(Currently on semi-hiatus) On July 13th, 2004, North America received one of the greatest games to grace the GameCube and the gaming world... This blog will be all about one of my favorite games, Tales of Symphonia. Anything related to Tales of Symphonia will be posted here...
Characters/Relationships: Kratos Aurion, Anna Irving, Kratos Aurion/Anna Irving, Kranna
Genre: Gen/Romance/Fluff
Rating: G
Warnings: Major Character Death
Word Count: 2169
Mirror Link: AO3 | Pixiv
Summary: When Kratos closes his eyes for the last time, he ends up on the side of the afterlife he never expected, nor felt that he fully deserved to end up on. Will he reunite with his beloved and dear wife, Anna, decades after her tragic death forced them apart far too soon? And how will they both react to seeing each other after all those years of being apart?
Author's Note: So today's the day! I've had the title of this fic in my head for about five years now, or around the time the art that this fic is heavily inspired by was posted on Twitter. And it wasn't until earlier this year that I finally came up with a concrete idea for this one, with the goal of posting it today, the 5th anniversary of this art being posted on Twitter. This fanart means so much to me, and I remember feeling emotional when I first saw it on this day five years ago, so I really hope I was able to write a story that conveys how much this art means to me.
I would highly encourage you to take a look at this art if you haven't yet! You can find it here, or if you don't want to or can't look at Twitter (which I completely understand, unfortunately), you can also look at it here.
Kratos trudged into his room, which was surrounded by stark and sterile white colored walls, wanting nothing more than to lie down and sleep for a while. He made his way slowly over to his bed, where his now old and wrinkly hands pulled back the stark white covers of his bed. After slowly crawling into his bed, he laid down on his back and pulled the covers up over him, his spiky silver and white hair splayed out on his pillow. Then he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep, wearing a peaceful look on his face.
When he awoke sometime later, he found himself staring up at a wooden ceiling. He jolted upright and looked frantically around the room, immediately realizing that he was inside a cabin based on the view of his surroundings. The window to his right provided a direct view into the forest outside. He looked down at his hands and arms and immediately noticed they were no longer old and wrinkly. In addition to how his hands and arms appeared, he also noticed that he was wearing his lavender colored fingerless gloves and his indigo and white colored arm sleeves that extended from his biceps to his wrists.
He then looked at his spiky bangs, which were now auburn colored instead of silver and white. Was this just a dream? Or was this the afterlife? As he got out of bed, he recalled seeing a bright flash of light shortly after closing his eyes followed by darkness before he woke up. So perhaps this was the afterlife… Kratos quickly walked over to a tall standing mirror near the bedroom door to get a closer look at his appearance. His suspicions about this being the afterlife were further confirmed after looking at his appearance in the mirror.
He hadn't worn his mercenary attire in decades, and judging from his appearance in the mirror, that's exactly what he was wearing. Kratos sighed as he left the room, confused and bewildered as to whether this was just a dream or not. After ultimately leaving the cabin, in search of more proof and answers, he wandered through the forest until he saw a town off in the distance. The town appeared to look exactly like Luin, another detail that puzzled him, because he hadn't visited the town in decades, either.
When he arrived in town a short time later, he approached the nearest person, a man who seemed friendly enough to hopefully give him some answers. He talked with the man for a while, and his suspicions about this being the afterlife were officially confirmed. Kratos was also told the reason he ended up in the cabin nearby, because that's where his beloved wife would be. It now all made sense to him. Anna's hometown was Luin, so naturally, because she passed away long before him, she would end up near her hometown in the afterlife. The man also told Kratos that it was now all up to him to find and reunite with her.
Taking the man's suggestion of going back to the cabin and starting the search for her there, Kratos bid the man farewell and thanked him before he hurriedly left the town and ran back towards the cabin. When he arrived and went back inside, he started his search in the small closet inside the bedroom where he first opened his eyes earlier. The man in town told him that he would most likely find her deep inside what would appear to be a neverending closet. He made his way through all of the articles of clothing that were inside the closet, and quickly found himself surrounded by darkness again. Kratos pressed forward until he saw a light, followed by a vast, grey hued space.
