Crosshair and Dee sneaking away to watch some Holo after the Huntlings are all asleep (that’s really all they’re doing don’t worry, they’re too tired to do anything else😂😂) and they’re snuggled up together on the sofa, Delana tucked against his side as Crosshair sits upright, fading in and out of sleep when the baby of the bunch suddenly cries out.
Of course they’re racing in there in an instant to find the toddler with her eyes shut tight, crying out for her Papa from what Crosshair quickly realizes to be the throes of a nightmare.
Crosshair scoops her up, steadily, careful not to startle her further as he brings her close with tentative shushing while Delana is quickly checking on the other sleeping girls in the bed.
“Papa…” she whimpers weakly, her little lip quivering, still refusing to open her eyes as she clings to the warm male figure in her life.
Crosshair cuddles her close. “Not Papa. Uncle Cross.”
“Babo…”
“That’s right,” Crosshair breathes as she turns inward into his chest, her breaths coming a little more even now. He strokes her sweaty, matted hair. “Babo’s here.”
Instead of lying her back down in the bed, Crosshair takes her out to the living room and rocks with her until she fully settles so that she doesn’t wake her sisters (also so that he can finish watching this rifle infomercial XD). She is a little more than stimulated by the bright screen however, so she actually perks up a bit while Crosshair ends up falling back asleep. XD
Cue baby Huntling sitting bright-eyed atop his chest, watching the commercial intently while Dee is stroking her hair in a valiant effort to soothe her back to sleep as Crosshair snores softly. XD