a-bladesentinel:

So @charomiami asked me about D’angelo’s relationship with his father. I appreciate you for asking. ;–;

This post will include his relationship with both of his fathers.

Biological: D’angelo was a momma’s boy as a child so he of course was glued to her for as long as he could be. Whenever she’d leave, he would cry for an hour or so, while his father, Elijah, tried to calm him. They had a bond that was even more unique than the attachment D’angelo had for his mother. When Elijah was given time to spend with D’angelo, it was as if he was always watching and evaluating his father. Elijah was a different species altogether in D’angelo’s eyes and he loved to just watch him go through everyday life.

As D’angelo grew a bit older and his mind matured, he would approach his father and just take his hands and go over the different lines in his palms. He’d trace those lines and could spend a whole day just doing this. He later found a fascination with the soft brown eyes that was his father’s. They held a kindness that was contrary to how he looked, but D’angelo somehow knew better. To this day, D’angelo still remembers them, but the memory is cloudy.

Adoptive Father: D’angelo was four years old when he was adopted by the Kane family. The family only consisted of Walter Kane and Marylin Kane, who were at the end of their 20s. They couldn’t have a kid, so they adopted D’angelo. Walter, served as the big teddy bear dad that had a huge heart, a strong admiration of hard work, and a tendency to be soft when it came to D’angelo. Although a bit young at the time, when compared to other families, he was a successful man that was in possession of large family wealth and his very own construction company.

Walter doted on D’angelo like a father would a daughter. There was always that distinction of a father/son bond, but many would still compare it to a father/daughter bond. It took a while for D’angelo to warm up to Walter, much of his personality was similar to Elijah’s. As the years went by, D’angelo would always look to his father for advice on people, how to make good relationships, and the technical, along with metaphorical, value of hard work.

There were many times when D’angelo wouldn’t understand what it meant to be a man, he always felt different, never really identifying with the traits of a man, woman, or human being for that matter. Walter could tell when D’angelo would have these thoughts and would take him out to a site so that they could have one of those meaningful talks. Thanks to him, D’angelo learned what it meant to work hard, to have passion for the things you do, to stick with the path chosen and how to choose a path, to always protect the weak and strong alike, and to believe in his country and countrymen, even when things looked bleak. Thanks to Walter, D’angelo didn’t become a soulless husk.

I hope you like this and that it answers your question. Thanks again!

I adored this, thank you. Omg D’angelo = pure child love him so much.