He kept his forward stride as he fully entered the vast, empty space, surrounded by nothing but the color grey. His footsteps echoed off the floor as he continued on for a short while. Then something strange and surreal happened, he suddenly began to levitate a few feet up in the air, and an external, invisible force started to push and pull him forward. Kratos floated along slowly, and allowed this invisible force to carry him wherever it was going to take him.
This invisible force carried him along for a while, until another floating figure appeared in his line of sight. He floated closer, and immediately recognized the floating figure as none other than his wife. His mouth fell agape in shock at the sight of her. Kratos hadn't seen her in her human form since the moment before she was turned into an Exbelua…
He winced slightly at the painful memory as he floated around her. Anna's body was curled up in an almost defensive position. Her knees were fully bent and slightly raised, and her arms were pressed against her chest with her hands clasped together. Her outfit was almost completely intact, from her beige colored long sleeved shirt and pants to the brown colored belt she wore with those pants. The only article of clothing that wasn't completely intact was her beige colored poncho, which had various rips and tears along the hood and hem, plus a slightly large hole in the back. She wasn't wearing any shoes or socks, either, as her feet were completely exposed and bare. Kratos could only guess that this must have been her appearance in the moments before she passed away.
When he floated around to face her, he noticed that her eyes were still closed. Had she been in this vast, empty space this whole time? And had she been waiting for him this whole time, too? There was only one way to find out, and that was to get her to open her eyes so she would see that he was finally here, and that they were together again. His right arm wrapped around her underneath the hood on her poncho and pulled her closer to him. He then gently placed his left hand on the back of her head, closed his eyes and leaned in to plant a kiss against her hair.
“I'm here, my dear…” Kratos murmured against her hair. “You can open your eyes now, Anna. Please…”
She slowly opened her eyes and tilted her head up as he pulled back and opened his eyes again.
“Kratos?” Anna blinked, giving him a quizzical look.
It took her a moment for the realization that he was actually there to dawn on her, but when it did she let out a loud gasp and threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.
“Kratos! Oh, Kratos!” Anna exclaimed while hugging her husband. “Oh, honey, you're finally here!”
“Yes, my dear, I am…” Kratos stated as he returned his wife's embrace. “I apologize for making you wait for me for so long…”
The couple floated down to the floor a moment later and reluctantly released each other.
“Oh, Kratos…” Anna stated as she shook her head with tears in her eyes. “All that matters to me is that you lived a long and happy life. That is all that I wished for, regardless of how long I would have to wait. I am so happy that you're finally here with me, though!”
He cupped her face with both hands and wiped the tears from her eyes with his thumbs, then let out a sigh and gave her gentle, yet hesitant smile. “A part of me is still not sure if I deserve to be here with you, my dear.”
She reached up and cupped his face in return, all while giving him a soft, knowing smile. “Remember when I told you that we would always be together? I still believe that. And now that you're here, that means you've done enough to deserve to be here with me. That's all that matters now, Kratos.”
Kratos paused for a moment to ruminate on his wife's statement before he made one of his own in agreement with her. “I suppose you're right, my dear. We now have eternity to spend together.”
He leaned down and touched his forehead to hers, then gently cupped her cheek. “I'm eternally yours, my dear…”
Her eyes welled with tears again. “Oh, Kratos, I love you!”
“I love you too, Anna.” Kratos smiled sincerely, his thumbs lightly brushing her cheeks. “Now let's leave this place and go back to the cabin. We can talk more there, my dear.”
The couple kissed, and Anna couldn't help but sigh contentedly against Kratos' lips. Both had yearned for this moment ever since death had parted them far too soon. She wrapped her arms around his neck while he wrapped his arms around her waist and deepened their kiss. When the two parted, Kratos took Anna's hand and led her towards the portal of darkness that would take them back to the cabin. They entered the cabin through the bedroom closet a short time later and Anna began to search for a pair of socks and boots.
