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The Sun King chuckles, but gently (so as not to dislodge Jenny’s cheek from his stomach). He brushes the teenager’s short-cropped hair from where it floats across her forehead, strands easily stirred in this low gravity.
“We are all fools in love…” Apollo murmurs the quote, not for the first time. He smiles reassuringly at Jenny, before turning his gaze to the sun cresting the curve of the Earth. “…your Daddy and I are no different. We’ll figure it out.”
Still, it’s nice to have his daughter close, to feel her alive and thrumming with her own power next to him. The Sun King has made plenty of mistakes in his life, but at least he managed to do one thing right.
Plucking at Jenny’s hand, Apollo clasps her smaller palm in his own and gives it a squeeze. “…Hey. Want to go ice skating? It’s currently winter in Oz.”
Ew. And with all the maturity of a teenager who grew up before her time, the young brunette emitted soft gagging sounds at the line. Okay, so maybe she didn’t have a Significant Other (nor would she ever want one when she got older; look what a fucking mess those drama queens she called her dads got up to every now and then). But Jenny had enough disappointment coming from a loved one to last her entire hundred-year lifespan. Adding romance to the mix? Hard. Pass.
Even with Apollo’s reassurance that the two men would work things out – and that actually meant something, because no one calmed her concerns any better like Daddy Apollo – still wasn’t something Jenny wanted a part of. Nope. Who needs a boyfriend or girlfriend when you’ve got the Multiverse’s Best Dad by your side right? Always warm, loving, protective—
—determined to embarrass her...
“You just want to see me fall on my butt again.” That said, the memory of six-year-old Most Powerful Child On The Planet clinging onto her father’s arm for dear life was actually pretty funny on hindsight. (How the fuck did anyone find balance on those thin blades over the icy surface of death anyway? She was at least 80% sure Apollo was cheating and using his flight powers. Somehow.)
Still, Jenny could remember the glee, the thrill of finally being able to skate around the pond without his guidance. Shifting her head, she shot him a grin, eyes twinkling. “...I’m down if we can rub it in Dad’s face later that we had fun without him.”

















