Fandom The Farmhouse Dream { The Last of Us 1x1 with icedthemoon }

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews, Carlos Price, Asher McCoy, Ezekiel Finch, Theophilus Sharpe, and Emmett Adler (and the Smith Clan)
Former Firefly, Aspiring Artist, Former Hunter, Former Seraphite, Former WLF, Former Firefly | 21, 25, 32, 29, 25, 24 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Carlos wondered what that would be like. Smothering. They needed a balance. Being there for their kids but not overbearing. How did he know how to balance that? Kaleb. Josh said to listen to his partner, and though Josh and Hayden may have struggled to work together for a long time, Carlos and Kaleb never had that. Not really. Not until recently when Carlos was trying not to worry him with things that he felt he should be able to handle on his own. He looked at Kaleb, holding his hands close to him. “There isn’t a certain way we have to do this?” That was the hardest part for him to understand. Because he never had any experiences, he didn’t know that everyone was different. Hayden smiled at Josh’s question. “You know exactly how I feel about that.” His smile grew wide as he thought about it. The breadth of their children continued to grow, and it really was all that Hayden. Had ever wanted. He and Josh were the parents of this town it felt sometimes, and he loved every moment of that.

Nate was close to finishing as Alex came in. “Oh. Um, okay.” He peered around to see if Cam was close by as well, though he only saw Alex. “Thanks. I guess I am a bit slower than the rest of you.”​

 

[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan, Kaleb Price, Jordan DeShay, Kaiden Lachlan, Elijah Lewis and Cameron Harris (and the Smith Clan)
Former Seraphite, Former FEDRA officer, Former Smuggler, Former WLF, Former Seraphite, Former Firefly | 19, 27, 30, 26, 27, 23 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Josh looked back at Carlos when he heard his question and shook his head. "There is no certain way to parent. Everyone does it differently." Josh replied as he flicked his gaze to Hayden, hearing his response. "You're right." He said before turning to them. "Well. You might not have had fathers before or good ones, if you'd like, we'd be happy to be your parents. We can help however you need. A listening ear, babysitting to give you two some time alone. Anything. This one would love to babysit those two boys." Josh said, smiling and kissing Hayden's cheek with a chuckle. He knew his husband would love that. Kaleb's eyes widened as he looked at Carlos and then at Josh. He'd taken this all quietly, listening mostly as he did. "R- Really?" He asked, his eyes looking at Josh. The FEDRA general but he didn't act like it. The father he wished he'd had.

Alex smiled as he headed into the stall to help. Cameron was leaning against the door. He'd dump the wheelbarrow when it was full. "No worries about it. You've never really done this before so it's all good." Cameron said, assuring Nate.​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews, Carlos Price, Asher McCoy, Ezekiel Finch, Theophilus Sharpe, and Emmett Adler (and the Smith Clan)
Former Firefly, Aspiring Artist, Former Hunter, Former Seraphite, Former WLF, Former Firefly | 21, 25, 32, 29, 25, 24 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Hayden crossed his arm across Josh’s chest and ran his hand up into his husband’s hair as he pulled them close. “Absolutely. The best thing in this world is being a father, though being a grandfather has always been a dream of mine as well. I was waiting for the day that Theo came home with a kid, but I think you two beat him to it.” It was Carlos’ turn to be quiet. His eyes were watering from the swell of adoration he had for these men that he had not known long. Not only did they wish to help but they were willing to take them in like no one else ever had. Without another thought, he was up, pulling Kaleb along with him, and crossing over to the other two to start a massive group hug. Was it really a Carlos conversation without some sort of physical affection? In the middle of this hug, Hayden said, “And remember. Even though you are parents now, you are still a partnership. You are still each other’s. Don’t let that slip away.”

Nate and Alex finished up that stall and he walked over to Cameron. “You have a strangely labor intensive job, you know that? I thought being a medic was a lot, and I am learning that I was both correct and incorrect.”​

 

[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan, Kaleb Price, Jordan DeShay, Kaiden Lachlan, Elijah Lewis and Cameron Harris (and the Smith Clan)
Former Seraphite, Former FEDRA officer, Former Smuggler, Former WLF, Former Seraphite, Former Firefly | 19, 27, 30, 26, 27, 23 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Josh felt Hayden's arm across his chest and felt the hand in his hair and moved so they were close. He hummed softly, nodding his head. "Theo certainly seems like he'd be one to bring a kid home." He replied before looking at them. Kaleb blinked as he was pulled up with his partner and then he was hugging Josh tightly, well, both Josh and Hayden but his head was pushed into Josh's shoulder. Josh wrapped his arms around Kaleb, Hayden and as much of Carlos as he could reach. "I don't plan on letting us slip away." Kaleb whispered as he tightened his grip.

Cameron smiled as he watched the two finish up the stall and he smiled at Nate. "It might be labor intensive, but it's good for the soul." Cameron admitted as he stood there. "Thank you for all your help. I'm going to go see Emmett. You two are more than welcome to come along if you'd like." Cam offered with a smile.​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews, Carlos Price, Asher McCoy, Ezekiel Finch, Theophilus Sharpe, and Emmett Adler (and the Smith Clan)
Former Firefly, Aspiring Artist, Former Hunter, Former Seraphite, Former WLF, Former Firefly | 21, 25, 32, 29, 25, 24 | Current location ;; Wyoming

In this group hug, Carlos was able to hold onto all three, though Hayden really could only get two. Perhaps this was not the kind of day he thought that they were having, but neither could say that they would want anything more. When Hayden was young and new to parenting, he wished that he could have talked to either sets of parents so close to him. Sadly, he did not have that option. If he could do that for these two, he would be more than happy. Carlos was happy to have people who wanted him. He spent so much of his life finding connections with people, but none of them were ever people who really chose him to keep. Even with Kaleb, he made that happen. He pushed it. Now, these two men were choosing them. He never had a dad before, and now he had two. Did that mean they had more brothers now? They already had a handful. He pulled away first so that he could give a great big kiss on the cheek to first Hayden and then Josh. “Thank you. Thank you so much. At least now I know that it is okay not to know as long as we try.”

