#waaahhh he loves them so much he wants them safe and happy more than anything in the world

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tftstst favorite details w the ventures. brock telling the family to scatter (to safety) when the black hearts attack & rusty staying right beside him . brock telling the boys he doesnt love them & that they're just a job and the boys (or at least hank, but assuming both of them bc dean greets him cheerfully when he calls) knowing he's lying and he does love them and that they are a family . also brock immediately feeling bad that that's what he had to say to them to get them to safety . "does brock ever tell you what to do?" & them saying yeah sometimes , ik this is probably in reference to safety/bodyguard stuff but i think it's cute in a paternal sense too just bc i know he tells them to do chores or go to bed on time or get in their PJs and come say goodnight etc , he really is their second dad . Brock's concern when he sees Hank talking to Le Teur & the way he tells him to get away from him & immediately checking to make sure he didnt hurt Hank even though the assassins really dont care about the Ventures . more serious stuff is brock giving up going on the run & fighting bc he realizes the Ventures can't handle it/he doesnt wanna put them through that & also brock immediately abandoning his plan when he sees the clone slugs on the battlefield & every time in prev eps where he is very insistent on protecting the boys and keeping them alive (his specific worry in I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills when he thinks they're dead in a dumpster & his profound relief that they're not) even though they have backup clones (even going as far as to focus on rescuing them in Victor. Echoe. November. rather than Rusty (who does not have clone backups))