After finding a pair of socks inside the dresser across from the bed, and a pair of boots near the door, she sat down at the side of the bed to put them on her feet. She then looked up at her husband, who was now standing in front of her.
“I should have mentioned this earlier, but since my death I've always been in that big, grey, and empty room, waiting for you to reunite with me, honey.” Anna commented before looking around the room and taking in more of her surroundings. “So I don't know anything about this cabin or where it is… Is this where you ended up after your death?”
He smiled softly and answered, “Yes, my dear, it is. When I opened my eyes earlier, I found myself in the bed you are now sitting on, trying to figure out where I was. I looked at my appearance in the mirror over there, and that's when I started to suspect that this might be the afterlife. I then went to the nearest town, which turned out to be Luin, in search of more answers. That's where I found a man who told me that this was the afterlife, and also how I would reunite with you.”
She gave him her full attention again at his mention of her hometown. “Oh, I see… So we're near Luin then. I wonder if that's because I arrived here first…”
Her expression turned thoughtful as Kratos gave her a soft, knowing smile.
“That's the conclusion I came to when I talked with the man in Luin, my dear.”
Anna clasped her hands together excitedly. “Oh, I'm so happy the afterlife seems to be similar to the living world! Let's go visit Luin and explore the world again as soon as we can, honey!”
Kratos sat down next to his wife at the side of the bed while still wearing his soft, knowing smile. “Well, my dear, we'll have plenty of time to explore and visit any town that you want.”
She wrapped her arms around one of his and laid her head down on his shoulder. “We have eternity now…”
His lips found her temple, where after kissing her there, he murmured, “Indeed, my dear, we have eternity…”
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The couple talked for hours, and Kratos told her all about his life after her death. The good, the bad, and the mundane. He told her that he reunited with their son, Lloyd, a little over a decade after her death. Anna didn't have much to talk about with her husband other than her wish to reunite with both Lloyd and her parents in the afterlife someday.
When the couple’s conversation ended, Kratos stood up and left the room for a moment. Anna stood up from the side of the bed a moment later and walked over to the window. She looked out at the forest and up at the sky, noticing the purple and pink hues that signaled the start of sunset. Kratos entered the bedroom again as she stared in awe at the scenery outside, and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.
“Maybe the passage of time here is the same as the living world, honey.” Anna commented after her husband kissed her on the cheek.
“Perhaps you're right, my dear, though we have no need for food, water, or sleep anymore.” He murmured in her ear.
She sighed contentedly, “Let's go to sleep later anyway, even if we don't need to. I want to fall asleep in your arms again, at least for tonight.”
Kratos kissed her cheek again. “All right, my dear, if that's what you want, I'll gladly oblige you.”
“Oh, and Kratos?”
“Yes, my dear?”
“I'm eternally yours, honey…”
“And I am yours, my dear…”
Anna moved and tilted her head up, and gave her husband an expectant look. He then leaned in and sealed their eternal promise with a kiss.
So five years ago today, Tales of Asteria revealed the official art for Swimsuit Kratos! Again, like with Wedding Tuxedo Kratos from last year, I'm probably the only one who remembers/cares about anniversaries and stuff like this, but *shrugs*...
Anyway, I was going to write a spicy fic for today featuring Swimsuit Kratos, but I ultimately decided not to because I'm a little burnt out right now. I might post a new spicy fic at the end of this month, but I don't know, we'll see...
このコレクション「My Kranna Fics and the Fanart that inspired them...」は#English #TOS等のタグがつけられたコレクションです。
A few days ago, Pixiv started letting me use their Collection feature (which is still in beta and has been out for almost a year now), so I decided to create a collection with five of my fics and the five pieces of fanart (illustrated by テアズ, obviously) that inspired those fics.
Unfortunately, it seems like the first two Twitter embeds that I added to this collection aren't displaying properly unless you click on them (which is probably why this feature is still in beta). Anyway, I just think this feature is kinda neat and I might use it to showcase more of my fics in the future.
