I watched some rodeos today so that means I desperately need to write about 20 year old non pilot Jake being a cowboy and terrifying his New York dads. (Here’s prequel to this fic)
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Chris, David, Wolfman and Lucas are all up on the fences watching. They all are used to this kind of thing. Oh the joys of growing up in Texas.
Tom, Ron, and Hollywood are in the stands. They all keep flinching when people get tossed. Tom’s nails are digging into Ron’s arm. He gasps every time someone lands wrong. He can’t believe they let their kid do this.
They’re in Vegas. All things considered a fun trip. They all took vacation time for this. Promised that if Jake used his fake ID they won’t call him on it. This is the final day of four for the rodeo.
Jake’s good. Too good. Ron can’t stand to watch him most days. Terrified that their kid is going to slam his head and not get back up.
Lucas promises him that he’ll be over the fence first before anyone else can be. Ron supposes an ER nurse is better then the paramedics they’ve got on ground.
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Jake is hopping in place. He can feel the energy of the stadium, he watches them put the bull in the corral, Hell Maker is his name. Jake slides his helmet on and climbs the fence. He settles on the bull.
He hears the announcer.
“And now. Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin. He’s one of the best twenty year olds competing he’s got a real chance at winning this Frank.”
“You’re so right Shawn. His father rode in Texas circles, Chris Seresin is in the crowd tonight. We’ll remind y’all listeners that the Seresins have a long history in riding rodeo.”
Jake shakes off the nerves. He knows he’s best. He can make it twelve seconds. Has to.
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As he’s flying through the air it’s in slow motion. He made it nineteen seconds. He beat the records in place. Jake is going to make his dads buy him so many drinks tonight.
He slams into the ground. He tucks and rolls. He leaps up and takes off for the siding. Makes it over right at the bull slams into the wall.
Suddenly Jake is being held in the air. He shrieks, David and Wolf have him on their shoulders. Chris and Lucas are standing grinning up at him. Chris opens his arms and Jake jumps down and into them.
“Baby you did so good. I’m so proud of you.”
Jake sees his pa and tata make their way over to him. He’s surrounded by everyone suddenly. He’s so overwhelmed. He has to blurt it out now or he’s going to explode.
“I think this is going to be the last pro competition I do. Gonna go to med school.” They all stare at him for a second. “I’m not going to stop riding. Just no more getting thrown off intentionally.”
Ron is the first to react. “Chickie thank god.” He scoops Jake into a hug. Tom hugs him from the side. Chris plucks the hat off Jake’s head and kisses his hair.
He’s then passed to all of his uncles. Lucas looks like he might cry. He holds Jake’s face for a second. “You’ll be incredible.” Jake grins at him. “Wanna be a nurse like you. Help people.” Lucas lets the tears go down his face now. David loops his arm around his neck.
Jake is grabbed by Hollywood and Wolfman, Holly is grinning at him. He passes over two hundred bucks. “What the fuck?” Wolf blushes. “We made a bet on which career you’d follow. Decided you’d get the money no matter what happened.” Jake laughs. He grabs the two of them into a hug.
A photographer comes over and asks to take a photo of Jake with his dad. Chris smiles and agrees. Women still practically faint for him at points. Ron and Tom smile at the two of them. Jake is every bit his dads son.
Jake ends up getting a trophy. He’s proud of it but is even more proud of the money he wins at slots two nights later. All of them insist he cheated. He didn’t he’s just lucky.
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In his thirty’s he talks Bradley into going to the rodeo, Bradley thinks it’s insane that Jake’s dads let him do this. Jake points out Mav and Goose had Bradley up in planes when he was definitely too young.
Bradley leans over while they watch the kids rodeo, “our kids are never doing this.” Jake stares at him. They’ve barely talking marriage. Fuck, Jake wants kids with Bradley. He flushes, “okay. They’re learning how to ride horses though.” Bradley nods. He presses a kiss to Jake’s head. “Anything you want sweetheart.”
