"Scott McCall owning a cute lil ice cream parlor that was inherited to him after the previous elderly owners retired (yet still show up to the shop everyday) and the hijinks that ensue when a certain patron comes in everyday to see Scott and the former owners plus other patrons try booking them up" AU
did this have a ship to it, i don’t remember so i’m just gonna try and not make it too weird
1. Scott grew up sure he would go into some sort of medicinal field because he loved being Deaton’s assistant, and he loved what his mother did to help people, but during college, he winds up taking a part time ‘job’ at this small ice cream parlor owned by this older couple that pretty much start calling him their grandson. (half the time he doesn’t take the pay because he enjoys helping them out. the rest of the time they force the cheque into his hands.)
2. the fact that they call him their grandson means when they retire, they pass the shop over to him, because they can see how much he loves it, and how much he loves putting smiles on people’s faces when they get some ice cream. he is far from disappointed. he loves the place, loves this couple, loves the fact that now his mom lives in the apartment upstairs with him and works at the hospital in the area, and doesn’t have to take as many shifts.
3. somewhere in his second year owning the place, this man walks in to the shop, and Kira is too busy flirting with Malia at her table so Scott, who is usually in the back making ice cream, steps up with this bright smile on his face to take his order. the man first looks really brooding and serious, but then he takes off his sunglasses and smiles back at Scott, and wow, he must have eaten something weird today because his heart is feeling all sorts of funny. he’s a little bit disappointed when the man leaves after getting his ice cream, but he does notice that the man waves to Malia as he leaves.
4. he’s back again the next day, while Scott is talking to the older couple and trying to convince them that since this was their place, they don’t have to pay for the ice cream. they don’t listen to him, obviously, and when Scott heads behind the counter to take the man’s order, he’s got a resigned look on his face, but so much fondness that the man just leans forward and asks why his grandparents are so stubborn. it startles this laugh out of Scott, and a little bit of a stammered explanation. he’s stammering because it can be a complicated story if not told right, not because of anything else. (in the background, the older couple is looking over contemplatively, but Scott and the man are too busy talking to notice.) this time when the man leaves, he tells Scott he will see him the next day, and Scott just - grins to himself.
5. somehow he does not notice that the crowd in the shop the next day is basically the most important people in his life. it’s a busy day in general, there’s a field trip going on nearby and the students are all crowding the shop on their breaks. Scott’s all smiles and easy conversation and does not notice when the man walks in. but the man sees Scott and stops in his tracks, wide-eyed and thinking, shit. the older woman nudges Melissa and raises her eyebrows and Melissa just grins back because good, someone sees how great her son is. Malia and Kira are giggling in a corner because Malia knows exactly who that is, and is thrilled because her cousin and Scott would be good together. the man sort of steals himself and walks up to Scott. Scott’s smile seems to brighten when he sees the man, and the man blushes a little bit. he stammers over his order, and then blurts out, “i’m Derek by the way” before wanting to facepalm because Scott never asked. but Scott’s smile softens and he repeats Derek’s name like it’s a prayer, and then they’re just grinning at each other softly.
+1. Derek does manage to score a dinner date before he leaves, and both of them cannot stop smiling.