Shortly after posting the link to this collection, it displayed correctly for a very fleeting moment. So here's what it's supposed to look like if any of you are interested...
このコレクション「My Kranna Fics and the Fanart that inspired them...」は#English #TOS等のタグがつけられたコレクションです。
A few days ago, Pixiv started letting me use their Collection feature (which is still in beta and has been out for almost a year now), so I decided to create a collection with five of my fics and the five pieces of fanart (illustrated by テアズ, obviously) that inspired those fics.
Unfortunately, it seems like the first two Twitter embeds that I added to this collection aren't displaying properly unless you click on them (which is probably why this feature is still in beta). Anyway, I just think this feature is kinda neat and I might use it to showcase more of my fics in the future.
Three Fathers, Three Generations, and a Baseball Game
Characters/Relationships: Kratos Aurion, Anna Irving, Lloyd Irving, Original Characters, Kratos/Anna, Kranna, Kratos & Lloyd, Anna & Lloyd
Genre: Family Fluff/Gen/Romance
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Word Count: 2796
Mirror Link: AO3 | Pixiv
Summary: Kratos and Anna, along with Lloyd and the twins, visit Anna's parents for Father's Day. During the visit with her parents, Anna surprises Kratos, his father, and her father with a special gift for Father's Day.
Author's Note: Wow, I can't believe I actually finished a series. This one was kinda difficult to write since I don't have names yet for Kratos and Anna's parents (haven't gotten that far in the lore for this Modern AU), and I don't really have a visual yet of what Anna's parents look like, either. Anyway, I don't have much else to say about this one other than I'll iterate that this one takes place a year after my Mother's Day fic in the series, which you can read here if you want.
One Week Before:
“So we're visiting your parents for Father's Day, my dear?” Kratos asked while looking at Anna's phone that she handed to him just moments before.
“Yes, honey, and your parents are going to be flying in from Meltokio on Saturday.” Anna replied as she muted the TV. “And I have a special surprise for you, your father, and my father, that I'll reveal when we arrive at my parents house on Saturday night.”
“I see…” He said thoughtfully. “Then why aren't we flying from Triet to Luin on Saturday, my dear? Why are we driving from home to Triet on Thursday, Triet to Palmacosta on Friday, then Palmacosta to Luin on Saturday?”
“I just think driving would be easier on Lloyd and the twins, honey.” She answered as her husband handed back her phone. “And we won't have to worry about seating for all of us like we would if we were flying out.”
“I guess you're right, my dear.” Kratos nodded in agreement towards her. “And the twins are only eleven months old, so I'm not sure if they're old enough to handle the five hour long flight yet.”
“Then that settles it!” Anna declared before she laid her head down on her husband's shoulder. “We head out to my parents house on Thursday morning!”
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Thursday Morning:
“Did you lock the front door and turn off all of the lights, honey?” Anna asked as she finished buckling Lloyd into his car seat.
“Yes, my dear.” Kratos replied as he started his truck and adjusted his mirrors.
“And you remembered to attach the twins’ bag to our suitcase, right?” She asked after hopping up into the passenger’s seat and buckling her seatbelt.
He sighed and gave her a knowing smile before glancing at Lloyd and the twins through the rear view mirror. “Yes, my dear.”
“Mommy, what about Noishe?” Lloyd asked from his car seat behind her.
“Uncle Yuan and Aunt Martel will be coming over to our house every day that we're gone to check on him, sweetie.” Anna replied as she set her tote bag down by her feet.
“I wish he could come with us…” Lloyd said disappointedly.
“I wish he could, too, Lloyd.” Anna sighed knowingly. “But he's too big to fit in the truck with you and the twins, sweetie.”
Kratos put his truck in reverse and pulled out of their driveway as Anna and Lloyd's conversation trailed off into silence. He then put his truck in drive and drove off down the road and out of their neighborhood. The family of five made it to their hotel in Triet about two and a half hours later and quickly settled into their room on the second floor.
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“Honey, can you go pick up some lunch from the gourmet deli across the street for us?” Anna asked Kratos shortly after noon.
