There were several ways Danny had imagined spending his Saturday night.
Being coerced into Vlad's balcony while the man stargazed was not one of them.
He sprawled out on one of the plush lawn chairs Vlad had set up specifically for him, arms crossed and scowl ever-present. It was astounding the lengths Vlad would go for the opportunity to play his mentor.
"Threatening the well-being of the town for this." Danny slapped his tongue against the roof of his mouth, tsking. "I'm not even doing anything, Vlad. You could have spent this quality time with your cat."
"Hush, Daniel." Vlad retreated a step from the balcony. "You were the one who flew into my vicinity. You should have expected I would take advantage."
Danny tilted his head back, examining Vlad against their star speckled backdrop. "Sometimes I mistakenly think you have better things to do, being the mayor of Amity Park and all."
"I'm always willing to make time for my little badger." Vlad smiled with a little too much teeth, approaching with two pairs of binoculars. "You didn't put up much of a fuss, if you'll recall." The lawn chair creaked as he lay himself down over it. "It's almost as if you wanted to go stargazing with me." He offered Danny one of the binoculars, which Danny reluctantly accepted.
"You wish," Danny huffed, staring up at the sky with as intense a bored expression as he could produce. "You're making me learn something that isn't even mandatory at school."
"You're actually going to make an effort to learn, then?" Vlad's smile broadened, but Danny made every effort to ignore it. "Now then, if you follow the direction of my finger…" the elder man began, extending a hand towards the sky to point out a specific cluster of stars. Danny set the binoculars against his eyes and followed the direction of Vlad's pointing, looking up at the bright strip of light that formed the milky way with some amount of awe.