Chadwick was a dad. A Husband and a Dad. Just. Was this what Heaven was like? He had the best relationship with his husband, and they had discussed adopting for a while before this small one just...clicked. Little Tsia.
As they walked into their house with little Tsia in tow, Chadwick kissed Finley on the cheek then while in their entry way he knelt down to be eye level with Tsia, After several meetings he knew the little blond was a fan of sharks and chocolate milk, hated storms, and frankly was probably traumatized from cars after losing her parents. Chadwick could only hope that he would be able to fill the hole in her heart.
"Welcome home Miss Tsia. Are you okay? Is there anything we can do to make it better?" Chadwick knew how to handle little kids, he had been doing that his entire life but...he was the adult in this situation. He couldn't just give up and send the child to his mom...well, in theory he could but he was going to try NOT to do that. He wanted to ask her if she was hungry, thirsty, sleepy, but he didn't want to overwhelm her with all of his worries and feelings.
▬▬"TherealquestionIguessis-doIdeserveyou?" ▬▬
╔══════════════╗ Where: His house With Whom: Finley and Tsia Thinking about: Is this the real life? Description: 5'8" blond with blue eyes ╚══════════════╝
xx✯ Wʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴍ I?Home Sweet Home xxx✯ Wʜᴏ ɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ?Chadwick and Tsia xxxx✯ Wʜᴀᴛ's ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ?Homecoming xxxxx✯ Wʜᴀᴛ'ʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs?I hope she likes it
It had been a lot of work to get here, to prepare for their new daughter. The hardest part was Finley having to overcome his crippling fear of returning to Wool's. Luckily, his husband had stayed by his side, and together they took the step. It hadn't taken long before they met Tsia, who seemed to need them as much as they needed her. Plus, with her blonde hair and brown eyes, she kinda looked like a combination of Finley and Chadwick's genes.
As they walked into their apartment, Chadwick kissed him on the cheek, and he responded in kind, a gentle kiss on his nose. While unlocking the door, Tsia hugged her shark blanket, looking a bit concerned by choices. Once the door was open and the lights flicked on, the trio walked in, and Chadwick crouched to Tsia's height. Finley gently ruffled his blonde hair, then he went to turn the rest of the lights on for their eventual tour.
"It's... big in here, but I think it seems okay. Thanks for taking me home. I think I'll like it." She nodded before moving to hold one of Chadwick... no, dad's hand. Finley walked back over, sinking into the floor to sit with the blondes. "I'm sure you'll love it. But, I know it's a lot of emotions to feel when you get adopted, so don't worry about asking questions, or just... letting us know what you need."
He reached over, holding his husband's free hand, then offering his other to Tsia, who tucked hers against his. "Look at us, a nice little family." He looked between Chadwick and little Tsia, who seemed to still be processing everything. "Yea, a little family. But secretly, we're a big family, right? Cause you," She looked over at Chadwick, squeezing his hand a bit, "said you have a big huge family, right? It'll be crazy to meet all those people."
She tapped her little feet, a worried frown settled in. "But don't worry, we don't have to see them all today. You just take your time settling in, and all will be well." After the reassurance, Tsia offered a little smile, glad that she'd picked some cool dads.
I'll plead the fifth 'cause you know it's ******** the police. Sometimes it feel like I can't even control me. Gotta watch my back 'cause this look, he's tryna hold me, and I can't die before I wake if I get no sleep Found out she tried to take her life before I wrote this. You never really know how low someone's low is Knew her and her sister since they were both kids. It breaks my heart, I live too far to even notice Oh as of late now, I don't know what is free or what is fate now, should I stay or walk away now? If I had the choice to read the end I'd rip the page out They try to tell me who I am before they know me. Got all the signs someone next to the cold feet Been livin' fast, don't know how to take it slowly, and I can't die before I wake if I get no sleep
Chadwick let out a little woot when Tsia asked for chocolate milk, THIS was what he prepared for. He let go o Finley's hand, what was he expected to let go of the tiny hand holding his? Of course not! And walked toward the kitchen, "You're more than welcome to get anything you want from the kitchen whenever. If you want a snack, you can grab one, or ask one of us." He pulled down two cups and filled each one with chocolate milk, before putting a lid and straw on them, he knew he was clumsy and would make a mess, and a small nervous child? Well, at least it would be easy to clean up....magic duh.
He handed Tsia another lidded cup, as he drank his own, he looked at Finley and stuck his tongue out, "You'll have to get your own" Chadwick pulled a picture off of the fridge and handed it to Tsia, "This is our. family - My Grandparents, my parents, and well most of the family, all 26 of us. Of course, now there's Celebes - your Uncle I guess? But he's a baby so I don't know how that's going to work out."
Chadwick sat down in the middle of the kitchen floor, who needed chairs and tables? "What else did we have planned today Fin?"
