Hehe mini fic of Kafka in my TEB universe.
Sunday, a day of quiet and the one day of the week that the family gets to relax. The adults take this day of the week to spend time with their children and reset for the week to come.
Karl, finally resting after a weeks worth of handling machinery and taking personal commissions. Ethan helped manage his company while juggling his other job at the library. Rosemary, tackling math a match and losing each match if it wasn't for her dad. And Nilah, who really only looks adorable, keeps to herself and her sister or occasionally cuddles with her papa and dad.
Midday rolls around after everyone bathed, ate, and got everything ready for Monday the following day.
Karl sat on the couch, book in hand with a pair of glasses sitting on the tip his nose. Nilah sat on the floor by his feet, heart glasses on her face with a childrens book in her lap, pretending to read while looking back at Karl, trying to imitate his ever move.
Ethan walks back in through the garage after throwing in a load of laundry, Rose following behind him as she recites the problems on her page.
"Whats 5 plus 9, daddy," Rose asked, standing next to him once he stood near the counter and looked through a few pieces of mail.
"Whats 5 plus 5 honey," Ethan spoke, not looking up from the envelope.
"Uh...10?" Rose said, tilting her head up at her dad.
Ethan smiled down at her, nodding his head.
"Correct, now add 4 sweetheart"
Rose tucked her mathsheet under her arm and held her hands in front of her. Open palmed as she counter her ten fingers, then proceeds to put 4 down when each number is spoken.
"14? Is it 14 daddy?" Rose spoke, her voice rising a bit once the relazation dawned on her.
"Yes sweetheart, you got it! Now write it down." Ethan turned to her, hands still resting on the envelope until he tears it open.
Rose turned and used the fidge, her pencil clenched in her palm as she wrote a messy but eligible 14 on the last problem on her paper.
"Im done!" She cheered, bouncing on the balls of her toes. Ethan gave her a gentle smile.
"Go put it in your bag for tomorrow," Ethan told her, shooing her off seconds later.
Rose eagerly ran over towards the couch instead.
"Papa! Papa! Look, look i finished my math!"
Karl looks up from his page, tipped his glasses down a bit further.
"Good job, kid, now listen to your dad and go put it away so it won't get damaged" Karl gave her wink, a signature gesture she knew all too well.
Once Rosemary took her leave and went up to her room, Ethan took her spot, leaning over the couch.
"You have another commission," Ethan spoke, holding the envelope out for Karl to grab.
Karl looks at it for a second, sets the book aside, and grabs the envelope. Not noticing Nilah doing the same thing and grabbing the nearest piece of paper to mimic the envelope in Karls hands.
Ethan does notice, but before he can get Karls attention to point at her, their doorbell rings.
Ethans eyes moves towards the archway leading into the dining room.
"Who could that be? You invite anyone?" Ethan asked. Karl shrugged and continued ripping open the envelope to read the contents. Glancing over at Nilah, Ethan watches her pretend to rip the paper. Shaking his head with a small chuckle, he leaves to go answer the door.
Once at the door, Ethan checks his watch and wonders who exactly could be here at such an hour. Even though it's not too early nor too late.
Pulling the door open, he steps back a bit in surprise.
"Oh, Kafka. What brings you by?"
Kafka stares, blinks back her annoyance at her brother in law only to nod.
"Right, he's in the living roo-" Ethan points, but Kafka had already kicked off her shoes and was past him through the dining room. "Okay...."
Once Kafka hit the threshold of the kitchen, she stops in the doorway for just a second to observe her brother and niece.
However, her niece seems to possess some sort of supersonic senses because she locks eyes with Kafka.
Nilah scrambled to her feet, discarding the half ripped sheet of paper and toddled her way over to her aunt. The movements finally alert Karl since shed been at his feet the entire time. He looked up just in time to hear his daughters voice.
"Auntie kaffy!!" Nilah spoke, still having a hard time pronouncing the womans full name. She's only 3, so luckily, the other woman doesn't mind. Kafka crouches to her height onces the young girl got close enough to grab.
Nilahs feet went airborne the moment Kafkas hands ducked under her armpits. Wanting to be picked up.
"Hello mini me," Kafka spoke, small smile on her face. Nilah giggled up a storm as she snuggled in the arms of her aunt.
"Need i remind you she's my kid?" Karl spoke, having gotten up and moved over towards Kafka just as Ethan came through the dining room with Rose at his hip.
Kafka ignores her brother and looked down once she felt tiny arms.
"Hi darling," Kafka spoke, looking down at Rose. Adjusting Nilah in her arms to place a hand on Roses head.
Ethan moved to stand next to Karl, and they both watched Kafka move away from them to sit on the couch with both girls in tow.
"She still doesn't like me, huh?" Ethan spoke, leaning a bit closer to Karl, where they stood at the kitchan island. Karl only shrugged, leaning closer to Ethan, his head nearly ducking to fit into his shoulder blade. Side hugging without touching somewhat entirley.
"She's been like that since we escaped. Give it time. Im sure she'll warm up to you. " Karl crossed his arms.
Ethan scoffed, maybe a laugh somewhere in between.
"I hope so, i still have no clue what i did to her."
Karl looks up from where he leaned.
"She's cool. She's been like that since Miranda. It's been nearly a decade since she's been out of there. Probably still adjusting. I am, too." Karl looked back at her, watching the smile on her lips increase the more the girls talked at her. "Longest ive seen her not so tense and angry. So yeah give her time. She'll warm up to you eventually"
Ethan smiled at Karl, bringing his hand up to scratch at the elder mans scalp. "I'll believe it when i see it"
Leaning into Ethans hand, Karl sighs. "Watch Papa, she's my twin."
(Might give a part two if ya want. Wink wink)
This mini fic just made my day better, OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS FIC, IT'S SO WARM AND CUTE!!!!! 😭😭🥺🥺🥺 her calling Nilah mini me and Rose darling is absolutely 💯 on character.
Kafka being called 'Auntie kaffy' MY HEART OUGH NILAH IS SO CUTE!!!! Especially kafka bonding with her neices is so precious.
I have nothing else to say other than I love everything about this so much. Even Ethan's reaction of Kafka lol. Don't worry Ethan, she'll warm up soon.
I sort of could see Kafka eventually will get along with Ethan. Maybe he ask her to teach some Romanian lessons, he probably saw how good she was speaking in that language, and that her accent is Romanian lol, expecting she would reject his need of help but surprisingly she agree on teaching him.
Also I absolutely love Karl being so soft towards Kafka, his silly comments with her scooping up Nilah hehe. He is good brother to Kafka afterall.
Here's a doodle I did or Chibi Kafka with her nieces.. It's a rare thing I draw her smiling:
Also drew her prosthetic leg.
Sorry this took long to answer! I was very shocked but feel very warm-hearted rereading this all over.
(Also yes you may make part two ^^ Only if you want to ofc! I don't want to pressure you, I am fine with this mini fic. Though at the same time I am curious on what will happen in part two if you make it.)
