He was, maybe he shouldn’t be, shocked that the kid was still here, that he hadn’t run off on his mother at sometime in the night.

Maybe Theo was just too worn out. Or maybe, she was the better person to handle this. Either way, Damien was so grateful for how she’d gotten here.

[text] I’m here. You two ready?

He opened up the car door, walked in to go find his sister and her son.

Catching the board and panting he arrived at the building. A.. treatment center.

Heaving panting breaths, he surveys the building from a distance. But the distress he feels, leaves little time to fully feel this scene out—

and he’s operating on impulse to slip into the building as casually, unnoticeable as he can, to move like someone who belongs, to keep following that feeling to a particular door that stops him,

stay stay stay

And he pulls it open.

( 💬 ) DARCY UR HEART

( 💬 ) I CANT TAKE THIS MUCH LONGERRRR

[Text] I’m fine now

With his newest strong-man summoned to the office again, the Patron wasted no time getting to the details of their very first mission together.

"There's... an item that someone borrowed, but it hasn't been returned. I need you two to bring it back to me. Safely. In one piece.

Find a way inside. Quietly. Draw no attention to yourselves."

He paused, looking between uncle and nephew.

"Questions?"

"I think you dropped this?"

They’d be there for around visiting hours- in case you want to avoid us- whatever. Like that was something he wanted to do.

But see Theo was his kid too, he’d gone into that treatment on Damien’s word so- so he wasn’t about to be chased away! Certainly not by an elderly empanada-toting woman.

He had a right to be here, didn’t he?

Right.

He’s early at the center, it’s not even visiting hours yet so he’s just pacing the waiting room. Glances out the window and stills at the sight of his long haired sister climbing out of the car, walking around the side to help out—

!!!

He turned heel and headed straight for the bathroom. (No fuck you not to hide).

Stopped at the comic store.

Picked up, couple of the new Iron Man trades. Didn’t know if you were up to date..”

Make it clear what to expect.

“The babies are coming, any day now.” Poor Claire was overdue as it was. “…And I’m not going to be able to come in here every day, the way I’ve been.

They’re really gonna be needing my hands, uh- right there, on deck. pretty constantly.”