#gdlv

Thrass stared at him over his cup of ch'ai. “I thought you and I had a silent but mutual understanding that we would both be breaking the cycle of shame and terrible parenting by opting out of the cycle of shame and terrible parenting,” he said.

“Indeed,” Thrawn agreed. “But I have every confidence in Eli’s own abilities, if not my own. I have no small amount of confidence in your abilities, in fact, as you as good as raised me yourself.”

“Exactly,” Thrass said, jerking his head pointedly at Thrawn. “And you’re a war criminal.”

Thrawn was silent for a few moments. “According to the parenting manuals I've consulted, if Un’hee wishes to become a war criminal when she grows up, then it would be best to accept her for who she is and foster her poten—”

How dare you just brush Eli Vanto aside after the past year he's had for you. For you. Everything he has done is for you, Thrawn.

Yes, I reached good day lieutenant vanto. Yes, I knew it was coming. Yes, I was in the van with my cousin's husband.

And yes, I exclaimed about how infuriating it was. And yes, he laughed.

It makes me so beyond happy my work has a place in your heart. 🥺😭💙Thank you so much for going out of your way to brighten up my life. It really means the world to my writer heart (and also my 12-possums-trapped-in-a-dumpster brain 😆)

“You see, he had this… special friend,” Thrass began delicately. “And this special friend decided she would rather play with me than him, and he got very upset about that. So, as a compromise, I suggested that we all play toge—“

“Thrass?”

“Oh, good day, Captain Theli,” Thrass said cheerfully. “We’re learning the central political skills of communication, negotiation, and compromise, because Ozyly-knows she will not be learning that from Thrawn.”

“I learned about Courts Martial!” Un’hee said, defending her adoptive-father.

Good Day, Lieutenant Vanto turns two today!

Bah! This made me choke a little bit--not a whole lot, just a little, I am perfectly safe--on my morning coffee. Thank you. 🤣💙

I have to admit, sometimes I forget Good Day Lieutenant Vanto exists. I think it's the ADHDizzle (Which reminds me, I should work on that Book of Un'hee sequel maybe...🧐)

And hey--hey.

You're so fucking special.

Okay, I'm gonna go get a napkin.