Geez, youāre definitely hiding it well then, if thereās supposed to be genius somewhere in that house. Wait, which good looks? Iām still searching for those. True, your son could be Superman, and weāre probably only going to find out when he hits his teen years and starts saving the world. I will never take it back, if it hurts your reputation, Iām going to keep spreading that rumour, buddy. Like anything embarrasses you, butt sniffer. Ā
Well duh, that's exactly what a genius would do. You can't go around parading all your cards at once, you have to save a little something something for the second act. I can link you to an online booking for an eye test then. You're right, it's going to be classic Smallville only he's growing up in an apartment and not a rustic yet endearing farm. Should I buy more plaid? Make the place feel more farm-y? You're a cruel mistress, Mickey K. Did... I'm sorry, did you just call me a "butt sniffer"? If I knew that we were going to be stooping to this sort of language, I would have brought a mud pie to fight back with.
I wonder where he got the smarts from because itās definitely not you. And Iām not sure about his mom because she slept with you in the first place, so she was clearly missing something. Oh no, does that mean there will soon come a day when, heaven forbid, Danny McFarlane has to be a quasi-adult? No no, what am I even saying? That will never happen. Because, dear Daniel, I live to break your heart. Itās what I get out of bed for.
Ouch. You never know, I could be harbouring my genius plans underneath all the empty boxes of Pop Tarts around the house. These good looks and boyish charm could all just be a rouse, McKinley. [ laughs ] Well, I won't argue with you there. Maybe he actually landed here from Krypton or something and I was just chosen on accident to look after him. You take that back immediately! I can't have my good name dragged through the dirt by these "real adult" rumours. Hey, now you're just trying to make me blush.
āHey, I love your mini-van. It reminds me of the one my mom used to drive when McKinley and I were growing up.ā she shot him a smile as she climbed in the front seat, attempting to rearrange his Pop Tart boxes without upsetting the feng shui he had going on.
"Really? That makes me feel just the tiniest bit better about it, thank you. I mean, I added some cool bumper stickers and stuff too but you know. It's hard to be a cool dad when your kid is a hundred billion times cooler than you already." Danny smiled right back at her of course, figuring she was doing her best not to mess with the feng shui. "You want to pick the tunes?"
I donāt want to come across as tooĀ sales-y, but if you mustĀ feed your kid Pop Tarts, at least come in and buy some of my slightly less processed and sugary ones. Oh, I uhā¦ run a bakery, in case that seemed like a weird thing to say.Ā
I know! I mean, I saw the bakery. I'm a big, big fan. Of baking. Not that I bake, just...eat a lot. Uh, anyway. You can make your own Pop Tarts without the whole government juicing and processed stuff? Cool. Don't worry though, I think everything I just said was really weird so. Thank you, though. That was the perfect amount of sales-y.
Do you ever worry that Elijah is going to grow up exactly like you? Wait, no, I take that back, heās already way smarter than you are. You know, you could always try toast. Or cereal. Not glorified cake for breakfast.
... Okay, you can have that one because he is hauntingly smart and I'm pretty sure he's started to mock me behind my back. Eventually I won't be safe in my own home. He'll insist we start having something like toast or cereal too even though some of us love glorified cake. And breakfast. Why break up a perfect duo, McKinley? Why break my heart like, every day?
āOh my god! I am so glad I ran into you. I have been wandering around here for hours. Seriously. My fingers are so cold I canāt feel them.ā She pressed her fingertips delicately against the others cheek. āSee? Anyway, thank god youāre here. What are you doing out so late anyway? Youāre not lost too, right? Iām so glad I decided to wear comfortable shoes, I almost went with the heels, but I had a feeling theyād be too fabulous for tonight.ā
āHol---y crap, those are cold! Cold cold cold,ā Danny shook his head, bouncing on his toes briefly to get the feeling back in his whole face. āHuh? No, nah. No way. I... Alright, full disclosure? I let Elijah mess with the car windows on the way home and he wound up tossing his plastic dinosaur out the window, āon accidentā, which I think is a very likely story. So I was out here prowling around for it but I might need to just buy a new one. To be honest, I think he just wanted to hang out with Daphne. Me, you and your non-heels can take the station-wagon back home though.ā
Man, I know the government are definitely juicing them with something they donāt want us to know about but... I just cannot get enough of chocolate fudge Pop Tarts. Iām failing as a father in this one respect, lowkey, I think.
(DEREK THELER, CISMALE, HE/HIM) ~ Have you seen (DANNY MCFARLANE) around Aspen Creek? He is a (32) year-old (FBI ANALYST) and has lived on the (NORTH SIDE) for (SEVENTEEN YEARS). He is a (LIBRA), so they can be (CHARMING), but also (UNRELIABLE). I heard that he (WAS A NOTORIOUS HACKTIVIST BEFORE THE FBI CAUGHT HIM AND OFFERED HIM A JOB OR JAIL), but that could just be a rumor started by the hacker. (Paige, 23, she/her, Aquarius, GMT)
Danny McFarlane (fc; Derek Theler)
tldr;
canāt believe he is actually a real adult who allowed this
with a child ????
i mean okay so unsurprising he conceived a child but is actually a Father
probs left his baby on the bus once in the Early Days
and picked up the wrong baby from day care
wears ironic tshirts and plaid
will bend ur ear about conspiracies even tho he works for the government
offered a job with the FBI or jail is he Penelope Garcia
looks like a cinnamon roll is actually a cinnamon roll
#smashthesytem
canāt believe heās part of the system
what is the system?
is scottish but has lived in america for v long time do you want to hear about haggis
falls in love a lot
bring him all the connections esp parents and Real Adults bc he is still lost, his son is 8ish yrs old
Ā Ā Danny has always been an avid believer that you gotta fight The Man. The only problem is The Man is pretty much everywhere and heās never on your side. Along with his passion for justice in an unjust world, Danny tends to get caught up in the conspiracy side of it all.
