Re: Russ C & Ellie K: Gotham quicklog
[Russ didn't argue because he didn't see the fucking point. She was new, yeah? New to the doors and new to the clusterfuck of his life and she didn't even know Ford that well yet, either. But he took approval for Nathan like water, that kind of shit he ate up with a spoon. The kid was a little charmer, all long eyelashes curled demure over big blue eyes and he was giving Ellie the look Russ vaguely recognized as Ford's own.]
I'm six! [Nathan said it proudly, with five fingers held out and then an additional one creeping in as he counted. Russ reached out a hand to ruffle the mop of hair and the smile he gave Ellie was thoughtless and affable, the simplicity of pleasure that the kid was liked.]
Me and Dad like cartoons. Do you like cartoons? [Nathan was serious, the solemnity of being so very old as his sticky fingers threaded through Ellie's, and Russ watched as Ellie was tugged toward the couch like she got no fucking choice in the matter. Welcome to the family, yeah?]