“Sure, my dear, what would you like me to get for you and Lloyd?” Kratos asked in reply, giving her a soft smile.
“I think I want to try their turkey club this time.” Anna replied before turning her attention to Lloyd. “And Lloyd, what sandwich do you want Daddy to get for you, sweetie?”
“PB and J!” Lloyd exclaimed in reply as he looked up at Kratos and Anna from where he was sitting on the floor playing with his action figures.
Kratos nodded and smiled at his wife and son. “All right, then I'll return shortly with those sandwiches. I think I'm going to get the shredded beef sandwich with peppers this time. Do you want me to get those homemade kettle chips too, my dear?”
“Oh yes, honey, get those kettle chips too!” Anna exclaimed softly in reply.
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When Kratos returned with the sandwiches and chips about a half hour later, the family happily ate their food before spending the rest of the day relaxing at their hotel. The following morning, the family of five headed out through the desert and drove to Izoold, which was about a seven hour drive from Triet. They then boarded a ferry and made the three hour journey to Palmacosta. Once they arrived in Palmacosta, Kratos drove them all to the hotel where they would be staying for the night.
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On Saturday morning, the family of five headed out and drove another ten hours to Anna's hometown of Luin. They finally arrived at the sprawling Irving family farm late in the afternoon, and both Anna and Kratos' parents were there to happily greet them as they entered through the front door of Anna's childhood home.
“Wow! Lance and Lyric are getting so big already, Anna!” Anna's mother commented after hugging Anna.
“Yeah, they'll be a year old in just a few weeks.” Anna said with a smile as she stood behind the twin's stroller again.
“Seems like they're going to look exactly like Kratos.” Anna's father drawled as he stood next to his wife and glanced between the bright, reddish brown hair on the twins and his daughter.
“When did you two arrive today?” Kratos asked after hugging his mother and father.
“Oh we arrived just a few hours ago, Kratos.” Kratos' mother replied. “We had an hour layover in Palmacosta before our connecting flight to the airport here in Luin.”
“Then you two must be tired.” Anna commented as she looked at her in-laws. “Isn't it an eight hour flight from Meltokio to Palmacosta? And then another two hour flight from Palmacosta to the regional airport here in Luin?”
“Eh, we both took a little nap during our layover in Palmacosta.” Kratos' father replied, glancing between Kratos and Anna. “We should be fine after we have dinner.”
“And speaking of dinner, it should be ready now.” Anna's mother announced as she began to walk away from the group and towards the kitchen. “Let me just go get it out of the oven.”
“Here, let me help you, Mom!” Anna called out as she followed after her mother.
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The rest of the family filed into the dining room a short time later. Anna and her parents both hurriedly set the table and Anna gently placed her mother's famous tater tot hot dish at the center of the table. For the next couple of hours, the family sat down together and ate while talking about everything that had been going on in their lives since the last time they all saw each other. When the family was finished eating, Anna and Kratos helped her parents clean up the dining room table before they all filed into the living room.
“All right everyone, gather around!” Anna announced as the rest of the family sat down on the couch and chairs by the coffee table. “I have a special surprise gift to reveal for the three fathers in this family!”
She looked over at Kratos, her father, and her father in-law, as she set her tote bag down on the coffee table. The rest of the family waited quietly in anticipation while she opened her tote bag and began to search through its contents.
“Ah! There it is!” Anna declared as she pulled out a white envelope from her tote bag.
She looked over at Kratos, her father, and father in-law again as she pulled out what appeared to be five tickets from the envelope. “I bought tickets to tomorrow's game versus the Wind Guardians for the three of you for Father's Day! I actually managed to get us seats in the lower level behind home plate!”
“Oh! So the yearly rivalry game versus Asgard? That should be fun!” Anna's father commented while looking over at both Kratos and Kratos' father.
“Are you and Lloyd going to the game as well, my dear?” Kratos asked as he looked up at his wife.
