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It was an ordinary day for Leonard, waking up at five after his daily three hours sleep, kissing the sleeping Klein next to him and getting up to prepare for work and make breakfast for his small family.
family, the simple happiness of the mundane life.
At six and half go up to wake up Chloe and Klein serve breakfast. and goes to church at seven. Klein takes over with helping Chloe prepare for school and gets her there before ascending to the sephira.
filing paper work, participating in missions, investigations and more paper work. life in the sixth epoch settled in a comfortable happy routine for the darkness angle, with his husband and daughter. a small family life that he didn’t know in his youth.
It was all in all a usual day, meetings, missions and paper work, peaceful times. Except for the excited buzz of his coworkers for Valentine's Day.
He clocked out at five to get Chloe from school but on the road he got a vision from mr.fool that he got her already. So he passed to get some groceries, roses and chocolate for his husband and daughter before heading back home.
stepping inside he braced for the little Chloe to run and jump at his neck like every time he came home after her, but the embrace never came.
It was dark and silent around, which was unusual, since Klein would be meal prepping in the kitchen and Chloe with him at the table, doing homework and talking about her day.
With no one inside, he goes out the backyard where the back is covered by thick gray fog hiding the door that Klein keeps open to the saphira castle.
as he stepped inside he was hit by confetti and everyone screaming “ HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! “
he stood taking in the surprise.
“ Oh yeah. I forgot.”
Klein and Chloe stepped towards him for kisses to celebrate.
“ What would you do without us?” chuckled the lord of the mysteries followed by Chloe “ the sleepless’s bad memory strikes again, classic.”
a tranquil amused voice echoed from behind “ I beg to differ. “ eliciting a bow from Leonard to the evernight goddess “ i’m honored.” while Chloe ran to her legs “ not you auntie ! you’re the best ! “
Friends and family were all here, celebrating the birth of the orphan.
his emotional state was cut short by Chloe asking about his age.
-SEVENTY ?! DAD YOU’RE SO OLD ! LITERALLY A FOCILE FROM THE LAST EPOCH !
- YOU BRAT EVERYONE HERE IS AT LEAST FROM THE LAST EPOCH. Moreover, do I look remotely seventy? I look thirty at best. gotta keep this face to keep your baba you know.
- oh so you know you’re just an eye candy here.
- Okay, that’s no way to talk to your father.
giggles and laughter filled the room from the father daughter interaction.
- someone get this six year old a hunter potion
- why are the most promising hunters always seers lumine sighed.
Derik and Will enjoyed the ice cream and cake while Azik and Palez discussed history, occasionally joined by Klein and Chloe who were interested in the topic.
Cattleya joined the game of cards played by roselle and the empress and lumine was talking with Chloe and Amanisis was concealing all the profanities seeping through the conversation.
Fors, Xio and Audrey surrounded Emlyn to discuss the latest gossip in Backlund.
Even the Moretti siblings warmed up to all these high sequences and joined in the joyful conversations.
After socializing for a while and thanking all the present, Leonard joined Alger in the back
“ Don’t you just feel old sometimes ?” sighed the angle of the Darkness.
with a raised eyebrow “ weren't you the one showing off your face to your daughter earlier ?”
“ fair, but to human life seventy is still a lifetime. “
with an amused huff Alger dropped a hand on his shoulder.
“ rejoice old man, you still have many more lifetimes with your family. “