Not only is it almost father's day but it's summer!! Could I please get family beach/pool trip scenarios? Ahhh just imagining it is so cute. Individual family outings or maybe a whole group version just to see everyone's kids interact?? Whichever is best for you. Thanks so much in advance :D
(I’m sorry prompt fills are taking so long, real life keeps getting in the way OTL)
It’s Daddy’s day out! \o/
They go to Camus’ private beach because it was either that or a public one and Camus figured with great reluctance if he and his precious angel were going to be exposed to peasants it might as well be those he’s familiar with at least, much as it pains him to say it
Reiji rented a family van to pick everyone up and drove them over
Carpool karaoke happened and it was magnificent
They pull up to the beach and to the sight of Camus standing like a Greek god on the sand
His chest gleaming in the sun
He’s possibly exposed more skin in public today than he had in over a year
It was only his opened shirt printed all over with cartoon heads of Alexander (a Father’s Day gift from his daughter via his S/O) that kept everyone present from being blinded
The deadly glare he shot anyone who even thought of commenting on his fashion sense today was enough to turn even the sun cold
Preparations before playtime see Camus and Ai diligently spraying their children down with sunblock, having brought with them metal canisters of it with spray nozzles attached for even coverage
Ranmaru’s barking at his kids to put it on while slapping it on himself
His son and daughter squeezing it on each other’s backs from a large economy tube of sunblock
When it comes to helping their father, they have fun drawing faces with the cream on Ranmaru’s back, quickly smearing the drawings away when he complains they’re taking too long
Reiji and his twins have completely forgotten that sun protection exists and are already running into the sea, yelling and whooping, pool floats hooked under one arm and beach balls under the other
(His kids survive the day without sunburn
Unfortunately enough, the same cannot be said for Reiji
He returns to work red as a lobster with new patches of skin showing where his children helpfully assisted Daddy in peeling whatever was coming off
Manager-san banned Reiji from going under the sun for next month, swaddling him in long-sleeves, face-mask, a giant hat and pants, leading to Reiji almost being hospitalized for heat-stroke later)
Reiji and Ranmaru join their kids in the water
Ai and Camus prudently keeping to the shade
Ai’s son tugging on his hand for him to go play in the sea with him
“You know that I’m no good with water. Go play with the others, I’ll be fine by myself here.”
His little boy is super disappointed
Halfheartedly joins the other kiddies in the water
(The disappointed look on his son’s face from that time stuck with him for months after that
The next beach trip sees Ai liberally dousing himself with sealant and wading grimly into the sea with his son and a steely determination not to let the water get in the way of quality father-son time)
Camus, horrified at how rowdy the other children are, at first stands like a stern sentinel between his daughter and the commoners, arms folded and face stern as thunder
But one small tug at his tailored capri trousers, his little girl looking up at him with forlorn eyes and he very literally melts
Compromises by shadowing her closely until he’s dragged off by Reiji to give the poor girl some breathing space
Ranmaru gleefully assisting by putting Camus in a loose chokehold and literally towing him through the sand because as long as it causes the seaweed head distress he’s in
Ranmaru’s son, being the oldest of the lot, ends up keeping an eye on the other kids, to the silent approval of his father
Camus’ daughter is very excited to see other children her age because much like Camus she’s grown up surrounded by adults, although in very different circumstances
(Camus is adamant on having his little angel home-schooled, since the alternative would be sending her to a boarding school in the mountains but he can’t uproot himself to join her there just yet due to work
His S/O is equally adamant she at the very least goes to a normal school and make friends with other children because their daughter is going to grow up in a literal ivory tower isolated from the rest of humanity over her dead body)
But she’s a little shy and doesn’t know how to approach them
Ranmaru’s daughter tends to stick to her big brother
Then she spots Camus’ daughter fidgeting at the edge of the water, looking like she really wants to play with everyone else but is hesitant to do so
The Kurosaki siblings go over and take her hands, drawing her in to join them
Ranmaru’s son was the first boy to ever hold her hand
Little girl has her first crush when she looked up at him and he smiled back
(Camus, feeling a chill go down his body, fights tooth and nail to untangle himself from Reiji and Ranmaru and fly to his daughter’s side)
Ai’s son runs over when he sees them, excited that the little girl he’s always seen standing by the sidelines is finally here
Camus’ daughter’s heart melts when Ai’s son takes her hand and beams up at her
She’s never seen a boy younger than her, and so much smaller too!
