maybe hcs for daddy allen being an actual dad? can you imagine him coming to his kid's school for show and tell where kids show off their parents jobs? does that even still happen??
Actual Daddy!Allen is my weakness tbfh.
But c’mon y’all know he would be such a hot mess.
Allen never felt too strongly about having kids or not
That wasn’t exactly a priority for him, busy man that he was
Of course, after meeting his S/O and getting a taste of domestic life, he suddenly can’t stop thinking about it
He brings it up in passing, attempting to be casual about it, and when his S/O off-handedly mentions that they would love to have children with him, they’re alarmed by his enthusiasm
Either way, it doesn’t take long for there to be multiple additions to his little family
Despite wanting them, Allen knows jack shit about taking care of kids
He does his best though, and is regularly looking advice up
‘can babies die if they don’t burp’
‘how to tell if child is full’
‘baby not crawling yet’
‘can babies hate you’
He gets the hang of it though
Eventually
Now, when his kids get older, he quickly realizes parenting gets much more difficult
“DAVID, CAN WE GET ICE-CREAM?”
“Stop calling me that…and yeah why not”
His busy work schedule makes it difficult to spend time with his children, so naturally he isn’t as close to them as he would like
Plus, they prefer his S/O’s company since they’re the one doing most of the child rearing anyway
Sometimes Allen has to bring his kids to work (can’t find a babysitter and honestly nobody in the station minds) and he’s always prepared
His office becomes a mini-daycare room, which his colleagues find hilarious
Nothing’s funnier than Allen grilling someone while bouncing a toddler on his lap, old SpongeBob episodes (Allen’s choice) playing in the background
He is AWFUL at censoring his words
Meaning his house is filled with innocent potty-mouths
“Daddy, why do you hate that fucking prick?” :D
“You’re gonna get me killed”
Used to mock Dad Jokes, but then starts to tell them unironically
His children LOVE having him toss them up in the air or swing them around
He uh… definitely never almost dropped a kid before…
Allen once threw himself on the ground to catch his toddler, who was jumping on the couch and lost balance
Best Dad Award right there (but also kinda his fault for not paying attention in the first place lol)
Now, as for show and tell…
Allen is finally able to make it and feels like a Real Parent standing with his fellow Dads™
*cough* So...I ask @littleballofspace to draw Captain Allen ‘cuz we know that we need more of this lovely misunderstood guy! Thank you so much to @littleballofspace for drawing this beautiful masterpiece.
My only contribution to thr DAU is this portrait of David Clark I spent three weeks of my fucking art club on. Every day I came back just to sit on my ass for an hour and contemplate this man's goddamn beautiful face.