Kiddie AU - Post growth spurt

[sliceitwithwind]

It'd been a week, but Dilan...was nowhere near used to his new size. He kept banging into walls, doors, low hanging objects. Anything dangling from the ceiling, and he kept forgetting how wide his shoulders were as well. It was driving him insane.

Not to mention the fears that his size and new, distinct lack of "cuteness" meant that he was hideous looking. He wasn't ready to go back to college, not while still recovering from the agony of the growth spurt, so he was curled up at home trying to get used to himself. Braig had needed to go back and pick school work up for the two of them, trusting that Aya would take care of Dilan until he got back.

Dilan was curled up on the back porch with a couple of blankets and a book. And a protein shake the size of a monster slurpee cup.

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[mitochondriaaya]

"Hey, I was trying to give you a compliment!" Aya pouted and hopped down to bring food over. "They do look good!" Grumping and flopping into a chair now? Yes.

"Bedtime is eleven fifteen today," Elcy chuckled and sipped from a mug of tea in her hands. "Don't eat too slowly."

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan grinned and reached over to ruffle her hair, cheerfully. "Yes'm." Dilan said, bolting his food. He was fifteen, was there any other way to eat?

[mitochondriaaya]

No, there was no other way to eat! And as long as he didn't choke he'd never get in trouble for it! Aya stuck her tongue out after the hair ruffling and bolted her own food. "Should we put some of the new clothes in the wash tonight so you can wear teh workout stuff to the gym tomorrow?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yes, that sounds good." Dilan agreed, licking his fingers, "I'll head and do that now."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Napkin dork!" Aya passed him one and grinned before going to rinse plates. "Oh, right, calendar!" Time to do that!

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yeah, yeah." He wiped his fingers and tossed the napkin, then went to do laundry.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Manners are important!" Aya giggled and set the plates to dry. "See you upstairs!" She was going to brush her teeth now yep!

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan followed several minutes later to brush his own teeth, he was obsessive about it, and generally get ready for bed.

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya had the blankets turned down and a hair pick in hand! "Check your hair?" Just in case? "Or pass out now?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Ooh, thank you." Dilan said, settling down on the floor so that she could get at his hair easily.

[mitochondriaaya]

"What else am I here for?" she laughed and started checking dreads for fly-aways. She draped her knees over his shoulders and cheerfully sorted checked sections over one leg and unchecked over the other. It was the best way to handle things!

[sliceitwithwind]

"Love and friendship, duh." Dilan said, closing his eyes and leaning into the care.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Which translates into hair care!" she laughed and kissed his forehead. "You need a few bits of twisting. Grab me the wax?" He could reach the drawer!

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yes'm." He reached out, and brought the wax back to her, "Thank you!"

[mitochondriaaya]

"You don't have to thank me!" she laughed and bopped the end of one of his dreads off his nose. "It was kinda my idea you keep it long and stuff so of course I help!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Still, helping is nice." Dilan said, "I love you, and I don't ever want to take you for granted."

[mitochondriaaya]

"I like taking care of you, and Braig. It's something I can do!" Because they didn't always take very good care of themselves. "And you don't take advantage! You never have!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Yeah, I know." Dilan said, "But I worry anyway."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Don't worry. I love you too and everything is okay." So there! Twist twist twist! "You guys are really, really good for me! And Elcy and Yinsi are too! And my dad wants to start having dinners with us again."

[sliceitwithwind]

"That's good." Dilan said, smiling across the room, "I like you getting to see him. Has he gotten much better?"

[mitochondriaaya]

"He's trying," Aya admitted. "He'd make a better uncle than dad I think? And losing Nevada hit him hard but he promised to try. We'll see what happens, and Elcy and Yinsi will always be there!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Losing Nevada hurt all of us." Dilan agreed, a little sadly. He wasn't as close to the man as Aya and Braig were, but still. A lot of his hunting learning came from Nevada. "If I can help, lemme know?"

[mitochondriaaya]

"As long as we remember he isn't really gone?" Aya offered a little weakly. THIS WAS HOW SHE DEALT OKAY?! "Come to dinner sometimes? With my dad when he's here? The days are on the calendar!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Always." Dilan promised, reaching up to give her arm a squeeze. "Sure, I'll mark them down and we'll come when we can."

[mitochondriaaya]

She hugged his head and grinned. "Thanks. And no pictures around my dad? I made him promise no cameras. He has to live in the real world right? Not through a lens."