~After hours~

@blancoluna asked for a story with their dadsona Jorge with Robert. It took me a while, but hopefully the story is satisfactory. Robert has a crush and unfortunately Jorge doesn’t get subtle flirting

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Robert was going to lose his his mind. No one could be this dense. At first he thought Jorge just didn’t feel the same way and was trying to spare his feelings by ignoring his flirting. Since he didn’t  seem to hate he continued with his flirting, but he was starting to realize that maybe he was being too vague, maybe he was the one who was not getting it. Was he being too coy? At this point he thought it could be either of those and like any functional adult would do, instead of asking Jorge if he wanted to date, he would just double his efforts and make Jorge realize that he was flirting and either telling him to stop or flirt back. He was really getting desperate.

They were currently on one of their ’dates’ on the cliff side. While Robert was pretending to focus on whittling, Jorge was stargazing. It was the perfect night. No cloud in sight, a light breeze blowing by them, a full moon lighting the night. ’It was now or never’  Robert kept telling himself, he would never admit it out loud, but there was still a tiny pit of hopeless romantic left in him and he really wanted this night to go perfectly.

God he wanted a drink. The whole getting his life back into order, included cutting back on the drinks. His liver might thank him later, but now he would really do with some liquid courage. He decided that if he was going to start a relationship, he was going to do it right and after all his efforts, he finally felt like he was ready to pursue a relationship. Now that it was time to actually follow up with his plans, it felt like he would never be ready.

His hands had stopped their almost mechanical movement at some point during his musings, but luckily Jorge was still focusing on the stars. He tried to discreetly look at him, hoping his staring wouldn’t be noticed, but that was thrown out the window when he did lay his eyes on the man sitting next to him. He couldn’t help the staring. At first glance Jorge might look like an average dad, but the more time he spent with his fellow dad the more breath taking details would make them self known. The way the breeze would gently move his brown locks in a hypnotic dance, the way his lips would quirk into a small crooked smile when he was happy and the way his eyes seemed to sparkle along with the stars. All things that he was currently witnessing at the same time and making him slowly turn his head without him noticing. The romantic part of him was controlling his movements apparently, because he put his wood piece down and shamelessly stared. He felt like a deer in headlights, unable to move, just staring.

He was too busy memorizing every detail he could make out in the moonlight to notice that Jorge had stopped his stargazing. He did realize that the crooked smile was replaced by a frown and those eyes were now looking right back at him. Fuck. ”Is everything okay?” Fuck. He was busted and even worse he didn’t know how to answer. Was everything okay? He’s acting like he was 13 again and was hyping himself up to hold his crush’s hand.  He would just have to play it cool and come up with a reason why he was staring  at his best friend. ”You’re so beautiful.” Fuck. ”What?” Fuck.

Alright, so  he was panicking and Jorge was looking at him, not saying anything. Apparently the romantic him didn’t know how to lie. Good to know. Well he made the decision on upping the flirting and he would have to own up to his actions. ”You heard me.” All rigth starting to get his cool back and Jorge was blushing, that’s a plus. Now it was just the two of them, sitting in silence and blushing. Not the worst outcome, he wasn’t being rejected yet at least. Now if only Jorge would respond.

”You’re serious?” he was starting to lose his gusto and he would have to do this quickly if he wanted to it at all. He’d have to keep it short and sweet. ”Yeah.” Okay, maybe a little too short. Was he blushing? His cheeks were oddly warm, no, he didn’t blush and he wasn’t gonna start. Jorge still wasn’t responding still just looking at him. Maybe it was better this way now he could start getting over him. The thought still stinks, but maybe time will heal the wound. It’ll leave a nasty scar, but at least he wouldn’t bleed out. Jorge finally turned away and very quietly said ” You don’t have to say that just because we’re friends.” What? WHAT! Did he seriously not get that he was flirting. Robert didn’t talk with a lot of people, but calling someone beautiful usually was considered flirting, right? Was he so out of the loop that flirting has changed. ” Excuse me?” He had to force his voice to stay calm, as not start screaming into the darkness of the forest. Was his eye twitching? It felt like his eye was twitching. Jorge had turned back to him, but he didn’t look as happy as before. ”I know I‘m not the most attractive guy, so you don’t have to say that to make me feel better.” Robert wanted to punch something. His best friend is an idiot. A dense idiot who doesn’t look into the mirror often enough apparently.

