Hank wasn’t entirely sure what he was doing inviting Connor over for dinner and he was even less confident once Connor was sitting at the table, stiff, while Cole stared at him. Connor had said hello, asked Cole about himself, did everything right as far as Hank could tell.
But Cole just kept staring. It was starting to wig Hank out and Connor was obviously uncomfortable. His fingers danced across the edge of the table. Cole’d said he understood when Hank explained, said he wanted to meet him, seemed excited about the possibility.
And now this. It just didn’t make any sense.
Cole hooked his arm around his chair. “Dad,” he said, turning, painfully earnest and annoyed, “androids don’t eat. Did you even think about that when you invited him over for dinner?”
Oh. Oh. So that’s how it was gonna be. Fine. That was something Hank could handle. “Yeah, Cole. I know. Connor wanted to come.”
Hank bit back a smile, watched Connor do the same, and relaxed. If Cole was already taking Connor’s side, Hank was probably in for a lot of trouble, but it was the best sort of trouble he could imagine.
Re: Prompt: Hank/Connor & Cole, becoming a family
Hank wasn’t entirely sure what he was doing inviting Connor over for dinner and he was even less confident once Connor was sitting at the table, stiff, while Cole stared at him. Connor had said hello, asked Cole about himself, did everything right as far as Hank could tell.
But Cole just kept staring. It was starting to wig Hank out and Connor was obviously uncomfortable. His fingers danced across the edge of the table. Cole’d said he understood when Hank explained, said he wanted to meet him, seemed excited about the possibility.
And now this. It just didn’t make any sense.
Cole hooked his arm around his chair. “Dad,” he said, turning, painfully earnest and annoyed, “androids don’t eat. Did you even think about that when you invited him over for dinner?”
Oh. Oh. So that’s how it was gonna be. Fine. That was something Hank could handle. “Yeah, Cole. I know. Connor wanted to come.”
Hank bit back a smile, watched Connor do the same, and relaxed. If Cole was already taking Connor’s side, Hank was probably in for a lot of trouble, but it was the best sort of trouble he could imagine.