[Tucker just. Doesn't even think, leans down to cup Wash's face in his hands and kiss him.]
Fucking love you, dude.
[He definitely, absolutely did not just end his first "I love you" with "dude" and it definitely was not half-thought out and more about his kid than his feelings about Wash.
[ except he absolutely did all of those things. wash can feel his eyes pop open a moment before tucker kisses him, surprised. he's not surprised that tucker does, if that makes sense - just that tucker says so, so freely.
there's a lot of things that he doesn't expect to hear from the reds and blues, and that was one of them. wash lets go of the book with one hand to raise one, curling his hand around tucker's wrist. ]
[ he is loved. wash loves all of the reds and blues - they gave him a family again after he thought that he could only rely on himself. they accepted him, faults and all.
but tucker is also special, among them. tucker has become so much more, so important to wash. he smiles gently when tucker settles down against him. ]
He sounds like a good kid. Has a good father, after all.
[He tucks his head under Wash's chin, narrowly avoiding that compliment. He knows he's a kickass dad, but it always feels weird when other people acknowledge it; he's always had rocky parenting techniques given the nature of their... everything. And how much time they have to spend away from each other.]
Uh... Look if- I mean, if Kimball can actually get the equipment up here and we even get signal and I can get a message to him, you don't, you don't have to be part of it, y'know? Until you want, when you're ready to.
[Boy being a single parent is hard, especially when you start dating. What the fuck.]
[ tucker hunkers down under his chin and wash doesn't comment, moving his book to his other hand to read it over tucker's shoulder. when he speaks again, offering to let wash in on the message, wash has to think about it. ]
I mean... I could still wish him a happy birthday. Kids like extra happy birthday wishes, right?
[ he lets out a breath. ]
I don't have to, though. If you think it'll be - weird or you're worried about it getting long.
Well, I mean, it's just - he hasn't seen or met you, y'know? And it's not weird for me, but I dunno how it'd be for you and-
[God, he has to think back a little, wonder if he's even mentioned Wash to Junior. If he has, how much has he said? Did he talk about him like Wash, or like how he talked about Churc-
Fuck. It got quiet again, the silence utterly taking over everything. Tucker swallows heavy and rests his head back down, hand on Wash's chest.]
Either way, it's up to you, so I dunno just let me know when we get the equipment if you wanna or not. Not right now.
wash reaches up and rests his hand over the back of tucker's neck, on his port again. ]
Okay.
[ wash hopes tucker can feel the vibrations through his chest. as it stands, though, he settles the book in his other hand. hopefully, even if he isn't talking, the heartbeat will be enough to help tucker. ]
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Fucking love you, dude.
[He definitely, absolutely did not just end his first "I love you" with "dude" and it definitely was not half-thought out and more about his kid than his feelings about Wash.
Definitely not.]
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there's a lot of things that he doesn't expect to hear from the reds and blues, and that was one of them. wash lets go of the book with one hand to raise one, curling his hand around tucker's wrist. ]
Y-yeah. Me too.
[ is that playing it too cool??? ]
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Junior's gonna love you, wait'll he meets you.
[Welcome to the family, Wash.]
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but tucker is also special, among them. tucker has become so much more, so important to wash. he smiles gently when tucker settles down against him. ]
He sounds like a good kid. Has a good father, after all.
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[He tucks his head under Wash's chin, narrowly avoiding that compliment. He knows he's a kickass dad, but it always feels weird when other people acknowledge it; he's always had rocky parenting techniques given the nature of their... everything. And how much time they have to spend away from each other.]
Uh... Look if- I mean, if Kimball can actually get the equipment up here and we even get signal and I can get a message to him, you don't, you don't have to be part of it, y'know? Until you want, when you're ready to.
[Boy being a single parent is hard, especially when you start dating. What the fuck.]
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I mean... I could still wish him a happy birthday. Kids like extra happy birthday wishes, right?
[ he lets out a breath. ]
I don't have to, though. If you think it'll be - weird or you're worried about it getting long.
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[God, he has to think back a little, wonder if he's even mentioned Wash to Junior. If he has, how much has he said? Did he talk about him like Wash, or like how he talked about Churc-
Fuck. It got quiet again, the silence utterly taking over everything. Tucker swallows heavy and rests his head back down, hand on Wash's chest.]
Either way, it's up to you, so I dunno just let me know when we get the equipment if you wanna or not. Not right now.
[Smooth.]
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wash reaches up and rests his hand over the back of tucker's neck, on his port again. ]
Okay.
[ wash hopes tucker can feel the vibrations through his chest. as it stands, though, he settles the book in his other hand. hopefully, even if he isn't talking, the heartbeat will be enough to help tucker. ]