๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ - DAGGER EDTION
{All Daggers Included-Marvel only}
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ "๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ" ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ - ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ/๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ
"๐๐ช ๐ท๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ฎ, ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฎ - ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ."
๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ "๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐บ๐ฎ๐ป" ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป - ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐น/๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐๐ผ๐ป
๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ถ๐ช๐ต. ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต'๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ถ๐บ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ.
๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ"๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐
" ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ- ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐
"๐๐บ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด? ๐๐ค๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฏ."
๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ "๐๐ผ๐ฏ" ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ- ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐บ/๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ
"๐๐ฏ ๐๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ."
๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ "๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ๐" ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ - ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ/๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ด ๐ญ๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด.
๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป "๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ" ๐๐ถt๐ฐ๐ต-๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ/๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ง.โ
๐๐ฎ๐๐ "๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ" ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ- ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ/๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐
"๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ช๐ด๐ต, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ป๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต 50 ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด." "๐๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ข ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ."
There is an alternate version I have to if this does well. I love them all so much and this was so fun
๐ ๐ข๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง
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Itโs a deeply strange experience, Ethan thinks, to go from the jungles of Vietnam to this.
Lenny had vetoed Steiner this year, uninterested in dealing with the gossip and the bullshit. Heโd gone rogue and rented an enormous cabin right on the Hudson River. Ten bedrooms, and as little stress as humanly possible.ย
He sips his beer as he watches the people around him. Lenny is standing at the grill, cooking everyone dinner, giving Ma a break from the kitchen. Kitty and Esther and Chaim are chasing Lan and Lily around the yard. Both sets are grandparents are playing cards around a picnic table, while Uncle Noah and Susie chat with Lenny, and Ma, Aunt Astrid and Mei are talking not far from the grill.
And Pop is watching intently from the other side of the large patio. The man has been quiet and sulky since they arrived, forced on vacation, kept in close quarters with the whole family.ย
Ethan wonders sometimes if his father has ever been truly happy a day in his life. He wonders if maybe he was before Ethan was born. When he was first married. Or dating Ma.ย
He wracks his brain to think of times during his life when he saw his father happy, and heโs hard-pressed. Maybe when he and Mei were first married? Or when Lan was born?ย
He thinks about the times heโs seen Ma happy. Laughing at Lennyโs jokes. Her second wedding. Bringing baby Lily home from the hospital to meet Ethan and Esther and Kitty. Ethanโs high school graduation.ย
Her face when Ethan had walked in the door after his honorable discharge. Sheโd been tearful, but smiling. Hugged him tightly. Cried all over him. Checked him over, taking stock of changes and - god forbid - missing bits.ย
โYou look a million miles away,โ his Zeyde tells him, amused as he sits next to him on the table.ย
Ethan shrugs, sipping his beer.ย โJust thinking. Watching everyone.โย
Moishe nods, considering everyone.ย โitโs certain a motley crew weโve collected over the years. Two comedians, a doctor, a club owner, a matchmaker, a spook, a theater critic. Whatever Susie does.โย
โSheโs a talent manager, Zeyde,โ Ethan chuckles.ย โSheโs giving me a job.โย
โI could give you a job, if you need a job,โ Moishe grumbles.ย
โI want to do what Susie does,โ Ethan tells him.ย โI want to find the people who can tell joke, or...sing or dance, or...do magic like Alfie does magic, and I want to help them find an audience.โย
