"… so it doesn't matter if you have one daddy and one mommy, two mommies or… two dads, you understand kiddo?" you didn't really understand what your father was talking about at all but nodded your head reflexively anyways, which seemed to be a good thing as he smiled and ruffled your hair affectionately. " That's my chico Tavros" His slight Spanish accent coming through ever so slightly, he seemed anxious for some reason, at least you think so. " Papa can we play now?" you asked with a smile glancing down at the cards you were so familiar with, despite being a 12 year old boy you prefer card games to things like football, baseball, hockey or anything requiring strenuous activity really. Your father simply picked up his cards (which you set for him beforehand i.e. when he was talking earlier i.e. which might have been the reason you only caught the last part of his talk) and smiled waiting for you to make the first move.
The next day you, your dad and brother were driving home from picking him up from his high school when "Chicos" your father's voice was stern, his grip on the steering wheel tightened and his voice seemed a bit more strained "I'm going to have someone over tonight" he seemed to struggle with his words which was a rare thing for your father to do seeing how confident a man he was. " Please behave yourselves, Rufioh please please don't invite your girlfriend tonight." Rufioh your older brother tensed visibly when your father said 'girlfriend' knowing exactly why having her around company would not be a good thing. Your father chuckled lightly " I'll take that as a yes sir, Now Tavros " he looked at you through the interior mirror his look softening a bit " Try not to be so shy okay?" you blushed a little and murmured a soft okay fully aware of your so called shyness" the rest of the car ride was uneventful aside from your dad and brother rocking out to " A Quien Le Importa" by some Spanish artist called Thalia , but oh wait never mind that was ordinary, carry on then.
LATER THAT NIGHT
Your father told you to not wear your peter pan pajamas to dinner tonight which you begrudgingly said yes to, great so now you were not only going to have to make it through dinner with a total stranger you didn't even have your favorite outfit to calm you " Oh and about the person coming here tonight, he has a son about your age maybe you can play with him after dinner" your father said more of a 'as a matter of fact' statement than anything else, seemingly to not be of importance as he walked toward the kitchen to prepare dinner. You however, were completely and utterly ecstatic,' maybe you could be friends, maybe he liked peter pan as much as you, maybe he-' so many thoughts ran through your little head you couldn't stand still. You nearly sprinted all the way to your older brothers room "Rufi-" you stopped as soon as you heard angry yelling coming from his phone in what you could only assume to be Japanese "何が地獄のろくでなし？私はそこに性交許可されていないのですか?! あなたは私と別れています！雌犬の息子をクソ!" wow that lady was loud even your ears hurt despite her speaking through a phone receiver and you being a good ten feet away. "No doll you got it all wrong, I was just..." you decide to just leave, eavesdropping is not a good thing to do (and you really don't want to be there the next time that girl screams ouch).
You pass by the kitchen on the way to the backyard " Dad I'ma be out back with Tinkerbull!" he gives a hum of acknowledgement. You were flying with Tinkerbull your dog for at least half an hour (more like you were running around with your arms extended to either side of you like an airplane with your very small dog chasing you and barking) before you decide to lay down on the seemingly welcoming grass. You keep on thinking on what the boy coming over is going to be like, you're so lost in your thought that you don't even notice a car pulling up to your driveway, you don't notice your dad as he greets someone and invites them in, you don't notice when the sliding glass door is opened and closed, no you don't even notice when you are greeted with a 'Sup motherfucking bro'. You're just staring at the sky with the most pleasant smile slapped across your face. You still don't even notice when the same person crawls on top of you to get your attention, well okay that did get your attention but only when his face was hovering above yours only inches away "Now what's all up and miraculous in the sky motherfucker?", to which you flushed and gave a squeak of surprise.
You were stunned (but who wouldn't be?) " I-I I Uhh… uhhh.." you felt a cold sweat coming on and a dull pain in your stomach, you wanted to cry, eyes already shining with unshed tears. The person on top of you rolled over to your right and laid on his back with a loud Oomph as his back hit the ground. You looked over the boy next to you still wary " Whoah…miracles" his arms pointing to the sky with the most amused smirk you've ever seen . You take this chance to look at him for whatever reason and notice he's about your age, has longish wavy hair, is extremely fair skinned and is very pretty.. almost like a girl. You just called another boy pretty eeyup that just happened. You seemed to have calmed down a lot more and were only blushing by the time he spoke up again " So it's Tavros right brother" his arms were still outstretched as he turned his head to look you in the eyes which in turn only made you blush even deeper you're certain he can see your blush. "Uhh… y-yes uhmmm.. w-who are you?" you say in a voice slightly louder than a whisper "Gamzee Makara" he continued on with his goofy grin, your face showed your obvious confusion and he responded with " My dad is visiting your dad" the gears in your head silently clicked, you parted your lips in a 'Ohh I get it' gesture. He giggled a bit (a boy should not be able to giggle and be that cute) at your face. You're not sure why but you seem to like him, from what you've seen he's pretty relaxed and not to mention cu- "Achoo!" you sneezed obviously affected by the rapidly dropping temperature due to night setting. You sit up and wipe your nose wow that was really uncool to do in front of someone you just met you wonder if he's grossed out. Nope he seemed unaffected instead he stretches and yawns sitting up just like you are. He was about to say something when your father called out.
" Chicos! Dinner is ready, come inside and wash your hands!" Gamzee stands up and offers you his hand to help you stand up " Aww yeah let's go get some motherfuckin grub" you just noticed he cursed a lot but you didn't really mind, you take his hand and smile a bit bashfully. He seemed surprised which only caused confusion in you "Uhhh.. why are you..?" you couldn't really think of how to ask him why his face was like that " Thought a motherfucker didn't smile at all" he just reverted back to his lazy grin " It's adorable, you should smile more" welp back to the blushing "Uh thanks" you smiled again and in turn he led you inside still holding your hand, you notice he's heading straight towards the dining room until you tug at his hand and he turns around "What's up Tavbro?" and now he gave you a nickname, this guy, you really want to be friends with this guy " Well, uh my dad said to wash our hands right?" you start pulling him towards the restroom because for some reason or other you two were still holding hands. After a quick stop in the restroom you go to the dining room. You see a large male whom you assume is your fathers friend and Gamzee's dad. Did you mention he was large? And extremely scary. You look to the ground before scoping for your dad and locating him leaving your new companion's side in favor of hiding behind your dad. The large (scary, intimidating) man seemed to scowl and your dad gave him a look. You wondered what type of friends made those faces at each other.
You look over to Gamzee who is a bit more serious in front of his father (who is really scary) you kind of want to go over to him and talk but you can't risk being out of the safety that is behind your father. You sort of give him an apologetic look, he just smiles back this smile however is slightly strained you notice. You're not sure why but the air is tense and you feel uneased as you should " Please sit down, I'll go get Kurloz and Rufioh k" your father suddenly left and you were alone (not really because Gamzee was there too) you were scared and were starting to feel another panic attack coming on. Right when you were about to start hyperventilating someone took your hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze you turn and see Gamzee giving you a sympathetic smile. He sat down and patted the seat next to him to motion you to come over. You think, you think you might be able to make it through this dinner. Just as you sat down your dad, Rufioh and some other teen came in.
"Well let's eat" your father smiled hopefully, hopefully this wouldn't be a disaster..
== HAVE THE MOST AWKWARD DINNER IN PARADOX SPACE
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I'LL CONTINUE IF PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIKE THIS
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