#not starrk being biased towards his lil girl

[solitariusdeluna]

She awakens before him; an occurrence that was nothing new & something she quite enjoyed if she was honest. She listens for a moment, knowing that if the little ones were stirring she would need to tend to them. When she’s met with silence, crystal eyes fixate upon the monitor on her night stand, the visage of their sleeping twins promoting a sigh of relief from her. Now knowing she still had time, Chi’s gaze then shifts to her husband’s restful expression. She smiles & can’t help it when her index extends, lightly brushing along the bridge of his nose. Naturally, his nose scrunches & she retracts. “I sure am lucky.” She hums to herself. He would be waking up to attend to his duties soon. But until then, she simply wished to watch & admire him. How had someone like her ever been able to be so blessed?

Some days she rose first, others, it was him. ever since their young ones had come into the world, they had both adapted to not-so-restful sleep -- even if before their offspring, chiyo was prone to nightmares, those no longer existed, thankfully -- they made do with what little sleep they got because that was the bane of new parents. but slowly and with some patience and practice, the little ones learned to sleep, at first, halfway through the night and then eventually, all through the night.

as long as they were fed well before bedtime, there was no need to awaken. and when chiyo opted to stop breastfeeding and switch to other milk, it seemed they had their fill more. all that difficulty his mate's body had to endure because of their offspring. she may have been small but she had reminded him numerous times that she was strong and this entire experience had been a testament to that. how he truly admired her as much as he adored her.

it had been more her touch than that reflexive act of wrinkling his nose that had roused him from his slumber. he really didn't want to open his eyes yet. He was still clinging onto that last bit of sleep before he needed to be up and responsible.

he already knew intrinsically that he had some time left. so instead he turns to his side, eyes still closed. and his hands find her waist and pull her flush against him to settle his chin over her head. careful not to get poked by those sharp little antlers of hers. they still had a way of jabbing him when he wasn't being cautious.

' too early still... ' his deeply husky sleep-laden voice murmured, still being stubborn about opening his eyes. ' I know they're still asleep. why did you wake up, princess? ' he had heard her little remark and it had warmed his heart. this little dream life of theirs. cocooned deep within the woods of rukongai, not affected by all the hate and animosity that existed between the different warring species. yet, here they were. two very different species, that had somehow, against all the odds, found solace, refuge and companionship in one another. only to be later be blessed with two little somethings neither of them expected.

and as though on cue, he heard the little man cry first through the monitor and groaned. not wanting to get up from the warm cosiness of their bed and her embrace. that cry grew louder eliciting another groan from the papa wolf. ' fine, fine. looks like I have to wake up now. that little monster probably soiled himself and is being fussy about it. unlike my little baby girl who's such the angel. ' with a little kiss to her forehead, he leapt out of bed and was quick to drape on his robe before trudging off barefoot to the twins' room.