How about good ol' Papa Nihil having an affectionate gesture towards his adult son Papa II? ♥ I feel like those were rare but important to him aaa

i mean it’d make more sense that papa nihil is actually cold hearted and distant and that all members of this literally satanic bloodline are cold hearted and lowkey hate each other??? but i like to imagine that they got some addams family ass shit going on and tobias forge himself is gonna have to pry this headcanon out of my cold, dead hands before i stop believing itEDIT:HEY OH MY GOD SO TWO THINGS1.) I LITERALLY FORGOT TO ADD THE SECOND PORTION OF THIS ANSWER. YOU KNOW, THE ONE WHERE HE’S A GROWN ASS ADULT. YOU KNOW … . LIKE HOW YOU ASKED?2.) I WENT TO UPLOAD IT? BUT?? I CLOSED THE CANVAS WITHOUT SAVING IT????????????????????????APPARENTLY BECAUSE I CANT FIND THE FILEALRIGHT IT’S LIKE 3AM BUT ILL FIX IT LATER IM SORRY BABE I SWEAR MY READING COMPREHENSION MACHINE AINT BROKE

[PANEL 1](Papa Nihil holding a child Emeritus II as he wears his father’s hat.)[PANEL 2][YOUNG EMERITUS 2]: “I am not worthy of my brother’s mantle. I am nothing like him—I am nothing like you.”[PAPA NIHIL]: “But you are so much like yourself—and that is a very wonderful thing.”