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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-19 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you for coming home.

( She knows how much he likes having his kids close. Before Mystic Falls, it had been months since he'd seen them. )
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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-19 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
( The small smile is enough. )

Then I'm lucky you still feel like this is home.
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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-20 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Did you?

( He's felt a weight she'd been carrying since she'd left J.J. and disappeared. Even in Mystic Falls, there was a wall even he couldn't scale. )
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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-20 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
If you want to talk to me, before or after J.J., at all, know I'm right here.

( Always. )

Does he have a way of contacting you?
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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-20 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Then, when you're ready you can reach out to him on your terms.

( There's an argument to be said everything has been on her terms, but she is his daughter and her terms are the terms he backs. )
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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-20 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
All you can do is try.

( Is that enough dad advice for the afternoon? )

Do you want to get ready for lunch? Maybe get a hot shower in?
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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-20 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
( Next, he seeks out his wife. Is she in the backyard? The kitchen? )
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[personal profile] razes 2022-04-20 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[She's close enough. She's helping arrange the lunch order and making sure they have enough place settings for everyone, but turns when she sees him.]

Going to be interesting, having a full house again.
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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-20 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
And more. My son brought his boyfriend.

( How does he do this? )
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[personal profile] razes 2022-04-20 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. Presumably because he wants you to get to know him.

[She turns to face him more, leaning back against the counter so she can see his face.]

Or, enjoy the fact that he definitely seems to be scared of you.
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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-20 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
He must only know me from the true crime series and biopics I never signed off on.

( He hates the one based on his time in prison but it made a good drinking game. )

I now this means something. I know he means something, but we've never met one of William's suitors. Except for that -- violinist we happened to run into.

( And this isn't just Cooper, but his father, and his friend. Seriously, full house. )
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[personal profile] razes 2022-04-20 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
Let William lead. If he wants to make a big deal about something, I'm sure he'll let you know.

[But she doesn't think he's wrong.]

And if nothing else, take the opportunity for what it is. Get to know the kid better. Maybe it'll help him be less scared of you.
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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-20 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Do I want him to be less scared of me?

( Yes, he does. He wants his son to trust him and in turn, the person his son likes to trust him, too. Hopefully, Laurel can read that on his face. He knows what's best, and he's read to be there, to host, to get to know the kid. )
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[personal profile] razes 2022-04-21 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
I think eventually, that might be a good goal.

[But because Laurel is Laurel and will choose chaos, always.]

But that doesn't mean you can't milk it - at least for a little while.
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[personal profile] kapiushon 2022-04-23 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not Machiavelli.

( As much as fear might beget respect. )
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[personal profile] razes 2022-04-25 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
No, you're not. But you are his father, which means when it comes to significant others, you are allowed to have a little fun.

[She does her best, on occasion, to remind him to have that.]