”You think I told you that to cheer you up?” He might have a hysterical tilt to his voice, but he felt it’s justified. When he got a nod as a response he lost control. He grabbed onto Jorge’s shoulders to make sure he was listening and started to rant ” How can you be this dense?” Jorge looked like he was going to object, but he continued before he had the change. ” I’ve been flirting with you for weeks and you have the audacity to tell me you’re not attractive?” He got some twisted sense of satisfaction seeing how much Jorge was blushing. ” You’re the hottest guy I’ve met in recent years and I’ll tell you as many times it takes to get through your thick skull. You beautiful bas-mphf” He was cut off by warm lips pressing against his. He suddenly forgot what he was pissed about or maybe he just didn’t care anymore. It was very hard to care about anything else than the man kissing him.

I forgot the yard part of this ask, but hopefully this is still good. And sorry for the slow updates i've been working on an ask with some serious topics so i want to get that right before posting it.

Dads w/dadsona who plays the mandolin

Robert: Has no strong opinion on the matter. Or that's what he tells you at least, but you'll start to notice that small smile he tries to hide while you play. No matter how hard he tries, he'll most likely end up either dozing off or start to gently hum while he listens to you, but has made you swear not tell anyone, the man does a have reputation to uphold. If you bring it with you to your cryptid hunts, he'll reluctantly tell you not to play it at first, but he would eventually ask you to play something to 'calm Betsy down'. Taken the fact that Betsy's asleep next to him, you can tell he's embarrased. It is nice backround music for whitling or stargazing.

Damien: Oh, what a pleasant surprise. He would love to to anything you decide to play and always claps when you finish. He does it on instinct and blushes often when he realises what he's doing if you've told him to stop. He feels like he's being demanding when he asks you to play for him and always tells you that you don't have to, but he'll learn soon enough that that's nonsense. If you decide to play in the garden while he tends to the flowers, he'll start to thank you for the lovely music with a kiss and a flower behind the ear.

Mat: Jamming sessions. He loves music and loves it that you two share a common interest. It might take a while for him to get comforatable enough with playing again to join you though. He does get very melancholic at the beginning of your sessions, he can't help but to think of Rosa and how they used to play together. The more you two play together, the easier it gets for him to make some new memories with you. If you're feeling up to it he'll ask you to perform a duet with him on the open mic day.

Craig: "That's so cool' bro!". He's so proud of you for learning the instrument. He remembers when you both were still in college and how you'd tell him how you wanted to start playing. To say you've improved over the years would be a huge understatement. Seeing how effortlesly it comes to you now still kind of blows him away. It just brings the most happiest and proudest look to his face. Sometimes he wakes up in the middle of the night to the sound of a gentle melody coming from some where. When he locates the source of the music, he might have shed a tear. River must have woken up during the night, because there you were currently playing softly over her crib.

Joseph: Catch him dreamily staring at your face while you play and he might not even realize that you stopped playing for a while and were staring right back at him. He does try to hide his face, but can't hold in the flustered chuckle. He never realizes that he's doing it, but it's not like you mind. If you start singing to him while playing, he will melt. He knows how to play guitar, being a youth minister and all, but he's not confident enough to serenade you back. He knows it's silly getting nervous over it, but you're very skilled compared to him and doesn't want to embarres himself infront of you.

Hugo: Very impressed. He might have gotten used to the music teacher complaining to him about how hard it is to get students to focus on learning an instrument, se he kind of understands how much effort it takes. His favorites to listen to are the slower ones. Of course he loves anything you play for him, but its soothing to just relax with you. He likes to listen to your practise as well, it adds a nice atmosphere to the room when he's reading. He never was any good at playing music, but he can read some poetry and loves to repay your lovely serenades.

I read my notes again and this one got a little bit more melancholy than my previous works and I have no idea what part of my brain saw your ask and decided that this was the time to for scar-worship.

