[Even if Sano doesn't like daddy issues, he's still going to stick around and listen some more. The confession that Heisuke is a bastard child is honestly surprising, though, but not in any bad way. It's just not something Sano would ever imagine, even if it is a common enough occurrence.

The hush money talk doesn't sit well with him, because Heisuke's right. It is a bribe. But even if he were to cause a stir, with his lack of any social standing, the most trouble he'd probably do to his father is make him look bad - but how bad, Sano doesn't know, because, again, illegitimate children are a thing that everyone knows about, even if they don't talk about them. And then at the end of the day, Heisuke would probably lose said bribe in the best of outcomes. And the worst...

He doesn't want to think about that.]

It's not a desirable situation, but it probably is the best one for everyone. But like you said, we're here. I don't wanna tell you to just forget about it, 'cause if you've been living with that your whole life, you can't just clap your hands and be done with it. You gotta stop talking about dying, though.

[Squeezing his arm around Heisuke a little tighter, Sano lets out a long, loud breath.]

But like I said before, you're still Heisuke and that's all that matters to us.

[The corner of his lips turns up, obviously to put some teasing back into their relationship.]

You numbnuts.