#Fatherood

[sistamajor]

Kacchan is really chill in fatherood,

I don't think he'll last R.i.p Dynamight

[mozukumi]

i promise, kid, we'll be okay

Azami & Sakyo, discussed SakyoIzu. Fatherood/families of choice. Rated T for very mild implications of sexual content. 765 words. Read on AO3 or here!

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“Bon. Are you worried I’ll abandon you once the baby comes?”

The old man is as tactful as ever – that is to say, not at all. Azami lets out an annoyed sigh. He’s tempted to respond with some snarky remark like it really wouldn’t be abandonment, it’d just be you finally leaving me alone, Kusosakyo. He’s tempted to brush him off and change the subject. He’s tempted to ignore the statement all together.

He’s tempted to be a brat about it.

But he’s seventeen – on his way to becoming a “fine young man”, or something like that. He really ought to face this like an adult.

“A little bit, yeah,” he says. “But it’s really not a big deal.”

[rest under the cut!]

And that’s the truth – he really is just a little bit worried about this whole thing. He can’t blame Sakyo for blowing this out of proportion, though. He had a right to be concerned, since Azami stormed out of the room in fury once Sakyo and Izumi told him she was pregnant.

He knew that he reacted poorly to the news, but what else was he supposed to do? Sakyo had just admitted to having… relations… outside of marriage! That was the biggest concern! At the very least he would be marrying her before the child was born, but it still wasn’t right.

Ugh. Now he had that image in his head again. He really did not want to think about Sakyo and… that… any longer than he had to. So he made his peace with it, and he had decided to no longer be upset about it. Anything to keep that topic off his mind.

So putting the fact the child was conceived out of wedlock aside… he was happy for them. They both seemed pretty happy about the whole thing, and he was sure having a baby was going to make the Mankai Company a hell of a lot more lively. It was something to look forward to.

And yeah, a part of him dreaded how this could change his relationship with Sakyo. But that was stupid. He was going to have a goddamned baby to look after soon enough – of course things were going to change. That’s just how life worked.

“Tch. I’ll decide if it’s a big deal or not,” Sakyo says. Ugh, why did Azami think this was going to be easy? “Come, sit with me.”

Azami sighs and rolls his eyes, but he does as he’s told, sitting down on the sofa next to Sakyo.

“I know that I’m not the best at talking about this sort of stuff,” he says. His expression is infuriatingly vague behind those glasses of his – he thinks there’s a hint of sadness in his eyes, but he really can’t be sure. “But for a while now, I’ve thought of you as a son.”

Huh.

That probably should have hit him harder. Turned his world upside down. But it really didn’t – him admitting it was a comfort more than it was a shock. He supposes that he already knew, deep down. He just didn’t want to admit it.

(for a while now, he’s thought of Sakyo as a father.)

“I know I haven’t always been the best guardian, but I - I did try. You will – you will always matter a great deal to me.” It’s almost funny, seeing Sakyo choke out his emotions like this. Yeah, funny. The tears that are welling up in Azami’s eyes are from laughter, he’s sure of it. Hysterical. “If you’d feel up for it – you’re more than welcome to call this kid your little sibling.”

Oh. Now isn’t that something to think about? A chubby little baby with the Director’s smile and Sakyo’s eyes, held softly in his own arms. His little sibling.

When he starts to cry, he allows himself to do so. Even if it’s totally going to ruin his eyeliner. Crying over a new baby sibling is acceptable – far more so then crying over Sakyo.

“Yeah, I’d like that,” Azami sniffles out. “That… that means a lot to me.”

Sakyo smiles slightly. “I’m glad to hear it. I’m not going to replace your spot in my family with this child, bon. I’m just adding another member. You didn’t think you could escape Kusosakyo that easily, did you?”

Azami snorts. “If only I could be so lucky.”

But really, he knows the truth. He is pretty damn lucky, isn’t he?

Well, he better work on becoming that “fine young man” everybody thinks he is. He’ll have to set a good example as a big brother, after all.

[dibs4ever]

If you read my Dick Grayson Fatherood fanfic....

Would you be interested in getting a more detailed fic on either DickBabs visiting Barbara’s racist grandmother or Jim figuring out Dick is the father. Or neither...is there something else from either of the 2 “parenthood” fanfics you’d like a further detailed reading of?

[el-oh-her]

My campaign is "Forest Fires and Fatherood" and so we decided to teir list all of the dads in the campaign. For context, Jaxis was tricked into starting the apoclypse to save his son, and he was tricked by Sintume Arvinge.

[craniodad]

This weekend was....

crazy, busy,  and awesome.  I was finally about to get out and do some yard work.  I had to seek vengeance on a horribly overgrown rosebush, my legs tell a tale of battle.  But things are getting taken care of!  There is something serene about being able to go out into a yard, tackle high grass, weeds, and trimming, and being able to look at it and see what you are creating. I have also come up with ideas for the massive flower beds, as well as countless ideas for gardening.

On top of that, my kiddos and beloved bride were able to spend a great deal of time outside, running around, laughing, chasing bubbles, and playing.  There is something so very sweet about a child’s breathless laughter as they run barefoot in tall grass.  It warms my soul, and makes me a proud father.

Where is all of this coming from?  There is a plan in the works for my little family to get the heck out of these horrible apartments and into a house.  I do not want to go too much into detail right now, as there are countless cogs in this plan that need to keep moving to make it happen.  But, I will say, that when it does happen, it is going to be awesome.

I am also working on some more in the series “What does it mean to be a dad” and hope to have them up soon.  Countless irons in the fire is an excellent summation of how I live my life.  But, unlike many others, ALL of those irons are for the betterment of my family.

I AM A CRANIO DAD, I am scared out of my mind, and it was a GREAT weekend.

[daughterofthebeard]

It's raining. It's pouring. The Man in the Moon is snoring. He's got a cold in his head and he won't wake up till the morning. That's a clever song...

;Phia

[whenyouhavekids]

When a mom complains about wait times at the paediatrician's office