A/n: My baby boy deserved so much better, this isn't a relationship fic. It's more of a Parent!Reader x Naruto.
The streets of Konoha were bathed in golden hues as the sun dipped behind the Hokage Monument, painting the village in warm tones. You sat on the roof of your home, the cool tiles beneath you grounding your thoughts as a familiar voice called out from below.
âHey, (Y/N)-nee!â
Narutoâs voice was unmistakableâbright, full of energy, but today, there was a heaviness in it, one you knew all too well.
You turned just in time to see him jump up beside you, plopping down with a sigh that seemed too heavy for someone so young. His usual grin was missing, replaced by a tight frown, brows furrowed in frustration.
You didnât press him right away. Instead, you both sat in silence, watching the village below, the people moving about their lives. Then, softly, you spoke.
âRough day, huh?â
Naruto huffed, arms crossed over his chest. âTch. You could say that. Stupid Sasuke. Stupid Kakashi-sensei. Stupid villagersâŠâ He hesitated before muttering, âStupid me.â
Your heart clenched at his words. âNarutoâŠâ
âItâs justââ he kicked at the tiles. âNo matter what I do, itâs never enough! Sasuke always seems ahead, and Kakashi-sensei barely looks at me. And the villagers stillââ He stopped, balling his fists. âThey still look at me like Iâm nothing. Like Iâm just that stupid fox.â
His voice cracked, and you could see the way his body tensed, like he was bracing himself for rejection, for scoldingâfor the words heâd heard his whole life.
But you wouldnât give him that. You never had and you couldn't help but feel your heart break knowing that so many people still looked at him with so much distain.
Shaking your head, you reached out and pulled him close, his spiky hair pressing against your shoulder as you rested your chin atop his head. He stiffened at first, but thenâslowlyâhe melted into the warmth.
âNaruto,â you murmured, âdo you know what I see when I look at you?â
He shook his head, fingers clutching your shirt tight in his grasp.
âI see someone whoâs going to be great.â
He let out a dry laugh. âPft, yeah rightââ
âIâm serious,â you cut him off gently, holding his shoulders so he could look into your eyes. âI see a boy who refuses to give up, no matter how many times the world tries to push him down. I see someone with a heart big enough to carry everyoneâs burdens, even when no one sees his own pain. And I seeââ You poked his forehead lightly. ââsomeone whoâs going to be Hokage one day, no matter what anyone else says.â
His blue eyes widened, searching your face for any sign of a lie, but he only found sincerity. You smiled.
âDo you know why?â
Naruto gulped, shaking his head. His eyes were already misting with tears.
âBecause youâre a fighter. Because youâre the kind of person who doesnât back down, who stands up even when no one else will. And one day, Narutoâyouâre going to be up there, on that mountain, with your face carved next to the others.â
His lower lip trembled, and for a second, he looked like the little boy who had clung to you when the loneliness became too much. Then, slowly, the smallest smile broke through, hesitant but real.
âYou really think so?â he whispered.
You ruffled his hair with a chuckle. âI know so.â
Naruto inhaled deeply, then exhaled, sitting up straighter. âYeah. Yeah! Youâre right! Iâm not gonna let this stop me! Dattebayo!â
You laughed, watching as that fiery determination sparked back to life in his eyes. Standing up you then gave him a wink holding out your hand. "Now how about I cook you one your favorite dishes. You gotta get your strength."
"Haha yea! You're the best!"
As the stars blinked into existence above,Naruto jumped to his feet taking your hand for help, the two of you slipping into your home. While people may have questioned your actions it didn't matter because you'll be the parent Naruto deserved and Naruto, he'll be the future Hokage already who's shining brightâeven if he didnât see it yet.
And in your mind, you knew one thing for certain:
One day, the world would know the name Naruto Uzumaki.
And it would never forget it.
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âAnd the world's gonna know your name,'Cause you burn with the brightest flame.And the world's gonna know your name.And you'll be on the walls of the Hall of FameâŠâ
gentle vandalism
aka cate introduces mixed media into naptime
tw: canon divergent, domestic, fluff, canon universe, post canon, mom!cate, dad!reader, two year old daughter, parenting, slice of life, summer, body art, tattoos, bath time, established relationship, etc.
2.7k+ words
author's note: dedicated to the lovely đ€Ą anon who suggested this idea hehe. hope you enjoy<3
The apartment had that late July hum to it. A box fan in the hallway doing its best impression of a small airplane, distant sirens soft as a lullaby, the windows open to a soup of heat and traffic that smelled faintly like warm tar and someoneâs barbecue two buildings over. Youâd made it as far as the couch, tank top damp at the collarbones, bare legs stretched over the armrest like abandoned scaffolding. Sun freckled the bridge of your nose where youâd forgotten sunscreen, a smear of dried popsicle lived on your left knee, and every tattoo on your body looked sun-warmed and a little extra alive.
Cate stood in the doorway with a dish towel over her shoulder and Riley perched on her hip, both of them watching Daddy lose a battle with consciousness. It had been one of those good, simple summer days: plastic kiddie pool on the balcony, a rotation of grape and cherry pops, sidewalk chalk all over the stoop, the inevitable tantrum when someone (Riley) wanted to bring a plush cat into the bath, and then forgiveness sealed by watermelon slices nearly the size of her face. Youâd hauled a box fan out of a closet like you were rescuing a hostage, set it to the longest extension cord in the world, and then collapsed with the dramatic finesse of a woman who had wrestled a plastic pool and won.
âDada âeepy,â Riley whispered, reverent. She was all knees and ponytail and a constellation of glitter from the cheap craft kit Cate had foolishly opened earlier.
