Also, congrats to Cale on the birth of his new baby, who's 900 years old , XD.
Finally, the egg was completely broken.
- Human, it's born!
The moment Raon shouted like that.
-oh!
'hmm!'
Cale and Raon were both surprised.
Paaaaah!
A bright light emanated from the egg.
-It's real light.
As super rock said, real light, not the light created by Raon and Erhaven, poured out from the egg.
It was so dazzling that Cale closed his eyes without realizing it.
But in the midst of all this, something faintly appeared in the center of the light.
He reached out his hand without realizing it, even though he had his eyes closed.
Soft.
Something touched my hand.
He realized that it was another front paw.
When Raon was young, he was a little softer than usual, so Cale noticed it right away.
He gently grabbed its front paw and pulled it.
Then something came into his arms.
The invisible Cale.
He knew what to do before this bright light ended.
He gently stroked the soft, smooth back and then lifted the small creature that fit in his two hands up high above his head.
And the light went out.
- Human, this is Eden Mir !
Cale and Raon, who have become invisible, were inside an aurora made of brilliant platinum powder.
They could see a small dragon in the center.
Eden Mir was half-human and half-dragon, but now appeared as a baby dragon.
The dragon, small enough to fit in Cale's two hands and safely supported, slowly opened its eyes.
The dragon bowed his head as if he knew who was supporting him.
“… …”.
“… …”.
Cale and Eden Mir looked at each other.
And Cale was startled.
Because he saw dark brown eyes just like his own.
A black body like Raon.
But the golden patterns embroidered on its body reminded him of the Milky Way.
And two small purple horns sprouted out.
Half-human, half-dragon, possessing light and time.
Eden Mir.
Raon's round eyes drew a crescent moon-like smile at Cale.
-Thanks.
A voice that sounds like magic.
Although the voice was very young, it was Eden Mir.
-I like the name.
Belatedly, Eden Mir expressed his gratitude to Cale.
Imagine being so cute that even Cale and Raon are stunned!! We have another cute and adorable baby dragon now!! 🥳🥳
Headcanon that Cale is very aware and attentive about not giving On too much responsibility as the oldest of the children, because even though she’s incredibly insightful and mature Cale never forgets that she’s a child too.
She deserves to be protected and cared for as a child, and get to play and put herself first; because Cale is an adult and a responsible guardian who Does Not believe in parentification in his household, thank you very much.
(And there will definitely be no Eldest Daughter Syndrome on his watch.)
He’ll put On in charge of her siblings sometimes, and trust her to safely lead her brothers in combat situations, but he limits that to when he honestly doesn’t have better options.
Cale is a firm believer in protecting children emotionally as well as physically, and has great disdain for people who turn any of their children—especially their oldest daughters—into ‘extra’ parents.
On is the most mature and sensible of the kids and can take charge of them as necessary, but she also gets to play games and run around in the woods and take naps and such as much as she wants to without having to worry about looking after her younger siblings like a parent.
can i ask for a breakdown of the kids and their personality because im lowkey lost.
yes! i would love to! under the cut are just the main ones that we talk about the most.
milo makar: sweetest boy anyone could ever imagine. is cale's twin, has the rosy cheeks, blue eyes, light ginger hair. fluxuates between momma's boy and daddy's boy, loves both equally. he is best friends with penelope mackinnon and her bold (to put it lightly) rubs off on him eventually. milo does end up turning into chaos but not in a bad way. he is a chatterbox, he will walk up to any stranger and just start a conversation. milo loves baseball and anything to do about it. yeah, it's cool that his dad plays hockey but it would be even cooler if he played baseball. just fyi. milo all in all is just a good, solid kid. he can make friends with anyone but isn't gonna ditch penny behind. milo does get in trouble at school sometimes, but it's never anything too serious. cale makes sure of that.
penelope mackinnon: there are not enough words to describe this child. she is a lot. she's dramatic, she's the kid who cries to get what she wants and she uses it to her advantage. she looks like her mom (mom, who's name is sarah, had penny with nate but they were never really a serious couple. they decided co parenting was the best option), but has nate's eyes. and good lord is that his biggest weakness. but back to the point- she is a bubbly kid, always laughing and has a smile on her face. but if she doesn't like something (a person, a place, a food, etc.) she will let dad/mom/nanny naomi know about it. which she also gets in trouble for at school for simply telling other kids "i don't like you, you (insert reason here)". she's intense, she intimidates even nate's teammates sometimes. but once you have penny's approval, you have it for life pretty much. she wasn't ever one for sports, she's tried a few things but never really found her fit in any of them. but she is her dad's #1 fan for sure. nobody supports nathan like his lucky penny <3. to end, penny most definitely is an attention seeker. if she doesn't have all the attention she will get it. she loves her dad more than anything, but she hates going to his games bc "hockey is no fun". penny is the popular girl in school in every grade she's in. even though she has her little "posse", milo will always be her best friend.
