#asparagus
Speaking of theatre family feels though, Gus taught both Asparagus and Jellylorum to sing (of course - that was a very big bonding point for the three of them because neither of them were dancers, and neither of them were particularly eager actors either), and they made quite the lovely little trio of voices when they were on the same page - even moreso when Jelly and Asparagus’ voices matured.
Sometimes nowadays, they will gently prompt Gus with a song, hum the opening bars for him or sing for him to see if he’ll sing along (and sometimes he does - even if it takes him a while to process - those are good days), but most days, he’ll just quietly listen, sometimes correct their form (and, occasionally, he has surprised them by correcting their lyrics), and stare at them afterwards, bewildered, and remark they must have had a very good teacher indeed.
“The very best,” Jelly would often return, quickly rubbing at her eyes before he could see them. “The very best indeed.”