âDaddyâs very sleepy,â Cate agreed, pressing a kiss into the toddlerâs soft hair. âShe fought the hose and she fought the sun. A brave soldier.â
On the coffee table: Cateâs makeup bag, splayed open from earlier when sheâd re-applied lip balm and then, apparently, decided that ownership had transferred to the chaos of motherhood. Mascara, blush, sticks of creamy highlighter. Next to it, Rileyâs packet of washable markers like a rainbow had been tamed and laid out for inspection.
Cate felt the idea arrive as gently as a yawn. Mischief didnât always come with a thunderclap. Sometimes it tiptoed in, tried a hat on, and looked at you with Rileyâs grin.
She took a breath. She could feel the low hum of your thoughts from across the room like a radio left on downstairsâhazy, pleasant static. Post-Shetty, post-meds, post everything, Cate had gotten better at letting the signal pass through without reaching for it. She didnât want to be inside your head, she wanted to be next to you with a handful of color.
âHey, Riles,â she murmured, shifting the toddler to the floor. âWanna do art?â
Riley clapped, then pressed both hands to her cheeks because this was her most powerful emotion. âArt!â
Cate crouched to Rileyâs level. âOkay. Rule number one: gentle touch. Daddyâs sleeping. Rule number two: markers are for tattoos only, not for skin that doesnât have pictures. Rule number three: no face. Ever. Weâre artists, not villains.â
âNot villains," Riley parroted solemnly. She bounced on her toes. âWe do color?â
âWe do color.â
It felt like a tiny heist. Cate tiptoed to the couch with the makeup bag while Riley toddled after, carrying markers like a bouquet. Your hand had fallen palm-up, fingers slack. Cate knelt by the couch and took in the sprawl of ink she knew by heart. The lines always made something tender open in her chest. Your body was a newspaper of stories, headlines and graffiti, jokes and scars and the weather in all its moods.
âWhich one first?â Cate whispered, up on her knees. Riley had both hands on the couch cushion, watching Daddyâs chest rise and fall like it was a whale sheâd been promised would surface.
Riley pointed to your arm. âRed,â she announced, very serious.
âExcellent branding.â Cate uncapped her lipstickâtrue red, reliableâand carefully, luxuriously, colored like she had all the time in the world. The pigment went down silky against the ink. She glanced at your face after each stroke, but the only reaction was a slightly deeper exhale and a sleepy twitch at the corner of your mouth. Sunshine had wrung you out, you were gone.
Cate leaned back so Riley could reach and offered her the red washable marker. âYour turn, apprentice,â she said, and Riley grinned so hard her dimples took over her whole face.
Riley could have scribbled chaos. She usually did. But the intensity with which she coloredâtongue peeking out of her mouth, body tipping into a little swayâmade Cateâs throat go soft. It was so you it hurt: the same concentrated face you wore over a simmering pan, over a stubborn screw, over a chord progression you wanted to crack. Cate steadying Rileyâs back felt like steadying both of you, past and present lined up for a second. âBeautiful,â she whispered. âDaddyâs going to be so impressed.â
They moved outward like they were coloring a map. Cate took another tattoo and layered metallic champagne shadow over it until it caught the fanâs breeze. Riley appointed herself captain, choosing bright blue andâafter a thoughtful inspectionâgreen. âWave,â she narrated, adding a long, looping swirl.
âThe engineering is ambitious,â Cate teased softly. Riley glowed, unoffended.
One tattoo got the royal treatmentâCate found a stubby tube of purple pigment in the bag and gently stippled it around while Riley added a little black heart nearby. âHi,â she whispered. âRoar.â
One got eyelashes. Cate did not authorize this. She approved it silently, because honestly? The tattoo wore them well.
Every so often you shifted. Little muscle clench, breath catching, then falling back into sleep. Once, the arm Riley was decorating flopped with the weight of a dream and the marker wobbled. Riley froze, eyes huge, and Cate stroked her shoulder with reverent calm. âItâs okay, baby.â She was careful with the words, with her tone, careful not to glide into that honeyed command that made people pliable. âSheâs just dreaming.â
Riley put her cheek to your bicep for courage. âShh, Dada,â she whispered into your skin. âArt.â
Cate swiped highlighter over your skin like she was casting a spell and, because she couldnât help herself, added a soft wash of rose at the edges, a tender bruise of color that made the whole space look weirdly hopeful. She brushed eyeshadow over one tattoo until it glimmered. She used a q-tip to clean up the edge of one where Riley had gotten enthusiastic and gone traveling.
âFingerprints on a masterpiece,â Cate murmured, this time to herself. She tucked loose curls behind Rileyâs ear. The toddler responded by smudging peach blush onto Daddyâs shoulder with the loving aggression of a cat making biscuits.
They were halfway down your left thigh when Riley spotted one small tattoo and became extremely serious about the color black. Cate handed over the smallest marker, watched her daughter frame it like a jeweler inspecting a gem, and felt something at the center of her sternum loosen and spread. There had been times in her lifeâtoo manyâwhen touch meant fear, meant control, meant all her love came with the risk of a trigger. Here, in the ordinary heat of this stupid afternoon, the risks were washable, the mess was the good kind, and nothing was going to collapse if she leaned her cheek against your thigh for a moment and closed her eyes.
She felt the heat of sleeping muscles under her skin. Felt Rileyâs small hand patting her hair.
âMommy,â Riley whispered, âmore red.â
âAlways more red,â Cate said, and passed the lipstick back.
By the time they reached the bottom of your shins, Cateâs knees ached pleasantly and her heart had decided it might, in fact, be too big for her ribs. They saved the best for last. The glitter in Cateâs palette was not technically for bodies. She used it anyway, very carefully, blending gold and copper together until they haloed. Riley dotted the space around with tiny orange stars.