So, seems like discord is misbehaving again, him and his "you've got a new message, oh, wait maybe not there's nothing there" So I'm gonna post it here and hopefully fix it soon.
(My drawing stylus for the phone broke, fingers are not as simple to use...)
Behold! Sweet babies having a lazy morning like they absolutely deserve!!
(Yes please, someone give Lu baby a lazy morning with his husband please-- oh wait... I write them too!)
A Lil fluff while I recover all the answers I left around (yeah, thanks tumblr for not showing all the comments ugh)
Ron can sing, that's known... but how did they react the first time? I mean, sure Tommy knew early on, but then heard him sing with Goose and he's like oh shit... but Chris?he'll, even Dave or Lucas... baby daggers, besides Jake who knew since week one...
Ron only sings when he’s comfortable with people. His dad told him it was a ‘bitch thing to do’ so he really stopped singing for a long time. His grandmother always sang with him though. (Ah tumblr being evil again. It did that to me last week.)
Chris wakes up slow. He’s warm. He buries his face harder into Tom’s chest. Shoved the cat tail out of his face. Can’t figure out why he’s awake. He tosses a leg behind himself, it hits the bed. Ah, that’s why he’s awake. No Ron.
He sits up. The door is open and he smells food. Chris presses a kiss to Tom’s shoulder and slips out of bed. The two monsters they call cats meow at him. He shushes them. Chris grabs a pair of sweatpants that definitely aren’t his. He rolls the band so they’ll actually fit.
He hears singing. Weird. He quietly makes his way to the end of the hall. Shit that’s definitely Ron singing.
Chris could cry it sounds so nice. He’s heard Ron sing casually in the shower but never this. This is him singing to Johnny Cash. Chris slides down the hallway, he makes it to the kitchen and just leans and watches for a while.
Ron’s back has some serious hickeys on it. He matches the tone of the song and flips whatever is in the pan. Chris can’t stop smiling. “Damn baby. Didn’t know I’m dating a rockstar.”
Ron jumps a bit. He accidentally throws one of the pancakes, Chris gasps as it flies off the spatula and hits the floor.
They stare at each other for a second, Chris looses it. He’s gigging more then he thought was possible for this early of a morning. (It’s 8am but it is a Saturday.) Ron walks around the mess and bends to kiss Chris. His hands loop around his waist, “thought you knew.”
Chris shakes his head, “nope but it’s hot as hell.” Ron laughs. He squeezes Chris’s hip. “You think everything I do is hot.” Chris shrugs. Ron’s not wrong. “Keep singing? I’m gonna wake Tommy up.”
Ron nods and passes Chris a coffee mug. They both know Tom is easier to wake up with coffee.
It’ll be a good morning.
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Lucas was pissed. He has the flu Ron had last week, David has it and a sprained ankle. Fortunately Ron feels guilty enough he decided to make them dinner tonight.
Lucas thinks he’s imagining the singing when he hears it. It’s definitely not David’s low rumble. He sits up from where he’s laying on the couch. He looks in the kitchen.
Shit it’s Ron.
Ron is singing while he’s washing the dishes.
David quietly sits behind Lucas on the couch. He presses a kiss to his neck and whispers “Is he singing?” Lucas can only nod. It’s mostly Christmas carols. Fitting for the time.
David makes a sound of joy. Lucas leans his weight back on him. His husband is warm. Lucas drifts off with David tapping along to Ron’s singing.
(Not seen) “How fucking long have you been able to sing??” - “Uh the entire time David why?” - “it’s incredible you fucker sing more often.” - “oh. Uh. Alright I will.”
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Jake watches as his dad leans on the piano that Goose is playing at. Jake grins, if what he thinks is about to happen is going to happen everyone is going to freak.
They start up great balls of fire. Bradley chokes on the beer he was drinking. Jake can only grin at him.
All the daggers have stopped playing pool. Penny told them stay as late as they wanted but clean up after. Chris and Tom elbow each other while watching their husband.
They’re proud. They’re allowed to be. Carol laughs from where she’s sitting with them.
