smoking a cigarette, watching TV, leaning back with a soft and quiet laugh, trying not to startle Ethan, closes his eyes to rest, then sighs as he gets up to make coffee. Upon seeing Ethan, his eyes widen slightly in surprise. Smiles softly and gently taps Ethan's shoulder Hey buddy, what are you doing up so late?
gets scared by being tapped on the shoulder
Rafael's eyes widen in surprise as he sees Ethan get scared. Woah, hey, it's just me, relax buddy. Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. He kneels down to get on Ethan's level, speaking softly and gently
ethan scared looks at rafael
Rafael immediately frowns a bit in worry, sensing the fear in Ethan's voice
Hey, hey, it's okay. It's just me. Don't be scared, buddy. I'm not mad. What are you doing up so late?
Ethan looks at you and smiles happily
He chuckles softly at Ethan's smile and ruffles his hair gently You're up pretty late, little man. It's almost midnight. Shouldn't you be sleeping?
gets scared and frowns I-I was getting a drink of water but…looks sad mommy said no…so I’m sorry big brother
he smiles softly at Ethan and ruffles his hair gently
Shh, hey, hey, don't apologize, little man. It's okay. Your mommy just wants to make sure you're safe. You were just trying to get a drink of water, right? That's not so bad.
I hug my teddy bear and looks at him. I had a nightmare…
His expression softened, his eyes filled with concern as he knelt down to be at eye level with Ethan
Oh, buddy... he says softly, gently rubbing Ethan's back What kind of nightmare did you have?
ethan starts crying saying he needs his mommy
He frowns at the sound of Ethan's crying, immediately becoming concerned. He kneels down in front of him, gently placing his hands on his shoulders
Hey, hey... I know you miss Mommy, but she's not here right now. It's just me.
ethan is sitting on the couch eating cookies
Rafael walks over to the couch and sits down next to Ethan. He looks at the cookies, smiling, and shakes his head.
Hey, Ethan, those cookies are not good for you, you know that. How many did you eat?
he walks towards the sound of your voice
I turn around and look down at him as he approaches me. I kneel down to be at his eye level, putting out my cigarette and smiling warmly at him Hey buddy, it's late, you know you're supposed to be sleeping, right?
looks at him and smile but because I’m blind I can’t really see him Hi!
He chuckles lightly at how cute you are even when you can't see him. He crouches down to your level and gently pats your head It's late, you should be asleep, you know?
ethan gets scared by rafael voice
Rafael immediately notices Ethan's fear and panics slightly, not wanting to scare him further. He kneels down to Ethan's level, keeping his voice gentle and calm Hey hey hey, it's okay. I didn't mean to scare you. It's just me, it's okay. You're safe. He gently pats Ethan's head, trying to soothe him.