Dad Tenna headcanons bc I feel inspired (special thanks to Moss4ev3r) Some sad, some random/ref
-Tenna is a mix between a strict and fun parent. He desperately wants to seem hip & cool but while maintaining a level of control. He can go from laughing & smiling with you to using your full name when you get into trouble.
-He’s one of those dads who would cut your food into fun shapes and leave positive notes in your lunch box. Definitely one of those fathers who would do themed nurseries and would coordinate your outfits. It’s the director in him. He would incorporate red, yellows and bows into your outfits a lot. Definitely lots of poofy dresses and fetching suits.
-Tenna would love parading you around in public, you’re his biggest pride and joy. Way better than any award he’s ever won, even if sometimes it doesn’t feel like it. It was rare to see Tenna in an interview without you on his lap or in his arms, he’d be beaming with pride & joy.
-Tenna loved acting out scenarios with you, usually acting as the hero or the damsel in distress while you did your best to save your father from the evil villain in question! (It was usually a Pippins in a dragon costume or something)
-He’d loved to make it seem like you were helping around the studio, such as giving you mock paperwork, a fake telephone or scripts to rehearse. (The scripts in question would be you proclaiming your love for him)
-Tenna is the type of parent who obsessively documented everything that would go on in your childhood or have someone do it for him. Just countless amounts of footage of you either in public or private, it appears on his screen whenever he’s thinking or dreaming about you. Tenna gets emotional about it since it often feels like his settings are on fast forward with how big you get.
-Tenna would have you in baby slings or have you cling to his electrical cord tail so you wouldn’t wander away. He got so sad when you outgrew the kangaroo pouch. A shadow-guy walked in on Tenna crying over it and is now underneath an NDA to not say anything.
-Tenna would call you “Starlet”, “Starling”, “Starlight”, “Sweetheart”, “My Number One Actor/Actress” among other sugary sweet terms of affection.
-In an attempt to make up for the lack of attention given to you, Tenna spoils you absolutely rotten. Your room/dressing room is full of many trinkets and expensive gifts that you ended up not touching or breaking in a fit of rage at being blown off. You still feel empty, even if your room is filled to the brim.
-Tenna ends up usually treating you more like a friend and confidant than a kid on most days, usually when he’s drunk or feeling upset over something. Probably one of the only times you’re able to hug him. He talks to you about anything, mostly the glory days, fond memories of the Dreemurs or rarely, Spamton. I don’t recommend asking him about Spamton though, unless you wanna get scolded.
-When you aged out of your toddler/kindergarten years, you would end getting pawned off to the Mikes, Weather Duo or Tenna’s employees in general. Tenna assumed you’d be fine bc we’re all basically a happy family anyway! But in order to be a happy family, you gotta be an active member.
-You only really entered showbiz to make Tenna happy and to make him pay attention to you again, not for any actual love of the game. It only opened up a deeper wound to be treated like an average cast member than a child.
-To end on a lighter note, Tenna is one of those parents who don’t understand their kid’s interests but goes along with it to make em happy. I had a thought where you’re trying to watch an anime on Tenna’s screen and he keeps interrupting to give commentary