âDo we do that one?â Cate asked, pointing at a set of small numerals.
Riley considered, then nodded gravely and chose purple. âBirthday,â she said, even though they both knew it wasnât exactly that. Cate didnât correct her. She wrote a tiny crown above the numbers with the tip of a liquid liner and then giggled at herself. âThis is getting out of hand.â
âOutta hands,â Riley agreed, delighted by the idiom.
They had just finished when your breathing changed. Not a jolt awakeâmore like a tide turning. Your lashes fluttered. Cate touched two fingers to the inside of your wrist not to push, not to pull, but simply to be there for the moment where consciousness would be confusing and sweet.
You blinked at the ceiling, then at the fan, then at the pair of them crouched like raccoons beside a trash can. The slow grin started in your eyes and moved to your mouth. You raised an eyebrow. âIf this is a ransom,â you rasped, voice rough, âI can only pay in popsicles and begrudgingly shared fries.â
Riley squealed and threw herself across your stomach with a force that made the couch complain. âDADA! ART!â
âWhoa, hi,â you laughed, arm curving around her and then stopping becauseâoh right, markers. You tipped your chin down to your right thigh and inspected the art there, turning your leg a little to catch the light. The tattoo was now galloping over a genuinely impressive wave, bright swirls licking at the ink. âIs thatâŠa hurricane? Are we in peril?â
âAâventure,â Riley corrected.
âWeâre always in peril when youâre involved,â Cate said, leaning forward to tuck hair back from your eyes. Close up, she could see their handiwork properly: Riley had haloed a scatter of tiny hearts, the highlighter made the ink gleam like it was about to tell a secret, and one tattoo looked somehow even more feral. Cate had drawn a tiny rosebud near one without realizing, the shape coming from somewhere older than thought.
You looked down at yourself, slow and delighted. âOh my God.â You flexed an arm and watched the eyelashes on one wink. âI look expensive.â
âDada color,â Riley announced, lifting her marker like a ceremonial torch. âMe and Mommy.â
You tipped your face toward Cate, lazy and moved at once. âYou two are menaces,â you said softly. Then, to Riley, solemn: âApprentice, what are our rates?â
Riley blinked, then supplied the number that solved most problems in her life. âTwo.â
âTwo dollars?â You gasped. âOutrageous.â You tapped your mouth. âI can offer two kisses for youââ Riley squealed and presented her cheek ââand for mommyâŠâ You held out your arms.
Cate went, laughing, careful not to smear the masterpiece, and kissed your forehead, your nose, the cupidâs bow, reordered by affection. It still astonished her, sometimes, the absence of fear. Your eyes, all mischief and soft Sunday, accepted it like the simplest thing.
âYouâre going to terrify the neighbors,â Cate murmured. âImagine doing laundry stairs like this.â
You looked down again, brutally earnest. âIt would be a crime to wash this off immediately. We should preserve it. Museum quality.â
âMm. Thereâs a toddler to bathe and that toddler is already trying to color the remote.â
You both looked. Riley was indeed test drawing on the TV remote, tongue out with the focus of a surgeon.
âApprentice,â you said gravely. âWe do tattoos, not electronics.â
Riley froze, marker mid-air. âNot âlectrics,â she repeated, abashed. She tucked the marker away as if sheâd been doing that her whole life.
You rolled off the couch with a groan and, in a moment of unnecessary but absolute efficiency, scooped Riley up and headed for the bathroom. Riley shrieked delightedly and then the bathroom light snapped on. Cateâs heart did that silly stuttery thing it still did when you picked up your daughterâa reflex left over from the first time sheâd watched it and thought oh, thatâs what my life is now: a series of small miracles and loud noises.
Bath time was an experiment. The washable markers surrendered at once, bleeding into the suds in ribbons of color like melted sherbet. Cate knelt beside the tub, coaxing Riley into hands-in-water instead of full-body-dive, while you sat in the bath with herâknees up, arms draped along the rim, rainbowed water eddying around your thighs. âFeels like a crime to watch it go,â you said, looking mournful in a way that was ninety percent performance.
Cate leaned in and whispered, âWe took pictures,â and the performance shattered into the grin of someone who had, in fact, been cheesing for a secret camera for the last ten minutes. You would get the digital album later: Cateâs hands, Riley's fists around markers, the close-ups of their artwork on your skin.
When Rileyâs fingers got pruny and the bathwater went the color of a regrettable smoothie, you toweled her off and wrestled her into pajamas. You let the last of the makeup fade down the drain but kept the shimmer at the edges of a few tattoos like stubborn confetti. In the mirror you flexed. âGoodbye, eyelashes,â she intoned, and Riley said âBye-bye lashies,â with such seriousness that Cate had to bite the inside of her cheek to keep it together.
You did books on the couchâRileyâs hair damp and smelling like watermelon shampoo, your tank top replaced by a soft t-shirt that said RIOT! in cracked letters. Cate read, you did the voices. Riley requested the one with the tuna fish which was, perplexingly, a book about trains. In the middle of the second story your hand found Cateâs knee under the blanket, thumb tracing lazy circles with the absentmindedness of long-earned permission.
Riley fell asleep in that fearless toddler way, as if sleep had pounced on her from behind. You did the practiced carry to the crib, the duet of kissesâforehead, cheekâand the retreat out of the room like burglars. Hallway fan. City noise. The apartment a little ocean finally finding its tide.
