Flufftober Day 13: Wrong (...) featuring Time, Warriors, Sky, and Wind
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This is the debut of by modern AU! It's inspired by the 1980s TV sitcom Full House. Series summary:
Time, a recently widowed father of three, enlists the help of Warriors, his brother, and Sky, his best friend since childhood, to help raise his three children: Twilight, Wild, and Wind. They live next door to Legend and Ravio, who are foster parents to two children, Hyrule and Four. Shenanigans ensue.
(Spoiler: Time's first partner was not Malon. She comes later.)
Summary: Baby Wind calls Warriors his dad. Time, his actual dad, tries not to be upset about it.
455 words, fluff and very mild angst.
Also, Sky uses he/she pronouns here. Everyone else in this snippet is he/him (for now hehehe)
“Dada!” Wind said, little hands grasping toward Warriors.
Warriors, Sky, and Time froze.
“Uh,” Warriors said, nervously glancing between Wind and Time. Time’s face was blank as he stared at Wind.
“No, no, I’m Uncle Wars!” Warriors said. He turned Wind around to face Time.
“That’s your dada!” Warriors said. Wind gurgled and stuck a fist in his mouth.
“Heh, babies. They don’t know anything,” Warriors said, pulling Wind back to rest on his hip. Wind giggled.
Sky reached his arms out for Wind. “Yeah! He’s probably just making noise,” Sky said.
Sky took Wind and rested Wind on her hip.
“Dada,” Wind mumbled, hands darting into Sky’s hair.
“Uh,” Sky said. He felt her face go bright red, and he glanced up at Time. “Sorry, kiddo, that’s not me.”
Time sighed and held his hands out for the baby. “It’s alright.”
Sky handed Wind to Time. Time held Wind closely against his chest and gave him a small smile.
“Hi, Wind,” Time said. “I haven’t been around much lately, have I?”
Wind blabbered nonsense and hit his fists on Time’s chest. Warriors and Sky exchanged a sympathetic look. Time’s smile fell and he shook his head, hugging Wind closer to his chest.
Footsteps thundered down the stairs. Twilight and Wild gleefully ran across the room and skidded to a stop in front of Time.
“Dad, look! Uncle Wars bought us these!” Twilight said.
He and Wild spun in a circle with their arms up, showing off their new outfits. Twilight’s outfit was a pair of stylish overalls on top of a striped shirt. Wild’s was a bright pink, knee-length dress with glitter and sequins. Time could see himself cleaning up the debris of the dress for the foreseeable future. Time felt Twilight’s words worm their way into his heart. Dad.
“You two look great!” Time said. He handed Wind to Sky and knelt down in front of the kids, putting a hand on each of their shoulders.
“Seems like I missed a fun day,” Time said.
“It’s okay dad,” Twilight said. “We know you have to work.”
Time felt his heart break. His little boy shouldn’t have to be so mature. Time ducked his head for a moment to pull himself together. He looked back up with a wide smile.
“How about we go out tomorrow, just the four of us?” Time said. Wild and Twilight’s faces both lit up.
“Yeah!” Wild cheered, then pounced on Time for a hug. Twilight joined in, wrapping his little arms around Time and his brother.
Time held them close and let his cheek rest on Wild’s messy hair. He might not be around as much as he wanted, but at least his boys knew they were loved.
