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Husk

Fuck off.

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FROM: SUBJECT: FAMILY CHAT So we got a pig now. LAPIS I know you don't want a big fuss... EDWARD If you want to talk about it or... DIARMUID I heard what happened. CEREZA Knock knock, my little Sourpuss~ CAMILLA Say, Husk, you wouldn't happen to have any recommendations... LAPIS Father's Day SAMPO/LAPIS/JINWOO Husker Agapov. On the next night in... LAPIS Are you at your place right now? EUNIE how's this month's mission mildred

TO: SUBJECT: FAM CHAT What does it mean when you dream DIARMUID So. Are we gonna talk about the thing. FAM CHAT Weird request. One of you needs to come... BLADE Got a sword from that sketchy shopkeeper. ELLIOT Hey, Elliot. Think shit's calmed down enough... DIARMUID Order came. At Jinwoo's place. LAPIS That FUCKING son of a BITCH HUA CHENG Shit's getting bad. LAPIS One of those flying boxes gave me a new phone EUNIE You might wanna stay away from your regular place for a while.

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[crisantemo]

[ It's a very particular day today, and so Lapis is a little bit nervous. Most recent Father's Days she's been on missions or travelling, so all she could really do is call Husk when she had a moment to spare and timezones aligned.

But this time she can put in a little more effort - especially since this year, it's official. She's now an Agapov, so she wants to do a little extra for Husk. It took some hours at the forge and some assistance from her brother, but she managed to make something...

So Husk is at Jinwoo and hers place today - after her insistence that he come over - and at one point during the day, Lapis will be cornering her dad with a gift. ]

Ah, here you go. [ It's a small-ish, slim box neatly wrapped in red paper. Once he tears through that, he'll find it's a metallic playing card - with the Ace of Spades design on the front. It's not just a card though, as he'll find he'll be able to actually open it; inside are two photos, one on the inner panel and one right in the centre, of them both. Back from a few years ago, when she was young, and something more recent.

And inside the trinket is an engraving: "Thank you for being my dad. I love you."

Meanwhile Lapis absently twists her fingers together, giving him a soft smile; quietly anxious for his reaction. ]

Happy Father's Day.

[wiseoldbartender]

[ Father's Days really aren't something that Husk has seen a lot of. It's always been nice to get a call from Lapis, of course, but he's never really expected more than that. Everything had always been so tricky, especially when they weren't even on the same continent.

But it's different this year. He was honestly already a little sus given how insistent Lapis was that he stayed in her place today. So when she corners him with a present, he really should have seen it coming. He takes it with a soft grumble with no real venom to it at all. ]

Didn't have to go through so much trouble.

[He's just saying it for show though, really. Typically adding to the grouchiness they both know is more front than it is anything genuine. He opens the gift, eyebrows rising in surprise because this is... actually really fucking nice. He turns the card in his fingers, letting it slide between them in that old, practised sleight-of-hand. And then he opens it and... oh.

The pictures were wonderful, they tugged at his old, grumpy heartstrings. But that engraving? That was a fatal shot. He stares at it for a moment. Jesus, fuck, he really did luck out and get the only decent thing in his whole fucking life with her, didn't he? Something in his chest aches- before he clears his throat- trying to mask the emotion welling up in there, even if it's not as well hidden from his voice as he'd like to think. ]

That's - [ he sniffs- allergies - rubbing a knuckle over his eye ] that's a really fuckin' nice gift, Lapis. Thanks.

[crisantemo]

[ Lapis watches, quiet, for his reaction; maybe it's silly to be so anxious, but she did want to make this year a special one. And she wanted Husk to know that she appreciates him - even with all the dumb fights and stupid bullshit they get into, there's nobody else who she would want to be her dad. He was there for her when she was brought into the Order an angry, traumatised mess and he kept being there for her as the Order kept trying to wear her down.

But seeing him try - and fail - to hide the emotion the gift brings is enough to make her perk up, giving him a warm smile in response. She's thrilled he likes it, and even more so that it at least shows a fraction of how much she cares about him. ]

I'm glad you like it... [ And the best cure for 'allergies'? A hug, of course, and she steps closer so that she can wrap her arms around him. ]

I love you, dad.

[wiseoldbartender]

[Honestly their dumb fights and stupid bullshit were how they truly showed they loved each other. Sure, they might look insane and petty to anyone on the outside, but that's just how the Agapovs roll. Though as much as Husk generally wasn't one for big shows of emotion, Lapis really did mean the whole fucking universe to him. He'd do anything for her. With only minimal grumbling.

The hug is a great cure for his terrible 'allergies', and he returns it, giving her a tight squeeze. ]

I love it, you Dumbass. [ An affectionate "dumbass", full of love. ] I love you too, Lapis. Thanks. It's uh- it's real special.

[crisantemo]

[ There's a tight squeeze in return, not able to stop herself from smiling brightly now as she leans back just enough to peer up at him. He really does mean the world to her, so she's glad she has a chance to try to properly show this - and being lovingly called a "dumbass" only makes her giggle. ]

I wanted to make something a little more special this year. Especially now that I'm officially an Agapov and we can celebrate this in person.

[ She'll even let him choose to have Taco Bell for dinner and she'll not complain at all - ]

[wiseoldbartender]

[He returns her smile with one of his own, reaching down to ruffle her hair lightly. It really did mean the whole damn world to him. That she took his name. That, despite the fact they were thrown together by the Order, they managed to make something actually good out of it. That she remained the one damn decent thing he'd managed to do in two lifetimes. It all meant so much, more than he could ever truly put into words. ]

Hah, that's true. Ain't normally lucky enough to be on the same continent for this, let alone the same city. [ No, Lapis, don't do that, think of poor Jinwoo. ] Well, you did good on that one. Thanks, Lapis, it means a fuckin' lot.