In the kitchen, Cate wiped errant red lipstick off the corner of the makeup bag. You leaned against the counter and lifted an arm to study the faint shimmer the bath hadnât claimed. The colors were ghosts on your skin now, a blush of tint in the dips between bone. âBe honest,â you said. âDo I look more or less hireable now?â
âYou look priceless,â Cate said, tossing the cloth over her shoulder. She pressed her palms to your waist and looked up, close enough to count the freckles on your skin. âAlso a little like a canvas thatâs hung in the sun too long.â
âRude.â You dipped your head and kissed her cheek. âI canât believe you two conspired without me.â
âYou were snoring.â
âI do not snore,â you said, grasping for your dignity. âI breathe with authority.â
Cate laughed softly. She brushed a glimmer of gold from your collarbone and felt that helium sensation again, the strange lightness that came from loving something and not ruining it. âNext time weâll upgrade our inks,â she said. âFace paints. Stencils. Better brushes.â
âPlease,â you said, eyes bright. âOur toddler is clearly ready for her apprenticeship.â
âShe is. Also, you are never sleeping unguarded again.â
âOh, Iâm absolutely sleeping unguarded again,â you said. âI wake up more beautiful every time you vandalize me.â
You stood there together for a moment, stupidly proud of a thing that would be gone by morning, two people who had spent too much time believing permanence was the only way to prove love. Cate rested her forehead against your chest, blinked at the trace of color that had refused to leave, and felt the hum of that good, ordinary radio: a mind she loved, a body she could touch without fear, a home noisy with summer heat and the aftermath of washable crime.
âCâmon, baby,â she said, nudging you toward the couch. âLet the art dry.â
You threw an arm around her shoulders. âYes, maâam,â you said, solemn as a kid. Then, as you both sank into the cushions, âHey, did that one have lipstick?â
âNope,â Cate said, eyes already closed, a smile in her voice. âYouâre imagining things.â
âThatâs terrifying,â you murmured, and a moment later, the apartmentâs warm hum stitched itself around you two againâfan and city and the soft rustle of a toddler rolling over in her sleepâwhile the last bits of glitter clung to skin that someone you loved had chosen, today, to make brighter.
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Summary: Reader is an actor, they take their kids to the premier screening. Basically their kids are pretty young and donât really understand why their dad is kissing a woman in the movie, they have to have a conversation. Family fluff all round.
Tags/Warnings: Actor!reader, Reader gets called Pa, Pretty short and not Lewis centric, questions about falling out of love (not really, just a confused child). Pretty short, pretty lacklustre tbh but itâs something. đ€·đ»ââïž
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The last year for you had been an absolute whirlwind of stuff happening in your life. It wasnât bad, you were just busy. First it was your husband signing the contract with Ferrari and then you began filming for Fantastic 4 and to top it all off you and Lewis got approved to adopt the little boy you had been fostering since he was little.
Your daughter had taken great pleasure in becoming a big sister, they formed a bond in the 2 years the boy had been part of your family and it was the nicest thing to see.
Due to both yours and Lewisâ hectic schedules your children ended up between races and on-set visits. It was on occasion that you were together viewing one anotherâs thing but when it did happen it was nice.
Today was one of those days where you both got to appreciate something you did. You were taking your kids to the premier of your latest acting venture that you had poured the past year of your life into.
âOkay, game plan, what weâre gonna doâ You started from the passenger seat of your car. It was your first time taking either of your kids to anything like this and you were stressing about something going wrong. âWeâre gonna get out the car, people will be there with cameras and microphones just like when your dad is racing. Weâre going to be polite and talk to people. Iâm going to have to go meet some people so stay close to your Dad and donât wander off, Understood?â
âYes Pa!â Both your children recited from the backseats of your car
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âOkay, iâll see you inside. Stay with your dad and nothing bad in front of the people with cameras.â You said, setting your Son down on the ground after kissing his forehead. You moved to kiss your Daughterâs forehead and then stood back up to see your husband.
âIâll see you in a bitâ You said, kissing Lewisâ lips before going to meet your cast mates which you were already late to meet.
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After being harassed by stupid press for the best part of 90 minutes you finally found yourself inside and looking for your family.
You felt someone tugging at your leg, looking down and picking up your Son from the ground as he laid his head down on your shoulder.
âOkay little man, you shouldnât have ran away, letâs go find your Dad and Sisterâ You said, saying goodbye to your cast mates and heading to find your Husband and Eldest child.
âPa!â You heard from behind your turning around to see your daughter tugging your Husband towards you.
âHey babyâ You said, pulling her into your side so she was hugging your side. She wasât very tall so she only came to your thigh.
âOkay, letâs go watch a movie.â You said herding your children into the auditorium and to your seats.
Lewis came up behind you as you were stood in front of your seats, stretching your legs out before you had to sit down for 2 and a half hours. His arms snaked around your waist, his nose burying itself into your neck gently.
ââm proud of youâ He whispered in your ear. âSeriously, really proud, âm really glad I got to be here tonightâ
âThank you, means a lot that you could be here together. With our familyâ You said, keeping your voice quiet.
âOf course, couldât deprive our children of seeing Pa as a superhero now could we? Not after the wouldnât stop telling the press how happy they areâ He beamed.
âAs cute as that is and as nice as this moment is we should probably sit downâ You said, leading Lewis to your seats where your children were sat giggling at whatever made up scenarios they had come up with tonight.
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The screening of the movie was going relatively well. Your kids werenât kicking up a fuss and they were behaving relatively well. They were engaged, wide eyes glued to the screen.
It was getting towards the end of the movie and you had a really heartfelt moment where you had to kiss your co-star. Nothing usual and nothing new to you or your husband. To your kids however it truly blew their minds.
