leo: would you still love me if i was a cheeto gummy?
foolish: (long pause) ...of course. of course, leo. if you were. if you were a cheeto gummy.
pepito: would you still love me if i were a roast chicken?
foolish: i would love eating you. i would love eating you, to be clear.
That feeling when your dad is actively dying right next to you, and doesn’t recognise you, and all you can do is listen to him writing his last words to you and your brother, and of course when he asks you if you could deliver the letters when you see his kids you immediately play along, and no, you won’t allow yourself to break until the very end
its really fitting that bad's last good day was surrounded by dapper, pomme, richas, tallulah, and empanada.
dapper, his reason for living. bad loves dapper, wholehearted and unconditional, because he knows no one else will. and in return, dapper will be bad's sun: his bright, guiding light, the one that burns too quickly.
pomme, his adopted daughter. someone who chose him, for no other reason than love. who else will prepare his medicine or wait out his memory lapses? he raised her to be a soldier, and she will protect him, just as he did for her.
richas, the kid that's not his, but it's never really mattered anyway. richas has a family that's forever in the jaws of the federation, but his tio is always there for him when nights get too long. always.
tallulah, the first egg he became a regular caretaker for. he gave her support and guidance in her early days, when she needed it most. and whenever she comes back to him, older and changed, he still will always listen.
and em, who's only known bad as he's dying. who knows him as her favorite uncle, gentle with her despite any purgatory stories she may hear. she has spent the least amount of time with him, yet is desperate to make every remaining minute count. for now, all she can do is gift a flower, take a photo, and trust that he will return to them.
loving zedaphs priorities. a house? pssh. im gonna dig a big hole and the first thing im gonna put in it is a furnace that only operates on saw trap rules