Ron and Nick’s voices combined are incredible. Jake catches Phoenix filming it. Coyote grins over at Jake. He knows Ron can sing. Found out when they were 16 and stupid.
Their dads wrap up the song with a final bang on the piano. There’s silence for a moment before everyone starts clapping.
Ron flushes. He’s not used to singing for so many people. He gives a small bow and claps Nick on the back. He heads back to where Tom and Chris are. He passes by Jake on the way and kisses his head. “Good one papa.” Jake gets a gentle push to his arm. He grins at his pa as he goes by.
Carol kisses Ron’s cheek and stands from her spot to join Nick at the bench. Bradley leans into Jakes space. “This mean you can sing?” Jake laughs. “Sure but only in shower or mornings after when I’m cooking.”
Bradley nods, “guess I’ll need to see that for myself then.” Jake blinks at him. “Was that you asking if I wanted to hook up?” Bradley laughs. “No it was me asking if I could take you on a date.”
Tom elbows Ron from where they’re sitting, “think you have a fan club now.” The daggers are all looking like they want to ask him questions. Ron sighs. “Go ahead children.” They all start talking at once. God like giant toddlers.
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Hollywood couldn’t stop having the nightmares. He was in he main room on the couch when Ron comes in to get water. “Rick?”
Holly jolts. He didn’t realize he was as gone as he was. “Hey Sli.”
Ron sets the glass down. He walks over to the couch and sits. “Wanna talk about it?” Rick opens his mouth and closes it. “You get nightmares about Tom and Chris. I get them about Wolfe. Leo. I can’t lose him.”
Ron sighs. He gets it. “He know about the nightmares?” Holly shakes his head. Ron shifts so he’s laying down a bit more. “Come here.” Holly stares at him for a second before obeying, he trusts Ron.
Ron who suddenly starts quietly singing in polish.
Holly feels his eyes get heavy. He feels like he knows the song in English. He drifts off like that to the rocking of the boat and the song he swears he heard in English as a child.
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Wolf wanders out a half hour later. He woke up and Rick was gone. Panicked before he realized he was probably in the main room.
He hears singing. He slowly walks in to find Holly curled on the couch with Ron petting his head and singing. Leo is mindful enough to whisper his question. “What’s happening? You can sing?”
Ron stops and smiles at him. “You two should talk in the morning. Here take my spot. You two sleep better together. And yeah I can sing.”
Wolf can only nod. “You’ve got a great voice.” Ron stands and walks past him with a pat to the shoulder, “thanks Leo. You’ll be okay in the morning.”
Leo blinks after him. He goes over to Rick, he lifts him up enough that he can slide under him. Rick curls closer. Leonard thinks maybe they need to talk but it’ll be fine. He starts humming whatever Ron was humming a few minutes ago.
I need to know more about the Ron’s dad is alive au and he finds Ron. How bad is it. Does he find Chris eventually? Does he ever try to show up again after that first time?
How detrimental is this to Ron’s mental state…
I have the idea in progress for whumptober, so it'll come.
But!!
Tw for past abuse, and the asshole not being dead...
His father had shrugged when Aleska asked him to sign the papers so she could have custody of the boy. Boy who ran away from home, boy who apparently landed himself in hospital with pneumonia. He couldn't care less, he signed and got rid of him. Not his smartest move, in retrospect, considering his wife was dead and he could barely cook pasta without making a mess. But why caring?if that woman wanted to get that useless kid away from him so be it. Go on and keep him, what do you even see in it anyway? He gets sick at any given moment (Aleska finds out when ron is admitted to the hospital that he was born three weeks early), he trips over his feet and he's stupid. Took him almost 10 years to learn proper English and he was born there.
He absolutely never cared for a poor excuse of a boy.
Words reach his ears that he's navy now, he's a pilot, top gun graduate, the best of the best. Living in Texas. He think that if he'll show up very nicely, he can get some money.
