Kiddie AU

[sliceitwithwind]

Aya and Dilan had been dating for a bit over a month. During that time, Braig quietly put his affairs in order, so to speak.

Oh, not in the wills and death kind of way, but rather in the way that he broke up with the girlfriends as Dilan did (which raised no eyebrows, that was the way it had always been after all), and in the way that he started, and abandoned, a million different ways to approach the other two. Aya first, he knew that much. Dilan was, after all, polyamourous and more likely to follow the other two just because that was what he'd always done. Aya - Aya was monogamous and it could bring this whole house of cards tumbling down.

A house of cards that Braig had spent the majority of his life building, step by step and moment by moment. He'd known what he wanted since he was eleven years old, from the time that Aya shrieked Lions! in her little girl's voice, and Dilan paffed into the dust behind her.

It just took another twenty years for the two of them to start getting the idea...but...they might not want him.

Oh, Fire and Ice, they might not want him.

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[sliceitwithwind]

There was a thump of papers, a different hand petting her hair, and then a quiet thump of ice cream. Covered in alcohol.

[mitochondriaaya]

There was a vain attempt to grab the ice and turn the reading materials over so Yinsi wouldn't see and...well, Ice cream won. "Hi." There was alcohol on her ice cream. Forget the boys for a moment, Yinsi was her number one man!

Only a moment though. "You heard?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"I heard. Mostly that my son was being an idiot, although I did expect that of him." Yinsi was older than his wife by a fair bit, and his health a bit dodgy. This didn't stop him from giving Braig's smile as he sat down.

[mitochondriaaya]

She gave him a wan smile in turn and saluted him with her spoon. "I'm not sure there was a way to do...this..." vague waving! "Without coming across as an idiot though?" Defending Braig was second nature. Even when she was mad at him!

[sliceitwithwind]

"Well, no." he agreed, leaning back in his chair, "But it doesn't change the fact that you were caught by surprise."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Floored," she agreed, the small smile fading away. "I'm still flailing over how do I survive dating Dilan and he..." yeah, he dropped the other shoe.

"And jealous. He told me he was jealous." She needed more ice cream than what was on her spoon, yep. "It feels...a lot like the brain freeze actually." Ack. Brain freeze.

[sliceitwithwind]

"Well, yes." Yinsi agreed, "Horribly so. You missed the late nights of panicking at me over those feelings."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Yes, and logically I think he's suffered enough for not telling me, telling us, years ago." But she wasn't always logical? "What did you tell him when he panicked?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"That it was natural for him to feel jealous, loving the two of you like he does, but that if he wanted you to grow up healthy and able to make your decision from a positive mindset he was going to have to deal with it without interfering in your lives."

[mitochondriaaya]

She mulled over those words through several spoonfuls of ice cream and finally nodded, "Thank you." For being a good influence on Braig.

"How would you have done this?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"For one thing, I'd have prepared a dossier of incidents pointing towards this situation and spoken to you and Dilan together. With charts, graphs, and anecdotes."

Because Yinsi was like that.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Which...would have made it just surreal enough to be less terrifying I think." Plus together would have been nice. Impractical from Braig's perspective, but nice, because right now she felt a great deal like she was cheating on Dilan.

[sliceitwithwind]

"He's always been rather impetuous, hasn't he? Keep eating your ice cream."

[mitochondriaaya]

"I think it's the gorgeous genius bit shining through." She snorted and did as he said. "And how would you feel about us three being...together?"

[sliceitwithwind]

He leaned over and ruffled her hair, "I think it would be wonderful."

Give me grandchildren

[mitochondriaaya]

"You both realize that normal, American parents would be a bit shocked and horrified at this point right?" Because sometimes she had to point out oddities! The melted ice cream made a great milkshake as long as she added more Chambord!

[sliceitwithwind]

"Sweetie, we knew Braig wasn't going to be normal by the time he was two." Yinsi pointed out, "Adding first Dilan and then you into the mix only made us become more mentally flexible."

[mitochondriaaya]

Yes, she giggled so hard she snorted her liquor sludge! "Ow ow ow ow..." Napkins napkins napkins...

"Yes, but there's flexible, and then there's...training guides." Still giggling though!

[sliceitwithwind]

"My beloved wife is a firm believer in pamphlets." He pointed out, "Now. What else can I do for you?"

[mitochondriaaya]

"Yes, yes she is." What else did she need right now? "Umm, a glass, more antihistamines, and someone to check on the boys while I read until my head explodes due to blushing?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Fair enough." Yinsi moved to provide her with the requested items. A bit later she got a note stating that Dilan was still at work and Braig was in Las Vegas.

[mitochondriaaya]

...Vegas.

Labs, Vegas.

WHAT?!

It was time to shuffle the pamphlets into a neat stack, pretend she wasn't as red as a tomato, and fish her own cellphone out. Hmmm, Dilan first, just to see...

...just to hear his voice. That would be a nice start.

[sliceitwithwind]

"Hey, sweetheart." Dilan said when he picked up, "What's up?" Braig...had not called him.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Hey love.." This? This was the sound of a very stressed Aya wrapping around the phone like a lifeline. "...Braig didn't call you huh?" Dumb question, on to the next one.

"He's in Vegas now. I'm not sure how he got there in...three hours."

[sliceitwithwind]

"...Man, if he got teleportation working out of the lab his techs are going to kill him. No, should he have called me?"