Nate looked over to Alex. “I wouldn’t mind that. More time with my favorite people isn’t a bad thing. That and I haven’t really gotten to know this man who stole away my friend’s heart.” He straightened himself and stood like he had any kind of authority. “Have to make sure I approve.”​

 

[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan, Kaleb Price, Jordan DeShay, Kaiden Lachlan, Elijah Lewis and Cameron Harris (and the Smith Clan)
Former Seraphite, Former FEDRA officer, Former Smuggler, Former WLF, Former Seraphite, Former Firefly | 19, 27, 30, 26, 27, 23 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Kaleb smiled as he felt a tear drop down his face and when Carlos pulled back, Kaleb did to. He'd never thought he'd have a family like this. At first he was grateful to have Carlos, then his family grew when he met Jordan and Asher. He was thankful to have Alex and Nate, and now he had dads. He had parents that wanted him. Kaleb followed Carlos' actions and kissed Josh's cheek and then Hayden's. Josh smiled at the two of them and leaned forward, kissing their foreheads like he does to Kai. "You're welcome kiddos. And if you ever need help, advice or even just to drop the kids off for a night or two, we're here for you. Just know that as long as you try, you're doing good at parenting."

Alex smiled as he took Nate's hand, seeing him straighten up. Cameron laughed as he nodded his head, turning. "I'm sure you'll approve. Emmett's a great guy." Cameron said as he led the way out of the stables. Alex smiled as he followed Cameron, squeezing Nate's hand a little.​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews, Carlos Price, Asher McCoy, Ezekiel Finch, Theophilus Sharpe, and Emmett Adler (and the Smith Clan)
Former Firefly, Aspiring Artist, Former Hunter, Former Seraphite, Former WLF, Former Firefly | 21, 25, 32, 29, 25, 24 | Current location ;; Wyoming

No one had ever called him kiddo. Kid yes. Plenty of times actually. But not kiddo. That felt different. That felt a lot more personal. ‘Get out of here kid!’ And ‘What are you doing, kid?’ didn’t have the same ring. This was so nice. It was more than he thought he would ever have. He looked at Kaleb, and he was crying. Not full crying, but that was a tear. He removed himself from the rest, put both hands on the sides of Kaleb’s face, and first kissed away the tear before he kissed his lips. He was just so happy and excited. He was so worried and upset before but that was all gone. It was sure that it would be back. There was no way that it wouldn’t. For now, though, he felt better. Hayden could tell that this was good. It was working. “So. Who is who. I’m dad and Josh is papa. Who are the two of you?”

Nate smiled too. It was good to be back with his people. He really had missed being with a lot of people. He missed having a real purpose. Horses were not going to be his purpose, though he didn’t mind helping out sometimes. “I’m sure I will. When are you going to tell me everything about him? How you met. When you met. How you learned he was perfect. I need to know these things.”​

 

[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan, Kaleb Price, Jordan DeShay, Kaiden Lachlan, Elijah Lewis and Cameron Harris (and the Smith Clan)
Former Seraphite, Former FEDRA officer, Former Smuggler, Former WLF, Former Seraphite, Former Firefly | 19, 27, 30, 26, 27, 23 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Josh simply kissed Hayden's cheeks as he watched the two of them. It was beautiful and that part of him that was a romantic was happy. Kaleb looked at Carlos, feeling him kiss away the tear of happiness and then smiled happily into the kiss. His arms had slipped around his neck before he looked over at Hayden, breaking the kiss as he heard him. "Uh, we've never discussed that. I'm not sure." He said as he tried to recall if the twins had called them anything. "Well, Killian called for Carlos as dad once. I could be papa. I'm more than okay with that." Kaleb said as he looked at Carlos then at the other two.

Cameron looked at Nate and smiled when he remembered first meeting Emmett. "I think I was eighteen when he was transferred from another base to San Francisco. We were put in the same group and we just grew closer. I spent a lot of our free time playing games, of different kinds with or without others, and he held me when Gaige came back. It was a little after that, that we left because we realized after Gaige found out about his parents in Salt Lake. We were together for a few days before Gaige went north." Cam said as they headed through town.​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews, Carlos Price, Asher McCoy, Ezekiel Finch, Theophilus Sharpe, and Emmett Adler (and the Smith Clan)
Former Firefly, Aspiring Artist, Former Hunter, Former Seraphite, Former WLF, Former Firefly | 21, 25, 32, 29, 25, 24 | Current location ;; Wyoming

Carlos felt like he could have kissed Kaleb for the rest of the day, but that clearly was not an option right now. He turned to look at Hayden as well. This was something he thought about only in that he wasn’t sure who Killian was talking about until later when he did it again. It was probably smart to come up with hard and fast names for them so that they could tell the difference. “I’m okay with that too,” he told mostly Kaleb but also the others. “I also don’t mind being called Carlos. Everyone always has.” He did not have the need to call people by other titles. It did not bother him at all.

“So, not long after we stopped coming.” It was not really an interruption. Nate was simply intrigued with the timeline of things. If he had been able to go a little bit longer, then maybe he would have gotten to meet them. Maybe he would have been able to do… something more. That was always his thinking. He should always have been able to do more. “I am glad you had him when you needed him most. And that he could play games with you. I know how much you loved those. I never really got to play any when I wasn’t with you.” They walked through the town, Nate keeping close to Alex like he always did.​