Astoria, Oregon
May. 14th, 2012 12:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
l1ttle_billyHe had gotten in rather late the night before. Graduation was approaching, and he and his classmates were attempting to squeeze in as much carefree college living as possible before being kicked out into the real world.
Billy wasn't immune to the strange mix of fear and anticipation like he'd expected he'd be. He felt like he'd been out in the real world all his life. The closest he'd gotten to any carefree time had been in Fandom. And maybe just after his freshman year at Eckerd.
Maybe it was the added bonus of being a father.
Speaking of which...
“Daddy?”
Billy opened his eye, to find Anastasia standing at the edge of his bed, staring. He couldn't interpret the expression on her face, it seemed to be a mix of fascination, and horror. He realized this was the first time she had ever seen him without his patch.
“Are you okay?” she asked. “Does it hurt?”
“Hey Ana.” he said gently, sitting up and reaching for the patch. “No it doesn't hurt. It happened a long time ago.”
Ana looked like she wasn't quite convinced. And he was touched when he realized the horror wasn't so much at his appearance as the idea of someone having hurt him.
“Oh good.” she sighed. “Can I have chocolate cake for breakfast?”
Billy wasn't immune to the strange mix of fear and anticipation like he'd expected he'd be. He felt like he'd been out in the real world all his life. The closest he'd gotten to any carefree time had been in Fandom. And maybe just after his freshman year at Eckerd.
Maybe it was the added bonus of being a father.
Speaking of which...
“Daddy?”
Billy opened his eye, to find Anastasia standing at the edge of his bed, staring. He couldn't interpret the expression on her face, it seemed to be a mix of fascination, and horror. He realized this was the first time she had ever seen him without his patch.
“Are you okay?” she asked. “Does it hurt?”
“Hey Ana.” he said gently, sitting up and reaching for the patch. “No it doesn't hurt. It happened a long time ago.”
Ana looked like she wasn't quite convinced. And he was touched when he realized the horror wasn't so much at his appearance as the idea of someone having hurt him.
“Oh good.” she sighed. “Can I have chocolate cake for breakfast?”
