Arcanestars + Oneshots

🦁 A Father's Love

Jinx was sitting in the cafeteria, poking her food. Beansteak, oat milk, and fried tofu on her platter. She saw Free come in, sitting across from her. "Hey Fuzz-ball. How are you liking your first day?" Free greeted, making Jinx smile. "I scared off a bully. I'm joining the Drama Club." Jinx saw the small container he brought her. Chicken nuggets disguised as tofu nuggets. "I know you'd rather have this, I snuck them in." He whispered, Jinx taking a bite. It was delicious, making Jinx take another. "Thank you, Papa." She smiled, Free letting her eat all six. "You're like your Papa, following your own rules. I raised you right." He smiled with pride, kissing her forehead. "Soon, you'll be the head of the market. Who knows, perhaps we can connect where you came from and here so you can go back and forth." Free suggested, seeing Jinx nod.

Jinx wanted to stay in The Black Market, seeing Free felt like her only tie to her neon-lit home. She wanted to shoot guns and work with Sabu on explosives. Free saw her expression change to sadness. "Homesick already?" He questioned, his voice gentle. "Cherryton is nice and all, but... It's not home. Mizuchi already put a bad taste in my mouth." Jinx explained, nibbling her beansteak. "Give it a week. If you don't like it, we can go back and Jack can be escorted in to give you tutoring." Free offered, Jinx perking up at the offer. "Deal?" "Deal."

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Vi sat in the dorm, waiting for Powder. Agata had gotten mad at her and yelled at her for trying to pressure 'Jinx' into doing something she didn't want to do. "She's like Free, lives by her own rules. Only Free understands her." Vi mocked quietly. "Free this, Free that... What does Free have that I don't!?" Vi punched the wall enough to not break it. However, the TV flickered on.

Meeting Jinx..? Vi sat on the bed, watching footage from when they first met. "Do you know how to take care of your mane?" Vi watched Free diligently care for Powder's hair, the two talking and laughing.

"Two tails..." Free spoke, Powder slightly older. "One for you and one for me." She happily sang, Free humming in approval. He was always so gentle with her, especially her hair. Every day, her hair got slightly longer. Vi thought back to earlier. Powder's hair was just past her shoulder blades now. Vi went to the video's menu, finding surveillance video of Powder and Free alone in the car, jamming out to their favorite music together. A tear ran down Vi's cheek, seeing just how happy Powder was with The Shishigumi. Then, images of Powder when she least expected it. Powder just enjoying the scenery, Powder taking a big bite of food, Powder beating a hard level. Memorialized and put into a DVD just for her, for whenever she missed him. She found a DVD titled "Happy One Month" and put it into the DVD player.

"Hey Fuzz-ball! Today is a big day, so I made you this video. When you watch this, I want you to know I love you. You're amazing, you know that? Every day I look at you and think about how lucky I am to have you in my life." Free spoke so happily in the video, then he began to sniffle a little. "You make me so proud. Every day you're getting stronger and stronger, one day you'll beat Dolph in arm wrestling. I hope that whoever you bring home one day, they make you as happy as you've made me. You keep being amazing, Papa will always be here for you." He blew a small kiss to the camera before it turned off. Vi put the disk back, trying to wipe away her tears.

"Now you see why I want to stay with them?" Jinx asked, having been standing there. "I understand more than ever."