#dadreil

[prince-peachie]

Neil and his son

[theheathenousfish]

How do we feel about dad andreil?

At 3am On February 29 Neil and Andrew got a call from the adoption agency saying a little baby was just born and in need of a home.

At the hospital, a few hours later, Neil is holding the baby with the softest look Andrew had ever seen on his face. “Drew. Look at him.” Neil whispers. Andrew tries valiantly to keep his eyes dry and fails miserably. He looks up at the social worker “ has he been given a name?” He asks. “No. His mother was unable to give him one.” The social worker told them. “May we ask what happened to her?” Neil questioned. “ all I can say is it was a mental health emergency that ended in her death. You two get that honour. Do you have a name in mind?” The social worker states. “Cadence vaughn” Neil and Andrew say at the same time.

(Fast forward 3 years)

Neil and Cade are shopping for clothes for preschool. “Daddy!” Cade screams and Neil jumps “yes, fox?” “Look! Bros!” “Sorry? Say that again” “bros. It’s pink. Can I have it?” Cade points towards a hair bow display. “ which one do you want fox?” Neil asks. “sparkle pink!” Cade says. At the checkout line the cashier looks at the bow and at Cade “you’re buying a bow? Where’s your daughter?” The cashier gives Neil a dirty look. “ yes I’m buying a bow, this little one picked it out” Neil replies calmly, avoiding showing is irritation. “Do you think papa will like it daddy?” Cade inquires. “I think Drew will love it, fox.” Neil smiles down at the little ball of chaos.

“Papa! Papa! Papa! Father!” Cade runs into the house. “ father? You make me sound old, kid.” Andrew says with a smile. “But you are papa. Look! I have a brow!” “That’s a very pretty bow, buddy. Would you like me to put it in your hair?” Andrew asks “yes! I wanna be pretty!” Cade gushes

(Fast forward until Cade is 10)

“Dad, paps, can we talk?” Andrew and Neil put their books down turning their attention toward their kid “ is there something wrong?”neil questions. “I want to go by Sophia.” “ So Sophia, is there anything else that you want to tell us?” Andrew asks “I’m a girl. I go by she/ her and I want to start puberty blockers.” She says trying not to cry. “Oh, sweetheart, come here. You can cry. Did you think we would get mad?” Neil asks pulling Sophia into his arms. “ Sophia, we love you. Nothing can ever change that.” Andrew reassures his daughter “fox, do you want us to make an appointment to discuss puberty blockers?” Neil asks her. “Yes please. Also can we go shopping?” Sophia asks her parents. They spend $5,000 the next day.

(Fast forward until Sophia is 16)

“Salutations, father! I have information. Get dad.” Sophia yells through the house after she comes home from a weekend trip with her friends. “Hello, paps. How was your day? It was good thanks. Yours?” Andrew teases. Sophia rolls her eyes “paps, I need to talk to you and dad. Soon preferably” “fox? How was your weekend?” Neil walks into the lounge. “ sit. I have news. Ok, so, as you know I have been going out with Asher.” She starts “ yes ,chaos, we are aware” Andrew responds “shush I’m talking. He asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes. Thoughts?” Neil smiles “ are you happy?” She nods “then I’m fine. You’re a responsible young woman. We trust you” “also, can I stay at his house tonight?” She asks. “Yes you may.” Andrew says. The thanks them and rushes to the door “don’t you dare get him pregnant!” Neil yells after her. “Dad!”

(Fast forward to Sophia’s wedding)

Andrew is helping his daughter get ready for her wedding day. As he does her hair he pulls out the pink sparkly bow she got when she was 3 “ I brought this for you, kid. You don’t have to wear it” Andrew says and holds it out. “Paps! I thought I lost this! Can you put it in my hair?” Neil walks in just as Andrew secures the bow. “Oh my god sweetheart you look gorgeous.” Neil tells her “ oh, don’t cry, chaos. Shh you’re going to ruin your makeup.” Andrew says and pulls her into a hug

Andrew watches Neil walk his daughter down the aisle and to the alter. Neil comes and sits down beside Andrew “I’m so proud of her” Andrew confesses to his husband “she knows, babe”

I needed supportive dads. Have them.

[waestlandbaby]

Can I also request Uncle Kevin?

Why arent there more Dadrew and Dadneil fics.

someone please explain. 

Dadrew?

 Dadrew retired and an author?

Dadrew bookstore au?

I gotchyu.

Merry Christmas yall. I HAVE ONE IN THE WORKS. 

[belacquaparry]

Share Your Self Care

tagged by @elizabthturner <3

🌿 Favourite comfort food: depends on the situation I guess; for lunch campbells mushroom soup; dinner is chilli con carne; and snack-wise it’s probably millionares shortbread

🌼 Favourite alcohol (or hot drink!): Rum! Mojito, then Rum and Coke, then Long-Island Iced Tea. Sparkling Wine always gets me tipsy though which is fun lol (and shout out to that bear from Munich!)

🌷 Favourite relaxing activity: Walks through the cities west end; along the kelvin, into the botanitcs and along byres road, stopping to grab a coffee from somewhere

🌸 Favourite fluffy/feel-good fic: There’s not fic that stands out tbh, but Dadreil fics are super sweet!

🌻 Favourite calming scent: Super specific but Lavender handwash from Bruar, the smell of my aunts holiday house, or suncream

🌺 Favourite relaxing (or uplifting) song: Relaxing is probably Saturn by Sleeping at Last; Uplifting is Hard Times by Paramore

🌵 Favourite white noise: waves on a beach; wind through the trees; the hum of the downstairs radio when it’s my day off and don’t need to get up get 

🍄 Favourite book to get lost in: anything with it’s own unique world is always best for getting lost in imo, so recently it’s probably been The Book of Dust

💐 Favourite chill-out TV show: Doctor Who I guess? Maybe Once Upon a Time? They’re comfort shows at least. The Simpsons too. 

🌹 The best advice you’ve ever had: not advice specific to me but the mantra that “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all”

tagging @timotheechalamed @the-blog-of-dust @thelordsoftherings and @lordeasriel (and anyone who sees this!) no pressure to do this though! <3

[prince-peachie]

Them 🥺

[prince-peachie]

(Shares the link to a fic of Andrew explaining his scars to his son Arlo and then vanishes back into the darkness)