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moonyasnow · 1 month ago

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Ship intro: Mallina

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Malleus and a Reader who's just as lonely as him

Your[Irina's] latest ‘friends’ turn out to be trash. Their words lead you down a terrible descent. At least someone is willing to reach out to you.

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IT'S TIMELINE TIME

I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS YOU HAVE NO IDEA

This is just a basic timeline though; I'm leaving out a fair bit of detail.

Also added in random things I've written so if it feels a little bit disjointed in some areas, that's why.

T I M E L I N E :

How they meet:

Book 2

One night she'd just been laying in bed unable to sleep, hearing the distant whispers of her parents fighting at the edges of her mind like usual, and deciding to go outside just to escape the confined room and get some kind of distraction from hearing them. She was incredibly startled hearing someone suddenly call out to her, having been too stuck in her own thoughts to notice him approaching like she usually could. She was honestly scared at first, though mostly as a result of being caught with her guard down, which she usually never was.

But as soon as she properly looked into his eyes, all that fear suddenly seemed to fade away in an instant. She didn't know why, but she suddenly started to feel relaxed in his presence, more so than she usually ever did. And she felt almost sad when he disappeared. But she told herself off for it; that was the first time she'd ever met him after all, and she didn't even know his name. But since he'd said she could call him whatever she wanted…

She'd call him Peridot, after the color of his eyes. 'Peri' for short.

Tomoe's first reaction to the name 'Peri' was to laugh, explaining that it made her think of Perry the Platypus. And once she'd also had the thought, Irina couldn't help but laugh too, 'Peri' being exchanged for 'Perry' in her mind after that point.

Book 3

She ended up being asked by some Student or other if she'd thought about joining a club yet. She hadn't, not even really knowing which clubs actually existed. And so she decided to take a look to see if anything seemed interesting; she had a lot more free time after being fired from her job anyway. When she saw that there was a 'Gargoyle Appreciation Club' and that it had only one member, she knew instantly who that must be, and decided to join it. Irina joins Gargoyle Studies Club

Then Irina goes to the Harveston Sledathon!

This is the first time they'd really gone without being ABLE to spend time with each other and go on their nightly walks.

Book 4

When Lilia showed up to give her the postcard, she knew who it must have been from. And so she asked Lilia to wait for a second, rushing into her room to get a box, with a letter attached, which she asked him to give to the sender of the postcard. It was a birthday gift for her friend Peridot; a clay tea pot, its spout designed to look like a little dragon, the handle on the opposite end sculpted into the shape of a scaly tail. The letter contained not only wishes for him to have a happy birthday, but also an explanation of the spout. She wanted to give him a Gargoyle as a gift, but she also wanted to make sure it was an actual Gargoyle, with a clear purpose, rather than just a decorative Grotesque. So she settled on a tea pot! Since it serves as the spout, the 'needs water spout' element of a Gargoyle was cleared, as well.

She wasn't there to see it, but when he got her gift and read the letter, he was so beside himself with joy that for the first time in at least a century, there was sunshine in Briar Valley. Not only was it a birthday gift from his best friend, hand-crafted no less, it was also incredibly thoughtful, proof to him that she'd been listening and paying attention to every single word of all his rambles about his beloved Gargoyles. The next time they met again, before any words could be spoken he quite literally picked her up off the ground and spun her around as a way to say 'thank you'. That was the moment she admitted to herself that she'd fallen in love with him.

He ended up insisting on them drinking at least one cup of tea for all their club meetings after this point, so he got a chance to use it. And he also insisted on the same for every single Housewarden meeting he went to, which he'd started to actually know the times and places of thanks to Irina knowing through Tomoe and telling him. If he'd had any less decorum he would have literally shoved the pot in the face of random people in the halls; he was that happy about it.

Book 5

The invitation and everyone who didn't already know finding out about their friendship

She's also the one who gives Malleus the tickets to the SDC. For their booth at the cultural festival Irina made a bunch of small clay figurines of Grotesques and then wrote above them the differences between them and Gargoyles, to educate people.

When Tomoe meets Malleus for the first time, she lightly teases Irina, asking "So this is the famous 'Perry the Platypus."' Irina got very embarrassed, and Malleus, eyes wide with surprise, asked if that was meant to refer to him. Irina, face burning with embarrassment, then explains the name and its connection to a certain animated Platypus spy, but also says her nickname for him was actually supposed to be short for Peridot. It ended with Malleus bursting out laughing right then and there, Irina, still embarrassed, saying: "W-was it really that funny?" It then becomes a recurring inside joke of him calling himself 'her platypus friend'.

