"I hope they do," Devero says. "I hope they do, and that they regret ever giving him up."
Which, in all honesty, is what Devero hopes of his own parents. Not that they would have had much to be proud of. Now, maybe, but the World Guard washout back home? Yeah, not too impressive.
He's a little embarrassed to have admitted such a thing out loud, though, and snaps off a big piece of his chocolate bar, sticking it in his mouth to cover his discomfiture.
And as her newest dad, he was going to do his best not to disappoint her. Big heart just a little fuller now, he settles in to finish sharing chocolate with his daughter.
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Date: 2022-04-18 08:58 am (UTC)"I wonder if they do be knowing, how he did be turning out."
Silly of them to have left him as a child, when he would be so powerful later.
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Date: 2022-04-18 03:00 pm (UTC)Which, in all honesty, is what Devero hopes of his own parents. Not that they would have had much to be proud of. Now, maybe, but the World Guard washout back home? Yeah, not too impressive.
He's a little embarrassed to have admitted such a thing out loud, though, and snaps off a big piece of his chocolate bar, sticking it in his mouth to cover his discomfiture.
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Date: 2022-04-18 04:57 pm (UTC)Maybe. Or maybe they were stupid people. She had no idea. She knew so little about what his world was like. "Because you do be being cool."
Obviously. If he was her dad now then of course he was cool. It couldn't be any other way.
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Date: 2022-04-19 04:02 am (UTC)He reaches out to ruffle her hair affectionately. "You do be being cool too, you know. Damn cool."
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Date: 2022-04-19 04:35 am (UTC)She was his kid now, so she would do her best not to disappoint him.
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Date: 2022-04-19 04:45 am (UTC)