Lams Drabbles II

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// Person A of your OTP is a soldier and B is left to take care of their children //

•Alex is A

•and Philip is their child

•Philip was nine when Alex had to leave

•he's nineteen now

•and he can't even remember what his father looks like

•other than photos

•he also knows that John loves Alex more than anyone

•one day John sits Philip down

•and shows Philip an old photo

•it's Alex and John with Washington, Lafayette, and Hercules

•John leans over to Philip and says

•"He writes about you all the time. Brags about you, too."

•Philip smiles sadly

•and then John pulls out a box

•filled with letters addressed to Philip

•and let's Philip read them

•Philip tries not to cry

•because he just wants to hug his dad again

•he hears a door open behind
him

•turns around

•and there is Alex, dressed in uniform, smiling and holding his arms out

•"Hey, Pip."

•Philip lunges over the couch and into his father's arms

•John joins

•and they have a big family hug

•everyone cries

•and they spend the next week catching up as a family

•happiness