When Malleus began to fix the stage, not being used to magic and thus a bit scared at first, Irina moved close to his side out of reflex, feeling safer there. It made him really happy to think that for once, not only was there someone who wasn't afraid of him, but she even felt safe around him. Though she became very flustered when she realized she'd been gripping onto his jacket arm.

After this, she starts referring to him as both 'Peri' and also 'Malleus'. He can't decide which one he likes more: the nickname, or her calling his name. (by this point he is just as head over heels for her as she is for him. But he still hasn't figured out why sometimes, she does something that makes him so happy it literally makes his chest hurt and gives him goosebumps. He just hasn't realized why yet)

They have their first Sleepover! I wrote an actual fic about it here! 👀

Book 6

She stays behind at NRC, staying in an unoccupied room at Diasomnia and waiting for Tomoe, Grim and everyone else to come back. Just as she's starting to settle into the bed in the room, she gets a knock on her door. It was Malleus. As soon as she saw him, she basically launched herself into his arms. And he embraced her as though he'd been expecting her to do just that. He walked further into her room and closed the door, then just picked her up, and laid the both of them in the bed and used his magic to cover them with the blanket, not wanting either of his arms to let go of her for even a second.

She was incredibly worried, and disoriented— one of her best friends (Jamil) and the closest thing she had to a family (Tomoe and Grim) were gone, and her other best friend (Ruggie) was visibly stressed and very busy trying to manage his dorm while his Housewarden was gone. So everyone she was close to except for Malleus was unable to be there for her when it felt to her like the entire world was falling apart. And she's not used to things going back to normal when it starts to feel like that. Even if she knew where they were, to someone with such bad abandonment issues as her, who is so dependent on the people in her life and has such bad separation anxiety, she wasn't handling it well. When Malleus offered her a room in Diasomnia, she was grateful… But something inside her just felt absolutely horrible when she was given a room that wasn't his room, or anywhere close to his room. She really, really needed him.

She cried into his chest for a long time, holding onto him like he was the only thing keeping her from falling off the edge of the world. And in a way, that's what it felt like to her. She called out his name between her sobbing, and each time, he replied with an "I am here" and held her a little tighter. When she finally fell asleep, he was holder her so tightly it almost hurt. That was exactly what she needed. After she'd fallen asleep, he kissed the top of her head, and vowed to himself that he would never ever make her feel like that; he'd never leave her side for as long as he lived.

Glorious Masquerade

"My lady," he bent down as far as he could without hurting his back, and placed a kiss to the back of her hand. "May I have this dance?"

He lifted her by her waist, spinning her around. Looking up to see her surprised face as she held onto his shoulders to keep herself upright, he felt utterly breathless. The smile that formed on her face, accompanied by the rare, breathy sound of her laugh, shot through his heart like a spear. When he gently let her down onto the ground again to continue their dance, there came that feeling again. That indescribable urge of wanting to take her by the hand and guide her to someplace they could spend time just the two of them, to do…something. No matter how he tried, that 'something' refused to make itself clear to him, leaving him struggling ceaselessly to understand the very nature of that urge. And so, he did not act on it. For he did not know what it even was he wished to act upon.

Even with her mask crooked on her face and her hair disheveled, he thought her beauty greater than that of any painting he had ever seen. Not even within Briar Valley's uncountable collection of art could there be one which came even close to what he saw before him in that moment. Nor could any poem, written in any language, living or dead, adequately put it into words.

Coming back, his eyes were locked on her all the while. And as they were, he saw her begin to talk to someone. When he came within earshot he heard:

"Will you dance with me?" The boy in front of her, one from Noble Bell whom he did not recognize, was blushing, looking terribly flustered, even shy. The image sickened him. In seconds, a terrible storm began to pick up outside. Who was he? What right did he have to look at Irina, at his Child of Man, that way? None. Malleus was better. More worthy of her attention. So why did he feel so threatened by that nameless boy? As though someone was trying to yank away the one precious thing he cherished more than anything; his one and only friend. That boy probably had friends of his own. Why couldn't he go be with them, instead? Irina was his friend. His.