▬▬"TherealquestionIguessis-doIdeserveyou?" ▬▬
╔══════════════╗ Where: His house With Whom: Finley and Tsia Thinking about: Is this the real life? Description: 5'8" blond with blue eyes ╚══════════════╝
xx☙Wʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴍ I?My new house! xxx☙Wʜᴏ Is Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ?Dad-Chad and Papa Finley xxxx☙Wʜᴀᴛ's Gᴏɪɴɢ Oɴ?Looking at Family Pictures xxxxx☙Wʜᴀᴛ's Iɴsɪᴅᴇ Mʏ Hᴇᴀᴅ?That's a huge family
Tsia watched as the adults pulled their hands apart, with Chadwick pushing to his feet. He kept hold of her hand, so she skipped along beside him to the kitchen. The blonde offered her anything from the kitchen, but she was still nervous to touch anything. Finley walked in after them, watching Chadwick expertly mix up some chocolate milk. 'Oooh... fruit snacks. Can I have those? And maybe have you open them for me?" She pointed at the little basket of snacks that Finley had set out that morning. "Of course, I'll get you some fruit snacks right away."
With a little pouch of fruit snacks, Tsia offered a grin as she ate one of the purple ones. then she took the cup of chocolate milk in her other hand. A perfect snack. Chadwick then told Finley he'd have to make his own chocolate milk, earning a frown from the brunette. "Of course, of course." Finley started work on his own glass of chocolate milk while Chadwick grabbed a picture off the fridge and handed it over to Tsia.
This was his - and now her - family. And there were a lot of people in the picture. Grandparents, parents... did he say 26 people? And now she had another new uncle? Goodness. "That's... a really big family. Goodness, I thought seven was a lot of family. Are these all your brothers and sisters?" She looked a little startled, wondering if she was going to have to remember everybody's names right away. "This one's you, right? N-no... this one? Why are you in here two times?" She looked up at him, then back to the picture, trying to verify if she was seeing them all correctly. They all looked pretty much the same.
"He sort of is. He has an identical twin, named Cenek. All of their names go in alphabetical order. But you'll get to meet everyone soon enough, I'm sure your grandma, Kadence, will have a dinner or something." Finley turned from the counter, moving to the fridge to hand over another picture, this one with the Archer family. "Here's my family. Don't worry, it's much smaller. My dad, sisters, brother-in-law, and their baby." Tsia set down her cup on the floor so she could look at both pictures. "That's a lot less people. But... I s'pose we need a picture of us too? And maybe we can use the pink clippy magnet for us." She sent up a little grin, hoping that they both liked her idea.
Finley took back the pictures, clipping them back to the fridge. "That sounds like a great idea, Tsia. We'll see about getting some family pictures this weekend. Maybe at the park? And for plans, I don't think we had any. Maybe we can go out for dinner so we get to hang out as a family." He squat down to join Chadwick on the floor, stretching out his long legs. Tsia sipped her milk, then moved to sit in Chadwick's lap. "Maybe if we go out... we can get s'ketti and meatballs? That's my favorite."
Tsia woke up with her silly little alarm clock, and started to get herself ready for kindergarten. She'd gotten really good at picking out her own clothes, and it was always fun. After a big yawn, the girl wiggled out of bed and went to look through her closet. Her favorite shark dress was in the dirty hamper, so she instead picked a colorful cat dress. She also struggled into her warm tights, but since it was probably cold outside, she didn't want nekky legs! Once finally dressed, she looked in her mirror. Oh man, her hair was so messy!
Tsia sighed, then hurried over to her little bathroom. Dangit! Someone moved the combs all the way to the back of her counter, and her hairbrush was... well, it was under her bed after a small.... accident. With a resolute huff, Tsia pulled over her little foot stool and climbed onto the counter. There were lots of combs, but one was a really pretty green. She grabbed that one, then scrambled back to the floor. She started combing, struggling over tangles. This comb was annoying to use, but she didn't want to climb again. Instead, Tsia tried to distract herself a bit by singing the song about buns from music class.
Finley was in the kitchen, working on making breakfast for the family. It was berry pancake day, and he couldn't be more excited. Pancakes were always welcome in his belly. "Okay, Chadwick, it's Tuesday, so Tsia gets out of school at noon. Then she has her gardening class with the 'super fancy' Nim after that. I can take a break to switch between the two, but are you able to get her after scouts? And... do you know where her lunchbox went? Is it in her backpack?" He flipped the pancakes as he spoke, stopping only when he needed to sip at his still-steaming coffee.
Just as Finley was about to start plating breakfast, a sharp scream broke the relative quiet. The brunette quickly put the whole pan on the back burner, turning off the one he'd been using, then sprinted to try and find Tsia. Sobs now followed the sound, and Finley pulled open the door to her bathroom, trying to piece together what happened. Tsia turned around, her eyes rimmed in red as she tried to contain her cries enough to explain. That was when Finley noticed the blonde hair scattered over the floor.
