Romanced companions reaction to their baby with sole calling them mamma/dada for the first time
FYI - I'm a little tipsy at the moment so apologies for any mistakes 😂
Cait - Their little one says it just as Sole walks into the room with them nestled snugly in their arms, small little hands reaching out for her just as an excited "Mama!" blurts from a toothy grin. Instinctively, the brawler reaches for them and reverently breathes in the scent of her little one's hair. Her throat tightens at the same time a wave of immense happiness floods through her system, and when she opens her eyes again to see Sole watching her fondly, she realises nothing can beat this high. Not even the strongest chem in the Commonwealth.
Curie - She's crying before what they said fully sinks in and when it does, she cries even harder, holding her child closer and whispering sweet nothings to them in French. It feels like she has just run a marathon because her heart is so full and beating so hard that it feels like it's going to combust at any second. But before that can happen, she feels like she must get at least one more thing out: "Je t'aime."
Danse - "Did you just-" His shock renders him speechless and he's left gazing down at the innocent bundle of joy squirming in his arms, little fingers trying to reach for his holotags that hang around his neck. It's only when they say it again that he's snapped out of it and a proud fatherly grin shapes his face. "Come here you." He growls playfully before swooping them up and circling the room with them held above his head, their peals of happy laughter blending into the vertibird noises Danse was imitating. He may not be a 'real man', but this? This was realer than anything he's ever had.
Deacon - His face lights up with a megawatt grin and immediately he hugs his child closer, doing an odd little shimmy-like dance with them to music only he could hear. It makes their toddler erupt into peals of laughter and when he slows, it's only to press a series of ticklish kisses to their cheeks. "I love you, my little gremlin." He murmurs quietly, before launching into an assault of ticklish fingers, only relenting when their face nearly goes blue from so much laughter.
Gage - "Uh huh, I'm your daddy, sweetheart. You needed to get your good looks from somewhere now huh?" He lifts them up and holds them close to his heart, gently rocking them with his chin on their head to hide the moisture in his eyes. He's unsuccessful, because Sole chose that moment to enter the room, and one look at the love and affection on their face is enough to convince him that yeah - he's probably going soft. But he's going to be one hell of a daddy.
Hancock - "That's right, kiddo. I'm your papa." He murmurs tenderly, gazing down at the most precious bundle nestled safely within his arms. His heart is flooded with warmth and his eyes are stinging with unshed tears that he quickly blinks away before pressing a gentle kiss to their forehead. In that moment, despite everythinf wrong with the world, he felt like the luckiest man who ever lived.
Maxson - When they say it, he closes his eyes like one would while awaiting the killing blow, his arms tightening around them in a hold at once both desperate and protective. His mind flashes through every traumatic experience he's ever endured for the Brotherhood, and when he finally opens his eyes and gazes down at his innocently smiling little one...for the first time in his life he questions his devotion. They could have a wonderful life, far away from the demands of the BoS. Far away from conscripting his own child into their ranks. Far away from having to be a leader instead of a father. But that's a decision for another day. For now, he simply hugs his little one closer and continues to read them their bedtime story.
Old Longfellow - He chuckles heartily and fluffs their hair into disarray, grinning so wide and so happily that his cheeks started to hurt. "Don't you forget it now, you hear? I know on account of my age that I ain't gonna be around for much longer," He swallows and has to clear his throat, sudden emotion choking him up. "But let me tell you that there ain't gonna be no one who loves you more than your daddy does. I mean it." He seals his words with a kiss to their head. "That's your daddy's promise."
Piper Wright - The reporter doesn't cry often excluding that one time she met an exceptionally cute puppy which Sole is absolutely forbidden to ever talk about, but when she heard those words come from her little one's mouth for the very first time? She couldn't contain it and ended up dissolving into tears. That is yet another incident Sole is forbidden from talking about. Ever.
Preston Garvey - Never did he imagine that he could hold someone so precious in his arms. But to hear them call him their daddy? He may be the lieutenant of the most powerful faction in the Commonwealth, but that doesn't mean that he can't be reduced to a puddle of mushy dad-ness by his own child's innocently spoken words. He holds them close and whispers his undying love for them, his devotion to ensuring their happy, fulfilling future. Sure everything might be grim now, but that little bundle in his arms makes every scrap of effort and suffering he endures in his life worth it by tenfold.
X6-88 - Stoic. Unfeeling. Cold. These are the adverbs he's described as on a daily basis but they certainly don't fit when his little one calls him their papa. His glasses fog up, his arms tighten and he calls upon all the reserve he possesses as a courser to get through the moment without becoming a blubbering mess. He feels so full of love, that it almost kills him - or so it feels. And it's all he can do but to continue teaching his little one the in's and out's of the generator without letting them know just how much their innocent words have moved him.