Love is thicker than blood

Wilhelm leaves for Christmas break and spends the holiday reminiscing and thinking about his past and future decisions. Is he content living the choice he took, with what he said back then? How will life be now that Erik is gone? The pressure is on him, and the choice of love is right there in front of him. "Blood is thicker than water" they say, as if the only blood that matters are theirs, as if the heart isn't the one pumping the blood, and the one you use to fall in love with

(repost from my AO3)Si