shakespearevillain:

Headcanon: Garak is great with kids. He didn’t have the best childhood (or the best father) so he keenly understands the fears that children go through on a day to day basis and can remember what he wished for when he was small and scared. While rebuilding Cardassia, he passed laws giving unprecedented rights and relief to orphans and bastard children. When Julian asked about this, he responded with: “My dear doctor, I am merely inculcating the next generation with a love and devotion for me. Surely, you understand the political power of having an entire generation of children in your debt.” Julian doesn’t believe a word of this, especially since he’s seen Garak carefully patch the holes and sew the tears on almost every beloved stuffed animal on the station.