dad!valko who picks up your daughter by the neck of her fluffy onesie with his bare teeth, like how a wolf picks up it’s pup. he’d walk around the house with her like that, swinging around in the air and giggling as she gets a front row view of her dad’s laptop screen and this week’s Eoncore tech report…that is, until you freak out and force valko to put her in a carrier.
dad!valko who’s not super great at buying baby clothes for your baby girl. he keeps on coming back with sleepers that spell ‘PUPPY PRINCESS’ in big pink font, socks with grippy paw prints on it’s feet, sweatpants with a polyester tail…least to say, you’ve taken over buying the clothes for now. but you keep the little wolf onesie with wolf ears on it’s hood, because seeing your baby match your husband is too cute.
dad!valko who sleeps curled around you and your daughter, tail wrapping around the both of you, the same way he’d slept practically circled around you when you were pregnant. the baby disappears against him. you have to peel away from his muscular arms if you want to get up in the middle of the night. even if you’re being careful, his eyes would snap open and pepper you with questions of ‘where are you going?’ before following after you dutifully to sit outside the bathroom to wait for you (or hold your hand through the door). it comes from a place of love, promise.
dad!valko who is aghast when his toddler daughter refuses a home-made chocolate cake for her second birthday. instead, she points to the picture of a cream cheese frosted slice of carrot cake with wide pleading eyes, her tail swishing behind her in the exact same way her father’s did when he wanted something from you.
“aw, but sweetie, don’t you want a yummy milk chocolate gateu—“
“no!”
“ow, ow! okay, okay fine, carrot cake it is, now let go of daddy’s ears—“
dad!valko who likes to go on woodland hikes with you and your baby. you used to have to put one of those dog walking leashes on him so he doesn’t get too excited and break off to chase a deer or a squirrel. but now, you’ve got to put one on your daughter too (who recently started walking) so she doesn’t run after him. like father like daughter. sigh.
dad!valko who likes to tickle your daughter’s teeny nose with his fingers to hear her laugh, and tickle her toes with the fluff of his tail. she’s the cutest thing he’s ever set his eyes upon. the sweetest, though albeit a bit toothless smile he’s ever seen. every time she beams up at him, valko’s heart clenches. every time her little paws find his, he can’t help but to squeeze up next to you, give you those eyes, and ask…
“awwww, babe, do you think we should make our little pup another little brother or sister?”
Girl dad Valko who needs to punch a wall and clutch his chest after teaching his pup to howl and he hears the cutest high-pitched "awooo" of his life and his daughter asking, "Like that, Daddy?" in her baby voice with the toothiest grin ever.
Playdate between Sylus/Valko/Rafayel's kids and you've got a baby dragon/wolf/mermaid flying/scampering/flopping about. The babysitter(s) are losing their mind/s and probably one of the kids.
ANY thoughts on Dad Solas or Valko????? Pls I love your writing and im also like. Suddenly realising I love reading these 2 as dad's!! -simpingtmblr (im on anon bc i can't send an ask from sideblogs)
I have a LOT of ideas (says this while head is hurting and sleepy is kicking in)
For Sylus:
- I picture him as a girl dad or a twin dad. Like, yes he would do AMAZING with a son, but I feel like he'd be introduced to a special kind of idk softness? if he had to look after a baby girl. Even with twins I imagine him with two boys (bc Luke and Kieran), but I think that would lovingly throw him into the deep end of balancing two kids who may be alike or different, and I feel like it would actually play into his skills as the boss of Onychinus tbh (being highly aware and attentive, fast reflexes, etc)
- The first time he sees his child, he's crying. He told himself he wouldn't (or, really, didn't think he would because he NEVER cries), but the moment he hears their cries the tears are pouring
- He's also terrified of holding them and hurting them. Terrified they'll scream when he holds them, like they'll know he's a monster deserving of their fear. But that never happens
- The type of dad to plan every single detail and be caught off guard by things that never came up in the books and websites he read
- Helped you build the baby room to be perfect. ie. While you decided the furniture and toys and paint colors and things, he accounted for every security measure he reasonably could. Windows, doors, air quality, noise levels, and so so SO much more went into his plans and designs for the room
- Loves putting together the furniture for the room, too. He'll buy top quality kits, check the materials are up to snuff, and then spend an afternoon with you, building furniture on the floor while you watch from the couch. He also tinkers with making them bikes for "when they're old enough", but if you fret or stress over their safety he'll leave that for his own private time to work on
- Wants to have photos of every occasion and event, but, well... he's not honestly the best at photos. He tries. He gets better when he practices leading up to the birth/adoption, but, um. Well, he tries. It is funny looking at the album of them all later; slightly blurry, off-center, glare from the sun...
