Adopted Marinette
This was an idea that I asked @virgil-is-a-cutie and I was a bit hesitant about how I wanted to do about this but a couple of others contributed with their ideas and It kind of build up my confidence so here we are. I do plan on posting more on this but I don’t have like an actual schedule because now my school has been giving out more projects which means more homework but I can make time. Sorry I’m rambling a lot, let’s get started. FYI these are just ideas some might change.
Tom and Sabine
First off, Tom and Sabine had always wanted kids of their own it was their only wish ever since they had gotten married. There was just one problem, having kids was a big risk to Sabine so Tom was hesitant at first when she asked about having a child but eventually he gave in. Sabine had been so hopeful that everything would be alright. But when she went to the doctor to check on the baby, the doctor had told her that if she chose to give birth to her baby she wouldn’t last long after that. Tom was not with her, it was a very busy day at the bakery so he couldn’t go with her. She had to make the choice right then and there, or else it would probably be to late. Not for a second did Sabine think that she was going to give up her child, it had only been a couple of months maybe 4-5 but that was enough to make her dream about her baby. When Sabine went home after the appointment the only thing she told Tom was that they were going to have a little girl.
Of course Tom was very excited, he was going to have a little girl! It was their dream come true. They had a baby shower, planned out the nursery, and in the end chose the name Marinette Dupain-Cheng. But during the remaining months Sabine felt much guilt, she was keeping a big secret from her own husband! But it was too late to turn back, her daughter’s birth date was estimated to be during the last week of October and the beginning of November, which was only a couple of days away.
Marinette was born on the 3of November. It had been a very painful hours for Sabine, but she managed to pull through, the only thing in her mind was the image of her daughter growing up to be a loving and caring person. When she hooded her daughter for the first time it made her feel complete, and even thought she knew she only had a few hours left she still had enough strength to tell Tom how much she loved him and their new daughter. Sabine died with Marinette in her arms and Tom holding her hand.
After that, Tom felt so hollow, his wife, his light, was gone and he couldn’t do anything about it. He did keep Marinette her some time but it took him so much to even look at her in the eyes, her blue-gray eyes, she looked so much like her mama. It pained him. He knew he wasn’t in the right mentality state to take care of a baby, it wouldn’t do ether of them any good. So when she was a few weeks old, he took her to an orphanage at Gotham. Even though it was cruel to say he thought it would be best if they never saw each other, so he took her there.
And that was it for him. At least for now.
Batfam, papa Dick.
Marinette was maybe 4 weeks old when Tom left her at the orphanage in Gotham. They treated her with much care and loved the little sunbeam that had somehow landed in Gotham. A couple of weeks before her first birthday there was an attack, human traffickers to be exact. They were there to take the young ones away to do unspeakable things, horrible things. One of them had taken baby Marinette and was holding her in their arms as they put the other kids in trucks.
About 4 min after they arrived the building was surrounded by copse and of course, Batman, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Red Robin. A few moments later only about 5 of the attackers remained, one of them having baby Marinette in their arms. They all spit up and Nightwing went for the one that held her. After what seemed hours the traffickers were arrested and Nightwing was rocking, and singing to the baby in his arms.
When he holded her in his arms it felt like he held a precious treasure. Her eyes, her blue-gray eyes, they held so much hope and dreams and love, her smile looked like it could light up even the darkness of days, her delicate hair slowly flowing at the tamed wind of the night, and her small laugh was like the most beautiful melody he ever heard. But eventually he had to let her go.
When he went to sleep that night he thought about him holding her again, himself singing to her, her calling her...papa. But his family was going to think he was crazy, adopting a baby at 19! He was going to push those thoughts in back into his head as possible but he remembered her laugh.
You know, he did know how to take care of others, he read books, he had babysitted before, and he did take care of his brothers sometimes.
On Marinette’s first birthday, she became Marinette Greyson.
This is the first part of some of the ideas that I want to try out for this AU. I’m already working on the second part, I may post it today later on or tomorrow, Bye!!
Tag list and people who have been a big help:
@virgil-is-a-cutie @caffeinetheory @witchsblackfox @kawaiigiantjudgefish @theatreandcomicfreak @a-|123-123|-universe