So in the dead quiet theatre, everyone around you taking in this emotional moment between two actors you son decided to really loudly state his opinion of the matter
âThatâs not Daddy!â
You had to suppress a laugh. Leaning down to the childâs ear to tell his to be quiet. The people in the theatre took it in good spirits, they had a little laugh about it and moved on.
When you had to leave you went to take your Sonâs hand but he veered away and took Lewisâ instead. Slightly unusual but nothing worrying.
You were in the car and your Son was unusually silent on the way back. Your daughter was yapping away, talking about her favorite parts of the movie and how cool it was. She was totally used to you doing kisses with other people for TV and film because she knew it wasnât real by the age of 5.
You had kept your 3 year-old away from your filmography thus far, no reason he just hadnât show interest in anything you were in except the odd cartoon you did voice acting for but he didnât really understand that it was you.
âYou alright back there, Bud? youâre awful quiet.â You said, Lewis patting the inside of your thigh gently. Your son just looked sad, a slight pout on his face as he looked at you.
âDo you not love Daddy anymore?â He said with the saddest voice you had ever heard. You let out a slight sigh of relief. Nothing that couldnât be explained
âDonât be stupid Lukas, why would you even think that?â Your daughter unhelpfully added.
âVivienne! we do not speak to your brother like thatâ You said, giving a warning look which was quickly followed with a âSorry Paâ
âWell Pa only kisses Daddy like that but he did it to that woman in the movieâ Lukas whined. You just looked at Lewis with slightly sorry looks. You hadnât quite thought to have this conversation with your son.
âOh Lukas, I still love your dad very much, Everything I do in the movie isnât real. I donât actually stretch and iâm not really that clever you knowâ You laughed slightly, trying to lighten the mood. âEven the kiss was fake, we arenât actually married, just friends.â
âSo youâre not leaving daddy?â Lukas asked hopefully
âNopeâ
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You had finally put your kids to bed, teeth brushed, pjâs on, stories read and both children asleep in their rooms. You went to your own bedroom where Lewis was in your en suite brushing his teeth. You crawled into bed and waited for Lewis to join you.
He eventually joined you. Sliding under the duvet and wrapping his arms around your neck.
âYou were so good, iâm so proud of you.â Lewis fawned âAnd I think you handled Lukas and his questions really wellâ
âThank youâ You replied âI just hope we donât get asked stuff like that every timeâ
Pairings: Captian John Price, Simon âGhostâ Riley, Johnny âSoapâ MacTavish, Kyle âGazâ Garrick, König x fem!reader (she/her)
Summary: Random headcanons of what TF141 + König are like domestically/ as fathers.
Warnings: Deployment, pure domestic fluff
Word count: 1000+
A/N: Choosing baby genders based on what I can picture more. I appreciate feedback! Let me know what you think :)
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CAPTAIN JOHN PRICE
⣠Definitely 1 girl, 1 boy.
⣠Is very big on respect. If either of them disrespect you, shout, or start being bratty, he is right on it.
⣠Got his boy into football at a young age, and is the loudest dad out of them all. He will be shouting to him on the field just like when he barks out orders to rookies.
⣠Always wants to go on fishing trips. Always. I feel like it would be something him and his daughter do more than anyone.
⣠He isnât big on technology at all. Pretty much just because he just canât wrap his head around it.
⣠I imagine him keeping up with the new iPhone models, but would not change a thing about them. This man has default everything on his phone (apart from his lock screen of you and the kids).
⣠He is 100% one of them dads that never know what to call airpods.
⣠âWhat was it he wanted for Christmas? Airbuds? Earpods? iBuds?â
⣠âAirpods, John.â
SIMON âGHOSTâ RILEY
⣠3 girls. You cannot convince me otherwise. And he definitely secretly hoped for all girls.
⣠When Simon is home from deployment, they go to him for everything.
⣠Nightmares? You will wake up in the morning to find him missing from your bed, only to find him asleep, half hanging off of one of their beds with his arms round them on his chest, snoring loud.
⣠Simon is so usually on edge, though has learnt to zone his girls out when they are arguing.
⣠âDad, tell her Iâm right.â
⣠âHm?â
⣠He especially zones out when his oldest girl is talking about school drama. He isnât listening to a word of it, sat on the living room sofa with his head leant back, eyes shut, humming every so often to make it seem like he is following.
⣠I donât think he ever shouts. Raising his voice for assertiveness? Yes, but he never shouts at his girls. It reminds him of how his dad use to be with him, and the thought of being even a smidge like his dad really scares him.
JOHNNY âSOAPâ MACTAVISH
⣠2 girls.
⣠He aspires for them both to be bestfriends.
⣠He aspires to be their bestfriends. Like he admires them both.
⣠He will never turn down a tea party invitation. Never.
⣠Youâll be cooking dinner, and have no idea where Johnny is. But you hear distant giggles, and follow them up to your daughtersâ room. There, you find your military husband sat at a little plastic table, wearing a tiara, clinking tiny cups together with your daughters and their little bears.
⣠âWell itâs nice to see you again Mr. Snuggles. And who is this new gue- oh, hey lass. Wanna join?â
⣠When they start to grow up, he lets them experiment with make up on him.
⣠And seeing your military husband with sparkly pink eyeshadow on and red rosy cheeks really is a sight for sore eyes.
⣠When on deployment, he will tell any and every story of his little girls to anyone that will listen. He loves to show them off.
⣠This âanyoneâ is usually Ghost.
KYLE âGAZâ GARRICK
⣠1 boy.
⣠Definitely has a modern style for his kids. He 100% bought him a pair of adorable tiny airforces.
⣠Is his sonâs biggest supporter, in everything.
⣠He is big on praise. The biggest softie ever.