- Talks to his babies like they're adults. He doesn't really do "baby talk" at all. Will deadpan have full conversations with them while their only response is pointless babble, and they love it. They don't understand any of it, but they love it
- Mephisto is their bodyguard. He goes everywhere they go, even if Sylus, you, or the Twins are with them already. Purely for extra surveillance purposes, totally not because Mephisto happens to take better pictures and videos than he does...
- When he goes shopping while holding the babies, other ladies always fawn over him. It's annoying when he's by himself; really just repetitive and exhausting. But with you around? Oh, he loves using it to make you jealous. Though, he also loves basically being like "Thanks, this is my partner. Our baby has their nose" with that polite little half-smile he does when he's not really invested in a conversation
- He doesn't care if the baby doesn't look like him. He honestly hates parents that get so bent over their kid not looking like them. Makes him love it more when he gets to be like "That's my child" and people eye him cuz they look nothing alike, just to throw their assumptions in their faces. Unfortunately, if they are biologically related, his hair and eyes are the most powerhouse genes you'll ever find
- No matter what his kids look like, act like, choose to be or do, they'll always be his kids, and he loves them with every inch of his draconic heart
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For Valko:
- This man needs a FULL HOUSE. Girl dad, boy dad - DOESN'T MATTER. But he needs at LEAST 3 kids before he can be fully satisfied. Of course it's all dependent on his partner, because he would never want to impose a life on them that they don't want, but he will gladly take every inch he can get
- Grew up in a big, busy, loud family, so that's what he's used to. Honestly gets kinda antsy when the house is too quiet or he notices how empty it is. The moment he knows a baby is on the way, he's ecstatic. He can barely wait to do proper announcements. If you'll let him, he's texting the big family group chat about it as soon as he can
- He's emotional the entire pregnancy/adoption process. His wolf features are out more often than not, and they never lie. You can tell when he starts thinking about it again because his tail will suddenly start wagging, slow at first, but then it's nonstop, smacking into walls and furniture
- He has names in his phone for kids that he's had since, like, high school. Some of them are very "of the time", some of them are stupid as hell, but he's so glad when you find some you like. And he loves making a new list with you. Has to take a moment to collect himself when he looks at it, because oh my god. This is really happening
- May or may not buy onesies with toe beans on the feet, fuzzy wolf ears on the hood, and a fuzzy wolf tail poking out the butt. You have no proof
- The first time he holds his baby, he's just in awe. He held his baby nephews and nieces before, but this is just... This is his baby. He can't breathe. He's just so struck with overwhelming love in his chest. Gently nuzzles his nose against their head and breathes them in deep. He refuses to scent them so soon; he just wants to breathe them in for a while first
- He doesn't care if they don't look like him, but if they do? Oh man. He's tracing back any features up his family tree. The nose from his grandma or the eye shape his mom had or his own hair color he got from his dad. Just those little things that he always grew up noticing. He'll do it with your features and your family too if you want; he loves it
- A little too protective of his baby for the first, like, week. Maybe two. He'll be holding them, breathing them in, just walking to and fro. And then you'd try to get near and he'd instinctually growl. You both locked eyes in shock at that. He apologizes profusely; he has no idea why he did that when he knows you're their parent, too, god that's awful. It's just a protective thing, and he gets over it as fast as possible when it's you approaching. The rest of his family? That takes longer...
- Once they're a little older, he will absolutely be play fighting with them. I'm talking on the floor on his hands and knees, doing all the dog language play signs, gently wrestling with them
- He doesn't like when people try talking to him when he has his baby in public. ESPECIALLY if they're trying to flirt with him. He's got a mate, thank you, and he mates for life, THANK YOU. Will growl if you're with him and someone approaches the both of you to ogle your baby; he has to protect you AND the baby and he's going to do a great job with it
- He would like a lot of kids, but it's not the end-all-be-all of his life. One would be nice, but he can live with none at all. Your happiness comes above all else, and if you're going to make a big decision about it, you're doing it together (as a pack). No matter how big or small his family is, he just wants everyone to be healthy and happy
I may or may not be working on a dad!Valko fic that's a bunch of snippets of life with a baby inspired by pictures I found on Pinterest 👀 I mean,, who's to say