Ā Ā As a young lad behind his keyboard he never in a million years would have seen himself working for the FBI but we learn, we grow. We have bills to pay. We get offered ultimatums and have to avoid jail-time. Still, heās always been a rebel in a three day old t-shirt and always will be. Saying that, while he admires The Hacker's prowess with technology, indirectly causing murder is about as unjust as it gets.
Ā Ā He was born in Scotland and while he moved to the states pretty young (abut 15 years old), he still holds that fact close to his heart.
Ā Ā It was while on vacation there in the homeland that he met a beautiful girl, fell in love (because thatās what you do when you see a beautiful girl), and wellā¦ got her pregnant. Danny was all set to marry this girl and raise their family together and for a while, she seemed to agree. Only then she didnāt and Danny was left with a little baby boy named Elijah and no real idea how to change a diaper. Eight years on, heās still trying his best not to accidentally give the kid a beer instead of a juice box. Elijah is his world but Dannyās still a kid at heart, yāknow?
Ā Ā Literally the biggest romantic, is in love with at least 25 people, has crushes on everyone.
Ā Ā Better to be buddies who hook up than have no emotional ties at all, you know? Like, tell him about your day and about all your dreams and your fave colour. A giant sap basically.
Ā Ā Is best friends with everyone! A real people person and while he is very intelligent and capable, when it comes to life he's pretty dense. It be like that sometime, you know? We all make silly mistakes but he managed to baby-proof his place alright at the time so it's been chill.
EXTRA: ( Song Insp. )
Ā Ā āI watch you sleep right next to me, itās you and me on our own, sometimes I feel thereās a world out there Iāll never know but I know who I am, tiny hearts are in my hands.ā āTiny Hearts, Kimberly Henderson
Ā Ā āI still believe in shooting stars, I still believe in midnight drives and butterflies you get right before you kiss for the very first time.ā āLove, Jana Kramer
Ā Ā āScars heal, glory fades and all weāre left with are the memories made. Pain hurts, but only for a minute, yeah life is short so go on and live it, ācause the chicks dig it.āāChicks Dig It, Chris Cagle
āLook, loser. I said Iām not interested. Did your mommy not teach you what the word ānoā means? Maybe on another day, if you werenāt being such a fuckboy, I might have considered your offer, but some of us are actually in full time education and we have deadlines. So, one more time, get out of my face before I punch yours.ā
"Hey, kid! You. That's right, you right there. Listen son, either you exit the premises immediately or I'll be forced to drag you out of here in handcuffs." His words might not have been as effective if he hadn't been taller than the quote-unquote "fuckboy" and his FBI badge wasn't in his hand. How embarrassing. Still though, it did the trick. Danny stared him down just like her actual brother would have before letting out a breath. "I hate having to do that, Mar. I feel so itchy. So...govermenty. Glad you didn't knock him out though, the blood would have been a real bitch to get out of the furniture."
āSorry to bother you, but do you mind giving me a lift to the nearest gas station? My car broke down a few miles back and Iām this close to tossing my heels and walking barefoot on this disgusting gravelā So please save me from a tetanus shot?ā
āHey, Iāve got you. Climb aboard. But uh, if you want ride up front, youāll have to contend with the mutlple boxes of Pop Tarts and the knock your reputation always takes when you climb into a mini-van.ā
āIām a huge, huge comic book fan. I love the superhero movies so much. If I had to be one of the Avengers, I would go with Thor. I would have to. I just think I look the part too much, and Iām a fan of all of them, but Thor would be something that I think I could put on. I think I could make it happen.ā- Derek Theler.Ā
Tiffany sighed heavily and frowned at the stranger, thought more in worry and less in disdain at his offer of help. She could barely see him over his groceries, and if anything she was going to end up being a nuisance expecting him to actually put everything down for something so stupid.
āI canāt let someone lock pick my front door out of pure principle because A, thatās usually my job and B, I just want to unlock my own front door with the keys at least onceā¦ā Tiffany was clearly becoming increasingly frustrated the more she thought about not having her keys. She hadnāt even been here all of an hour and already she was fucking up left, right and center. Not that she didnāt appreciate the offer of help, because boy she really needed it right about now, but her stubbornness fought against her whenever it got the chance.
As soon as he heard her response to the half-joking lock picking option a grin spread across his face. Next the only option was to rearrange his grip on his groceries so he could get a proper look at the events unfolding before his eyes. His smile turned understanding at her clear frustration but he kept his distance at unspoken request.
āBoth excellent reasons!ā he shouted over, āEspecially the first one. Itās a skill everyone should pick up in their lifetime, you never know when youāre gonna be in a jam. But hey, Iām a professional. Iāve seen this many a-time. You just need to take a step back, strategise and before you know it, your keys are in your hands and youāre home free with a proper āwelcome to the neighbourhoodā feeling.ā With another glance towards his phone, Danny offered a smile over the peeping out Pop Tarts. āIām Danny, welcome to the neighbourhood. And my babysitter gets paid well by the hour so really, my help is no trouble on my end.ā
āThis is exactly why you hire people do your grocery shopping for you, Mr. Macfarlane. So, you donāt have to deal with the headache of shopping an even more important, so you donāt drag me to the store with you.ā
āHire people. It sounds more and more tempting every time Iām out here in these shelves, you know that? āDrag youā, Daphne. I was just gonna comment on how much I appreciated the company, the support... The giant gummy bear full of gummy bears in this basket is partly for you. But alright, alright last time. Pinky promise.ā
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