete secrecy and demanding absolute blind faith in him, he promised the horsemen transparency for as long as they have questions about what happened and who he is — it seems there’s still room for inquiries, after all this time. regardless, brows furrow, and he takes a moment to fit the words in his mouth — not to deceit, but to summarise — before he finally responds.

“ good. SCATTERED, maybe. ”   he doesn’t want to refer to his past as broken or incomplete: his childhood could have been a lot worse.   “ when dad lived, he was always going from one show to another. i couldn’t come along every time. i taped his shows a lot when he was away. ”   starting with lionel is unintentional but easier: a part of him still assumes his father is the more interesting topic.   “ after he died and we lost mum’s house in france, she put me in a group home. it gets messy from there on. the EYE helped me out a lot. ”