#i think the slight look of melancholia he gets is cuz he VERY MUCH wants to be a father

[honorhearted]

Ben would be a great dad

With all the hate Ben had been forced to endure over the years, it was quite easy for him to forget the love he also harbored -- the love he yearned to one day bestow upon a charming, beautiful wife, which would then earn him the brood of children he dreamt about during his moments of deepest, innermost despair. The idea of what he could have beyond the w.ar sustained him, saved him, and helped to remind himself that he was still human; that he hadn’t fully succumbed to the bowels of darkness.

“I hope I will be,” Ben softly allowed. Unable to lift his gaze from the ground, he smiled and continued, “I had a wonderful teacher in my own father. If I can be half as kind, half as patient, half as loving, then I know I’ll at the very least be on the right path.”

#Anonymous #about ben #//i'm assuming ben probably wasn't supposed to answer #BUT HOW COULD HE NOT? :' ))) #i agree though ben!dad is my weakness #i didn't start writing happy endings until this fandom lol #cuz it's like *gives ben 10.000 kids and a happy existence* #i love the scene with ben and sprout cuz it's the first time we see how he'd act around children #i think the slight look of melancholia he gets is cuz he VERY MUCH wants to be a father #but has had to put all his d.esires on hold for the bigger picture #and i imagine he also saw a bit of himself in the boy because of the whole 'your dad and i used to play with these' #so i imagine he was also mourning his own innocence a bit #IDK I JUST HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS OKAY? lol #thanks for sending this in! <3