“Yes, honey, and the twins will be staying here with my mom and your mom.” Anna replied as she gave her husband a gentle smile. “I already discussed this with them before dinner.”
“Yes, it'll be nice for us to spend the afternoon with Lance and Lyric while you all are at the game.” Kratos' mother commented while glancing between Kratos and Kratos' mother in-law.
“Three fathers, three generations, and a baseball game…” Kratos' father commented sagely while nodding slowly with his arms crossed over his chest.
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A short time later, after the reveal of Anna's Father's Day gift, the family retired to their respective rooms for the night. Kratos and Anna stood in the middle of their room after getting ready for bed with their arms wrapped around each other in a gentle embrace.
“I really hope the Farmers win tomorrow, honey.” Anna sighed contentedly. “Not only for your sake, but also my father's, though I don't think he follows the team as much as he used to.”
“Well, he still has to take care of your family farm, my dear.” Kratos said after kissing the top of her head. “And while I hope the Farmers win, too, I'm sure all of us will have a good time regardless. Thank you for the gift, my dear, it's been a long time since we've all been to a baseball game.”
“You're welcome, honey!” She grinned up at him happily for a moment before the look on her face turned more thoughtful. “And you're right about my dad… Sometimes I wonder how much longer he's going to be able to keep up with the farm, though.”
He leaned down and touched his forehead to hers. “That's something we'll have to talk about in the future, my dear. I wouldn't worry about it right now.”
Then he kissed her, and all of Anna's momentary worries disappeared, just like that.
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The next morning after the entire family woke up, they all sat together at the dining room table while Anna and her mother, along with Kratos' mother prepared and served a delicious gourmet breakfast to celebrate Father's Day. After breakfast, Kratos, his father, and Anna's father all changed into their baseball jerseys and more casual clothes. Kratos and his father in-law both wore Farmers jerseys while Kratos’ father wore a Meltokio Royals jersey. Anna and Lloyd then changed into their own Farmers jerseys and more casual clothes. Once everyone was ready to go, the five members of the Irving and Aurion families said goodbye to Anna's mother and Kratos' mother, along with the twins, then headed outside towards Kratos' truck. Anna sat in the back next to Lloyd in his car seat and her father, while Kratos' father sat in the passenger seat next to Kratos, who volunteered to drive them all to the stadium.
They drove into the baseball stadium's parking lot at around 1pm, which gave them plenty of time to grab some lunch from one of the concession stands before heading to where their seats were behind home plate. The five family members all sat together a couple rows back in the section right behind home plate. Anna sat at the very end of the row while Kratos sat next to her and Lloyd sat next to Kratos. Anna's father sat next to Lloyd and Kratos' father sat next to Anna's father.
“Is this your first baseball game, Lloyd?” Anna's father asked as he turned toward his grandson.
“Yes, grandpapa!” Lloyd replied cheerfully before pointing at Kratos. “I know Daddy's been to a few of them, though!”
“Yeah, I've been to a few games, though I haven't been to a Farmers game since before Lloyd was born.” Kratos said as he ruffled Lloyd's hair before looking over at Anna. “Right, my dear?”
“That's right, honey.” Anna replied, giving her husband a soft smile.
“And I can't remember the last time I attended a baseball game with you, my son.” Kratos’ father commented as he leaned forward to look over at Kratos.
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The game officially started shortly after 2pm, and the Farmers quickly scored four home runs in the first three innings. Unfortunately, the Wind Guardians scored five home runs in the following three innings, leading the Farmers by one. The Farmers managed to score another run by the bottom of the eighth inning and the game remained tied after the top of the ninth inning. Since the Farmers were the home team, the game carried on through the bottom of the ninth, and the bases were now loaded. Everything was riding on the current Farmers player up at bat knocking it out of the park and scoring the winning runs.
Kratos, Anna, Lloyd, and Anna's father leaned forward in their seats in silent anticipation. Their eyes were locked on the batter as the Wind Guardians pitcher finally threw his pitch towards home plate. The bat instantly connected with the ball, and the four Farmers fans softly gasped as the ball flew higher and higher into the sky until it could no longer be seen. Everyone stood up and cheered loudly as all four players ran past home plate.
