In a small cottage in a rural village, a mother was giving birth. She didn't have any experienced helpers, only her husband trying to aid her in giving birth. But he was not knowledgeable about childbirth and it was very unlikely that she would survive giving birth to the child.
Soon after midnight stroke a small baby boy was screaming his lungs out. The new mother, who was exhausted yet somehow still alive, and the father both smiled happily at their son.
The baby started calming down soon after. And around this time he opened his eyes, making both mother and father stare at the blue glimmering eyes the boy had gotten from his father. The boy smiled and finally the parents decided to name him.
Zeno, they decided, the thunder outside clapping somehow sounding joyous. The father of Greek origin firmly believed this child was a gift from Zeus.
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Gentle Old Eyes
FanfictionSetsuna blinks, then gapes with her mouth open, unshed tears glinting in her eyes. Her expression twists as she closes her eyes and the tears start running. She whimpers and launches herself to hug Zeno, and proceeds to mumble to his shoulder. Zeno...
