#wgk;threads

Night shifts weren’t his favorite past-time,sure, but at least they kept his and Wesley’s apartment paid for. William had been taking them all for the past month, working extra-shifts just to pay his half of the rent. It wasn’t that they were struggling as a unit, but more like Will didn’t want to be a nuisance to his brother. Nothing much had happened to him while he had been out (except about a week ago, when he and some of the other rookie cops had went out to dinner at a quaint little restaurant one of them knew; now that had been a good night, even if it seemed fruitless by this point) so when his radio had crackled back to life nearing midnight, Will had been all too excited to take the call. Trespassing was hardly his favorite kind of crime, but it was still something to do to kill some time. 

When he arrived at the place in question, he jumped out of his car, flashlight in hand. The place seemed kind of creepy at night, but there’s some sort of beauty to the moonlight shinning off the lake’s surface. His thoughts are interrupted by the faint sounds of people laughing in the distance and leaves crunching underneath hurried steps. He wonders if he’s too late, and still walks towards the docks. Better do what he came here to do. 

What he’s met with is definitely not what he was expecting, but his brain rewires itself almost instantly. That’s the girl from the diner! William stares dumbfounded at her for a little while, his flashlight forgotten off to one side where he dropped it--and whoops! There it goes into the water! 

Allowing an entire section of your family that you knew nothing about into your life is harder than he initially thought. Even though Will had been pretty excited to find out about his three new nephews and four cousins, the first time he had officially met them had been all but happy. Graham and Robin were too tense for the entire evening, even when Wesley and Jared had been doing their goddamn best to keep everyone on good spirits. While the dinner hadn’t been exactly a complete failure, it had been a rough start for all of them. 

Now they’ve been invited over again. Jared had offered his home this time, and had told them all that they could bring a pair if it would made them feel more comfortable. Graham had told the others to not be rude and not invite anyone over. This was supposed to be family time. Blah. Blah. Blah. 

William didn’t care. He needed emotionaly support and that meant Flynn was coming along with him. 

“I’m just glad you decided to come,” he tells his friend, as they wait by the door, Wesley just one step before them “I know I don’t say this enough, but I appreciate you at least a little bit, mate.”