He walked over with a steely gaze, no doubt frightening any poor souls he passed by near to death. But the moment she noticed his approach, and her guarded body language broke and she nearly lept to be closer to him, wearing that sweet smile, the clouds vanished in an instant. "Peri!"

"My Child of Man." He smiled right back.

The other boy quickly backed off. 'Good.'

"I had a wonderful time. I was happy to spend it with my dearest friend, Irina."

The word 'friend'…had it always come up so…short? He had felt the same once in the past, and brushed it off, too afraid of what it might mean, were they not friends- as though it would mean losing the warmth and joyous sense of familiarity the title brought. Yet the question plagued him more and more, until at last, he found himself unable to merely brush it off as he once had.

It occurred to him that, having no prior reference of what a 'friend' was, or how friends acted with each other, he had no idea if the things they did were things friends would do. Did friends have sleepovers where they shared a bed, holding each other tightly through the night, singing each other to sleep? Did friends feel so possessively about each other as he felt over her? Did friends…sometimes look at each other's lips and wonder if they would be soft to the touch? Did friends wish to spend their every waking moment, now and forever in the future, together?

He didn't know. Irina was the only friend he'd ever had. And she made him happy.

But…he was beginning to wonder if they truly could be called friends at this point.

What were they, if not friends? What lay beyond that title?

Things were fine as they were now, weren't they? He was happy, and so was she. Wasn't that enough? Yet, then…why did he desire for something more?

...

Perhaps he would consult Lilia, after their return to Night Raven.

And so this is where, during a conversation with Lilia about it, he finally starts to realize just what his feelings are. The literal second after realizing he loves her, he starts thinking up a way to propose to her

He's already picking out their kids' names in his mind and mentally decorating their bedroom in Briar Valley's royal castle.

Book 7

She runs to him, who's sitting on the ground, and throws herself around his neck. She's crying.

“I-I-I was— w-was so— sca-red…!” Her voice is shaking and wavering so much from the tears that she can barely speak.

“I…apologize, my dear Child of Man… I know now that my actions were wrong, but it was never my intention to frighten—“

“Th-that's not why!” Uncharacteristically, she cuts him off.

“I was so, so, s-so worried! I thought you could die! I-if I didn't defeat you in time. I-I thought you were going to die! I thought I'd lo-lose you!!!”

Then she just can't hold it in anymore— she starts wailing, just at the mere thought. She holds him tighter.

When she's calmed down enough that there are no longer tears cascading down her face, she pulls back…and she cups his cheeks and pulls him closer so their foreheads touch. “I love you. I love you. I love you, I love you, I love you! I—“

He kisses her forehead and holds her closer, tucking her head under his chin and circling his arms tightly around her, apologizing profusely for scaring her so badly. And he kisses her. For a second she just stares at him in shock Before she can really respond, they're interrupted by someone who says they should really get him to a doctor.

After that is another sleepover since Irina can't bear to be apart from him for a while after what happened

Stuff I didn't know where to put:

Quote I'm stealing from @diodellet:

"They're 2 flavors of incapable of vocalizing their feelings but they're willing to share the burden with each other wordlessly"

BECAUSE YES SHE PUT IT SO WELL

Not sure when exactly this would happen, but certainly after they get together. Anyway, here is how I imagine Malleus proposing to her:

And ALSO how the whole 'Malleus is immortal and Irina isn't' thing gets resolved because I REFUSE to let either of them go through that; there are some angst lines even I won't cross

AND A FINAL THING! There's a Swedish song in their spotify list called 'en säng av rosor' (a bed of roses) and I NEED you to know what the lyrics are, so I translated them:

"The glass is half-empty right now Half-full if you'd been here The days they go by but never seem to end I wish I were where you are

The streets echo of you Memories that'll always be there All I say is a film-reel of the two of us I've gotten stuck in our little world

I will make a bed of roses I will light every candle I will play the music That you always sing I will make a bed of roses for you

Stockholm is more grey now The summer passed all too quickly Now Spring is nigh and soon you'll be here I've longed for it more than you'd probably think

I will make a bed of roses I will light every candle I will play the music That you always sing I will make a bed of roses for you

I miss getting stuck with my gaze deep in your eyes The safest place in my lonely word, no questions I can be myself with you; no need for words

I will make a bed of roses I will light every candle I will play the music That you always sing I will make a bed of roses I will light every candle I will play the music That you always sing I will make a bed of roses I will make a bed of roses I will make a bed of roses for you"

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now, I'm not saying I have a favorite ship....

