Paladins Parent Scenarios

Your baby's first word

~ Zarkon ~

While you were in the bathroom Zarkon was in the nursery with Gatrea, trying to have some father-daughter bonding time. Gatrea spent pretty much all of her time with you and Zarkon felt left out. He was worried that his and your daughter hated him for some reason. Lately Gatrea had been more vocal, and according to you, she was at the age where she would be saying her first word. Gatrea seemed a little nervous to be alone with him, but Zarkon figured that it was only because you weren't in the same room.

"Gatrea." Zarkon said as he looked down at his daughter who was sitting across from him on the nursery floor.

Gatrea looked up at her father when she heard him call her name, curious of what he wanted. She tilted her head slightly to one side, something that she picked up from Sendak, aka her favorite honorary uncle.

"Say papa." Zarkon purred once he was sure he had Gatrea's attention.

Gatrea kind of understood what her father wanted, but she decided to pretend to be clueless. Zarkon was determined to bond with her, even if it killed him. Gatrea giggled when she saw her father make a grumpy face.

"Come on, Gatrea, say papa. Don't you love me, your own father?" Zarkon questioned his daughter, feeling more frustrated than before.

Gatrea's laughter caused her to fall onto the boppy pillow behind her, causing her to laugh some more. Zarkon huffed, ready to give up; obviously Gatrea loved you more than she loved him. After a few minutes Gatrea stopped laughing, sitting back up as Zarkon huffed for a second time.

"P-p-p-pa-pa-" Gatrea babbled, trying to sound out her first word.

"Yes? Yes?" Zarkon asked in anticipation, feeling excited for what his daughter was about to say.

"Pa-pa-pa-papa." Gatrea finally got out, putting the two syllables together and saying her first word.

"That's my perfect little princess! I knew that you loved me!" Zarkon said happily as he carefully picked Gatrea up and slowly twirled around.

Gatrea laughed happily as her father slowly twirled himself and her around. Zarkon was so happy that Gatrea's first word was 'papa'; for once, he felt like she loved him. When you walked into the nursery and saw Zarkon slowly twirling around with Gatrea, causing her to laugh, you were a little confused.

"Did I miss something?" You questioned your husband curiously, wishing that you knew what you missed out on.

"Y/n, Gatrea finally said her first word!" Zarkon exclaimed with excitement, stopping his twirling so that he could look at you.

"What? I missed it? What did she say?" You asked in pure shock, wishing that you had been around to hear it.

"Alright Gatrea, who am I?" Zarkon asked Gatrea, trying to sound calm despite how excited he was.

"Papa." Gatrea said as she looked at her father, a big smile on her face.

"She loves me!" Zarkon declared with pure joy.

"Of course she does; she is our daughter, after all. She's our smart little girl." You said proudly, looking at Gatrea.

Gatrea saw you, but for the first time, she was content in her father's arms. You were happy that she wasn't fussing because Zarkon was holding her; it was an improvement. Zarkon gently hugged his adorable daughter, purring happily. Gatrea tried to copy his purring, albeit a little choppy. Now that she felt more secure in her father's arms, you would finally have some freedom to do some things that you really wanted to do.

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~ Alfor ~

Being the King of Altea could sometimes be stressful, so today Alfor was taking you and Lotarius to the perfect picnic place that was on a small planet in the Dalterion belt. You and Alfor made a picnic lunch together and you got the diaper bag ready. This was Lotarius' very first trip off of Altea, so it was a big deal. You couldn't wait to finally go on a day trip with your husband and son.