Ai’s little son is normally shy and has a tendency to hide behind his parents’ legs when in public, but he’s very different with the other QN children whom he’s practically grown up with
He looks up to and sticks to Ranmaru’s son too, so he’s got two ducklings following him around everywhere he goes
Now with the addition of Camus’ daughter the duckling count has gone up to three
Both Kotobuki twins inherited their father’s boundless energy and appetite for fun
His son tends to be more on the serious side but enjoys a good prank like his sister
He and Ranmaru’s son are the ‘responsible’ ones who will pick up the younger kids and run like bats out of hell anytime a prank or joke goes wrong
The twins are the ones who come up with new games for everyone to play most of the time
Both of them have taken to calling Ranmaru’s son ‘Oniichan’, to his mild annoyance
Afternoon rolls around and both big and small stomachs are rumbling
Each papa brought their own homemade picnic lunch from home for potluck
Ai greatly approves of this
He’s a big believer in his boy getting as many experiences as possible, food included
Reiji’s karaage is naturally one of the more popular items on the menu, with Ran’s meatballs coming in a close second
Ai’s fruit and vitamin punch was left largely unfinished because it had more vitamins than fruit and tasted like it
(Both Ai and his son are puzzled by everyone’s reaction to the drink which was both healthy and absolutely fine to them, reminding all present that Ai’s little boy had inherited his father’s analytical taste buds)
Camus’ dessert tables (filled with nothing but cake and ice-cream and carried in by a crew) saved the day and everyone’s tongues
One table was graciously provided for the potluck
The other was reserved for him and his daughter, who to his dismay keeps trying to share her dessert with the Kurosaki spawn
The Kotobuki twins may be picky eaters but the sand and sea’s sharpened their appetites, making their father weep with joy when he saw empty plates and little hands holding them up, asking for seconds
Ranmaru’s drummed the principle of “clean your plate or starve” into his kids heads ever since they were old enough to eat solid food, so picky eating isn’t much of a problem for him
Except he isn’t exempted from every parent’s enemy of vegetables, which is a high hurdle for him to clear considering he’s not a fan of the green either
Apparently his children got around the ‘starving’ part of their father’s dining discipline by feeding their vegetables to the cats, technically still leaving their plates clean
Camus daughter has never eaten anything that wasn’t prepared by either her father or a professional chef, which should tell you enough about her upbringing
As mentioned, Ai’s son shares the same taste buds as his sire, hence he’ll eat anything and think it tastes alright
After lunch and a half-hour rest in the shade (with Ranmaru being awakened from his nap by his papa!radar going off and cracking open an eye to glare at any child who tries to sneak back on to the beach earlier than they’re supposed to), it’s back to the sun and waves and more fun
Ranmaru’s got his son hoisted up on his shoulders and his daughter hanging gleefully off one bicep, proudly showing off that he’s still got the muscles despite fatherhood
Reiji’s and his two-man army came armed with water soakers and are currently running for their lives from Camus, who is soaked and breathing frost and fury and advancing menacingly on the Kotobukis, his steps turning the surrounding water and sand to ice with his daughter perched on one arm, only slightly damp due to her father shielding her
Later on watermelons are brought out for an afternoon snack
The age-old game of watermelon smashing commences
When it’s Ranmaru’s turn to hit the watermelon he takes aim, spins and strikes alarmingly close to Camus, sending sand flying in all directions
“Eh, thought I sensed something soft headed around here. Guess my gut was right on the mark.”
