Lee-Burr Family Headcanons
The three of them enjoy watching movies together. They all really like action movies and historical flicks.
Even as a younger child, Max was always kind of quiet and awkward. It was easy to tell he felt out of place among the other students around him, and throughout elementary school Charles felt as though he saw himself in Max. It wasn’t until middle school when he made friends with Charlie and then the other three that Charles and Aaron stopped worrying about their son and his happiness.
Charles knits. Half of Max’s winter stuff (gloves and scarves) were made by Charles. Every Christmas, Aaron and Max get a new sweater from him. Both Max and Aaron love it when Charles knits clothing for them. They’re both forbidden from telling anyone, however.
They have three dogs. They would have had more but Aaron drew the line at three. They have a tiny Beagle puppy named Roxie, a rambunctious Pomeranian named Spada, and a terrifying and angry Maltese named Kuma.
Before Charles worked at his office, he was a veteran. He served two terms in Afghanistan before marrying Aaron and adopting Max. Even though it’s been a little under twenty years since he returned, he occasionally still has really terrifying nightmares about serving there. The terror of people he loved leaving him got worse after Max was adopted.
They go to every Pride event, as a family. Of course they didn’t do it when Max was younger than four, but once he turned five, the Pride Parade and festival became an annual activity for all of them.
Max isn’t the most touchy in terms of showing affection, but words are hard for him too. Because he knows his parents spent most of his elementary school years worried about him, he tries to show that he’s so much better and that he loves and appreciates them by making them cups of coffee on Saturday morning, leaving encouraging sticky notes on the bathroom mirror before every major work event, and hiding little gifts around for them to find. Aaron and Charles love it.
Before Max became friends with Angela and Phillip, Aaron and Charles were basically rivals with Alexander and John. However, after their children became best friends, their rivalry turned into more of a friendly thing and now both families are very close, despite the fact that John and Charles never pass up an opportunity to argue.
Max and his friends went as a group to their freshman Homecoming party and Charles decided to call Alexander, James, and Hercules to gossip about their children. That’s how Max, Angela, Philip, Liam and Charlie came home to Max’s house to find their parents all in the living room, drinking and laughing and sharing their children’s secrets.
Aaron and Charlie really only get all lovey and affectionate when they think Max isn’t around. Max would never tell them, but he likes it when he sees them kiss and hug each other. It reminds him they truly do love each other.
Max will periodically get sick, usually at the same time every year. Since it’s become a pattern, his parents know when to stock up on Pepto, cough and cold medicine, and NyQuil.
Max doesn’t like to be seen when he’s sick but his parents tend to be overly doting when he’s ill, which creates an issue when he’s throwing up in his bathroom but the door is locked so his parents can’t go in and help him.
There are freaking plants all over the house because Aaron really likes them for some reason. There are plants on the porch, on windowsills, and in the kitchen and bathrooms.
Charles and Aaron used to be a really lovey romantic, always-touching kind of relationship but once they adopted Max and their dogs, they mellowed into a very domestic relationship.
Living with Charles caused Max to develop a soft southern accent. It’s only apparent when he says certain things or when he’s sleepy, sick, or otherwise not completely conscious.
Max’s contact names for his parents is “Dad Wheee” for Charles and “Dad Sir” for Aaron. Neither of them know this.