But I have a favorite ship OTL

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albatris · 1 month ago

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snippet sunday

nothin wild from me today, just a little interaction I enjoy from the vampire support group

“Hi, Nat,” said the first goth. “I am Epson. Like the printer.”

“I’m Ampersand,” said the second goth. “Like the squiggly guy.”

“I’m Greg,” said Greg.

“If you would like to add glitter to your nametag, I know where I can get you some,” Epson said. “Atsuo does not leave it out because it goes everywhere but his daughter has a craft cupboard and I know where it is.”

“Th-thanks!” Nat said. “I’m fine, though.”

“No. You need glitter,” Epson said, and she vanished.

With nothing else to do but start, Nat seized an orange marker. He spelled his name out in bubble letters, all caps, and drew a kitty cat face after it.

“Do you like Quantumfish?” Ampersand asked. “I have Parker stickers.”

Nat noticed a few chibi Parker faces on Ampersand’s own nametag, and he nodded. Ampersand leaned over and ceremoniously placed a tiny Parker brandishing a laser cannon on the other side of Nat’s name.

“So where are you from, Nat?” Greg asked.

“Bright Park,” Nat said. “How about you?”

“We’re all from Port Peri,” Greg replied. “We make the drive down every fortnight. There’s no stuff like this out where we are.”

“Folks come from all over,” Ampersand said. “One guy’s from all the way on the Bronze Coast—he comes over once a month just for us.”

“Not just for us,” Greg said. “For the group.”

“No, for us, specifically,” said Ampersand.

#a rental car takes a left down rake street and disappears #snippet sunday

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periwinkle-the-11th · 1 year ago

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back on my worm-on-a-string-dress shit again.

#pls pls pls somebody ask me about it #i'll take any excuse to talk about it #iv'e had thi idea for over 3 years now and it still drives me nuts #worm on string dress #peri crafts

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alanaartdream · 5 months ago

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1st off I have to say I LoVe ❤️ @cubbihue itty bitties fairly odd parents Au as well as @jessadamsdraws the Deal fairly odd parents AU

That i wanted to add my fairly odd parents Fairy Oc to their au’s

But to do that I’m gonna have to explain about who my Fairy oc Felicity

Well she was a human child when British were sending Convicts to Australia between 1788-1868

She was a child excuse at stealing food and was given a choice of going to overcrowded prison or being sent to Australia 🇦🇺 at the time (she chose Australia)

She then got Jorgen’s Nana Boom boom as her godmother who was only one who seemed to care for her and support her creative talents so when she wished she was a real fairy and could live with Nana Boom boom and she was raised by nana boom boom to become the Fairy of the creative arts and records keeping (she gets to work with Father Time to make sure the records are up to snuff and no fake information is in them) but most fairies know her for helping to inspire humans & fairies alike in art and tend to forget she holds records for all their histories until fairy Timmy or Lawyer Timmy realises they need to look back on records of evens to help with keeping the Da Rules from having too many loopholes or where it could maybe need to change some rules to better help fairy world as a hold ( or to help beat the pixies & anti fairies from taking over fairy world)

She will be a little star struck when she 1st meets Timmy Cosmo Wanda and Peri because she has all the records of when they saved the universe and fairy world (also she hates Timmy’s parents; cocker and Vicky being as she has all the records of how they treated Timmy Wanda Cosmo and even peri and will be herd complaining how humans could ignore all that abuse they put a CHILD through is beyond her) she’ll also be Hazel’s fan because she saved Fairy World from anti fairies (she most likely ask for them to sign her autograph book) Jorgen will be confused on finding out he’s a little related to her through Nana Boom boom adoption of her back in 1788

She loves all animals but cats (big and small so going from your house cat to wild lions)

Watching history documentaries or cat ones

Art and craft shows

And anything that’s art related

She’s always got a paint brush and a pencil stuck in her very very curly hair with cat & flower shaped hair clips and her wand looks like a big pencil with a star ⭐️ on top of it

(Oh and she’s asexual)

