Shartos Drabbles and Oneshots

Can't Help Falling in Love

Spartos heaved a heavy sigh as he put Maddox down to sleep. The last child of their little family, and he was the hardest. Of course. 

By the fifth year of Spartos' and Sharrkan's marriage, they had four children; Alois, Abigail, Leo, and Maddox, in that order. They never meant to adopt so many, it just sort of happened. Abigail and Leo, twins, were kind of a special deal when Spartos had found them with their abusive mother. At only a year old, they were taken from that family and put into theirs. Alois hadn't taken kindly to sharing his parents at first, but eventually learned. And Maddox was just recently adopted after his mother passed away shortly after birth. 

They'd had to move again with their growing family, and moved away from Virginia to start a "new" life in Colorado. There was a lot of crying going around between the friends, and especially Alois. But every now and then someone would visit the other. For Alois' fifth birthday, most of their friends flew in to celebrate with them by skiing and then a party at their new home. It was the first time Abigail, Leo, and Maddox met them, and it went alright. They were fawned over just as much as Alois. 

The redhead shut the door silently to the baby's nursery. He poked his head into Alois' and the twins' rooms, making sure they were in bed, asleep. He had to pull the blanket up over Leo, who tended to throw his covers off, and take Abigail's glasses off. But he smiled at his children and gently kissed their foreheads. 

No sooner had he entered the living room did Sharrkan come home. He hung his jacket on the coat rack by the door. He smiled at Spartos, who greeted him with a hug and a kiss. "How was work?" He asked as they moved to sit on the couch. 

"Ugh, the usual." Sharrkan replied with a roll of his eyes. 

After they'd moved, Spartos decided he'd be the stay-at-home parent while Sharrkan worked. He got a job fairly quickly at a tattoo place. It was different than the old place, and made him homesick. But most of the people there were cool, with the exception of one co-worker, Kelsi. She was always breathing down Sharrkan's neck, pointing out his mistakes, berating him, mocking him, etc. She was like Yamuraiha, but worse. Much worse. 

"I don't get what her problem is." Spartos huffed lightly with a frown, gently rubbing Sharrkan's back. 

"Me either." Sharrkan sighed before offering his husband a smile. "But it's whatever. She can't bring me down." 

Spartos smiled a little and kissed him again. "Nobody can, can they?"

"Nope." Sharrkan grinned. He grabbed a remote from the coffee table and turned on the stereo in their living room. Elvis began playing, and Sharrkan scoffed. "Again?"

"Hey, I like it." Spartos flicked his forehead. 

"So do I." Sharrkan agreed. "But it's every day."

"So?" Spartos frowned. 

Sharrkan chuckled and pulled him close, kissing his temple. "I'm just giving you a hard time." 

The redhead rolled his eyes but gave his cheek a kiss. "There's still some dinner if you're hungry."

"Nah, I had some Burger King on the way home."

Spartos nodded and fell silent, just resting against Sharrkan. His hand rubbed his arm gently, creating a calm, happy feeling in him. It wasn't often they got to just sit and relax like this; there was always either work or children in the way. They were definitely grateful for times like this.

The song changed, and both males smiled fondly. Elvis' "Can't Help Falling in Love" started playing. Aka, the song they danced to at both prom and their wedding. Cheesy, maybe. But it was a good song, and romantic.