gemma patrick: ugh, what a sweet girl. looks just like dad. the light brown hair, the blue eyes- everything looks wise she has. but even though she looks like nolan (even in the sonogram pictures mom was like "she looks like you nolie"), she grows to be like mom. chatterbox- once she says her first word (which was daddy), she never stops talking. very talkative child, she's always asking questions and always pointing things out. she's kinda shy at first but once she comes out of her shell it's hard to push her back in it. oh and when i say just like mom i mean it. gemma is a material gorl. she wants to dress up like mommy, be pretty like mommy. she wats to do everything like mommy. but do not be mistaken, she is a daddy's girl through and through. she might act like mom, but he's her #1 at heart. he calls her his mini princess. but she keeps to herself most of the time as she grows up, taking on some of her dad's traits that way. if she does play sports it's track/cross country. she reads all the time. any time nolan finds her she's got her nose in a book. oh and at family reunions, gemma and penny do not vibe at all (it was cannon that princess is nate's cousin a while back). just bc they're cousins doesn't mean they have to vibe. gemma is more humble, penny is...not. but yeah, gemma is nolan's pride and joy.
nelly crosby: 1/2 of the crosby girls, nelly is the more reserved of the twins. she's attached to sidney at all times. the crosby girls are the stereotypical twins, opposites. but the girls are sid's carbon copy. they have his curly hair, his dark brown eyes, slightly olive toned skin, even his half crooked smile. but nelly, absolute doll. she's polite, she always asks if mom or dad wants help with what they are doing. even if mom is just folding laundry or working from home, she always offers to help. nelly is a homebody honestly. where nora plays two or three different sports, nelly is back home reading a book or watching shows. nelly, when she grows up ofc, loves to have just deep talks with sidney. she just walks into his study, or wherever he's at and just plops down and asks a deep question that she know's he will have an answer to. oh yeah, did i mention she's a daddy's girl?
nora crosby: ah yes, the other 1/2 of the crosby girls. the wilder one. where nelly is introverted, nora is an extrovert. she's also the one who starts little petty fights (most of the time, not saying nelly is perfect). but nora is always putting herself out there. she spends most of her time playing outside when she gets home from school, just running around the yard or shooting hoops in the driveway. she plays just about every sport she can until she can only do two at a time. but nora, is also a daddy's girl at heart. when she's little, more often than not after dinner she's the first to leave the table after they finish cleaning up to go play outside. when she's done, she comes back in and crashes on the couch on sidney's lap. nora, like milo, will talk to anyone about anything. she's a bit of a chatterbox but she wont go on and on. both of the girls love spending time with each other though, normally where you find one you can find the other. they're each others best friends, and sidney loves it.
cale thanks whoever decided to bless him with milo every day. it's a joy being milos dad, cale thinks every time he gets to spend time with him. milo, though he can be a but of a firecracker, is cale's pride and joy.
a full hc/fic will come with this au soon!
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I think you’ve talked about these individually but how cuddly/physical touch prone are the dads respectively
on a scale of one to ten...
cale: 8. see what i did there.
tyson: 9.5. will cuddle but needs at least like an hour or two to himself every day.
nate: 3. not a physical touch guy. not a hug guy. only cuddles penny cause he knows she likes it.
nolan: 1. tolerates cuddles because it makes princess feel good and bc most of the time it gets gemma to stop crying. but he would rather sit on the couch by himself.
phillip: 6. he loves a good cuddle sesh with charlie girl, but after thirty minutes he's like "alright lets move on"
sidney: 10. will snuggle with the girls (mom included) all day if they'd let him.
but can we backtrack for a minute to cale realizing he’s gonna be a dad? like yeah the pharmacy tests had been positive, and the doctor confirmed it, and the ultrasound with a little bean shaped spot in the middle was undeniable but none of it had really felt…real?? it wasn’t until cale was sitting in his stall one day, tying up his laces for practice that he sees Gabe reach into his bag and pull out a wooden block or Barbie doll and Gabe just laughs it off and says something about “dad life, y’know?” that it hits cale full force and he stops everything he’s doing and mumbles out “holy shit, im gonna be a dad.” and everyone in the room is turning to look at him but before anyone could say anything he’s looking around with a big smile going “im gonna be dad!! im having a baby!!”
PLEASE OH MY GOD-
cale doesn't let the plastic sticks define his future just yet. he waits for a doctor- a medical professional who knows what they are doing- to tell him what he is going to be for the rest of his life. a father. that's what he's going to be, a father. and from then on he is filled with an unimaginable amount of love. love for this little life inside your stomach, a little living baby in your stomach. one that he helped create. and when he finds out he's going to have a son? somehow he is filled with more joy. a boy, a child of his own and it's going to be a boy. he smiles to himself as he drives to the arena, getting ready for practice. cale and yourself were waiting to find out the gender to tell people, and you have to give him credit for keeping the secret for so long. when he sits down in his stall and gabe arrives after, mumbling something about having to make the kiddos breakfast. he opens the side pocket and sees a couple of barbie dolls fall out and laughs to himself, saying something about dad life. that's when it hits- dad life. he says under his breath damn, i'm gonna be a dad. but he said it loud enough for gabe and sam to hear next to him. but gabe, more excited than anything, stands up and repeats what he says loud enough for everyone in the locker room to hear. they all congratulate and pat him on the back, saying their congratulations. yeah, he's gonna be a dad.