If she’s In the Itty Bitties AU

I think she’s a pixie fairy but the only girl one being as in the original show all the pixies were all male or appear to be (didn’t see a single female one in that bunch at all) but being as so many see her as the Artist fairy not many realise she’s a pixie fairy at all so don’t bother to tell her she’s supposed to wear the grey uniforms but then when they realise she is one and has been keeping records for EVERYTHING in fairy world they do Attempt to get her to wear grey uniforms but realise the uniforms were not designed for a female pixie being as it would seem a vast majority of them are male so then give up trying to get her to wear the grey uniforms so then fairy Timmy by that gets to keep his pink outfit being as A) he’s a great worker on keeping the da rule up to date and B) being as he’s related to both Jorgen and like felicity was once human they just have to let it slide being as he was the only one who figure out Felicity was the only fairy who was keeping track of all of fairies records

In the Deal au Timmy has grown up to be a pretty good lawyer and when he has to save fairy world pixies trying to take over with anti fairies because Felicity’s anti fairy likes to keep track of what people did wrong so she can backstab people with that information or find loopholes to get anti fairies to get their way; So of course Timmy will ask for all of fairy world’s records so he can defend fairies against them at first most fairies don’t know who’s been keeping the records for them so hazel steps in and wishes for fairy who keeps track of all of fairy world’s records and Felicity appears has a bit of a excited to see lawyer Timmy rambling until her anti fairy starts pointing out all the bad things Timmy did and then of course She starts telling her anti fairy off and listings down all the good Timmy Turner did with Wanda Cosmo and peri while all the other fairies are gasping in surprise over finding out she’s not just the Arts fairy

And that’s just what I’ve gotten down so far and I really need to go to bed I’m work later

#fairly odd parents fanart #fairly oddparents #fairly odd parents hazel #fairly odd parents timmy #fairly odd parents oc #itty bitties #fop deal au #fop timmy turner #timmy turner #my drawings #my artwork #my art #my sketches

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sunshine-zenith · 5 months ago

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I never been this invested in fairly oddparents before. Like I'm so nervous about what's going to happen with Dev and Peri by the end of the season because if they get separated that would be the worst thing for both of them or if Dev gets his memories erased, he won't learn from any of this.

So to distract myself, I'm gonna think of what would happen when this show is renewed for season 2 (and it WILL be if I have anything to say about it!) like:

Peri getting embarrassed by his parents for not acting normal when they're humans in public because it's like winter and they're still in their regular clothes when outside, so he has to poof them up himself.

Dev getting invited to join in on holiday festivities with Hazel's family because we all know that's not gonna happen with Dale.

More time with Hazel, Dev, Jasmine, and Winn as a group.

Even more wacky neighbor shenanigans with Peri involved.

Same, my dear Anon, saaaaame. I remember FOP being one of my favorite shows when I was little (I remember being in elementary school and somehow stumbling upon the first couple seasons online, meaning I could watch it whenever, and to this day I still laugh when I remember the “Where did you get that?”-“Uh…. Internet?” bit, but there’s something so special about these characters I grew up watching and their silly hijinx and sweetheart new godkid getting into serialized shenanigans

I seriously hope we get at least one more season (or even TOH treatment where while the crew is put in the unfair position of having to rush through their story to wrap it up, but at least they get to wrap it up *cries in Infinity Train*)

I want all of the above, especially Dev getting to hang around Hazel’s family and getting exposed to a completely healthy family dynamic, and seeing Hazel, Jasmine, Winn, and Dev as a friend group in O:BT was absolutely delightful (I’m still sad the original show fazed out Chester and AJ over time — give our main character friends and let them keep them!)

Some other potential stories that I’d love to see

Another episode about Hazel’s hair. Diana actually grew on me (metaphorically) by the end and I wouldn’t hate if she became a reoccurring character. Plus it was amazing seeing an episode about a black character’s natural hair without it needing to be A Special Episode. They made that joke about “relaxing” and it almost flew over my head but when I got it I had to pause the episode because of my delighted laughter

An episode where Peri (who finally has his own human disguise) somehow gets roped into solo babysitting Hazel, Dev, Jasmine, and Winn (because for some reason kids really like me and whenever I visit my sister’s family I somehow always end up at an arts and crafts table talking about Ninjago with a bunch of 3-7 year olds and I need Peri to go through the same I Need An Adult — Oh No I Am The Adult emotions)