Brown eyes looked up slowly, seeing Tsia's normally tidy hair now in badly cut chunky layers. Her bangs weren't long enough to cover the scarring on her face anymore, and it seemed to be distressing. Finley sank to his knees, running a hand carefully through Tsia's choppy hair. She was still sobbing, so he simply pulled her whole body in, wrapping his arms around her. Tsia sank forward, crying in her Pabi's shirt. "Shhh, baby girl, don't worry. We can fix this, I promise. You're okay, honey. What happened?"
After a moment, she was able to stand up on wobbly legs. She handed over the mysterious green comb, and Pabi Finley gasped. "Oh no, Tsia. Hey, don't worry. Oh... oh man." So that was where he'd left his thinning comb. Normally it was in his bathroom with their other hair-cutting accessories, but he must've left it here last time he'd trimmed up her hair. Tsia sniffled again, brown eyes glistening with tears unshod.
chadwick groaned as another morning came to pass - he had work, but it wasn't so bad. He got to spend part of the morning with Finley and little Tsia. "I can get her after scouts, no problem. And her lunchbox is in the fridge - I packed it last night." When they heard Tsia scream, Chadwick was trying to dig Tsia's shoes out from under the couch where they had been kicked the previous night, Chadick stood up as quickly as he could (hitting his head in the process) - and when he got there Finley was already there. He looked and saw Finley's green thinning comb, and Tsia's very rough hair. Chadwick leaned over and whispered in Finley's ear, "Wow Fin, you monster."
Chadwick went around to the other side of Tsia, and wrapped her in a hug, "You okay little girl? I promise Pabi Finley can fix this, he's a super hero when dealing with hair." Chadwick looked at the time, then the state of Tsia's hair, probably not enough time to fix that, and get to school on time. He hugged Tsia tighter, then let her go, "How about we go get you a really fun hat to wear this morning while you eat breakfast, while Pabi and I have a grown up talk."
▬▬"TherealquestionIguessis-doIdeserveyou?" ▬▬
╔══════════════╗ Where: His house With Whom: Finley and Tsia Thinking about: Eh. It happens. Description: 5'8" blond with blue eyes ╚══════════════╝
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2023 12:24 pm
xx✯ Wʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴍ I?Home - Outside Tsia's room xxx✯ Wʜᴏ ɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ?Chadwick and Tsia xxxx✯ Wʜᴀᴛ's ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ?Accidental Haircut xxxxx✯ Wʜᴀᴛ'ʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs?I screwed up really, really bad
Finley hummed softly when Chadwick agreed to their day's pickup schedule, then noted Tsia's lunch was already packed up in the fridge. "Oh, look at you go." He said, admittedly a bit sarcastically. Of course, that's when the cry of distress happened and threw the whole household for a loop. Even Louis seemed ruffled. While Finley was trying to mitigate disaster, Chadwick hit him back with the sarcasm. Finley, ever used to his husband's antics, simply swung back his arm, hoping to elbow Chadwick in the legs... or head. Whatever.
Just as soon as Tsia had wiggled free of Finley's hug, she was wrapped up by her dad, and she gave him a little squeeze too. "Pabi can fix it? W-without cutting it real, real short?" She blinked her sad brown eyes, watching Dad-Chadwick check the time, before telling her to find a hat to wear. "But you said he can fix it?!" She squealed, running to her room with tears falling down.
Finley sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose for a second before standing up. "Okay. This has not been my finest moment. But, like you said, it can be fixed. But not in time for school.... but I have a feeling we're not getting her to school on time anyway." He sighed again, but this time it was with the gears of his mind whirring. He tapped his foot, trying to best deduce a plan. "Okay. You have work today. I do too, but not at the Lyre. I'm working with dad. So I can just... call her out of class today? Maybe? And between me and dad, her hair can be fixed. But I don't want to just... not have her in class. But I also don't want her to be miserable all day. And she definitely won't want to miss scouts..."
He looked over at Chadwick, hoping the blonde had some sort of ideas, especially as the sound of Tsia's sobbing grew louder. "On a scale from 1-10, how bad did I ******** up?" His voice was quiet, a sad note to his tone. They had gotten Tsia to trust them, especially around her scars and trauma, but now Finley was worried he'd set them back to square one. His heart was hurting from the explosion of feelings, and he felt at a complete loss. What if Tsia didn't trust him anymore? Would she still trust her Gram-pop? Or was he out too? Could this be mended?
I'll plead the fifth 'cause you know it's ******** the police. Sometimes it feel like I can't even control me. Gotta watch my back 'cause this look, he's tryna hold me, and I can't die before I wake if I get no sleep Found out she tried to take her life before I wrote this. You never really know how low someone's low is Knew her and her sister since they were both kids. It breaks my heart, I live too far to even notice Oh as of late now, I don't know what is free or what is fate now, should I stay or walk away now? If I had the choice to read the end I'd rip the page out They try to tell me who I am before they know me. Got all the signs someone next to the cold feet Been livin' fast, don't know how to take it slowly, and I can't die before I wake if I get no sleep
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