Dads w/war veteran dadsona

Robert: At the beginning he didn’t give much thought on what you did for a living. But before your third date he started to worry he was keeping you up and disturbing you work, but time-wise it worked out pretty well for your first dates. If you’re not shy about showing off your scars . no matter how many times you tell him he doesn’t have to do that, he’d just be too busy tracing them with his hands to pay attention what you’re saying.He likes to remind you how brave you are while doing so. If you don’t believe him when he tells you this, then be prepared for him to just double his efforts and there is no stopping this man when he sets his mind on something. Mary often congratulates you after getting Robert to go to a formal event, even if she knows the driving force behind that was seeing you in uniform. 

Damien: Is it even possible for this man to swoon more. Apparently yes it is.You could almost see the hearts in his eyes when you show him your scars. Like Robert he’d love tracing them with his fingers, but he leaves feather light kisses on them and telling you how he loves them, because they’re just extra proof of how strong you truly are and he won’t hear any objections. No matter how many times you tell him to stop the sweet talking, he won’t stop. He’ll only increase it and add some more mushy compliments for extra effectiveness.     

Mat: He got worried the first time he noticed that you might not have a job. You kept hanging out at the coffee spoon almost as much as he did, and he owned it.When he asked you about it, you ended up talking about your history in the military for the duration of his breaks that day. He might not relate to a lot of things you tell him, but he’s a great listener and is always ready with a cup of tea when you’re feeling overwhelmed and want to talk. He’s a great calming presence in your life and if you suffer from nightmares he’ll play a gentle tune on his guitar for you to help you sleep. You might stress over it in the morning when he has to drink more coffee than usual, but to him it’s all worth it to see the serene smile on your face before you fall asleep.   

Craig: It took him a hot minute to recognize you.He knew you were deployed after you two drifted apart, but the last time he had seen you, you were still young and dreamy eyed. Those same eyes were still there, but they looked so much more tired. The reality of it all slapped him right across the face the moment he realized that you were really in front of him. He was so busy taking you in that he only realized that the teenager next to you was Amanda. When he last saw her she was Rivers age and now she was big enough to wear Alex’ old jacket. Be prepared for a long chat, because he wants to now everything that’s happened since you last saw each other. He harbors some guilt over not being there for you when you needed a friend, but both of you agree that you should focus on the present and make up for lost time. To see his now scarred best friend holding his youngest daughter and making her laugh with funny faces never fails to melt his heart. 

Joseph: He learns about your situation pretty quick after meeting you.It comes to light during your awkward first meeting, but it was dulled by the rest of the mess you called a conversation. He’s occupation has made him a great listener and can be very sympathetic. If you ever want a break from the stress that comes with being a veteran, he’ll take you out on the open water with his yacht. Just listen some Jimmy Buffet and forget about your worries and focus on the sunset. You are altogether beautiful my darling; there is no flaw in you. He likes to remind you of gods love and how you’ve done so well with your choices. Some of the church might not take it so well that he divorced his wife and is now dating a man, but he brings up the fact that they were just telling people that they should respect veterans and that manages to shut them up for a while. 

Hugo: He knew about your situation through Amanda. She has done many school projects about your situation and they’ve all been very touching pieces. He’s read many books and seen many documentaries about war, but he can admit that he isn’t an expert on the matter. He does his best to apply his knowledge to help you with the problems that life causes. If you want to really impress him just show off some of the skills you learned from the army. If you managed to maintain the physical fitness from the force he’ll be thrilled to have someone to wrestle with. He also loves it when you pin him so effortlessly. He’ll lay down with you for hours and wax poetic about your scars if you let him, but usually either you or him end up falling asleep in your embrace. If you want to just sit next to him while he reads his current book out loud to you, he’d be very compliant.   

That’s so kind of you to say. I don’t plan on stopping, but my ask box is still kinda empty so it might take a while to post a new imagine. Also, I made it so Hugo gets Duchess even if you don’t romance Damien. 

