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copiousloverofcopia · 4 months ago

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Hey there Ghesties!

I don't feel much like celebrating Independence Day, but I always feel like celebrating Secondo so...

Thanks to my love ghestie @alaskarostova here is some Secondo x Loren continuation story (from my Papas In Love story, Let There Be Night) as the ghouls finally meet the twins!

I hope you all enjoy and thank you for staying with me.

Honestly, I have been struggling to find the desire and motivation...not to mention time to write as of late.

There is a lot going on in this Prime Mover's world, so it's been hard to write.

I appreciate you all so much!

*Art by my talented ghestie @sirlsplayland

The Sound of Purrs

Secondo and his Prime Mover, Loren, are exhausted in the morning hours following the birth of their twins Marianna and Christian. While the two of them revel in the bliss of their new family, a knock on the infirmary door will change Secondo's definition of "family" forever.

Also available HERE on AO3! Want to read the original story this is based on, go HERE!

Read below the cut!

It had been a whirlwind of a night. The sun, having just settled into its position in the sky. The morning light, shining through the windows in the infirmary. Settling warmly across the room, now still and serenely quiet.

Loren smiled softly, humming to herself as she awoke from a much-needed rest. The contented Prime Mover, holding her newborn twins closely in her arms. Her eyes falling over to her loving Papa, sitting on the edge of the bed—ever present at her side. Both of them, taking in the moment. Soaking up the warmth from the rising sound and feeling a sense of relief beyond measure.

This was a moment they both had waited for. One that they had never imagined in the beginning would ever come to them. They had gone through so much together in such a short time. Only a little of a year had passed since Secondo had called the timid Sister into his office. Offering her a change to have the child she always dreamed of. A business proposition that had manifested into more than they dare hope.

Their tumultuous, but deeply felt, romance had led to a further complicated pregnancy. All of which had culminated in a precipitous birth. Triggered by an attack that Secondo blamed himself for allowing to happen. Thankfully now it was all over.

Loren’s ex would be punished, lucky to still have his life, kept far away from the family they had created. Loren and Secondo, now finally able to relax. Both of them, smiling as they watched their little ones sleeping away in their mother’s arms. Small chests rising and falling as they filled with each breath—healthy and happy.

The Papa and his Prime Mover were already completely enamored by them. Their pale skin, like porcelain—so delicate and unflawed. Each of them bearing their father’s right eye and a hint of their mother’s grace. It was only hours after their arrival and already they had become their mother and father’s reason for being.

The couple’s starry-eyed wonderment came to a brief halt when a knock rang out from behind the infirmary room door. Secondo smiled over at Loren as he rose up from his spot on the bed. The indentation of his body, slowly disappearing as he stretched himself out. Still stiff and sore from having slept beside Loren on the less than desirable sofa.

“I’ll see who it is. You rest there momma.” he smiled, bringing himself down to kiss her. His lips placed gently atop the crown of her head. Taking in the sweet scent of her hair—a small memento to carry with him as he made his way to the door.

“Ok.” she smiled back, letting out a gentle sigh as he pulled away. Walking slowly towards the door, carefully turning the handle before he attempted to open it. All the while doing his best to regulate the creaking. Hoping that he might keep the little ones in their slumber for just a bit longer.

As the door came ajar, he could see a familiar face staring back at him. It was Earth, one of his most trusted ghouls, waiting for him in the hall. The ghoul’s ghastly eyes, glowing white with fear as he swallowed back. Gathering the nerve to speak with his Papa. After all, as with any other Papa, it was well known that his ghouls had a resounding respect for him. With Secondo however, it was also one that was laden with a healthy amount of fear and caution.

“Papa.” The ghoul spoke softly. The ghoul’s eyes, coming up to nervously meeting with his Papa’s. Earth could feel the intensity of his heart. Beating faster in his chest than ever before as he wished he hadn’t let the other’s talk him into being the one to address him.

“What is it ghoul?” Secondo asked him, his voice filled with a familiar annoyance as he brought his hand up to rub at his tired eyes. The exhaustion of all that had occurred, finally having taken its toll.

“It’s um…um…well the guys and I…” he began. Secondo was amused at Earth’s disheveled response. Noticing, the more his vision regained focus, that there was a cluster of ghouls—his ghouls standing there in the hall. Each of them; Air, Fire, Aether, and Water—all patiently waiting as he and Earth spoke.