Moishe chuckles.ย โWell, okay. Itโs a nice ambition to have.โย
โI was thinking about Pop,โ Ethan admits, his voice going quieter.ย โI donโt know. Iโve been watching him since we got here yesterday. He never seems...happy.โย
Moishe grunt in agreement as he sips his own beer.ย โYour pop has a hard time with just enjoying a moment. Letting go of his unhappiness. And thatโs what itโs about, really, isnโt it? Everybodyโs unhappy sometimes. The world is a shithole in a lot of ways, a lot of the times. But finding those little pockets where we can forget for a little while - look - look at your Uncle Noah. He works for the government. He knows better than any of us ever will just how much shit weโre in as a planet.โย
Ethan nods.ย
โAnd Lenny. Lennyโs been to hell in a handbasket and back,โ Moishe goes on.ย โOverdosed on drugs and thrown into treatment. Legal troubles coming out of his ass until a handful of years ago. But here they both our, laughing at whatever dumb shit Susie is tellingย โem. Theyโre happy now. They may not be happy when we get home, but for now...โ
โThatโs nice,โ Ethan tells him.ย โThe idea that itโs okay to focus onย โfor now.โ I like that a lot.โย
โNot bad for a guy who works in womenโs clothing,โ Moishe jokes.ย โRemember that next time Abe looks at my like Iโm an idiot.โย
Ethan laughs and shakes his head.ย โDo you think thereโs anything in he world that will get Pop to just...forget the unhappiness for a little while?โย
Moishe sighs heavily.ย โI thought marrying your mother and having you and your sister would work. And then when that fell apart, I thought the club. Maybe Mei and your brother. Nothing seems good enough.โ He looks at Ethan for a long quiet moment.ย โI love your father. Heโs my son. But Iโm so glad that you donโt seem to have those kinds of struggles.โย
โNo?โ Ethan asks, lifting an eyebrow.ย
โNo,โ Moishe chuckles.ย โNo, I saw you the other night, taking a bite of brisket at the dinner table. Pure bliss from one bite of your motherโs cooking. And then reading a story to little Lily before bed. I know happy Ethan. That was happy Ethan.โย
โItโs hard to be home sometimes,โ Ethan admits.ย โItโs hard to feel normal. But the moments that feel good, I have to hold onto them.โย
โSo youโre not back there,โ Moishe completes the thought.ย
Ethan nods in agreement.ย โSo Iโm not back there.โย
โYour father never went to war,โ Moishe shrugs.ย โHe didnโt get drafted for the Korean War. He wasnโt old enough for the Big One. And we were so relieved at the time. That he didnโt have to face something so terrible. But if he had...would he be more grateful?โ he ponders, but then waves a hand.ย โAh, donโt mind me. Iโm just an old man talking nonsense.โย
Ethan grins a little and pats his grandfatherโs back.ย โSure, Zeyde.โย
Itโs then that Lan comes running up, punching Ethanโs leg.ย โYOUโRE IT!โย
โOh, shit,โ Ethan mutters, hopping up and setting his beer down.ย โIโM IT!โย
โLAN, NO!โ Esther cries.ย โETHAN IS THE WORST!โย
Lily squeals as she and the rest of Ethanโs siblings scatter.ย
After a rowdy round of tag, Lenny calls them all to eat.ย
Ethan sits between his mother and Kitty, eating happily.ย โWho knew Lenny could grill?โย
โMe,โ Kitty snickers.ย โDaddy may be useless in a kitchen, but set him in front of a bunch of hot coals and whole lot of meat and heโs a whiz!โย
โHappy to be useful sometimes,โ Lenny jokes, chuckling lightly from Maโs other side.ย โIโll teach you sometime, Ethan. Great for impressing girls.โย
โNot that he needs help impressing girls,โ Pop argues.ย
โOh, no, I do,โ Ethan laughs a little.ย โIโll take all the help I can get.โย
โGood boy,โ Ma laughs.ย โDonโt just rely on the good look.โย
His father looks chastened.ย
โDonโt you worry, Ethan,โ Grandma Rose says, beaming.ย โWhen youโre ready, Iโll find you a nice girl.โย
Ethan smiles, used to humoring all of his grandparents to a certain extent.ย โThanks Grandma.โย
โHe doesnโt need a matchmaker,โ Papa Abe argues.ย โI didnโt need a matchmaker.โย
Grandma Rose rolls her eyes. โAbe, we have been over this.โย
โWell, I think Ethan is perfect, and heโll find the perfect girl,โ Bubbe announces.ย
โDonโt let that go to your head, please,โ Mei mutters to Ethan from across the table, smirking, amused.ย
โDonโt you worry, Ma,โ Ethan promises.ย
โCan we talk about something other than marrying Ethan off?โ Esther asks, a touch whiny.ย
โI saw a turtle today,โ Lily tells them all.ย โIt had a pretty shell and I said hello.โย
โHey, turtles are great,โ Lenny pipes up.ย
โNo pets,โ Ma says.ย
โMidge...โย
She gives him a pointed look.ย โNo pets. I am done cleaning up poop that isnโt mine. No pets.โย
โThere are all different kinds of turtles, Lily,โ Uncle Noah tells her, smiling.ย โHave you ever seen a sea turtle?โย
She shakes her head, perking up.ย โSea turtles??โย
โWeโll look at some books when we get home,โ Noah promises.ย
โI bet they have turtles in the reptile house in the zoo,โ Lenny offers. Off of Midgeโs look he adds:ย โWe can make that a father-daughter activity.โย
Lily smiles and keeps eating her hot dog.ย โThey carry their houses on their backs.โย
โFree housing, what a luxury,โ Moishe jokes, making most of the table laugh lightly.
Ethan shakes his head and eats his hamburger.ย
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