cadnis oneshots so i can get some f*cking sleep

i'll be there for christmas II

YEEHA HAPPY MEAN GIRLS DAY MY BELOVEDS!!!!!

schedule is gonna be even more wack than it normally is for a bit lol. i have this and something drafted for halloween but beyond that. idfk what's going on. but it should be fun!! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

this is a sort of spiritual successor to i'll be there for christmas bc some people (read: like two lol) wanted to see more of these versions of them and tbh so did i so here it is!! it was originally entirely different but i read @/Rawr2013 s fic Come In With the Rain on ao3 and simply fell in love with it (go read it now her writing is simply majestic and that story is so comforting istg i've read it at least 14 times) so i wrote a new little thing inspired by that and here it is yeeha happy day!!

i don't think i need any tws for this one (shock horror) but if i'm forgetting something please let me know and i will add it in!!

enjoy!

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"Mommy?"

Janis wakes with a snort when she hears the little whisper come from behind her. She tries to roll over and realizes she's much more cramped for room than normal in the massive bed she shares with her wife. She opens her eyes as she's facing the other way and finds herself less than an inch from her son's sweet little face.

She smiles to herself as she sees his little brown eyes right in front of her and brings up a hand to stroke through his strawberry blonde hair. Her voice is still soft and croaky with sleep when she says, "Hi, Jakey. What's the matter?"

"I scared," Jacob whispers, following his statement with a pitiful pout. Janis pouts too, and gently tickles behind his ear.

"You're scared?" she asks. Jacob nods. "Uh oh. What are you scared of?"

As if to answer, a loud clap of thunder rumbles outside the large window. Jacob squeaks in fright and hides against Janis.

"Oh," Janis says in understanding, gently holding the back of her son's head as he buries his face in her chest. "Are you scared of the thunderstorm?"

Jacob nods. His little voice is muffled when he replies with, "Dunderstowm."

"Thunderstorm," Janis says with a little chuckle. "You wanna know a secret?"

Jacob pulls back just enough to look into her eyes and nods with that childish curiosity reflected in his own. Janis smiles and sneakily points to her wife behind him, still sound asleep.

"Mama's scared of thunderstorms too." Jacob's eyes widen. Janis nods. "It's true. She's been scared of storms since she was your size."

"Mama scared?" Jacob questions innocently. Janis smirks and peeks up and over him at her sleeping wife. She nods.

"I think she might be. You wanna wake her up and see?"

Jacob nods and crawls over to Cady. Cady's asleep on her side, so Jacob hooks his little chin against her neck and cuddles in against her head. Cady snuffles awake and grumbles to herself. "Janis."

"It okay, Mama," Jacob says sweetly, patting her shoulder with his little hand. Janis can see Cady's movements stop briefly in confusion. She gently brings a hand up and pats around on the head resting against hers. She chuckles to herself when she feels the little curls instead of Janis' waves, and Janis can almost see the fond roll of her eyes even though Cady's facing the other way.

"Jakey," she groans. "It's so early. Why aren't you in bed, bubby?"

"Dunderstowm," Jacob responds.

"What?" Cady asks. Another clap of thunder echoes her. "Oh, thunderstorm."