ohana means family and all that jazz

[givesyouaboner]

<sub>[How did this happen? Dirk doesn't know, but hey, he's just a kid. All he knows is that his family has grown from just being Bro and Dave to so many more people.

And it's really nice.

Even if it's different because there are people everywhere always, omg.]

(OOC: go crazy with this.)</sub>

Comments

[givesyouaboner]

_{[Oh no, here is more girly shrieking. Bro, your nephew-slash-adopted-son is a girl.]}

You made me looooose.

_{[But deep down, does he care? Not really. This kid enjoys attention too much.]}

[plushaeusrumpified]

Excuse me? The gravity made you lose. I was just an unfortunate victim of circumstances.

[givesyouaboner]

You're like the meteor that killed the dinosaurs.

[plushaeusrumpified]

You're right. I rode in on my magical horse and they just keeled over at the sheer awesomness of the sight.

[givesyouaboner]

You're the reason Littlefoot doesn't have a mom. How does that make you feel?

[plushaeusrumpified]

Oh no, my kokoro...

[He shifts to lay on his side so he can face the TV, though he's still sprawled across Dirk.]

That movie was so fucking lame, Littlefoot can suck it.

[givesyouaboner]

Wow, rude. What if Land Before Time is my favourite movie ever? You've just insulted me to the point the damage is irreparable.

_{[Have a playful elbow.]}

[plushaeusrumpified]

It doesn't have horses.

[He reaches up and ruffles Dirk's hair.]

[givesyouaboner]

Longnecks are totally like dinosaur horses.

_{[Stop that. Instead of actually trying to fix his hair, he just has this stupid grin on his face. It's disgusting.]}

[plushaeusrumpified]

You could almost say they're horsesaurs.

[Well, that was lame, but he lets out a laugh at his own joke anyway, not to mention the doofy grin on Dirk's face.]

What game are you playing?

[givesyouaboner]

Kingdom Hearts.

_{[Why, you ask? Because his mun isn't a gamer and has only played games like these, stfu.]}

I'm trying to get 100% completion on expert mode.

[plushaeusrumpified]

[Meanwhile this mun is giggling like an idiot because you're precious.]

Oh no, I totally made you lose against Sephiroth, didn't I?

[givesyouaboner]

_{[dlfghdsfjhsgd]}

Yeah. And I'm trying to beat him so I can unlock the full ending. Rude, Da---Dirk.

[plushaeusrumpified]

I could beat him with my h-

[Wait. It hits him what just happened. He didn't even realize, he wasn't even paying attention, but then... Then it hits him and the feeling is kind of... indescribable for the moment, but he freezes and his mouth hangs open slightly. It's a long few seconds before he can find his voice]

W-what?

[givesyouaboner]

_{[Nope. He didn't slip up like that. He doesn't know how to feel about that. So obviously the best thing to do is to pretend it didn't happen.]}

What?

[plushaeusrumpified]

You almost said- I mean, you started... to say something else. And then you called me Dirk.

[He isn't sure if that is what Dirk had almost called him, but... well. It sounded like it. He just doesn't want to assume.]

[givesyouaboner]

_{[He should've known he couldn't trick Bro. The guy's too observant.]}

It was an accident.

[plushaeusrumpified]

... I. Uh. I don't... mind, y'know?

[He sounds hesitant, but only because this has never come up. A part of him almost sounds... hopeful, though? Because... he's...

Always wanted to feel worthy of being a dad.]

[givesyouaboner]

_{[Everything about this situation is composed of hesitance.]}

But is that really okay? It's... not bad?

[plushaeusrumpified]

No, I... don't think it's bad at all...

I'd kinda... I mean. I just... I think I'd like it.

[He knows he would like it. That's the difficult part, because a part of him deep down feels kind of bad because of David. But... he's wanted to be called dad for... a long time now. He just hasn't said anything. He feels like he blew his chance for that when he told Dave to keep calling him Bro.]

[givesyouaboner]

<sub>[Dirk would like it too. He doesn't know how to explain the reason why, but he just needs that... kind of solidarity in his life again. It's just a name, in a way, but it means a lot more than that. It expresses a bond.

That's also why he's afraid.]</sub>

Do you think he'd be made about it?

[plushaeusrumpified]

[Bro isn't sure. He just... Their relationship was so rocky, he isn't sure how David would feel about it, in the end. He'd like to think that he'd be fine with it, that if it was good for Dirk then that's all that matters. But he just... doesn't know. But Bro is selfish, and he just... he really wants Dirk to.

So it's the selfishness that makes him sound perfectly casual and confident.]

Nah, I think he'd be totally cool with it.

[givesyouaboner]

<sub>[If Bro says his dad would be okay with it, he has no other option but to believe him. Because could there really be another case? Bro knew his dad in ways Dirk didn't. And Bro wouldn't lie to him.

Instead of responding right away, he rolls over until he's able to latch onto Bro and give him an awkwardly positioned hug.]</sub>

Okay...


Dad.

_{[And this is ok, because he was a spoilt brat and usually called David "Daddy" to his face. This is different. It's okay.]}

I just. I dunno if I can continually do it yet. Or I might slip up. But it's not really like I haven't thought about it before. I just don't know.

_{[He is the worst mumbler. Hopefully he can be understood.]}

[plushaeusrumpified]

[When Dirk begins to move, he shifts to make it easier, wrapping his arms around him the best he can when Dirk comes in for a hug.

When Dirk speaks, the butterflies just sort of explode in his stomach and he lets out a happy little laugh. It just... feels so good to hear it, like. He doesn't even know. It's just the best thing ever, because... he's always felt unworthy of it. Like being a dad was just a huge honour that he never lived up to.

And now he was, and it just. It's enough to make him wanna cry. Tears actually do come to his eyes, and a lump rises in his throat.]

Shhh... It's okay. It's really, really okay. Whatever's easiest for you, I just...

[He breaks off has to swallow, otherwise he would start crying. The tears do come a little more and a couple roll down his cheeks. When he speaks, it's a whisper that Dirk can only barely hear.]

Thank you...

[givesyouaboner]

<sub>[Everything just feels.... a lot better. It's like he feels completely accepted now, nevermind the fact that he'd been exactly that from the beginning. It's just. Different. Better. Especially since he already looks at Dave as his brother. He doesn't even see the slight biological differences anymore.

And in a way, it just really helps.

He knows no one else is ever going to be able to replace David. It's impossible, especially when Dirk only really has good memories of him now. They're on a pedestal that no one else can reach. But this is good for him too. Because nothing beats this sense of belonging he feels right now. It makes him cling to his uncle even tighter.]</sub>

I love you.

_{[It's not even something they say a lot, at least directly. But Dirk just really wants him to know.]}