#loopey mcquack

so in DWD18, ripcord and birdie were hands-off parents, not in an uncaring way, but apart from making sure their kids had pilot training before they could even walk, they believed that children should figure out the world for themselves. they sort of "unschooled" LP and loopey.

similar to the story in top duck, as a kid, a really bad crash left LP so ashamed he left home. loopey was younger but smarter and a better pilot than him, and he loved her so so much but he compared himself to her and he felt like he was holding his family back.

and leaving home as a kid because of feelings of inadequacy definitely did not leave him with any lifelong relationship issues he has to sort out. his determination to create a family with drake and gos totally doesn't border on desperation because of that.

i think ripcord and birdie have some regrets on how they brought up their kids. it was sink or swim and they didn't realize their son felt like he was sinking.

but once they all iron stuff out, which they WILL (i would talk about it more but i haven't thought about it that deeply yet so i don't want to feel like i am reheating my friend @soy-s4uce 's launchpad nachos) then absolutely they embarrass him in front of his husband and daughter.

drake was extremely wary of the mcquacks at first. his own family issues mixed with launchpad caginess around what his issues are. he expected the absolute worst. i think he was the most wary around ripcord. like, instinctively standing in darkwing posture wary.

but it turns out ripcord is like if launchpad was a lot calmer and had his head screwed on a little straighter.

just like thad loves showing gos's baby pictures, birdie loves showing launchpad's baby pictures and drake feels like the luckiest man alive. until he's flipping through the album going "WAIT WAIT <3 i have to see the awkward acne phase!" and everyone gets really quiet and drake realizes he has put his foot in his mouth.

loopey loves being an aunt to gosalyn. she's always trying to give her clothes and jewelry and stuff. they. don't really have the same sense of style. but gos thinks loopey is really cool. she lets her take the yoke once or twice in her biplane.

loopey's also always being like "when are you gonna propooooose??" before LP and drake get engaged. luckily i think they probably got reconnected after drakepad started dating or launchpad would not have survived.

i like thinking about loopey as a similar flavor of dummy as 17 launchpad. they both get a spacey look in their eyes. they both go "buh?" and misunderstand people. they both fix planes with bubble gum. they both love hugs and love each other very much.

ripcord is enthusiastically if confusedly supportive of LP's sexuality. ("it makes me so proud to have a gay son :]" "he's bi, dear." "by what?")