“And that's a wrap!” The announcer declared over the stadium's speakers. “The Farmers win nine runs to the Wind Guardians five runs!”
“Oh my goodness, we won!” Anna cheered loudly before wrapping her arms around her husband. “The Farmers won, honey!”
Kratos wrapped his arms around her after he was finished clapping in celebration of the Farmers’ win. “That was such a fun game to watch, my dear.”
“Happy Father's Day, Kratos!” She exclaimed before reaching up to kiss him on the cheek.
“Thank you, my dear.” He looked down at her with a soft smile.
Kratos then looked down at Lloyd and quickly bent down to pick the boy up.
“Happy Father's Day, Daddy!” Lloyd exclaimed as he threw his arms around his father's neck and gave him a soft hug.
“Thank you, Lloyd…” Kratos thanked his son after the boy kissed his cheek. “Did you have fun watching the game?”
After the family hugged each other in celebration of the Farmers win, they all made their way out of the stadium and headed out into the parking lot.
“Next time we all attend a baseball game together, let's go to one where my Royals are playing.” Kratos’ father commented once the family arrived at Kratos' truck.
Anna giggled softly at her father in-law’s comment. “Maybe we could go to one next year for Father's Day. What do you think, Dad? Maybe we could make this a Father's Day tradition?”
Anna's father chuckled while everyone got into the truck. “That sounds like a great idea, Anna! Just as long as your mom and I aren't hosting next year!”
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When the family arrived at the Irving family farm again at around 5:30pm, both Anna's mother and Kratos' mother had prepared a special Father's Day dinner for everyone.
“We made Hamburger Steak, and Short Ribs, along with Pulled Chicken in our two slow cookers!” Anna’s mother announced after setting down the tray of pulled chicken at the center of the table. “Eat up and enjoy, everyone!”
“Wow, Mom, this looks delicious!” Anna commented excitedly as she glanced at both her mother and mother-in-law. “Did you two start making all this before we left to go to the game?”
“We started shortly after you all left.” Kratos' mother answered matter of factly.
“We also had fun looking after Lance and Lyric this afternoon.” Anna's mother commented.
The family spent the next couple of hours eating and talking about the Farmers win, while also discussing whether attending a baseball game should become an annual Father's Day tradition for their families. When everyone was finished eating, Kratos and Anna helped clean up the table, then put Lloyd and the twins to bed at around 9pm. After wishing their respective fathers and father in-laws one final Happy Father's Day, Kratos and Anna retired to their bedroom and quickly got ready for bed.
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“Seems like you had fun today, honey!” Anna commented as she wrapped her arms around her husband's neck and looked up at him. “I don't know if I've ever seen you so happy after a Farmers win.”
Kratos gave her a gentle smile. “I did have fun today, my dear. There's nothing quite like watching your favorite team win in person.”
“Well I'm glad you had fun, and we'll definitely have to consider attending another baseball game for Father's Day next year.” She said while giving him a soft smile. “Happy Father's Day, Kratos! I love you, honey…”
“Thank you, Anna, and I love you too, my dear.” He looked down and smiled sincerely at her.
Then Anna stood up on her toes and gently cupped his face with both of her hands. She then softly kissed him, and Kratos couldn't think of a better ending to such a fun and special day.
Lloyd and Zelos from my Positive Gate project! (I forgot to post Lloyd when I finished it, but oh well, since they're both from the same game it's fine to post them together!)
Lloyd and the high striker 💪 : I didn't select the easiest angle to draw nor the most ideal for his hair, but it was necessary for the composition 😔
Actually I'm very happy with my idea (especially since I had no idea for him at first, I ended up finding a perfect one during an after-lunch nap at work!) The Pow hammer, the Tower of Salvation high striker, Derris Kharlan on top... 🤭
Zelos : giving away hearts to ladies~ 💕
(In the park the purple building is not a hostess bar, but I think the people who know understand what I did 😂)
