What if Genebirb Rainbowdos finds a ✨golden egg✨?
And it hatches into the fluffiest, cutest (and, mayhaps, sassiest) golden chick with stunningly beautiful blue eyes and a killer pout?
>:3c Genebirb Dadesis…? Who now has an excuse to peck/flambé the hell out of anyone since he now has a hatchling to protecc.
(@violetinkclouds)
A version of this has happened in the past:
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
(Plus Dads of SOLDIER, but we need another as well.)
Birbesis is not at all intimidated by the size of the egg. This is His Baby and he will incubate it. It doesn't matter that it doesn't even fit under him, he is a fire birb and will keep the baby warm.
Of course he does a perfect, heroic job, and the baby hatches right on ti- A LITTLE EARLY, BUT THAT'S OK! Of course Genesis' chick is ambitious.
Because the darling is early, he is small for the size of his egg, and struggles a bit to emerge, breathe, and absorb all the nutrients from the egg at first, but Genesis believes in him fully and doesn't interfere more than absolutely necessary.
Yes, it is necessary to waft warm air over him to help him dry quickly and stay cozy.
Genesis' baby is PERFECT.
Angeal brings his puppy by to visit and they both get a sharp peck from the little fellow. They invaded his space and he stood up for himself!
He is refined (grumpy) with specific tastes in company (antisocial) and he has a thirst for adventure (is accident-prone and too stubbornly brave to set aside foolishness).
Perfect.
As soon as his darling boy can handle it, Genesis helps him walk around to show off. Sephiroth is immediately besotted and Genesis has to fight him fiercely to keep him from crowding his baby!
Can Genesis technically ride on Cloud's back at this point? Perhaps. Does everyone and their cat feel the need to comment on this? UNFORTUNATELY YES.
How dare they. Genesis' son is simply big and strong due to Genesis' excellent parenting.
Cloud is an excellent swimmer. Cloud is an excellent climber. Cloud is an excellent forager. There is nothing about this sweet chick that is not excellent, thanks to Genesis.
He, uh, keeps growing. He grows smarter and stronger and much, much larger every day, until he is towering over everyone Genesis meets (except Angeal, but the guy is a bear).
Even his friendship with Zack grows, and he comes out of his shell a bit (pun intended). Genesis reluctantly agrees that it is both adorable and beneficial.
Cloud calls Genesis Abba.
Cloud looks for Genesis when he's worried.
Cloud still runs under Genesis' wings, despite being many times his size.
"Abba?"
Genesis has accomplished many, many things in his life, yet there is nothing that makes him prouder or more satisfied than when his little chickling hears him call and comes running to Abba.
