Affection was always something William always struggled to show. You knew he loved you and your kids, but he just didn’t know how to display that.

But then Evan, your youngest, died. You were under the belief it wasn’t Michael’s, your eldest’s, fault- but william thought differently.

Most of his feelings were displayed via angry outbursts. But one night, when Elizabeth and Michael had gone to bed. He just…broke down. It was a side you’d never seen before, and immediately moved to comfort him.