The first time he doesn't speak or approach. he just watch. Ron is dropping Chris off at work, gives him the smallest kiss on the lips as David gets out of the car with a mocking face. "Come on lovebirds, enough of that or we'll be late!" He blows a kiss to Ron anyway and laugh, wrap his arm around Chris.
Great. Oh, great. His son is a fucking fag.
He follows him.
Sees where he lives, watches that other man opening the door and kiss him before pulling him inside.
He doesn't need his money, he decides, he's disgusted, that's not the son he raised. (He didn't raise him. And thank God for that!) But he won't allow him to drag his name in the dirt.
Ron feels observed. It's weird. Unsettling. For a moment he believes Marvin decided to target him to get back at chris, again.
Oh, it's worse.
Ron would recognize him even after all those years. it's somethimg in the face, in his eyes, something he never forgot. He sees the shadow looming close around him, catches glimpses of the man who fathered him around, he start to get agitated, restless. Anxious.
Ron is waiting outside the firestation, chris will finish tinkering with his car and go back not having him drop him off and pick him up, at one point, when he sees him. Not a glimpse. No, he's standing right there, staring at him.Ron feels blood run cold. Icy. He feels his leg go weak. He hasn't been that terrified in years, he thought he was over that. He's not.
The man, his father, takes a step closer, and another, and another again. Ron almost jump in the middle of the road as a car sprint past.
David grabs him. Holds him. Takes him inside and yells for Chris. Ron's eyes are wide, unfocused , he looks like he had seen a ghost. A ghost would've been better. They wonder if they have to take him to the hospital. Or call Lucas.
They do call Lucas once they're home, they don't know how to make him react. Luca drips by after his shift. He's dead on his feet but damn they sounded panicked, and Ron wasn't probably hurt, or they would've taken him to the er . It's still bad, he's not sure what to do either.
Tom knows, though. The moment he arrives home and finds all 3 of them around ron he fear ls something happened. The moment he sees his eyes, he knows.
"He'll get out of that on his own. You force him, he will attack. He's not there."
He and Chris just hold him, they move to bed and hold him, but none of them sleeps.
It takes a while, Ron is dazed, he's not sure how he got home, or in bed. But they're holding him, so he feels safe. Safe enough.
The second time, the man approaches him as they're all together. Some sort of unofficial double date. He approach with the intent of hurting him , tom notices ron freezing and just... he snaps. Chris and David both have to hold him back before he does something he's gonna regret and will destroy his whole career. Both of their careers.
(The whumptober idea ,on the other hand, is Ron and David chatting with jake eating an icecream when he shows up. Amd Dave getting them home. Jake is terrified, Ron is not dissociating only because his son is clinging so hard to his neck that he's grounding him.
What better way to start if not by giving work to do to an already exhausted er nurse?
Now, about Lucas...tell more, pretty please? I mean, we know he met david officially because they swapped their drinks. And he's a loudmouth who accidentally taught Jake too many curse words and names...
Don't know why I keep imagining him older than them. Maybe even a year older.that Tommy amd ron. Pretty much like Goose?but my brain refuses to settle on faces ..
(More more more??)
Ohoh absolutely I can’t wait-
You writing about Lucas made me want to kick my feet and giggle.
Yeah actually he’s older! He’s two years older then them all. Knew Chris from swim team in high school but they lost touch when he graduated.
He’s around 6ft, he’s a great match for David. Sweet but strong willed enough that he’ll kick all of their asses.
He loves Jake. Didn’t really have any experience with kids before Jake. Sure kids come through the ER but he’s always focused on fixing them.
The first time he saw David holding Jake he realized he might want kids. He ends up holding Jake a few hours later. Jake makes some sleepy noises and curls a hand in his sweater.
He’s tired a lot but he loves that kid. Will always agree to babysit even if he just came off a 24 shift with no sleep. Normally that doesn’t happen unless someone gets hurt.
Lucas has good parents. One was a doctor the other was a chef. Both told him to do whatever he wanted he wanted to be an ER nurse. Not doctor though. Doesn’t get enough excitement.
David and Lucas move out to California eventually (sooner if it’s the 3some au)
(Can you tell I watched bits of greys anatomy??)
