MCA #0, Sunday Morning

[hatesparadise]

Well. Steve's dad was here. And it wasn't weird at all.

And Danny wasn't at all both saddened and relieved to not have Matty or Grace or even Meka show up for him. Not at all. Don't be silly.

He was just gonna do the sane thing and sublimate his feelings by making breakfast for Steve and his guest until things went back to normal. Which would hopefully happen tomorrow. But, for now, there would be pancakes. With bananas and chocolate chips to make Steve smile like a goofball.

[For the two there!]

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[grenadesandohana]

"You've picked an absolutely useless time to start," Steve snapped.

[hawaii_5ohana]

"How is it useless to want to know what my son is doing?" John demanded.

[grenadesandohana]

"I have been chasing your approval my entire life," Steve said, "but you know what? You don't get to judge this part. I don't need to know what you think about me and Danny."

[hawaii_5ohana]

They were both just ignoring how Danny was staring up at the ceiling like he was asking for divine strength here.

"I'm not trying to judge you! I just asked a question!"

In a vaguely judgmental way.

"Is this--is this one of the reasons you didn't come home?"

[grenadesandohana]

"No," Steve said. "I didn't come home because Annapolis is 5000 miles away from Honolulu and after you sent us away I took the hint and stayed gone."

[hawaii_5ohana]

John's expression dropped at that and the fight went out of him. "Steve..."

[hatesparadise]

"Okay, okay, go to your corners here," Danny said, putting a hand on Steve's arm.

[grenadesandohana]

Every muscle in Steve's arm had clenched up. "I want to eat my pancakes," Steve muttered.

[hatesparadise]

"It's a metaphor," Danny replied, ignoring John for a moment in the hopes of relaxing Steve just a little. He was doing the 'I want to punch someone' hand clench.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve grunted and stuffed pancakes into mouth, still glaring at his father.

[hatesparadise]

"Now, your father and I are going to go have a chat on the lanai," Danny said. Because that was just a thing that was going to happen.

[hawaii_5ohana]

Yeah, maybe excuse John for looking a little alarmed over potentially getting a shakedown from this short, New Jersey stereotype that was apparently dating (?) his son.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve nodded, shoulders creeping up towards his ears.

There would be no pancakes left on his plate when you got back, Danny.

[hatesparadise]

Danny politely gestured for John to join him for what was going to be a very loud, very pointed lecture out on the lanai. Complete with hand gestures and not so vague threats issued to a dead man.

[grenadesandohana]

Was it weird to feel kind of warm and taken care of while watching someone else rip your dad a new one? Steve decided not to overthink it as he finished his pancakes and then two of Danny's.