They all stood in a respectful silence. An expectation, and the decorum, they had all been well accustomed to since their summoning. Secondo noticed that there was something different about them today as he looked at them. Though it took a few moments, while Earth was still gathering his words, Secondo realized that all of the ghouls’ tails were slowly swaying.

The side to side motion was a sure sign that they were happy—even more so that they were feeling excited. It was even more apparently with Aether, whose tail was practically wagging. The poor ghoul, too excited to fully contain himself. Secondo smiled, bringing up his hand to hold out before Earth. Stopping the ghouls stammering in its tracks as they all stood waiting for what their Papa might say.

“Hmm… Let me guess. You want to see them?” Secondo hummed, realizing what they had come for. It had been so obvious that the ghouls wanted to see the babies. Children they would help to protect and serve above even their own Papa. The future rulers and heads of the Ministry.

“Yes… please Papa. We promise we will be so so careful.” Water assured him. Pushing past Earth to plead his case. The rest of the ghouls, coming to lean in. Waiting with bated breath to hear what he might say in response. Secondo surprised them with the raising of his brow and the pressing of his lips into a thin smile. His visage, both intimidating and worrying as he readied to answer them.

Just before he did, however, he shocked them. Closing the door in Earth’s face. The horde of ghouls standing in shock out in the hall. Staring into the grain of the door as if it had mesmerized them—still realizing what had just happened.

On the other side of the door, Secondo turned around to face Loren. His Prime Mover staring back at him in confusion. Chewing her bottom lips as her nerves mounted. “Sec…” she began before Secondo shrugged, giving her back a smirk. Hinting to her that he was only toying with them.

“What do you say amata? Shall we let them see our prince and princess?” he asked her. Loren’s eyes lighting up.

“Absolutely. Let them in already.” she said, excited and smiling back at him. Trying her best to sit up in bed. Secondo opened the door again to find his ghouls hunched over and beginning to walk down the hall. Backs to the door as they prepared a return to the front of the infirmary. Guarding the newborns and their parents with a sense of devotion and loyalty.

“Cosa state facendo tutti? Entrate qui subito.” Secondo snapped, all the ghouls quickly turning back around to face him. Their fangs bared, but only in their grinning. Gleefully bounding past him into the room—all eyes fixed on Loren and the small bundles she held in each of her arms.

“Buongiorno amici.” Loren said softly. Her face, glowing—beautiful and happy. All of the ghouls were amazed at how she could look so good after having gone through so much only hours before.

“Buongiorno signora, possiamo possiamo vederli?” Water asked, slowly approaching Loren’s left side. The four others standing close by Papa. Waiting for their turn to visit the babies.

“Of course you can.” Loren responded, ready to hand little Christian over to him. The ghoul, carefully taking the sleeping infant from his mother. His nerves, firing as he caught sight of Secondo glaring at him. Cautiously standing by, his own nerves held on edge.

Secondo, already struggling with having anyone other than himself and Loren hold them. Holding back on his protests and concerns. All the while, trusting his Prime Mover’s judgment that all would be fine in the end. Knowing that at this point in their lives, she knew the ghouls even better than him.

It was in the first half of her pregnancy, when Loren had grown quite close with them. A hard time for everyone involved. The two of them at odds with one another. Something they both would rather forget.

She was left feeling betrayed, alone, and struggling with the pain of what she thought she might never have. It was then the ghouls were there. Giving her the strength to continue on as a haven for comfort and support in her time of need. Shoulders to cry on and arms to be held in while she waited for Secondo to come to his senses.

A struggle that thankfully soon came to an end. Managing to bring them all so close together that it was rumored the ghouls were now more loyal to her than even Papa. And while that might have been assumed as a serious transgression towards their beloved Papa, it was a fact that Secondo himself actively supported. After all Loren and their then unborn children meant more to him than his own life. He would have willed it so had it not happened organically. Loren and the babies' well being held above all else.

“Go on you fools before I change my mind.” Secondo groaned as the others skittishly approached. Aether, finally stepping over alongside Loren and Marianna.

“Can I?” Aether asked, Loren nodding her head before placing her daughter in Aether’s arms. The ghoul cradled Marianna close to his chest. Feeling tears welling up in his eyes, and so worried that he might break such a fragile perfect thing. “She’s beautiful Loren.” he began watching as Secondo sent him a look. Hearing the ghoul speaking so informally to his Prime Mover. “Ah...I mean Prime Mover, of course.” he laughed nervously.

