Holo pls post the firecrackers ficlet 👀💖
If you insist... ;P
“There’s two?” Lin blinks, dumbfounded, as Kya brings her into the room. Her wife smiles widely at her, and Lin looks to an exhausted Rina, in a healing bath, as she cradles one of them with the softest expression she’s ever seen on the young woman’s face.
Mako is sat beside her, holding the other, looking equal parts besotted and terrified. He’s pale, she notes.
“Chief!” Mako looks up and gives her a face-splitting grin.
“When’s the last time you ate?” she grumbles. “You look like you’re about to pass out.”
“I’ve been a little busy!” he protests, gesturing to the bundle in his arms. Lin scoffs, setting the bag of food she brought at his feet.
“How can you say that when your wife just pushed two humans out of her body?” she rolls her eyes. “Gimme the kid and eat.”
Mako frowns for a moment, instinctively drawing his arms in closer to himself. He realises what he’s doing and begrudgingly relents. He’s got all their lives, after all.
Lin takes the baby from him, cradling their head gently in the crook of her elbow. She uses her free hand to pull back the swaddle and gazed down at their face.
She’s already in love.
Big amber eyes peer up at her, and the baby’s rosy pink lips part as they coo, and Lin feels her breath catch.
She loves Mako like a son, she really does. But she would move mountains for this baby. She would bend the moon down until the child could touch it, if that’s what they wanted. The feeling inside her is indescribable.
“Mom, meet Moriko,” Mako says softly. “Moriko, meet your Granny Lin.”
Lin blinks, her eyes furrowing. Does- is that-
“She’s named for you,” Rina confirms, and Lin feels tears welling in her eyes.
“Oh,” is all she can say, blinking rapidly to distill the build up of liquid. She looks back down to the baby, to Moriko. Her granddaughter. The baby’s arm escapes the wrapping, flailing around for a moment before grasping into Lin’s hand.
“Hey rookie,” she says, her voice thick. “It’s nice to meet you. You are going to be so loved. And spirits help any fool who tries to mess with you, because they’ll never find the body.”