J'Son slams down a bottle of something so old that the label was half gone from age. He looked to the bottle and then to Yondu. "Happy Fathers Day to you and me, I guess."
@thisisspartax is almost as bad at this as Yondu
“Just a wild guess here–” Yondu cants his head as he eyes the bottle– “But I take it y’ tried t’ do the DAD thing with Quill n’ it didn’t go so well.”
It’s almost satisfying to see J’Son fail so miserably at building up a relationship with his son. Yondu’s never been particularly good at it, even on the odd occasion he did try– it validates him somehow to see a man of charm and ease and good looks shot down just as readily as himself, with all his flaws.
—- And if he’s feeling really delusional, he can blame it on Peter. But a part of him will always know that’s not true. Even with the odds stacked against him, Peter’s turned out just fine– it’s his fathers who are jackasses.
At least they can be jackasses together. With a BOTTLE.
He reaches out and snatches the liquor, taking a swig and slamming it back down. He can’t help but think of Peter– the good and the bad– years they’ve shared operating as Ravagers. He taught the young Starlord how to fight, how to fly, how to steal– all the trappings of a good life as far as Yondu understands it.
The trouble is, it’s a TERRIBLE life as Quill understands it. Despite brief glimmers of enthusiasm for the lifestyle, he was never cut out to be a Ravager– and even now that Yondu’s realized it after all these years, he’s at a loss for what to do about it.
Peter deserved more than Yondu could give. More than J’Son probably could have given. Looking back on the road, fatherhood strikes him as a monumental task too great for any one man, and it amazes him that so many have gotten by so far.
“He’s alright, J. Turned out okay, even with all the shit I did t’ ruin him. It’s weird n’ a little hard t’ believe, but there it is.”