Dadsona with two chihuahuas 

Robert:Before you met Betsy you were hesitant to bring up your dogs. Robert seemed like the kind of guy who would scoff at the mere mention of a chihuahua,but your doubts about introducing Robert to your dogs would be smothered when you saw how he reacted to small dogs you would encounter while on a date. He always got a tender look on his face and even though he would deny it always, you knew this man has a soft spot for dogs. When he finally gets to meet them, you bet those two are getting scooped up real fast. He starts to bring Betsy over and luckily for both of you the three dogs love each other. He starts to carry around a picture of two rottweilers to go along with the pitbull one he already has. 

Damien:It’s no secret that this man loves dogs, big and small, so he would be thrilled when you mention that you have two. Of course he would be very strict bout not letting the dogs near Lucien and would start to carry around a small lint roller so he wouldn’t bring any stray hairs to his home. He does mostly wear dark colors so he would very likely miss some spots. He loves to pamper them and the dogs seem to calm down around him and would become attention hogs when ever he’s around. He doesn’t mind of course, but it gets very difficult to show you any sort of affection when the dogs decide they deserve that affection more than you. 

Mat:He was one of the few people Amanda didn’t lie to about the dogs size or feral nature. Still, he was nervous about meeting your dogs. He knew you loved those dogs and your relationship was still new and he was afraid that if the dogs didn’t like him it would affect your relationship. He decided to make some home-made dog treats to make them warm up to him. It turned out it really didn’t matter, because the dogs only took a single look at him and decided that Mat would now be their new favorite napping spot and would start to growl at people who got too close to him in their opinion. The only person they might like more than Mat was Carmensita who loves to dress them up and luckily for her these two survived Amanda and are Halloween costume veterans.  

Craig: He would joke about that you should get a third dog so you could name it Carl Jr (He isn’t kidding). He would occasionally hope that the dogs would be as big as how Amanda described them so he could take them with him on his runs. Though the dad side of him was very glad that the dogs were smaller ones and couldn’t accidentally hurt River or the twins. River gets very attached to the dogs who have taken on the job of being her personal bodyguards when ever she’s close to them. You guys would joke about the effectiveness of it, but soon would shut up when the older dog starts barking up a storm when one of the moms would try to pinch her cheeks. Hazel uses this as proof when she takes on the job of playing up the dogs when Amanda goes to college. 

Joseph: At first he would be very worried due to Amanda, but would slightly relax when he sees the two. The kids absolutely love the dogs and they get even Chris to open up to you. The dogs love the kids even more and grow quite attached to the four when Amanda leaves for college. They’re favorite seems to be Chris to his confusion, but the dogs will not leave him alone until his given them both sufficient  amount of pets. Amanda gets Chris to send her pictures of the dogs and tells him ways to get the dogs to do tricks. Joseph couldn’t be happier with the dogs and how they help the kids with dealing with the new familiar arrangement, but that doesn’t mean the dogs were quick to like him.  

Hugo: At first he was neutral towards the dogs, but would soon grow to love them.He was worried about how Duchess and them would get along, but it turns out that their age gets Duchess to actually respect them. She starts copying them and tries to follow them wherever their going. He almost cries tears of joy when he realizes for the first time that your dogs can keep her in line. It’s not that he doesn’t love Duchess, but she’s a very big puppy who doesn’t seem to realize that she isn’t the same size as your dogs anymore. Ernest warms up to you faster due to your dogs and likes to get tips on dog care from you.   

It was the first time he has seen what you were drawing in your sketchbook and he had to go to the back room to calm down. He had only gotten a climpse of the page while bringing you your order, but it was enough to get him to almost spill said drink on you.

Usually that would have been enough reason to retreat to the back, but the sketches that littered the page where taking over his thoughts.

You had been drawing him. He knew already that you're an amazing artist, but it always blew him away just how good you were.

Maybe he wasn't the best judge on your skills though. You could have drawn a stick figure with glasses and he would have been impressed. He never was much of an artist, other than musically of course.

You almost always had your sketchbook with you when you came to the Coffee spoon. Does that mean you've sketched him before?

He had to admit he was flattered and that also meant that he was blushing very clearly. Lucky for him Pablo was working the register so he could take a moment to calm down.

At least that's what he thought before you came walking into the room looking worried.

"Is every thing alright Mat? You just kinda ran here." He wanted nothing more to tell you every thing was alright, but he was still trying process the news that you drew him so that would have to wait.

