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Sitting on the couch in the Green Room, where...you basically lived at this point, you watched Tenna on one of the monitors. He was his animated self, boisterous, cheery, and it made you smile. Tenna was too fun to watch, and it made you upset not more people watched him.
He knew you did, though. Felt it. Loved it. Adored you for it. He was your favorite thing to watch. It made his heart swell up, knowing his little one loved watching him. You had no idea how much it meant to him. Being his favorite person in the world made it even more important to him. His performance on stage reflected this since you came along, making him more animated and ecstatic each time he came on.
You were the light of his life. Ever since he found you shivering outside his studio in a puddle, adopting you in an instant. Tenna had almost cried, how tiny you were, how much you needed to be brought in. And you warmed to him in a split second. Hell, it took mere days before you made him bawl because you called him "Dad".
Eventually, the show ended and the screen went to a rerun. The stage door was kicked open, and there he was. Tenna laughed and held his arms out.
"WHERE is my little sweetheart?!" He scanned the room, before you popped up over the couch, smiling. You ducked down, pretending like he didn't see you with a giggle. Scooting around into the crease of the couch, you felt...hidden. He walked over and looked over the edge of the couch, snickering. "FOUND YA!"
Letting out a squeal as he lifted you up, you laughed as he spun you around before planting a static-y kiss on your cheek. His nose poofed out a flower in your face, and you kissed it.
"Hi Dad!"
"Hello yourself, my little darling!"
Tenna leaned down to nuzzle his screen on your cheek, making your hair stand up. You laughed. Everyone in the room went "aww" before going about their business. Your father put you in his pocket as he walked around, asking his employees questions. You LOVED pocket rides. He petted your head with his finger.
"Cutie pie. I have a few more people to talk to, are you okay with being in my pocket? Do you need to go back to the green room?"
"I wanna stay in your pocket, Dad!" You climbed up a bit, kissing the side of his screen. "It's my favorite place."
You could have sworn Tenna sobbed a little bit at that, but he composed himself. He straightened his tie and leaned down to kiss your head.
"G-...Glad to hear that, my little dear! It'll be boring, but-"
"S'okay, I just like being with you, Dad."
Oh, you are doing things to his heart right now. His antennae bounced a little, and his 'brow' went up, screen fizzling. His smile was trembling. You leaned up to kiss the side of his head before tucking yourself back into his pocket. Oh my god. His hand clenched. He loved you. So. Much.
Tenna took a deep breath to recover from that emotional suckerpunch, letting out a deep exhale before he walked around the office again. It was mostly boring work talk, but at times his employees complimented how cute you looked in his pocket.
Tenna went BRIGHT with that.
"AREN'T THEY?!" Tenna reached up to boop your cheek. You turned your head and bit his finger a little bit, making him flinch.
"...Haha, ow."
You let go, kissing his screen again, slipping out of his pocket. Tenna shrieked out before catching you, holding you to his chest.
"DON'T- Do NOT do that-! Oh my lord, you almost fell! Don't do that again!"
He was breathing hard. ...Oops. Yeah that's a long fall...
"Sorry..."
Tenna leaned you back, kissing your head. His screen was blue-ish.
"Just DON'T do that again. ohmygoodnessohmygoodnessohmygoodness...."
Tenna put you back in his pocket, going to his car. Time to go home! You felt bad about scaring him, though.
After a small meal of his TV dinners, you both had a small session of just cuddling while watching a movie. He even gave you facts about the movie you watched.
You wiggled into your bed, Tenna tucking you in and petting your hair. A smile was on his screen. You have a good Dad.
"I love you. So much."
"I love you too, Dad!"
Tenna leaned down to press a staticky kiss to your forehead, giving you your stuffy and getting up and walking out. He held the door open as he waved you goodnight, shutting it.
You hugged your stuffy, sighing.
TV Dad is awesome.