Tommy it's your birthday (happy birthday tommy)

[directorofhydra]

Who?: Ward, Kara, and Tommy.
What?: A surprise -ish birthday party.
When?: Backdated to January.
Summary: Ward and Kara talk, plan a party for his brother. Then there's a brother and a party. Feel free to stumble into the party accidentally on purpose. There's basically 2 threads.

The last party that Grant attended for any of his family was an electoral race just before they sent him off to military school. Apart from the disgruntled looks and annoyed, angry expressions cast in his direction all he'd done was sit and drink punch quietly in the corner worried that Christian would turn his eye to him.

That was years ago.

The last birthday party that he had been to for any of his family was lost to his rather fractured memory. That had motivated him to check dates - to ask Kara, to try and have something normal - only to realize that Tommy's birthday had passed. Just barely.

This - could not stand.

He walked back to his room, resolving to plan a party for him.

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[directorofhydra]

[There's a chubby snuffling as buddy appears at the foot of the bed, huffing to hop onto Ward's feet.]

I was wondering if we could talk about my brother. His birthday's coming up, and I think we should throw him a party.

[facemyenemys]

[She Mmm's again and rolls over a bit into him, spooning still, but turend enough to look over at him]

Yeah? Is he--[Okay? Is he okay, she was going to say, but the rest clicked in. Birthday. She smiled at that.] Do you think he'd like that? A birthday surprise I mean.

[directorofhydra]

[Thinking back to the winter ball made ward's chest ache. He kissed her hair and watched buddy nestle on his feet and stare at the pink octo-cat. He reaches over and scratches her ears, jostling the puppy who makes a wuff noise.

He smiles a little sadly]

I can't remember the last time we had a party together - the last birthday I celebrated with him.

...I tried to find him someone at the ball and he just - stood against the wall.

[He's probably cuddling against her at this point]

[facemyenemys]

[The little Octo-kitten just purred up a bit, yawned, and her lil legs wiggled around in the glass bowl, suckers visible on the glass, as it settled into itself again.]

[Kara raised a hand down to Buddy, trying to reach to give him a head scratch as well.]

He's pretty new still. I don't really blame him for hiding on a wall, Ward. He's been pulled from what he knows and placed here suddenly. He'll loosen up, after some time, love. Go slow. It's a lot to take in.

[directorofhydra]

[He settled back, leaning against her shoulder.]

....We had it out. Before I - came here. He said I was a monster so it's - maybe partially guilt?

[He sighed.] Tommy was such a happy little kid. The happiest out of the two of us.

....I want him to be as happy as I am again. If that means, being happy here or me, getting him home.