[You know what, Lloyd can take care of himself, and Kratos doubts that Zelos is going to pull any shitty traitor stunts. It's fiiine, they're just going to be regular roommates and nothing is going to be weird at all.]
That sounds like him, and it sounds like you've got this all planned out. I'm sure he'll appreciate having you close by.
[ it's fine he got it all out of his system. and look what he got for that stupid stunt. ]
If we're on the subject of Lloyd... [ because kratos is fucking dumb and immortal and time probably means nothing to him. ] You'd better call him every night.
[ granted, he's sort of guessing at this. but he knew that when he'd studied in sybak, his ~hunnies~ would get daily letters from their parents and would write them in turn.he'd listened to dozens of them while these girls did his homework for him, there were no secrets of the universe in those pages. no big events. sometimes what they'd had for lunch, or friends they'd made, but it meant a lot to those kids to see a reminder they weren't forgotten about.
... can kratos even sustain that much smalltalk? lloyd can probably talk enough for the both of them. it'll be fine. ]
You're the one setting the tone for what kind of relationship you two are gonna have. It means a lot to a kid when their parent reaches out. After a while, he'll figure out he can call you when he wants to talk.
[ a parent taking interest, taking that first step towards a real relationship - that's all the difference. the memory of mylene standing up from her chair with a genuine smile still haunts him some nights. maybe moreso than the red snow that followed. ]
[Look even if the conversation just consists of HI HAVE A GOOD NIGHT OK BYE he's still going to do it OK. They don't have to make small talk for an hour before LLoyd falls asleep EVERY night.
But shit man why is "you're the one setting the tone for what kind of relationship you two are gonna have" so goddamn intimidating?? Shouldn't it be up to Lloyd? Maybe Kratos is a little too worried about making him uncomfortable. Lloyd's a grownass man pretty much HE CAN DEAL WITH IT.]
Right, that... makes sense. Okay, then starting tomorrow, I'll be sure to call him in the evening.
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[ ah, yeah.
this is why he doesn't do dads. ]
I've got a floorplan done and a contractor lined up for when he gets bored.
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That sounds like him, and it sounds like you've got this all planned out. I'm sure he'll appreciate having you close by.
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If we're on the subject of Lloyd... [ because kratos is fucking dumb and immortal and time probably means nothing to him. ] You'd better call him every night.
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Ah-- every night?
Of course, I can do that.
[It seems excessive. Would that annoy him? He doesn't want to annoy Lloyd help wat do]
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At least to start off.
[ granted, he's sort of guessing at this. but he knew that when he'd studied in sybak, his ~hunnies~ would get daily letters from their parents and would write them in turn.he'd listened to dozens of them while these girls did his homework for him, there were no secrets of the universe in those pages. no big events. sometimes what they'd had for lunch, or friends they'd made, but it meant a lot to those kids to see a reminder they weren't forgotten about.
... can kratos even sustain that much smalltalk? lloyd can probably talk enough for the both of them. it'll be fine. ]
You're the one setting the tone for what kind of relationship you two are gonna have. It means a lot to a kid when their parent reaches out. After a while, he'll figure out he can call you when he wants to talk.
[ a parent taking interest, taking that first step towards a real relationship - that's all the difference. the memory of mylene standing up from her chair with a genuine smile still haunts him some nights. maybe moreso than the red snow that followed. ]
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But shit man why is "you're the one setting the tone for what kind of relationship you two are gonna have" so goddamn intimidating?? Shouldn't it be up to Lloyd? Maybe Kratos is a little too worried about making him uncomfortable. Lloyd's a grownass man pretty much HE CAN DEAL WITH IT.]
Right, that... makes sense. Okay, then starting tomorrow, I'll be sure to call him in the evening.
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[ he's sure that's going to scare the shit out of lloyd. ]
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Is there anything else?
[Any more questions, any more Lloyd advice? Criticism? SURE YOU GOT PLENTY OF THAT]