#he's so.. tonedeaf

“ so, hanukkah will be awkward as fuck this year. ” atticus comments, lightheartedly. it’s not a subject he likes to indulge on, trying to avoid it as much as he could, but they were still family. and aurora’s father was still an important member of said family. he picks at the piece of sweet bread he’s eating, the smell of coffee filling up the air as he makes small conversation with his cousin. “ will you even attend? i mean, i heard you’re not talking the patriarch. can i say his name or will it make this too weird? ”