[He kept his back to her, not because if he was excluding her but because cooking was an activity he did because he had to rather than because he wanted to. What sort of parent would he be if he couldn't provide everything for his daughter? It meant he had to concentrate, and also did have the benefit of requiring his back to be towards the rest of the room.]
If it was important enough to require a voice mail in the first place, I won't ignore the contents of it.
[He flipped the battered fish in the pan to fry the other side of it, tension across his shoulders. He knew why she was leaving such messages after their last discussion on the subject. If anything, it didn't feel long enough time between then and now.]
It will only be a few minutes.
[He returned to silence for half a minute before he couldn't help himself. It didn't help his case that he was fuming.]
I don't approve of the amount of time you spend with that boy. And a date? No, no that is too friendly.
[He will currently ignore the fact that he knows they are sleeping together. It's this being the problem.]
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Date: 2025-02-09 02:35 pm (UTC)If it was important enough to require a voice mail in the first place, I won't ignore the contents of it.
[He flipped the battered fish in the pan to fry the other side of it, tension across his shoulders. He knew why she was leaving such messages after their last discussion on the subject. If anything, it didn't feel long enough time between then and now.]
It will only be a few minutes.
[He returned to silence for half a minute before he couldn't help himself. It didn't help his case that he was fuming.]
I don't approve of the amount of time you spend with that boy. And a date? No, no that is too friendly.
[He will currently ignore the fact that he knows they are sleeping together. It's this being the problem.]