More Hazel and Antony shenanigans — maybe she visits him at college and wishes she could experience college life herself (knowing the types of jokes this crew likes making, there should be at least one student loans joke that makes you cry as much as it makes you laugh)

For that matter, even if it’s a long shot, I would love an episode that features the Wells Siblings and the Turner-Cosma-Fairywinkle Siblings. One set could have the A plot and the other could have the B plot, or they could all get up to shenanigans together, idc I just know that there are so many obvious parallels between Antony-Hazel and Timmy-Peri (the nearly identical age gap, the close relationship that had a wrench thrown into it when the older sibling grew up and moved away, the way the younger sibling looks up to the older one, etc) that I need to see explored somehow. Plus, maybe we could even get Peri and Antony bonding — since he’s a fairy, the way Peri aged is probably super weird, but developmentally he’s probably close enough to Antony that they could be peers. Give👏Peri👏A👏Friend

Does anybody remember that episode from the original series that was a back door pilot for a Crash Nebula spin off. It was one of my favorites as a kid and I would love if they did something like that with Prime Meridian Love — it could start with Hazel and Dev learning their favorite manga getting an anime adaption and doing everything they can to watch it premiere in English (or the crew could have the majority of the episode in Japanese and even make a sub vs dub joke)

Listen Peri was OP as a baby, and I need them to bring that up somehow. I don’t know, the could have him lose his wand and have to fight whatever the bad guy of the episode is with his bare hands and show off his martial arts skills. I can just picture Dev and Hazel’s reactions and I need to see it and see their faces when they learn he taught himself how to do that as a baby

#ask #anon #fairly oddparents #fop #fop a new wish #long post #absolutely delighted to wake up to this ask thank you so much Anon

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tyba1t · 11 months ago

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@fleetn-crab85

I did it 3u3

Used Chessene cuz I love her and I thought it'd fit

#doctor who #art #fanart #animatic #classic doctor who #sketch #digital art #2nd doctor #second doctor #classic who #6th doctor #sixth doctor #dastari #chessene #jamie mccrimmon #peri brown #perpugilliam brown #Tybalt's arts and crafts

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talekinesis · 5 months ago

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Fairly Oddparents: A New Wish

So I caved and did it

Here's my fanfic about Dale Dimmadome being nice to his son

I am aware this is not something Dale would do in canon, but I'm the author now and I craft the story with my own two hands

I make it a little sad near the end teehee

I added so many Peri cameos

Summary: Dale's tablet dies and for a second, he puts it down and remembers he's a father

"Hey, uh, Dad I'm going to bed."

Dale didn't look up from his work, busy working on a new project.

"...Dad-"

He waved his hand in the general direction of the small voice interrupting him. "Yes, yes, go to bed, you have school tomorrow." As he heard the sound of small feet walking away, he went back to work, trying to figure out a new, quick, and easy way to get more money out of people.

Without warning, his tablet died and shut off, and he was left staring at his reflection in the dark screen. He muttered a few choice words under his breath. He'd left the charger up in his room, so he quickly turned and made his way up the stairs. He never let his electronics die, he needed them for work, all day every day.

As he climbed the steps he noticed a door upstairs quickly shut. The door to Dev's room. He walked by without paying it much mind and continued down the hall toward his own room to plug his tablet in. He grabbed the cord and clicked the charger into place, just as he heard a door down the hall open and little footsteps running down the stairs.

With his tablet dead, he was noticing more than he usually did. For instance, he noticed his son was not in bed, where he should be. Like muscle memory, he had made the motion like he was going to swipe on a tablet to send an Au Pair to go get his son, only to remember it was dead and charging. Dale sighed and left the room, deciding to just try and parent the old fashioned way; something he hadn't done in nearly ten years.

Now that he thought about it, the last time he actually paid full attention to his kid was when he was about one, pulling himself up on furniture to stand. He thought a little harder and realized he couldn't remember Dev's first steps. He hadn't been paying attention. That was the year he built the first Au Pair to assist him in raising Dev.

The Au Pairs originally had been meant merely as assistants, helping hands, since he was a single father. But that's clearly not what ended up happening.

He descended the stairs and noticed the kitchen light was on, accompanied by the sound of Dev struggling to get something out of the fridge. Curiously, he leaned into the kitchen and saw Dev nearly falling over as he had just managed to pull the milk jug out of the fridge.

