I can't believe people are mad at the love shown to the videogame Pragmata.
Men (and women) are realising how lovely a paternal bond can be and are realising they might want kids of their own and people are mad about it?!?
Starting a family and being a father who protects kids, something that has been done since the beginning of time. You're mad at that?!?
I think some people forget that humans are indeed also animals with the instinct to survive, procreate and protect (for women, nurture etc.) our loved ones.
Paternal instincts are real!
But apparently, to these haters, people longing for something like that makes them bad people, incels and even pedophiles??
Even when men show a healthy form of masculinity they get mad. These men (including fathers) playing this game are showing you the most lovely healthy form of masculinity and you're still mad...
hunter looking back at omega’s room and at lula..i know this man has been crashing out for MONTHS ab his daughter he literally looks like he’s moments from sobbing every time he’s on screen omfg
Patton has parental instincts and treats Virgil like a baby. Virgil doesn’t know what’s going on.
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Patton got Virgil shortly after his discussion with Roman. Virgil was still thinking all of it over. He considered shape-shifting to be younger but he was sure that it would only increase his time of service to this phase of Pattons. He even thought about letting Patton go ahead and give him a bath but he wasn’t too sure about that. Roman had told him that he had to deal with it, after all.
Patton hummed as he set out his clothes on the sink. The bath was already filled with bubbles and Virgil was playing with his sleeves in thought. On one hand he could let Patton give him a bath and maybe make this process shorter, but on the other...he’d be naked. But looking at the bubbles and how much there were, he reconsidered.
Patton finished his humming. He was worried that Virgil would drown, but he had said before that he was okay. “Alright, V. You stay safe, okay?” he said and turned towards the door. Virgil took off his jacket, trembling nervously and feeling sick to his stomach,”W-well..you could...it would be um, nice, if..” he put his head down and shielded his face.
“If…?” Patton turned towards him again, not sure what he was going to ask. Virgil took a deep breath,”Uh..you know, with what you asked earlier and..” he gestured weakly to the bathtub.
Patton smiled and stepped closer in excitement,”You mean you want me to give you a bath now?” Virgil nodded his head awkwardly,”Yeah..but just turn away while I get in and everything..”
“Okie dokie, but remember Virgey, it’s just a body. Everyone’s got one.” he said, turning away. Virgil fumbled his clothes off and was adjusting the bubbles and a rag over his lap in no time. “Well sure, but it’s like, really private, you know? Like the most private thing a person has.”
“That’s a nice way of looking at it.” He turned around and got on his knees for the bath. He was very happy about this,”Oh Virgey, you look so cute with all these bubbles and duckies.” Virgil hugged his knees and sighed,”Uh huh. Let’s just try to make this quick.” Patton hummed and started to wash him off gently, giving him little warnings between each touch and cup of water. He took in the differences that Virgil had. They all had the same starting point when it came to their bodies, but they had changed with each one of their habits that they had over the years. Patton was chunkier and definitely had the biggest thighs and softest features of them all whereas Virgil was pale and thin from staying inside his dark room all the time and forgetting to eat.
Roman was the strongest of them since he had gone on all of his adventures and had the darkest skin out of all of them. Logan was a lot like Virgil in his fairness, but he did eat a lot of that jam so he was a bit pudgy like Patton but nowhere near Patton's level. They were all consistently the same height, though.
“What do you want for dinner, Virgil?” He asked while rubbing his head with shampoo. Virgil wouldn’t deny that it felt pretty good,”Just whatever..” he mumbled.
“I didn’t catch that.”
“Just whatever.” Virgil repeated a bit louder,
“Well how about tacos? I know you like those.”
Virgil thought about it. He did like tacos. But he would have to let Patton feed him whatever he made,”Well actually uh, what about chili?”
“That can work, yeah. You’ll have to help me make sure that it’s not too spicy for you, though.”
Virgil nodded and Patton washed him where Virgil was comfortable, cleaning his face and hair and then standing up and spreading his arms wide with a towel, closing his eyes. Virgil stood up from the bath and pushed himself into the towel. Patton hugged the towel around him and kissed his cheek making cutesy noises,”Oh he’s so clean now! Clean clean boy!”
Virgil hunched his shoulders which only made him feel smaller to Patton. He blushed but not as much as he would’ve under normal circumstances. Patton left him to dress himself and get things prepared for other things with him. He knew what Virgil liked doing, but not a lot of those things had to do with other people and almost all of them had to do with the internet. And what if his poor Virgil came across something that he didn’t understand?
Virgil came downstairs to the sight of a blanket fort and Patton with his hands on his hips proudly. He turned to him and gestured for him to come. “Come on. Get in.” he said and went inside. Virgil made his way to the opening and crawled inside where there were story books, coloring books and plain paper. They also had a perfect view of the TV.
“I got the Nightmare Before Christmas coloring books here, and the Corpse Bride ones. And I thought that I could read one of these stories to you while you do it or just draw on your own without any lines and we can watch something if you want. I can make popcorn and get you a drink if you need it.” He explained excitedly.
Virgil looked over everything including the books and found Cinderella Skeleton, Sleeper and The Spindle and other things that were similar. They did interest him. He got comfortable, picking the Corpse Bride coloring book in hope to find a page where the guy accidentally poisons himself at the end of the movie. “Something to drink would be nice. Not milk this time, though, it makes me kinda sick if I have too much.”
“Aww, I didn’t mean to give you a tummy ache! I’m sorry. I’ll rub your belly if you want.” Virgil shook his head,”No thanks, pop, just get the drink.” Patton nodded and got out to go get it and Virgil looked over the books to decide which one he wanted to be read. He felt uneasy like he was getting too comfortable with all of this stuff. Maybe he should consider it like a very weird vacation.
Patton returned with the drink but it was in a purple sippy cup. He sat back next to Virgil as he started coloring, looking at the cup. He liked to think that it was just because cleaning a spill in a blanket fort would be a hassle so he took a drink anyway. Tropical punch. That’s okay.
“I think that uh..this one looks pretty cool.” Virgil said, showing a book to Patton.
Patton smiled widely,”Oh, yes it does. I’ll go ahead and read it to you.” He started to read the story to Virgil while he colored and would still sometimes genuinely ask Virgil if he knew how to pronounce a word so that at least made Virgil a bit more comfortable. Knowing that Patton didn’t consider him a stupid kid.
The story seemed so long, though, and Virgil had eventually finished with his coloring and rested his head down. It wasn’t too long before Patton's voice was fading in and out until it was gone completely and Virgil fell into a light sleep that inevitably got deeper.
Does anyone else have the same burning, dying need as me for Tony to find his way to Thanos in Avengers 4 and just fucking grab that Ballchinian motherfucking purple people eater by the collar and yank him all the way down and just snarl in his face, “Give me back my kid” or is it just me?