Tada~ Lucas Benton (no idea what his original last name is. Literally is always Benton even before they get legally married. Got it changed.)
I can't stop thinking of David saving Chris through the years. like the most stupid things, to the actual dangerous one(s) after Chris got together with Ron (and Tommy). Because he was going to keep him safe anyway, but now he's so happy now, he deserves that, and to be safe. Extra safe. Extra extra safe. (Uhoh...maybe that's a bit too much?)
Omg okay we’re gonna run through the years of them together.
14- Chris never saw the curb. He tripped right over it. He threw his arms out to catch himself but was caught in the air instead. He looks up. He’s pretty sure the kids name is David. “Oh! Thanks! I’m sorry I didn’t really see it.” David smiles at him. “It’s okay! Wanna hang out?” Chris smiles. He’s just made his first friend in a long time.
15- Chris knew as he was falling out of the tree it was a bad idea. He braces for hitting the ground but instead slams into David. David who moved to catch him. Well not catch. More like break the fall. Speaking of break. Chris is pretty sure his wrist is broken. Great.
16- Chris is talking so animatedly about whatever car he’s managed to pull apart that he doesn’t see the thats car coming towards him. David does though. He shoves Chris out of the way. He gets tagged by it. It spins him around and he lands on the asphalt. Woah he’s dizzy. Chris is grabbing onto him. Chris looks extremely panicked. It’s fine though. The car didn’t hit Chris.
17- when Chris said he wanted to curl his hair David knew it was a horrible idea. He’s seen the things Rebecca uses to curl hers. That shit should not go in someone’s hair. But of course David agrees to help. Chris is sitting on the tub ledge when David curls the first piece. “This shit is going to burn your hair off.” Becca finds them 10 minutes later and is like wtf turn the temperature down??
18- the waves were beautiful big since there’s a storm rolling in. They’re staying at the beach for the entire two weeks. David has finally talked Chris into surfing the week before. He never was able to convince him before. Chris insists he’s fine to surf today. It starts out perfectly. They paddle out, everything is gorgeous. They catch a few waves with no issues. On the next one though Chris gets caught in it. David honestly doesn’t know what happens. One second he’s watching Chris laugh the next Chris is gone with his board.
David doesn’t even think before jumping off his board. He dives. The salt burns his eyes. It’s fine. He needs to find Chris. Chris who isn’t used to swimming with the weight of a board dragging at you. Chris who is currently at the bottom when David finally reaches him. They surface. Chris doesn’t start coughing right away. That scares the shit out of David. He lets the waves help carry them to shore. He lays Chris on the beach.
Suddenly Chris is coughing. Scrapes his fingers down David’s chest. “I’m never doing that again Jesus Christ.” David sits back on his heels and laughs. Oh god he almost lost Chris.
21- Chris was a pretty good drunk all things considered. Doesn’t say anything bad. Is nice. Doesn’t throw up. But goddamn is he wobbly. David has to catch him from braining himself on the concrete again. A striking parallel to their first meeting.
24- when the captain said grain silo rescue David was terrified. No one makes it out of those. It’s a scary situation. The grain will just swallow you up. Him and Chris are up there because of the rock climbing they did this summer. David watches as Chris grabs the man. Fortunately he’s only up to his waist. “Its okay! We’ve got you!”
The man stares at Chris. Suddenly he shoves Chris, “don’t want to gay man to help me get lost.” Chris lost his balance. He lands in the grain. He freezes. David lunges forward and grabs Chris. Fuck the man Chris is his priority. He manages to pull Chris up and out. He goes back for the man. He lets the man sink a few more inches before finally grabbing him.
27- “I don’t know how it happened okay? Just fix it David.” David loves Chris. No question there. Does he understand Chris? No. Not all the time. Somehow Chris was convinced by Becca that he should put on fake nails. Stupid if you ask David but hey he’s not being asked. He digs around for the clippers his ex girlfriend left.
