[ And it's not difficult to confess that when the sound of his laughter makes her smile, makes her feel warm and loved, and she noses his throat, pressing light kisses against his skin. ]
[This. This right here is really all that he needs in life. Where it feels like they're the only two people in the world. He likes that, he likes when it's just them and nothing else matters. Sure, he wants a baby with her, a little tiny baby with her eyes and her smile and her fire.
But if it never happens, if she's just glowing because she's happy right now, he wouldn't be disappointed.]
Yeah. Same to you. If it stays just us, I'm really okay with that.
[ Mako wants one, more than anything. She wants to make a baby with him because that's -- well, that's important. They're finally ready to settle down and to start a life with each other, what better than a child to fill the house with laughter? She'd want one with his dimples and his joy.
[That's true. But he also always planned on Yancy being a father long before he was ever one himself and look where that plan has gone. Raleigh's not sure he knows how to be a father, was totally counting on relying on Yancy when the time came because Yancy practically raised him and so he'd clearly know what to do all the time.]
I wanted to save the world too. [If having kids of his own was the price he had to pay for that, then well. That's okay. He still has Mako.]
[ The thought honestly hadn't occurred to her -- not through the lack of caring, but it just... hadn't. But he's right, even if they can't, the important thing is that they still had each other, right? And that's all that matters to her. Mako thinks about that for a moment; with the war and the destruction, Mako is aware that far too many orphans were made, far too many children who had endured tragedy with nowhere to go, and she smiles.
[It doesn't mean they're not going to stop trying. Miracles do happen, but it might be more realistic to focus on adoption. Raleigh has no idea where to start with that, it's not like he'd be going shopping for a pair of pants-- it'd be picking a child to raise and how's he supposed to know if it's right.]
[ They're definitely not going to stop trying -- because what if one day it really happens and they have one of their own? It's not worth ruling it out just yet, and Mako turns to trace idle patterns over his stomach. ]
[Raleigh wants a little girl, exactly like Mako that he can spoil and dote on. And he wants a boy to pass on all of his great boy wisdom to, and whatever that means. Do boy things with because yeah, it's different with boys than it is with girls. Growing up with a sister and a brother taught him that.]
I dunno. Both? Neither? That part doesn't matter so much. I don't know how we'd be able to just go somewhere and pick a kid, you know?
[ How poetic that it will be exactly what he does in the near future. Mako simply settles, letting that go as she thinks about it. Soberly, she comments: ]
It might be easier than you think. So many of them are homeless now.
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[ Mako muses, cuddling up with him contentedly, basking in the warmth of the moment. ]
I've never understood what it meant when you guys use that word.
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It means you look really happy and content.
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[ And it's not difficult to confess that when the sound of his laughter makes her smile, makes her feel warm and loved, and she noses his throat, pressing light kisses against his skin. ]
You make me very happy, Raleigh.
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But if it never happens, if she's just glowing because she's happy right now, he wouldn't be disappointed.]
Yeah. Same to you. If it stays just us, I'm really okay with that.
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She's looking back at him, fondly curious. ]
But you've always wanted children of your own.
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I wanted to save the world too. [If having kids of his own was the price he had to pay for that, then well. That's okay. He still has Mako.]
We can always adopt.
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[ The thought honestly hadn't occurred to her -- not through the lack of caring, but it just... hadn't. But he's right, even if they can't, the important thing is that they still had each other, right? And that's all that matters to her. Mako thinks about that for a moment; with the war and the destruction, Mako is aware that far too many orphans were made, far too many children who had endured tragedy with nowhere to go, and she smiles.
Adoption, why not? ]
Maybe two, or three.
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I was thinking one. To start.
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Boy, or girl? Which one do you prefer?
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I dunno. Both? Neither? That part doesn't matter so much. I don't know how we'd be able to just go somewhere and pick a kid, you know?
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It might be easier than you think. So many of them are homeless now.
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Yeah, I know. But what makes a good or bad kid?
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I don't know. I don't think there even is such a thing as a good or bad kid. They're just... kids. Right?
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[Not really but. He and Yancy did get into a lot of trouble.]
Or what if we pick the one that's possessed by the devil?