But y’all...

Despite the blip of trying to shut Sylvie out (for largely selfless reasons), MATT CASEY’S GROWTH WAS ON FULL DISPLAY LAST NIGHT.

He told Boden what happened, he let him tell the house, he had a heart to heart w/ Severide where he acknowledged he shuts people out.

ON TOP OF THAT, he was open, honest, & vulnerable with Sylvie and listened to her when she made it clear no matter what else was going on in her life she wanted to be there for HIM. He listened & he LET HER IN.

Sylvie has been good for him & challenged him in all the right ways.

SHE pushed him to look inward and deal with his trauma and his past and her words have so much weight with him that he is ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK.

My baby is growing up and trying to improve himself! He actually told Severide he’s “working on it”. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face"> I AM SO PROUD.

OH AND GALLO. He thanked Gallo! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏🏻" title="Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏🏻" title="Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏🏻" title="Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)"> progress and growth all over the place for Captain Matt Casey! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">