30’s- when he gets the call from Lucas that Chris has been in an accident he freaks. Knows Ron and Tom aren’t going to be home for another month and a half at least. He drives so fast to the hospital, Lucas meets him in the ER. He grabs onto David before he can start asking questions. “He’s fine. Alive. Breathing on his own. You’ve gotta get Jake. He’s in preschool right now.” David blinks at Lucas. God he loves him. “Take care of him for me I’ll be back with Jake.”
David is one of the approved adults at Jake’s school. He picks the kid up and carried him on his shoulder the whole way to the car. Jake is swinging his legs the best he can.
David brings Jake to the hospital. He explained on the way how Jake’s dad got hurt but he’s okay. His head just hurts a lot so Jake gets to have a sleepover at Uncle David and Lucas’s house.
When he finds Chris’s room Lucas is already there he’s chatting with Chris. Jake sees Chris and starts squirming. He sets Jake down and he takes off for Chris. He’s scooped up on the bed. “God David thank you. You saved me here.” David smiles. “Anytime doll.”
“David and Lucas. Anything ,really... a first meeting perhaps. Or an accidental one. Whatever... just a firefighter and his pretty boy nurse.”
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Lucas was dead on his feet, he’s pretty sure a car could hit him and he’d thank it. Three more hours and then he’s free. Only three more hours. That’s what he’s been saying for the last eight.
The alarm goes off and he stands. He leaps for the blond who’s hand is covered with blood. There’s a man next to him refusing to move.
“If you don’t fucking get out of my way I’ll move you myself. Move.”
The man jerks like he just realizes Lucas is there. He takes three steps back. The blond snorts, “hey doc how bad?” Lucas stares at the man who has probably lost quite a lot of blood if he looks this pale. “Knife cut?” The man flushes. “No. Well yes and no. Knife and also sharp metal.”
Lucas blinks. “You’re the guy that redoes some of the cars around here?” The man behind him snorts. “Understatement, Chrisy here is the best of the best.”
Lucas nods while still packing the wound. “You’ll need stitches.” The man Lucas is assuming names Chris thumps his head back. He’s pretty in a farm boy way. “Need me to call someone for you?” Chris shakes his head. “Nah. No one would pick up. David’s here so I’m good.”
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Nineteen stitches later the man, who Lucas now knows as Chris Seresin and David Benton are sitting in the waiting room for the pain meds Lucas said he would get Chris. As he walks back to the room he grabs his backpack. Why stick around.
“Pain meds for you. Don’t swim for a while. But you’ll be okay.”
David looks shocked at the no swimming. “None? He does it almost every weekend. Was on swim team in Highschool. Not sure this guy will survive land for so long.” Chris smacks David with the hand that’s not bandaged.
“Wait you swam? Maple grove school?” Chris nods. “Oh shit that’s why I know you. Seresin. We swam for a two years together. You were a freak at butterfly.” Chris laughs and shrugs. He leans a little on David. “It’s a challenge but t’s so fun.”
David shakes his head and stands, he takes Chris’s unhurt arm and pulls him up. “Come on pretty boy. Bed time for you.”
Lucas casually follows them out to the parking lot. He waves as he cuts over to his car.
His car that has two flat tires.
If he’s taking a guess he’s going to guess that his ex boyfriend did this. Lucas feels like crying. One more thing on an incredibly long day.
“Need a ride?”
Lucas snaps his head up to see David and Chris sitting in a car. “Oh I can’t be trouble. I can walk.” Chris snorts and slips into the back seat. “Shut up Lu come on. We’ll take you home and David will bring you back to the car tomorrow. It’s late.”
Lucas can hear the voice of his uncle saying bad idea but he doesn’t care. If he gets to sleep a few minutes longer then so be it if he gets stabbed.
He slips into the passenger seat. He sees a Polaroid of Chris with two men and then another with. Chris and just David.
David sees him looking and smiles at him.!Lucas gets a jolt in his stomach he hasn’t felt in months. He smiles back. How could he not smile. He thinks maybe this’ll end up going well. Maybe they’ll even become friends.
