𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒐𝒏 •Parody

@lullinghowl He dropped her a subtle wink before moving to fetch dessert for the three of them, thank god his mother had sent over two. “Here you two. Have you managed to sort out the nursery yet, Harwin?”

@StagOfFury "Ice cream, please. Thank you," the woman added softly, her smile in place while light hands brushed over his hand in response- subtly, secretly.

Comfy love?

ཽ 𝑇𝘩𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑅𝘩𝑎𝑒𝑛𝑦𝑟𝑎 𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑦𝑒𝑛 𝑇𝘩𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝘩𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑅𝑖𝑔𝘩𝑡𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝘩𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝐼𝑟𝑜𝑛 𝑇𝘩𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑒 autumn.

@lullinghowl He gave her a slightly bigger portion, which thankfully someone else was to absorbed into their own to notice. “Custard or ice cream?”

@StagOfFury Alys eagerly waited for the serving- sometimes, she felt as though Atlas's mother knew everything. Intuition, maybe.. "Thank you," she chimed, already digging in.

@lullinghowl “Thought so” Good job it was a bloody big bowl the woman had sent over. He knew fully well that he and Alys would have another before bed.

@StagOfFury "You don't need to ask - I'm going to need two portions," the woman said with a smile as Harwin agreed, still eating.

@lullinghowl It was almost to easy for them, Harwin hadn’t noticed a single one of her things lying around. The man was just happy to see them both. “I’m not even going to ask if you both want some of the Apple crumble my mother dropped over”

@StagOfFury Alys was aware in moments like that of just how easy it'd been to hide their relationship - she was living with him, and no one suspected a thing. Alys smiled at her fiance across the table.

@lullinghowl “And she’s moodier than you” Atlas smirked whilst Harwin rolled his eyes in amusement, the three falling into easy conversation.

@StagOfFury "That's true - I need at least four or I get moody," she teased, though she was smiling through it all as they ate.

@lullinghowl “Don’t look at me like that… I know her just as well as I know you… you wouldn’t just want /one/ chicken wing either” He chuckled at the look on his friends face.

@StagOfFury It was that gesture that had Harwin pausing to look- but surely it was just some courtesy between friends. As she ate, Alys remained vigilant of their mutual friend.

@lullinghowl One? Pfft. He knows her better than that. So he gave her four. “Course, little wolf” He mused as he shuffled them onto her plate for her, at least they could add secret keeping to their list of talents.

@StagOfFury "I'll take one, please." The conversations were easy and light, the other none the wiser about what'd happened in recent months.

@lullinghowl Ohh if only they knew. “Oh I’m sure, I’ll be sure to prove my worth” He smirked before falling silent as he began to demolish his burger and fries. “Did you want any chicken wings, Alys?”

@StagOfFury Harwin rolled his eyes in a playful manner. "Well, we have years before you decide to settle down, so our children are practice," came the good natured jest.

@lullinghowl “And I’ve helped to look after them! So there. I’d be good” Atlas concluded, mostly to himself. The last thing he wanted was to think he wouldn’t be a capable father.

@StagOfFury "Doubt it." Alys gave a soft bout of laughter. "I think everyone could give it a good go, no? I have nieces and nephews."

@lullinghowl “Rude. I think I’d be quite capable” He smirked and threw a chip at his best friend.

@StagOfFury "Yeah? I'd trust Alys, not you-" he teased.

@lullinghowl Just as he suspected. He set the bottle down beside her and chucked Harwin the smokehouse ketchup he preferred. “And of course I and probably Alys are always happy to baby sit”

@StagOfFury "Just the honey mustard for me." She slid onto the seat by the counter and took her food, the three chatting casually about baby plans and the leave both would take for the first six months.

@lullinghowl He flashed her a grin and followed her in, Ajax already begging for a bloody nugget which Harwin happily supplied. “You know, I’ve missed Ajax more than you” He teased. “Which sauce did you want?” He asked Alys as they sat down.

@StagOfFury "Mhmm.." it was an affirming noise as she stood, already smiling over her shoulder at the man as they entered the kitchen to eat at the small island. Harwin was already shoving food onto plates for them to share.

@lullinghowl “That’s because your best friend at least has a brain which isn’t wired by food” He teased and dropped her a small wink, there was a dire need to wrap an arm around her, to brush a kiss to her temple. “We better go, or there’ll be no food”

@StagOfFury "I know.. I'm actually so surprised.." she whispered. Rhae would notice in a second - a split second that something was off and she'd look until the answer was clear.

@lullinghowl Harwin… at the best of times was an oblivious idiot, a loveable idiot. Especially if Rhae was on his brain. “Don’t worry, he’s to excited about the baby to notice anything”

@StagOfFury Alys gave a soft laugh, though her eyes went to Atlas as the man left for the food. He hadn't thought her presence their strange, nor the amount of stuff she had.. or the bump, or the ring. Or - Harwin had seen it and just wasn't mentioning it.

@lullinghowl “Oi, I’m perfect to” Harwin huffed playfully and flicked his dark curls, only to hop up as soon as he heard the doorbell go. “Foods here! I’m starving!”

@StagOfFury "I think he'll be just perfect, like his mother." Her smile widened, though it did tug at her heart to know that her best friend was with someone who loved her as deeply as he did.

@lullinghowl “I know… I can’t help it, I’m just excited” The man whined though flashed them both a small grin. “Imagine what he’ll be like once the little dragon is born”

@StagOfFury "She's an independent lady, Harwin." She shoved the other with a soft smirk in place. "How are you feeling about becoming a dad?"

@lullinghowl Harwin could only smirk and roll his eyes in amusement. “She’s mere days away, waddling around like a penguin - still trying to do everything for herself”

@StagOfFury She slid down and sat beside Atlas, eyes moving over him for a moment before back to Harwin. "I hear you've put Rhae on bedrest. She was complaining to me today," she teased.

@lullinghowl In Harwin’s eyes, he had three homes and this was one of them. “It’s quite alright, we don’t mind at all” He chuckled as he sat down on the opposite sofa, making sure to keep space for Alys of course.

@StagOfFury "Wanted to catch up - only came back on Monday from the trip up north." He lay out on the sofa like he lived there, eyes moving toward the two. "Sorry for pushing you two together. Rhae and I wanted to get some stuff sorted for the baby - any day now."

@lullinghowl “I’ve kidnapped her” Atlas smirked and gave a playful roll of his eyes at the man. “Come on then, did you miss me that much or did you need something?”

@StagOfFury "Saying hello! Haven't been able to see little Allie here in ages!" She was smiling, brushing down her shirt.