How Green Becomes Wood

"Really?" Daizi asked, drying her hands as she followed them into the living room, "Did they turn out well?"

Beginning with the pictures from Ivy's birthday, Dark pulled them out and began describing them to Daizi, but he didn't get far in the series before he looked up at the twins and said, "These are really good."
 
"It is very, very impressive." Dark commented, turning one of the pictures around, it had all three of his children in it, all of them grinning. After explaining what it was to Daizi he said, "I really like this one. I really do."
 
"You should have that one framed," Alec said, looking at it. "I actually look really good there."

"Yes, you do, shockingly," Xander agreed, earning a nudge. "I'm not too bad, myself. ANd then there's the Mini."

"Mini over all," Alec agreed, nodding.
 
"I know," Alec said softly, "but that's been... changing. A little. It's nice to have positive memories and things."

"A record that we existed," Xander added. "Don't want to make a habit of it or anything, but maybe one or two... wouldn't be the worst."
 
"I will find a good frame for it then," Dark said, pleased, setting it aside special as he continued to go through the pictures, the ghost of a smile on his still face. It really looked like everyone really had been enjoying themselves. When he made it to the ones where Ivy had grabbed onto his beard with her frosting-covered hands, his eyebrows knitted together and he slowly turned it around, "Please tell me this is not actually how I looked in that moment."
 
Alec sucked air through his teeth with a wince and said, "Unfortunately, that is exactly how you looked."

"Fortunately, you looked just like that, possibly even more hilarious," Xander said cheerfully. "It was epic."

It was pretty great," Alec smirked.
 
He turned the picture back around and rubbed his hands roughly over his face and through his hair, making locks of it stand straight up due to its texture before he smoothed it back down while Daizi patted him sympathetically on the back.

"I had such strong conflicting emotions in that moment," He said, "It was a mental derailment."
 
"I think the correct term is you suffered and error code and ceased to function," Xander smirked. "Having two big deals happening at the same time tends to do that to a person."

"I think he blue screened," Alec giggled. "It was fabulous! And Ivy said her third word!"
 
"And you may well believe me when I say I could not ask for better," Dark said earnestly, "Her calling for me by name is deeply moving." He looked through the next few pictures, smiling slightly when he saw the one of himself laughing. Even to him, it was an odd and rare thing to see. He knew as well as anyone how hard it was to get him to laugh, "I do not think she could have chosen a more perfect time to say it first."
 
"She does have very good timing," Alec said cheerfully. He checked the time. "Oh! I gotta go." He stepped forward and hugged his mother. "I'll see you after work!" Dark got a hug next. "Love you!"
 
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