Quickly the rest of the ghoul came a bit closer. Air and Earth by Aether and Fire by Water. All of them, staring down at the small babies with such love in their eyes. It was only when Marianna began wiggling around in Aether’s arms that he freaked out. Jolting up a bit, and worried that he might have done something wrong. Wincing when he saw Secondo’s eyes growing wide.

“You drop her, I skin you alive ghoul.” Papa warned. Aether, instantly panicking as he quickly handed the infant to her father. Secondo let out a resounding chuckle, waking both the infants with his resonance.

“Now you’ve done it.” Loren laughed, watching as Christian awoke. Looking up unexpectedly into Water’s eyes. Readying the telltale scrunching of his nose and eyes pressing shut before letting out a tiny but powerful cry.

“I think…I think I broke it.” Water said. His voice filled with some concern, but more so a playful sarcasm. Then, as if on instinct, he began swaying the baby back and forth. Gently moving until the baby had begun to settle once more. His little mismatched gaze fixed back on Water.

Suddenly Secondo felt remorseful for having not considered introducing the ghouls before. Even more so for having been so harsh with Aether, not that he’d admit it to anyone but Loren. Keeping his thoughts to himself as his actions proved the Papa’s true feelings. Tapping the ghoul on the shoulder and motioning towards him with the baby. Aether was dumbfounded, looking into his Papa’s eyes for reassurance. Secondo nodded, handing him back his, now awake, newborn daughter.

The ghoul was thrilled to have the baby back in his arms. Taking a page from Water’s book and swaying the baby gently as he walked. His tail, now fully wagging with excitement as he held her. Fire, Air, and Earth deciding to huddle close around Aether and Water as they held the babies.

Secondo took his place back next to Loren. Allowing himself to rest beside her and trusting that she knew better than he about the ghouls' capabilities and tenderness. Loren was elated with the turn of events. Taking her husband’s hand in hers before pulling him down to kiss her. Aether and Water, carefully going to sit on the sofa across from them.

At some point it became too much for them. All of the ghouls, unable to control their smiles—hoping that their fanged grins wouldn’t scare baby Marianna and Christian. To their delight the infants were completely unphased by their hellish appearance. Instead, they were engrossed with them. It was as if they had somehow could feel the ghouls' intentions. Their will and need to protect them from any harm that might come.

As the hell born creatures grew more comfortable with them, the nervous energy in the room began to dissipate. Carefully, and one at a time, the ghouls began taking turns to study them. Gliding their fingers across the babies’ chubby cheeks while marveling in their adorable features. Gently holding their heads, so tiny and sparsely covered in hair—being extra careful with their claws as the little ones wiggled in their arms. The ghouls, positively in love with each and every one of their little coos.

These little beings stealing their hearts thought they had only known them mere minutes. The sound of their contentment, echoing loudly in the room. A smile spread wide across Loren’s face as the sound of purrs filled her ears. Secondo’s face however, filled with confusion.

“What is that?” he asked, Loren looking up at him. Baffled that he did not know the sound of his own ghouls purring. She pulled his face to have him look at her.

“Are you serious?” Loren asked, Secondo even more confused now than before.

“Of course I am…I would not have asked if I wasn’t.” he explained, unamused that there was yet something else everyone but him seemed to know.

“That’s the ghouls Sec. They are purring.” Loren smiled, her eyes filling with tears. Gently rolling over her cheeks as he hugged him. “They’re happy.”

“I…” Secondo began as he held on to Loren. The harsh realization, overtaking him, “I have never heard them do that before.”

“Oh, my love. I have a feeling you will be hearing it a lot more from now on. Or at least I hope.” Loren remarked. Secondo kissed her deeply. Pulling away only to smile, foreheads pressed against one another. His Prime Mover then pulled even closer in his arms; Secondo looked over to his beautiful babies. Happy and safe in the arms of his ghouls—his beloved ghouls. His friends—his family.

“I hope so amore, I hope so too.”

Notes:

Amata-beloved

Cosa state facendo tutti? Entrate qui subito- What are you all doing? Get in here at once.

Buongiorno amici- Good morning friends.