You must have sensed something was off, because you were infront of him holding his hands in yours. "Did you see my sketchbook?"

He tried to get the butterflies in his stomach to calm down so all he managed was a nod. Now he wasn't the only one blushing atleast. "I know it must be weird to find out I draw you. I can stop if it makes you uncomforatable."

"No." that was not what he wanted. "I'ts just surprising that you'd draw me." He pulled you a little closer by your hands.

"So I can still draw you?" He just nodded. Your following smile was worth the embarrasment.

"Great, because it would be criminal not to be allowed to draw someone this handsome."

Robert : This man has perfected his skills in hiding his emotions over the year. All that work seemingly went down the drain after he started dating you though. All you would have to do is give this man a genuine compliment and a kiss on his hand and he would have to turn his head in the hopes that you wouldn’t notice the blush on his cheeks. Its useless though, his ears always give it away. This man has gone a long time without this type of tenderness and it will take him a while to get used to it again.

Damien: He can't help the goofy smile that takes over his face every time you compliment him. Your compliments always seem to come out of nowhere and catch him off guard. He could be doing something as mundane as putting on his make up for the day and you would suddenly find a way to praise him for his skills. It's really becoming a problem that he has to stop what he's doing just to hide his flustered laughter into his palm.

Mat: Nervous laughter. That seems to be the reaction he can never stop, no matter how hard he tries. Most of the time he can stop the huge smile from taking over his face by biting his lips, but there's always a small up turn of the lips no matter what. Surprisingly his blush is very subdued. Sneak kisses and hugs are a guaranteed way to get him to react the most. He will always return the affection as best as he can while trying to stop giggling.

Craig: A blinding smile would take over his face, but you can always see a hint of a blush on his cheeks. This man is like a huge puppy. All you would have to do to get this man to melt is to just acknowledge all the work he does. Praise him for being a good father and friend and he would almost start crying. He likes to know that his efforts are being appreciated. He would retaliate by giving you a crushing hug.

Joseph: His eyes would widen and a small 'oh' would escape past his lips before he could stop it. Innuendos are a sure fire way to get this man blushing all the way up to his ears. He would have to collect himself for a moment before slapping you on the arm weakly and telling you to stop it. The blush will remain on his face for a while though.

Hugo: Run your fingers through his hair while he's resting his head on your lap. This man is so stressed and can't help the moan that passes his lips every time you do it. Neither of you really know if the following blush is from the embarrassment the noise causes or just the action itself, but you don't particularly care. This man is touch starved and can't resist your pampering after a long work day.

My family takes board games very seriously and I'm sure these guys aren't any better

Family game night w/the Hardings

Brian had first suggested that you guys play monopoly, but luckily Daisy had the foresight to put an end to that idea real fast. She knew you two were competetive by nature and She was not going let a small civil war start because of monopoly.

You ended up playing a trivia game. They were Daisys favorite and neither you or Brian could say no to her when she was so exited by something. That might become a problem some day, but right now it was just two dads letting their daughter pick a board game.

It was a pleasant evening all around. At some point you were losing and declared Maxwell was now officially a part of your team. The rest of the game would see Maxwell switch sides multiple times before settling on Daisys lap for good.

When you lost Maxwell, Daisy got the brilliant idea to face time Amanda and see if she wanted to play. Lucky for you she was just hanging out at her dorm and happily joined your team.

But even with both of your brains combined you still couldn't defeat Daisy and her book smarts.

Maxwell seemed happy with their victory and promptly laid on his back asking for belly rubs as a prize. You rubbed Brians belly as a consolation prize as well.

Daisy did want that you all had fun and promptly decided to switch the game. Your and Brians reassurances that you were having fun fell to deaf ears as she picked out a new game.

Sadly Amanda had to forfit automatically because her roomate was going out for pizza and she was offering to pay for Amandas pizza as well. They all understood her forfit.

The game didn't last long though. Daisy was following Maxwell into sleepytime junction and Brian decided it would be best to take her to bed.

After leaving her and Maxwell to sleep in her bed, you and Brian returned downstairs to clean up the living room.