He grins, taking off the blindfold and cracking his neck with an added smirk
Highly unamused, Camus feels around for the nearest thing at him to bash Ranmaru’s head in with, which turns out to be a plastic toy bucket still half-full with wet sand
Equally unamused and seeing red now, Ranmaru grabs another toy bucket, chooses an area of beach abundant with seashells and tiny crabs, fills it to the brim and dumps it down the back of Camus’ shirt
Their kids watching the sand, seashells and seaweed fly with the battle raging on
(Good thing their wives had the foresight to pack more than one change of clothes for both the men and their kids)
Everyone eventually settles down to finish off the smashed watermelons
Ranmaru teaching the children how to spit out the seeds and unknowingly initiating a competition to see who can spit them the furthest
Camus has long carried away his daughter, mortified at her having to watch such a crass activity
Reiji’s been furiously taking photographs throughout the entire day and sending constant updates to his wifey at home
(He spams the Quartet Night group chat with the same photos and commentary later
Camus leaves the chat group in a fit of ire, only to be added back almost immediately by Reiji
“Myu-chan, you’re so careless! What’re you doing accidentally exiting the group chat like that? Think of all the news you’d have missed out on if I hadn’t noticed!”)
Closer to evening Ai’s son is worn out from playing and starts getting clingy with his father
“Hm? What’s the matter?” he asks him, rubbing his back with one hand. “Tired already?”
He presses his head against Ai’s shirt and pouts
“We still have three hours and forty-seven minutes left to go before we can see your mother. Do you want to take a nap in the shade first?”
Off Ai goes, carrying away his cranky three-year-old to some place quiet where he can calmly explain to him how throwing a tantrum does not make time go by any faster
He returns an hour later, his toddler in his arms, now completely exhausted from his father’s lecture which turned out to be as hypnotic as a lullaby
Hearing Ai’s son whining for his mother makes the other children realise that they’ve gone an entire day without Mommy too
The mood’s going downhill fast, with all the adults frantically trying to stop their children from bursting into tears from suddenly missing their mothers
Reiji saves the day with a brilliant idea
“No summer night is complete without fireworks!”
Good thing he brought along enough to make Ai and Camus seriously worry about being caught by the police for possession of an abnormally large amount of explosives
Firecrackers, whizzlers, fountains, spinners, you name it, Reiji’s probably got more than ten of it
All papas present breath a sigh of relief when their children are distracted from thoughts of their mothers by the possibility of playing with something bright, shiny and noisy
Ai has his boy in his lap, placidly holding on to a sparkler
Baby boy wanted to do nothing but snuggle in his chest at first, but the bright lights and the noise the other children were making woke him up
Camus hovering anxiously behind his little girl, a globe of water ready to materialize in his hand any second for fear that a stray firework might have the audacity to approach his angel
Ranmaru and Reiji’s children having the time of their lives running up and down the beach, setting off bottle rockets in the air
Ranmaru running after his kids when they gang up with the Kotobuki twins to chase Reiji down the length of the beach with roman candles at ready
At the end of the night, after cleaning up after themselves (junior chipping in to help), each papa carries their exhausted but happy child home in their arms, piling into the rented van
Camus is both stunned and aghast when his little girl tugs on the arm of Ran’s son, her head still resting against her father’s chest, and tells him to come and play again sometime
Ranmaru is just as mortified when the little boy yawns and nods
The two fathers share a mutual look of “WE SHALL NEVER SPEAK OF THIS AGAIN” before urgently bundling their children back home
Ran gives his confused son the “You can pick anyone you like, just not that one” talk
The poor man has never felt so threatened in his life before
Camus bathes his little girl in the Permafrost equivalent of holy water to exorcise whatever black magic that Kurosaki spawn must have cast on his precious angel
Reiji sends everyone home safe and sound
Bathes and carries both his children to bed and tucks them in
Pulls his wife down to sit next to him on the couch as he recounts the day and adds on even more commentary to the sea of photographs he had texted her throughout their day out
All of Quartet Night’s wives say the same thing to their exhausted husbands when they return home with sleeping children in their arms
“Welcome back. That wasn’t so bad, was it?”
And they had to agree that it wasn’t
(Although whether they would do it again was still up for debate lol)
