home wouldn't seem so far | lance & lana
@alloutofmatches
Things had been changing in Fableton since the barrier went down. If not for Lana, there was little that would have kept Lancelot in the town. He'd crossed worlds to find that Guinevere had settled safely and happily with her king. He'd always only wanted her happiness. There was no bitterness in it, but he wasn't self-punishing enough to want to stay and watch. He'd been adrift at first, but guarding Lana had given him new purpose. That he'd grown to love her was no real surprise. His heart had always had a mind of its own. She was his daughter in every way that mattered, and he'd taken steps to legally adopt her when it became clear that Meg and Hades weren't going to and that Lana preferred to stay with him.
They'd also left their club in his care when they left town, and he'd been managing it easily enough in the meantime, settling into the apartment over it with Lana. It wasn't a profession he'd have chosen for himself, but he wasn't sure what that would be now that knight and bodyguard were out. He considered it a short-term arrangement until they figured out what they wanted to do next, and that would be a joint effort. Lana had had enough taken from her, and he wanted her life to be of her own choosing from now on.
He'd gone a little overboard on making breakfast this morning, and there were plates piled with more pancakes, eggs, bacon, and hash browns than they could hope to eat on their own. Fortunately, they were both fond of breakfast for dinner. He probably wouldn’t have bothered to make anything elaborate if it was just him, but they liked learning together, and he enjoyed taking care of her. He hummed to the radio while he got things dished up. The music here left much to be desired, but some of it had grown on him.