Dale crossed his arms. "That's not lactose free." He said, startling the life out of his son, who dropped the jug with a yelp. "Also, I thought you said you were going to bed." He stepped in and picked up the jug of milk, looking down at the smaller version of himself, who looked back up at him with guilt.

"I, well.. I was going to go to bed, but Hazel sent me this recipe I wanted to try, and.. Well you're usually-" He stopped himself, and thought for a moment, not used to coming up with excuses since he usually didn't have to, "I really didn't think you'd notice I was up." He admitted.

Dale sighed and looked at the jug in his hand. He had forgotten to purchase almond milk for his son again. He glanced back down at his boy, and put the milk back in the fridge.

He couldn't even remember his first steps.

He shut the fridge doors, and faced Dev. "Go to bed, I'll pick up almond milk, and we can try that recipe tomorrow when you get back from school."

Dev looked up at his dad so fast you'd think he'd get whiplash. His eyes were wide. "Really? You actually mean that?"

Dale missed his first steps.

Dale missed his first full sentence.

Dale missed his first day of kindergarten.

"Yes. Come on, off to bed, the sooner you get to sleep, the sooner-" He started, but when he turned to look at his son again, he was gone. He looked up and saw him already running up the stairs, and walked after him.

By the time he climbed the stairs and reached Dev's room, he was already changed into pajamas and climbing into bed with his- .. purple dog..?

He leaned in. Don't parents usually say something to their kids when putting them to bed?

"... Sleep."

Good enough, great job, Dale.

He shut the lights off, and left the door cracked, heading back to his own room. That was the most interaction he's had with Dev in years. And it wasn't terrible.

He slipped his jacket off and changed into shorts, getting into his own bed. He picked up his tablet, wiped some kind of purple glitter off of the screen, and set it aside to let it charge overnight.

___

Dale was awoken by his alarm, but only quickly sat up when he heard paws scattering out of his room. He initially brushed it off, but when he noticed that the charging cable to his tablet was mutilated, he groaned.

Damn dog.

Damn.. weird purple dog that he didn't remember adopting.

He got out of bed started to get dressed, still tired. Stepping out into the hall, pulling his jacket on, he nearly stumbled back as Dev ran past him.

"I'MLATEFORSCHOOLBYE!"

He watched his son struggle to get his purple bag around his shoulders and then hop onto an Au Pair, flying out of the house.

He grumbled and stepped back into his room to test his tablet out. Luckily it had charged a little bit before that dog got to it, so he set to work with what charge he did have, almost forgetting the promise he had made to his son the previous night.

Seven and a half hours went by as Dale worked nonstop before his tablet died again. With an annoyed huff, he set it down and cracked his back, stiff from being in the same position all day. He looked at the clock and his stomach dropped as he realized it was almost time for Dev to get back, and he had forgotten the almond milk again.

He rushed out to his car, and stopped before pulling out to the left. He thought for a moment before making his decision, and instead pulled out and went right, toward the school.

Having gotten there early, Dale waited in the car for another twenty minutes before he heard the bell ring and saw the doors open as waves of kids poured out. He got out of the car and looked for his son amongst the crowd, spotting Hazel first. They locked eyes before she turned and spoke to someone still inside the building before pointing back at him.

He watched Dev excitedly run past her and push his way through the crowd of children before quickly hopping into the front seat of the car. Dale got in, himself, and pulled out of the parking lot.

And now it was just them.

He noticed Dev staring at him from the passenger seat, and started to feel awkward.

"I uh.. Forgot to pick up almond milk again, but you're coming with me this time, oka-"

"Okay!"

The silence was deafening in that car. He couldn't even remember if he'd ever had Dev in the car with him before. He usually traveled via drone. What did normal parents do?

What had he wished Doug would do when he was a kid?

"...How was school?"

And just like that, the silence was filled with Dev chattering away about eleven-year-old nonsense. And Dale tried his best to understand, but a lot of what his son was talking about were trends he didn't understand. So he just nodded and mentally checked out until they got to the store.

Dev ran ahead of him into the store, and that was when Dale lost sight of him. He sighed and stepped inside, only to sigh again when he realized just how easy it was to lose a small child in a grocery store.

That kid needed a leash.

He walked around aimlessly for about five minutes until he finally noticed there were signs that showed him which sections were where. He found Dev in the dairy section, opening a fridge door to grab almond milk.

