-Bonding with In-Laws-
(Bate / Les)
“Absolutely not!”
“But dear, it’ll make Ellie happy,"
Les stubbornly crossed his arms and looked away. “Callan, how can you expect me to get along, with….with-“
“Bate?” She finished what he couldn’t. “It’s only for a few hours, and I’m sure Bate would appreciate if you bonded with him.”
“But I don’t!” He barked, and reached for his pipe, “Can’t you see I want nothing to do with him!”
Callan slightly flinched from his husband’s outburst. She knew he wasn’t partially fond of their daughter’s fiancé, and that being in the same room whilst getting along with him was very rare. Bate tries his absolute hardest to get on his good side, but unfortunately Les wasn't budging from his views of his daughter marrying an outsider.
“Les,” Callan spoke with a gentler voice, “Please don’t do this, Bate’s trying really hard to gain your respect for the sake of Ellie, why can’t you do the same?"
When Les didn’t respond she gave a defeated sigh and headed to their room. “They’ll be arriving in an hour. That’ll give you enough time to think about what I’ve said,”
The elder Squid heard her footsteps getting softer and softer until he heard the door of their room click. He let out an irritated groan and lit his pipe.
“There’s no way we’re ever going to get along” He mumbled.
—--
“N-no, don’t leave me with him!!!” Bate begged,
“Bate, control yourself!” Ellie scolded, “It’s just for a few hours.”
“I-I’ll come with you!!” Bate hastily suggested, “I always wanted to go to a spa! I…I like massages!”
“No you don’t,” Ellie said and pushed him closer to her parents home. “Now c’mon, they’re waiting for us.”
—--
Callan smiled with joy as she opened the door to greet the pair. “Ellie, Bate, how are you?”
She moved to the side to let them in, “Les, they’re here!” She called out,
Bate slightly backed up when she called him. Ellie saw and grabbed his frightened hand to lead him towards the living room. The pair sat down and Bate timidly fiddled the zippers on his gloves as Les entered the room. The gruff Squid sat across from them and glared at Bate. He slightly smirked when he saw the Puffball stiffen in fear.
“Bate….” His voice lacking the warm friendless he usually has when he talks to Ellie, “I see you’re still alive.”
“Dad!” Ellie shouted,
“But dear, it’ll make Ellie happy,"
Les stubbornly crossed his arms and looked away. “Callan, how can you expect me to get along, with….with-“
“Bate?” She finished what he couldn’t. “It’s only for a few hours, and I’m sure Bate would appreciate if you bonded with him.”
“But I don’t!” He barked, and reached for his pipe, “Can’t you see I want nothing to do with him!”
Callan slightly flinched from his husband’s outburst. She knew he wasn’t partially fond of their daughter’s fiancé, and that being in the same room whilst getting along with him was very rare. Bate tries his absolute hardest to get on his good side, but unfortunately Les wasn't budging from his views of his daughter marrying an outsider.
“Les,” Callan spoke with a gentler voice, “Please don’t do this, Bate’s trying really hard to gain your respect for the sake of Ellie, why can’t you do the same?"
When Les didn’t respond she gave a defeated sigh and headed to their room. “They’ll be arriving in an hour. That’ll give you enough time to think about what I’ve said,”
The elder Squid heard her footsteps getting softer and softer until he heard the door of their room click. He let out an irritated groan and lit his pipe.
“There’s no way we’re ever going to get along” He mumbled.
—--
“N-no, don’t leave me with him!!!” Bate begged,
“Bate, control yourself!” Ellie scolded, “It’s just for a few hours.”
“I-I’ll come with you!!” Bate hastily suggested, “I always wanted to go to a spa! I…I like massages!”
“No you don’t,” Ellie said and pushed him closer to her parents home. “Now c’mon, they’re waiting for us.”
—--
Callan smiled with joy as she opened the door to greet the pair. “Ellie, Bate, how are you?”
She moved to the side to let them in, “Les, they’re here!” She called out,
Bate slightly backed up when she called him. Ellie saw and grabbed his frightened hand to lead him towards the living room. The pair sat down and Bate timidly fiddled the zippers on his gloves as Les entered the room. The gruff Squid sat across from them and glared at Bate. He slightly smirked when he saw the Puffball stiffen in fear.
“Bate….” His voice lacking the warm friendless he usually has when he talks to Ellie, “I see you’re still alive.”
“Dad!” Ellie shouted,
-End Drabble-
Artist Comment:
Date: N/A
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Date: N/A
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Species © Nintendo/ HAL Laboratory
Interpreted characters created from said species © Rhylem
Interpreted characters created from said species © Rhylem