⣠Will put up every single painting his son has made. Your fridge is literally covered in paintings, drawings, pretty much anything made by your little boy, will be put up somewhere in the house.
⣠He vlogs literally everything. More than you.
⣠He watches them all when on deployment, missing you both, usually forgetting about sleep so that he can rewatch his little boyâs first steps for the 100th time.
⣠He also big on getting his boy into his own hobbies. Even though he has no awareness to suitable ages.
⣠Youâre on the phone with him one night whilst he is away, as he talks to you about what he wants to get your son into.
⣠âWhen Iâm back Iâm gonna take us clay shooting. I reckon heâd like itâ
⣠âHeâs 2 Kyleâ
KĂNIG
⣠1 girl, you cannot argue.
⣠He worships the ground his babygirl walks on.
⣠He will literally do anything for her. And you, of course. But his little girl is the light of his life.
⣠He loves when he is home because he takes every opportunity to dress his little girl. Every single time he does he is internally screaming at the size of the clothes.
⣠Every. Single. Time. He will come home from deployment with a bouquet of flowers for his wife, and pull out a singular flower before he reaches the door to give to his babygirl.
⣠You are definitely the one wearing the trousers in the household, always having to put your foot down. Because there is no way this man could ever say no to his little girl.
⣠Is always taking photos of the both of you. Always. He isnât often in photos himself, but will never miss an opportunity to take one of either of you.
⣠When he is home and takes care of your daughter whilst you go to work, he will be sending you videos and photos 24/7 as little updates.
⣠I can imagine him being the driest texter on the planet. Like he is a proper dad, will just send a âđâ or one word answers. So these photos and videos will rarely ever have context. He will just send them randomly.
⣠Is completely unaware of suitable bedtimes for kids. You will spend a night out with your friends, and come back in at like 10pm to find him up with your toddler making pancakes.
⣠âKönig! She should have been in bed at 7pm!â
Hewwo! Currently I have an unnatural obsession with Brian OâConner atm n I read ALL that u have to post on him. So can u make some 1shots on the newest addition to the family and Carson n Brian navigate life as new parents, maybe even throw a little vacation for the 2 of them while rest r taking care of baby Jessieđ
BABY STEPS
Part 2
WARNINGS: mentions of postpartum depression and angst.
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âNo, no, Jessie donât touch mamaâs hair when youâre trying to â and youâve done it,â Carson groaned, when some baby food got in her hair. Jessie babbled in her high chair. A silicone bib was wrapped around her little neck and a confused look was written on her chubby face. âNow itâs all in my braids.â
âDigging the new look,â Brian teased as he jogged into the room, having heard his wifeâs yell. The 13 month year old, squealed when she saw her dad. âJessie, have you been causing trouble? You know your mommyâs hair is her pride and joy.â
âDonât say that Brian," Carson grumbled out, trying to clean out her braids.
His jokes only irritated her, he knew that.
âShe wonât know," Brian didn't see the harm in trying to lighten the mood and picked up their daughter after taking off her bib, smiling brightly and broadly when she mirrored his experience with her baby teeth.
âShe understands more than you think. Sheâs got your big beady eyes â Iâm kidding baby, you know I think theyâre adorable,â she quickly corrected herself upon catching her daughter's frown. âSee.â
âDonât mock her," Brian playfully scolded, âDonât mock me.â he turned to his princess, tickling her tummy. âMommyâs being mean ainât she?â
âShe likes you more than me," Carson shrugged, standing up and pinning her hair up.
Brian quietly scoffed as he gently bounced their daughter, âNo, she doesnât.â he never understood why she kept saying that. âShe loves us equally. You just gotta be more patient with her.â
âItâs easy for you to say that, you leave the house more than I do.â
Brian sighed, âYou know what I mean. Just be more âŠâ
âPatient?â Carson snapped back, trying to clean up the mess their daughter made.
All day, every day she felt exhausted, tired and even more frustrated with everything, especially with her husband, which meant they were rarely intimate.
âMaybe next time you feed her you tie up your hair I donât know â wait, Sonny," he called out, watching as she folded her arms and glowered at him.
âI donât need your shit right now Brian," she hissed, trying not to startle their daughter who picked up more words recently. âYou arenât here every day. I have to do so much around the house. We have a dog that does as much damage as our daughter ââ
ââ she doesnât cause damage. Ultraâs a dog and sheâs a baby what did you expect?â Brian exclaimed.
Jessie stared between them in confusion as she was placed back in her highchair.
âMore support. I need more help from you. Thatâs what I expected. No, in fact, thatâs what you promised me.â She had expressed to him that they would share equal responsibilities before they decided to keep their baby. She feared motherhood because she never had a mom growing up. Brianâs parents were flaky so he told her that they would do their best together. At times she would regret agreeing. âEvery day I have to tidy up 5 times. I wake up early to her cries and screams, I prepare her food, prepare the dog's food, our food, all while youâre out ââ
âWorking? Providing for us. And everything you said, thatâs what youâre supposed to do. Thatâs your job.â
Brian's eyes snapped shut when he realised his mistake.
Carson slowly nodded to herself, âWow. Thanks, Brian.â
âYou know what I mean," he tried, staring at her apologetically, "I'm sorry."
âYeah, I do know what you mean," Carson exhaled. âJust forget I said anything. Jessie needs to be put down for her nap.â
She approached their daughter, missing the confusion on her husband's face.
âShe just ate isnât that a bit too soon?â
Carson carefully picked up Jessie, who quickly started fussing. Stay calm, please stay calm. She would tell herself and Jessie. Sometimes she wouldn't think of anything else.
âIâve got her on a schedule. She needs to stick with it so I can get some me time because asking you for help is too much apparently," she gritted, not hearing the whimpering from Jessie.
