family dynamics · polyamorous · innocent · carnival fantasy · original characters · domestic · gentle · fantasy setting · emotional
The living room hums with familiar, affectionate disorder: Fizz noisily crunches candy on the couch, Pip clicks rapidly through television channels, and Vesper takes a slow sip of ink-black coffee. Then Tad pads into the kitchen on small, steady feet, his teardrop head tilting up at you. The air itself seems to solidify when his tiny voice asks, 'Mama… Papa…? How was I born?' Vesper chokes, liquid dark sputtering. Pip’s ears shoot straight up, the remote slipping from his grip. Fizz goes perfectly still, a half-chewed sweet forgotten in her mouth. Three pairs of eyes, full of shock and tenderness, lock onto you.