"Dad, can we get chocolate milk too?"

"Grab it, and let's go." He answered, walking past him toward check out.

Dev grabbed both cartons and ran after his father, as fast as his little legs would carry him.

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Dev ran through the front door, ditched his school bag and bolted for the kitchen, leaving Dale to carry the milk in and follow behind him. He set the milk down and spotted the dog lying in the corner, watching them.

"Dev," he called, turning to look at his son, "when did you get a dog?"

The boy froze. "Uhh-"

"Did I get him for you?" Dale asked.

Immediately, Dev jumped on the excuse he had been given. "Yes. For my birthday."

Dale shrugged and put the chocolate milk away. That seemed reasonable. "Why is he purple?"

"Dogs are less likely to be stolen if their fur is dyed."

Again, this seemed reasonable enough. He called for an Au Pair for Dev to step on so he could reach the counter, where two mugs and a bunch of ingredients sat.

The recipe Hazel had sent Dev was for 'brownie in a mug.' They mixed the dry ingredients first, then Dale took over because Dev didn't know what to do, and mixed the wet ingredients in until they had batter.

Dev watched his dad do this effortlessly. "Have you baked before?"

Dale nodded. "How old are you?"

"Eleven."

"I used to bake about eleven to twelve years ago, then."

He popped one of the mugs into the microwave and set it for a minute.

"Why did you stop?" Dev asked, stepping down off of the Au Pair he had been standing on to reach the counter. He looked up at his father only to be startled to see emotion on his face.

"I used to bake for your mother." Dale muttered, refusing to look at his son now.

The kitchen was silent now, save for the soft hum of the microwave. It beeped and Dale took the mug out, setting it aside and putting the second one in.

"Is mom why you don't really talk to me?" Dev asked suddenly.

Dale felt his heart drop at the question and he finally met his son's eyes. "No, I just-" he sighed. This was a difficult question. "I'm just.. busy, Dev." He bent down, scooped his boy up, and set him on the counter so he could speak to him properly. "I just have priorities, you underst-" fuck. That was what Doug had said to him.

He looked to the side, at the floor, at the ceiling, anywhere as if looking for some script on what to say.

What had he wanted from Doug?

He met Dev's eyes again. "Devin. Your mother is not the problem. You are not the problem. I am. I get caught up in my work, and I understand that. I understand I haven't really.. well.. raised you since you were a baby.." He trailed off.

He couldn't even remember Dev's first steps.

"But I'm trying. Well, I'm trying now. I didn't have any real example on what to do, and I know you know that, but.. ugh.. look, what I'm trying to say, is I'm trying to take some steps in the right direction."

Ding. The microwave went off.

"I understand, Dad." Dev said, a small hopeful smile on his face.

Dale took the mug out of the microwave, and handed it to his son, who handed him a fork in exchange and plopped himself down on the floor next to the dog. Dale leaned against the counter, knowing his knees wouldn't help him back up off the floor if he sat down.

He watched as Dev 'snuck' a bite of brownie to the dog, but didn't say anything, figuring just one bite wouldn't hurt. Even if it did, he knew he could afford a vet visit. He took a bite himself and paused at how good it tasted.

Once they had finished, Dev ran upstairs with his dog, leaving Dale to finish his brownie in the kitchen, and he was deep in thought.

"Au Pair,' he started as one of the bots zipped down in front of him, "Show me recordings of Dev from ten years ago."

The bot beeped a little before projecting a video down onto the counter.

___

It showed one year old Devin, sitting on the floor. Ginger curls on his little head and big blue eyes reaching for the camera. The Au Pair raised a little off the floor, which encouraged the toddler to pull himself up on the couch to stand and reach for the camera again before something caught his attention off screen.

The baby steadied himself and turned a little to look at whatever it was that had gotten his attention. With a coo, he let go of the couch and wobbled a little before he took a step. The camera lowered and turned, revealing a younger looking Dale, faced away and talking on the phone. Dev reached out for him and took a couple more steps before he stumbled and fell back down onto his knees.

With a little grunt, he pushed himself back up and took a few more steps with outstretched arms, reaching for his father. He started to wobble again, before Dale turned toward him, still on the phone, and bent down to pick him up in his free arm, not even realizing that his son had just walked for the first time to get to him.

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