#I LOVE BABY SILVER...

[chasseusedetoiles]

memories from the little house in the forest

characters: malleus, lilia, silver

words: 1358

status: completed

ao3 link (in case someone prefers it)

from this headcanon

thank you so much @oncloudatlas for beta-reading this💘💘what I would do without you💘

English is not my first language so please be kind, and enjoy!

Malleus couldn’t bear being left alone with the human cub. There wasn’t hate between them; actually, the word Malleus would’ve used to better describe what was going on in his guts every time he had to visit Silver was: awkwardness. Which was really ridiculous. A prince like him, according to what his grand-mother told him with her strict tone, must only be prideful, showing it with chin up and broad shoulder.

However, Malleus had barely any contact with humans, and he wasn’t really used to being this close to them. Silver was the only encounter he had for the moment with that feeble species, with a short lifespan full of sorrows. And the more Malleus spent time with him, the more he was unable to grasp what Lilia saw, in humans, to be so attracted by them.

The old fairy was amazed by his own child. Malleus always had to keep himself from rolling his eyes when Lilia referred to Silver in that sappy way, or from twisting his tongue. The more Silver grew, the less Malleus saw what made Lilia’s eyes shine like the brightest stars in the sky. The toddler, at only one year after his finding in that old castle, resembled more a naked monkey than a proper creature, and his intelligence was so low that he couldn’t comprehend why Lilia insisted to connect to him.

Silver couldn’t properly talk yet, with those sounds coming off his mouth resembling more a donkey’s bray, and he wasn’t even able to stand and walk, too, or to spit fire out of his mouth! Was Lilia bewitched by the toddler? Malleus wasn’t sure, but he knew something: that every time Lilia spoke with love of Silver, an acid bubble grew bigger in his body, and Malleus found it was becoming difficult to control. Was it perhaps jealousy? Nonsense. A prince like him could’t let such a foolish emotion consume him.

However, even thought Malleus held a kind of grudge toward the toddler, he could’t help but give a hand to Lilia. Or, as it actually was, Lilia didn’t give him any choice on that matter. 

“I have to buy some medicine for Silver” Lilia had explained to him while putting on a colorful poncho, one of the many souvenirs he brought back from the lands of the far West.

Malleus had rolled his eyes, the gesture impossible to stop. He could’t really understand why there was a need to give Silver medicines different from the fairy ones, like the Blue Thorns or the dry leaves of the Copper Forest.

“Silver doesn’t have teeth strong as yours” Lilia always reminded him, with that tone of voice used to explain things to a child. Malleus wanted him to understand that, first of all, he wasn’t a child at all and there was no need for that, as he was his prince; and secondly, Silver didn’t possessed any of the extraordinary qualities Malleus had, but the prince refrained himself from saying so. He would never stop hating the fact that Silver could take strawberry flavor-medicines while Malleus had to swallow herbs and tea with a sour taste.

So, that day, Lilia left him taking care of Silver, for the hundredth time. Fortunately, Silver didn’t need much of supervising. The cub’s day consisted mostly in him sleeping in those carpets Lilia arranged for him to play instead of the crib, with Malleus providing him some new toy from time to time. Among these, there was a serie of wood blocks that the prince himself cut for the human cub, although he did it more to impress Lilia than Silver and showing the old fairy that no, Malleus didn’t hate the monkey Lilia called his son. Putting it in simple terms: it was hard for him to accept Malleus didn’t have the special place in his Lilia’s heart he thought he had. At least in those times.

Malleus tried showing Silver how to assemble the blocks, as they were meant to depict his castle; but Silver didn’t care and smashed his castle with his little fist and a little laugh. The toddler then started to assemble the blocks without any logic, and Lilia talked to Malleus telling him Silver needed to play in his own way, as it was “about him and his way to explore the world.”

Malleus was left with only his books, then, given that it was impossible playing with Silver.

But that day, which could’ve been the same as the days before, became later a fond memory.

Malleus was trying to read a book his grand-mother gifted him. The book was ancient, and depicted the story of his family. He had so many questions the moment he noticed some pages were burnt; Malleus would later ask his grand-mother, but he realized it wasn’t the brightest idea. Better ask Lilia, whom knowledge was so vast that Malleus was sure it was bigger than the whole universe…

Something pinched his tail.

Malleus suddenly snapped out of his reading. It was impossible that someone avoided his keen sense; Malleus could find himself even sleeping that nothing or nobody could be able to pass over himself without him noticing. Hence there was no danger at all, but something else made him kind of weary, for the moment at least. Silver moved from his spot.

The human cub was deeply asleep until some minutes before, under that cozy blanket Malleus put all over his tiny body so he couldn’t catch a cold. And he was about to snap, Malleus, because it wouldn’t be the first time Silver got himself stuck in a corner, with Lilia terrorized of being unable to find his son. Then Malleus remembered he only needed to…turn his head around.

