Breathing is a thing César remembers to do when the catastrophizing going on in his head doesn't come to pass. He closes the card again and just looks at the outside of it. This is just a terrible taunting with bonus deadnaming of Rich to boot.

This is about Rich, but César can't help but focus on how he'll never be signing a Father's Day card for his own father ever again. Rafael Salazar had decades left to live. Decades. But not anymore.

"We'd never deadname you, Rich." César says quietly, the only thing he can think to add that's of any use.

He nods along to Johnny's question. Otherwise, he's entirely silent. There's not much he can do right now besides keep his emotions in check.