thank you! i was a little nervous he had too much Baggage but i'm doing it anyway haha. the media would have operated under the assumption that, as his father, he would have raised him and had some kind of insight into his character. but the kid was pretty much a stranger to him his whole life thanks to efforts from dom's ex and so there was absolutely nothing dom had to offer even if he had wanted to give an interview in the first place? so it was a no-win situation for him all around, and he was bitter about it for awhile. any display of basic compassion or interest in empathizing with him would have been well-received, even if they'd only interacted in passing on campus before everything went down! he would have needed all the friends he could get, so we can absolutely say they've stayed in touch. dom's not much for outdoorsy stuff himself, but he would appreciate the ambition and intent behind what dante's doing now! if there's ever a fundraising thing for it, he'd throw in. as long as he didn't have to show up for anything! haha.