[she's quiet for a long moment, still looking down at their hands.

and then very carefully, she smiles, looking up at him. it's a little bit of a fragile thing, but it's there, and it doesn't break or fade.]

Yes, I've... definitely found that to be the truth. [family is who you make it.] If anything, being here has only made that truth stronger.

Viktor, you have been gone so long, but... you are important to me. You were one of the first people to be kind to me without any expectation of something in return, here.