republiccitychief:

askkidtarrlok:

He takes the patting as an approval of the notion, and so continues grinning. “But, you’re probably really busy, right? I should let you get back to doing humble and selfless and important Chief-of-Police things.”

She doesn’t have the heart to tell him that her current pasttime is lambasting his elder self into doing something with his life and obliquely threatening to punch him in the face.

She she just settle to laugh slightly.

“You’d be surprised how much of the job is paperwork, kid.”

“Humble and selfless and important paperwork, then!” he says, giving a resolute nod. He’s unwilling to acknowledge her as anything other than Freaking Amazing.