âDonât get like that, Iâm trying to help when I can," Brian threw his hands up in the air.
âWell, itâs not good enough. Youâre not here for me. Not as much as you promised. And some days I am losing my fucking ââ Jessie started to cry, âNo. No, don't cry.â
âItâs okay baby,â Brian neared them, taking her tiny hand as tears streamed down her face.
Jessie didn't want to be held, no, she didn't want to be in her mom's arms. That was clear.
âIâm sorry Jess," Carson repeated, for what felt like an hour.
But only a minute went by.
She wanted to cry. She wanted nothing more than to cry, but she couldn't she had other things to do. Her throat was drying up, and her eyes blinking rapidly.
Only when Brian took Jessie did she start to calm down.
Carson had to tear her eyes away from the soft and tender sight.
Brian was a good dad. He loved singing and playing with his daughter whenever he could.
And it only made Carson feel worse.
âSheâs good, aren't you princess?" Brian bounced her, "Iâll put her down and we can talk.â
Carson sat down in her chair, with tears pooling in her eyes. She hated it, not now, go away, please. Fuck, she felt exhausted, useless, confused.
Brian turned to his wife, panicking at the sadness flashing over her face. She turned so he wouldnât see, but he could.
âWhatâs the point?â Carson sighed, rubbing her face, âNothing's gonna change.â
âI wanna help," Brian knew he needed to do more.
âUntil you canât and itâs me thatâs left to do everything. Like Iâm supposed to right?â Carson drawled with a sniffle and stood up again.
âSonny, can you just wait a second. Iâm sorry about what I said.â
Carson waved him off, âIâm going to go and get this food out of my hair. You know, my pride and joy, right?"
Brian cursed herself when she left the room. He offered his daughter a small smile when she leaned her head against his shoulder and eyes drooped.
Nap time.
He could do that, he could follow his wife's schedule, even if it was a little. He needed to help.
He put down Jessie in her Princess crib. Princess Jasmine posters were all over the room, she even had a little doll that she clung to.
Brian pressed a kiss to her head as she drifted to sleep, "Daddy loves you. Mommy loves you too. She's tired and Daddy needs to do more."
Shortly after he left the nursery and pulled out his phone, looking around before dialling.
âHey," he greeted, glad that his wife was locked away in their room.
âWassup Brian?â Suki's voice tore through the phone.
âI need some help. Carson needs to get out for a few days. The house is driving her crazy.â
âThe house or you?â
âAlright, alright, I was thinking of going on a trip just us two. You up babysitting, and looking after Ultra?â
âSure, you paying me right," he heard her laughing.
Brian groaned, âSuki.â
âMe and Tej can do it. Donât worry. Just book the trip and pack her bags. I know she needs this.â
Brian frowned, âWhatâs she said?â
âMind your business. Now go and talk to your wife.â
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a/n:
thank you for the suggestion! it was so cute to write. I didnât expect it to turn so angsty, but I kinda feel like this is where their early stages of parenthood would go to, considering Brian would work and Carson would stay at home. Theyâre living a normalish life and Carson is having to deal with so much.
I also feel like if Brian planned a trip to go somewhere, he would feel like that would solve everything but Carson might just get worse. She feels like she doesnât have his support because he simply isnât there all the time.
Okay, how about single dad!reader letting their partner meet their kids for the first time? I think it would be cute just the child being really shy and then after like an hour the kid is hanging off the driver like a baby monkey.
no because you're so right it'd be adorable
neutral driver
you would've been dating for a while. a few months, at least. you need to make sure thatâno matter how much you love themâthe driver is a good person to have in your kid's life. once you're confident they are, you'll tell your kid (picturing like 3-7 but feel free to interpret however) that you want them to meet your new friend.
your kid is so nervous when meeting your boyfriend. especially if they watch the races with you. when the driver shows up, your kid is hiding behind your legs and mumbling hello at your prompting. boyfriend is almost certainly a lil bit heartbroken that they weren't just jumping at the idea of meeting him? like he gets it but he'd built it up too much in his mind.
imagine you decide the best way to show your kid that your boyfriend isn't scary is to just play a kid's game, or with some of their toys, with boyfriend while your kid either hides behind you or sits on your lap. i think seeing the driver inevitably taking whatever game you two play so seriously despite it being marketed for young children will make your kid feel more comfortable. it's just reassuring to know that they won't be made to feel like a baby (in a bad way. they don't mind being your baby, but that's different) for playing with their toys.
depending on their interests, the driver is totally going all out. they like karting? private lessons and cool helmet designs. they like princesses? boyfriend is letting your kid put makeup on him, do his hair, having tea parties ... there's so many options.
by the end of the 'play date', they're both whining about not wanting to stop playing. your kid is probably climbing your boyfriend like a tree and the driver is laughing and squirming with their little feet go right into his stomach.
I know it's weird, I know it's supposed to be us, that we don't see him, but I really, really want to adopt Yuu from Twisted Wonderland-
This child had to go through so many troubles and have so many traumas (8 maybe 9 Overblots, having to find himself in another world without knowing anything, knowing no one, no one explains things to him, no one to talk to who could understand,... and more)... All I want is giving them a hug, a home, peace and just adopting them.
They are precious. Need to be protect and nobody will do it, so let me do it.
I NEED someone to write a Yuu and Dad!(Male or GN)Reader. Where the reader just punch Crowley in the face and protect Yuu, and maybe adopt all the children in that fucking school because they are all traumatized and need better parents. Maybe Dad!Reader is a therapist and does therapy sessions with them, because they all need it, not only Yuu.
