>Anon and Fang hanging out in her room while she plays Amberlight Brilliance for the first time
>Ripley had gotten home early, and heard the guitar up in her room, and thought nothing of it
>He heard the second guitar join into the fray, and realized that Fang wasn't alone in her room
>With a grimace, he goes up the stairs, and right before he's able to reach the doorknob, Samantha places her hand on it first, before giving him a look
>They stare at each other for awhile in silence, Fang's father looking particularly upset while Samantha had a very stern expression
>Several moments go by, with the strumming of those guitars as their background noise
>Eventually, Samantha lets go of the doorknob, before taking Ripley's hand into her own, holding his while leaning against him, and giving a soft, gentle humming
>"Kind of reminds you of the two of us when we first got together, doesn't it?"
>Those words of hers definitely seemed to do quite a number on Fang's father, as he stared down at the handle to Fang's bedroom door with a solemn expression
>His wife always did seem to do well at soothing the immense ptero's rage
>"... He's got 20 minutes. If he tries anything, I'm mounting his head on the wall in the living room."
>Samantha scoffed, remaining silent for a few moments, and eventually restarting. "Our baby girl is growing up so fast... We can't keep her in our nest forever..." Fang's mother echoed out a sad sigh
>Ripley didn't answer—or more so that he couldn't. Although that contortion that crossed his face told her very clearly that it struck a chord with him
>The two parents stood there, listening to the song that was repeated countless times beyond that door, remaining silent for the duration of their daughter's guitar lessons
