COD Headcanons #3
Old Man Hobbies
Johnny loves plants
When he had the tiny flat in Glasgow that he only kept for his leaves, he had a little window box for herbs
His quarters on base always featured a few succulents squeezed in on the desk amongst his notebooks
Even when it’s been rainy and his bad knee acts up (Simon got him a floral print knee rest and he silently cherishes the extra padding) he diligently trots out in his rubber clogs and tends their garden
He really enjoys nurturing the little shoots and sprouts and researches fertilizer types and soil airation and drainage and recommended pruning techniques
It feels good to use his hands. Hands, once soaked in war and blood and devastation; now only muddied with dark sweet earth of their home
Johnny’s yields aren’t much, certainly not enough to live on, but Simon always seems to have a recipe for whatever he can grow
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Simon feeds the birds
He used to golf with Johnny’s Da but his arthritis really cranked up the last few years and he needs a hobby that requires less fine motor control
He sits on the porch, often a couple hours before Johnny’s awake, cuppa steaming and watches the day come alive over their garden
He starts with bread because he’s Manc as hell and has only dealt with the kind of streetwise pigeons that don’t even run away from people anymore
He learns online that songbirds love sunflower seeds and grains and he experiments with different blends, eventually hanging up a few feeders within view of the windows
Unfortunately this encourages squirrels, Simon hates the squirrels
Johnny is endlessly amused by this
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Hey y’all! Another idea inspired by @bringinsexybackk69 maybe someday I’ll get my own ideas ✌️💀