âThereâs nothing wrong with being different.â
Pairing: Dad!Spencer reid x Dad!reader
Description: Spencer and his husband talk to their daughter when she gets in trouble for punching someone (daughter is 10)
Warnings: Little bit of homophobia, lemme know if there's anything else!
Flufftober day 8: Kidfic/Petfic
A/N: I feel so bad cus I'm like a week behind on flufftober but I'm trying guys I swear đ anyways proof read by the lovely @ssaspenceswife!! (Totally check out her works it's way better than mine lmao)
Y/n sighed as he stepped into the drivers seat of the car, spencer sliding in next to him. They had been enjoying their day off of work together, lounging while their daughter was at school for the day. That was of course until Spencers phone rangâŠ
Spencer lounged on top of Y/n, practically flopped on top of him, the tv played some show quietly in the back round, but the couple were much too focused on each other to quite care. They had been discussing Poes works until spencers phone starts buzzing on the coffee table, alearting him of an incoming call.
Y/n looked at spencer curiously, silently asking him to pick it up, and find out what was going on. But when the familiar crease between spencers brow became apparent his husband frowned at the discontentment of his lover. Spencer gave Y/n the universal signal to wait and answered the phone.
âHello?â
(hello are you doctor reid?)
âyes thats me, is there something wrong?â
(we apologize for interrupting your busy works schedule but you need to come pick up your daughter, shes been suspended.)
âSuspended?!â
This finally caught Y/ns attention as he looked at his husband confused. Spencer stared back equally puzzled and continued the conversation.
(She physically assulted another student, and is suspended until the end of the week. One guardian registered with he school may come pick your daughter up.)
"okay, thank you someone will be there to pick her up soon. Buh bye-"
spencer seemed to want the conversation over with as soon as possible when he said his goodbyes to the receptionist.
"Spence- what happened, was it the school? Is Esther okay?"
"she punched a kid.."
Y/ns face fell in disappointment- and then it turned to anger
"we taught her to never resort to violence?! What happened?"
Spencer just sighed and raised himself from his previous sitting position to start making his way to the door. "I'll go pick her up, we'll talk about it when we get back.
Needless to say the car ride home was silent. Spencer was angry but he knew better than to take it out on his daughter. It would only end in a fight, and that got them nowhere
"Esther- I thought we taught you to be better this, you know better than that- better than violence."
"I know dad I'm sorry- but he deserved it!
this time it's Spencer's turn to speak, "no one deserves to be punched Esther- and you know that"
both Esther and her fathers attention are pulled away from eachother when they hear a snort/giggle from y/n after Spencer said no one deserves to be punched. Spencer gives his husband a warning glare and that in combination with the aforementioned husbands antics, lightened the mood enough to release a small giggle from the child. After Spencer pulled his eyes away from his husband and put the attention back on his daughter she started to explain herself ; " well this one deserved it- he always mean to you guys- I was just standing up for you!â the couple looked up from their daughter and at each other with confusion. Y/n was the first to shake off the confusion and ask Esther what she ment.
âHow would he be mean to us, we dont know this boy?â
âhe always says that having 2 dads is weird and un natural. and i always tell him its not and its normal but he wont listen! and then he kept saying means and untrue s stuff and i- i, i couldnt stop myself! he was just being such a dick!â
spencer sent esther a stern warning glare at her language before his and his husbands face softened. Y/n reached out and pulled esther in for a hug asking âbug, why didnt you tell us- we couldâve done something?â
Esther just sighs and hugs back before answering âi told the teachers, and they didnât do anything..â Esther voice was deflated and when she told her fathers about the schools lack of response to her cries for help, the men shared a look that said theyâd talk about it later.
spencer joined the hug forming one big ball of reid family on the couch. When spencer and Y/n finally released their daughter from the binding hug spencer put one hand on each of estherâs shoulders and looked her straight in the eyes saying âhaving two dads, never a bad thing, and i dont ever want you to think anything different. Understand?â before Esther could respond Y/n cut in and said, âand theres nothing wrong with being different either- just look at your dad, heâs different and a hottieâ Y/n winked at his husband and Esther just exclaimed âewwww!!â loudly, making both spencer and Y/n laugh out loud. Hoping to lighten the mood spencer responded to his husbands comment with a âsave it for later- handsomeâ and a mischievous smile.
After a family dinner, (with lots of subtle encouragement and affirmations) Esther was feeling better, but tired. So she climbed into bed, received a kiss from both her fathers, and promptly fell asleep before her dad could even turn on the night light. Y/n and spencer were thankful for her almost immediate restful state, needing a moment alone to finally process the events of the day.
when the couple retreated back to their shared master bedroom Y/n took the opportunity of his husband just standing there to engulf him in a big hug, needing the familiar comfort of his husband. And there they stood, for who knows how long. At least 5 minutes. maybe 10 if were being realistic. But hey what can I say, they hadnât had a moment alone since their daughter to home and lets just d say they needed it.
Spencer was the first to break the comfortable silence, saying âi still cant believe the school didnât do anything about it- remind me to call them tomorrow before we leave for work.â Y/n just nodded and gave spencer a chaste kiss on the lips- leading him over to the bed and pulling him down on top of him. spencer chuckled and reminded Y/n that they were still wearing their day clothes, and that dental health was extremely important yet they hadnât brushed their teeth yet. Y/n chuckled and hummed all smiley at his husbands antics.
After brushing their teeth together and y/n (jokingly) trying to get spencer to sleep with no clothes- despite the not very well insulted apartment and the blistering cold just outside the apartment walls. Y/nâs defense was that he could keep spencer warm. needles to say Y/n didnât win that argument. but the couple still went to bed smiling, curled up in each others arms, leaving the issues of the day for tomorrow.