And Silver was there, sitting near his tail, his tiny hands reaching for it.

He couldn’t help but smile.

Silver had started, months ago, to play with his tail. He usually grabbed it, and then Malleus would proceed in lifting him up, slowly, with Silver then laughing happily of their new game. Perhaps, it was that moment, the very first Silver decided to have no shame and touch his tail, that they started bonding, and Malleus would then look forward a bit to his visits in the little house in the forest. 

“Who taught you how to pinch?” Malleus asked him, slowly spelling every word as Lilia told him to. 

Silver laughed at him, and tried again to get close to his tail.

But Malleus was wrong. Silver wasn’t pinching him. He was actually biting his tail, sinking his little fangs of his mouth in Malleus’ tail. Even thought those teeth weren’t as sharp as his, Malleus couldn’t help but violently move away his tail.

Silver rolled on the carpets, but the human cub wasn’t disturbed by the prince’s sudden movement. Actually, he tried to stand up on his wobbly legs, crawling towards him after only three steps. Nothing seemed able to stop him from biting Malleus’ tail.

“Don’t” Malleus warned him, moving his tail away when Silver reached it. The toddler giggled again, and started following him all around the house as Malleus stood up.

“This new game of yours is not very polite.”

Malleus sat on Lilia’s couch, sure that the climbing would be able to stop Silver from trying again. However, Silver was unstoppable. He kept moving, his shining eyes focused only on Malleus’ tail showing signs of Silver’s new little teeth.

Malleus was lucky, at least, that Lilia came back in that very instant.

“And what are we doing here?” Lilia pronounced with his baby tone, holding Silver in his arms.

Lilia looked at Silver first, and then at his prince, cornered in the couch like a scared cat.

“He’s biting me” Malleus explained briefly. And then Lilia bursted out laughing.

“Bless the Sevens! Your teeth are starting to show!” Lilia screamed in joy, and then started dancing with his little human in his arms.

“There’s a but” Lilia then stop, and looked at Silver with playful eyes “We don’t bite others’tails, do we? You’re in desperate need of a new toy.”

For a brief moment, Malleus’ tormented heart seemed to be able to rest a bit, as Lilia defended him. He stopped showing his tail, though, as Silver’s bites were pretty visible.

[fima11]

diafamily post

something about little Silver and Malleus doesn't sit right with me. idk what's going on in the story between them but I wanted to draw a bit of a brotherly bond with huge age gap.

and an older sleepyhead moment too. Because I know Sebek cares for him in his own way.

[rooniearts]

Knuckles "The Fun Uncle" the Echidna, everyone

[somesmartsmarties]

Passing down the mantle

[egophiliac]

I'm really hoping that after book 7 they release all the overblots as cards. Also if this is the year of Riddle I think they might release the equestrian club finally and I can see him in the new years event since cater and Trey have done It. Which club r u most excited for? I can't wait to see them all.

at this point I, too, cannot wait for my sweet HORSE BOOOOOOOYS

...although I'm also VERY curious as to how 1) they're going to wrangle a super special club uniform out of the board game club, and 2) how they're going to force Idia into wearing it. will there be dice pockets? I hope there are dice pockets.

[tacc0yak1]

papa, pahinga muna, ako na 🦇⚔️🐉

[mel0vly]

Saw translations for the ending to chapter 7, cried inside, and immediately needed to draw this oh my GOD I hate this game

[ryllen]

diasomnia unkies

[zorinanana]

My little brother.

[suntails]

ripples

[v10l3tz-thmblr]

Im trying my best to not animate the Ithaca saga so early but its REALLY tempting..

Anyways, have two silly videos of the family and Mauve <333

[llondonfog]

my baby, here on earth, showed me what my heart was worth

thank you so much to @tacc0yak1 for my commission, the best holiday present is our resident bat dad fussing and fretting over his human son!! 💚

[eddiecoweyesdiass]

the literal army: you're gonna do exactly as i say or you're going to prison

athena, buck, bobby and ravi: or you can suck my dick ❤️

[rooniearts]

Imagine: Silver loss his hearing not just cause of loud noises.

But because of his crying as a baby? Those sounds can get loud…

Alternative: Racing with Sonic at his young age. The sound of the wind messed with his ears.

HMMMMMMMMM🤔🧐😔

as funny as Sonic having accidentally messed up Silver's hearing with a sound barrier breaking piggyback ride, i personally am very partial to this explaination for how he gets hearing loss in dadow;

[lexo-is-pesto]

what did they do now...?

[egophiliac]

like mother, like son, but less wholesome this time?

(I couldn't decide whether or not to put them together, so have them in all the different ways!)