#dad!druig

You two come to name her Gaia, after her almost immediate love for the earth and nature

He is always the first one up with her when she cries at night

You find your husband walking through your gardens at night showing your daughter all of the plants to try to soothe her

Phastos teaching Druig how to change a diaper

Family picnics in a field

Druig making and placing a grass crown on her small head

The giggles Gaia makes from the tickling sensation on her head from the grass

Gaia crawling around just to grab the grass with her small hands

Auntie Sersi

Druig reading Gaia’s mind whenever she cried so he could help take care of whatever she needed faster

Gaia’s face getting dirty with all types of berries after a snack, and discovering her father also had the matching mess on his face

“Why are you laughing at me? What is it?”

Gaia joining in laughing at Druig even though she has no clue what’s happening

Druig always protecting his girls

He always feels more comfortable when Gaia’s cradle is in your bedroom for the night

Druig falling asleep with Gaia on his chest

Gaia’s first words

“Come on! Say mama,”

“She’s gonna say dad first. I can feel it.”

Of course, she said dada first

You cooking with Gaia strapped to your chest

You sneaking Gaia extra small chopped up vegetables as you add them to the food

Druig coming up from behind you and wrapping his arms around you and Gaia on your chest, resting his head in the crook of your neck

Having a set of on call babysitters

Maybe minus Thena

But Thena is Gaia’s favorite Auntie (Don’t tell Sersi)

Sprite creating illusions for her and playing best with Gaia out of all of the eternals

When the Deviants return, Druig sends you two off to a secluded island

It hurts him so badly leaving you there, but his main motivation was to save you two

He was gone for three months

There was never a moment that Druig didn’t spend thinking about you two

He missed Gaia’s first steps

It broke your heart when she would keep asking for him

“Dada?”

You would just hold her tiny body against yours trying not to cry, just hoping Druig was safe

Gaia would struggle sleeping on this island

She usually needed a walking around the house and a song from her dad to fall asleep

Druig would never admit to you that he ever actually sang to her, but you would hear his slight hums from down the hallway

When he returned you and Gaia were playing on the beaches.

You scooped her up and ran to him, getting your feet wet in the water

You held Gaia as you kissed your husband, she grabbed a handful of Druig’s hair and started pulling.

“Ow-ow-ow-ow,”

You all sat together one last time on the island, feeling whole once again watching the sun set

You were holding Gaia’s tiny hands as she marched around the beach, attempting to walk far enough to her father

She almost made it, falling at Druig’s feet

He picked her up and showered her with small kisses all over her face

“Daddy missed you, baby.”

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finding out that you're pregnant

so you'd been feeling a little sick lately

and it wasn't like your normal sickness symptoms, you were throwing up a lot and just generally feeling a little bit sluggish

and obviously he takes notice towards that because he's always trying to make sure that you're okay

"do you want to go to the doctor? i think we should go to the doctor." "druig, it's proably just a stomach bed. it'll pass."

the two of you sat there and argued (not really argued but just trying to convince the other that they're right)

eventually druig won and scheduled you a doctor's appointment

also side note imagine that it's like the dead of winter when you're going and while y'all are getting ready he likes helps you put on your coat and tie your shoes??? fucking adorable

anyways i'm getting sidetracked

so you're sitting on the bed/table thing in the doctor's office and druig is sitting in one of the provided chairs and his leg is going a thousand miles an hour

what if you were sick??? were you dying??? how was he going to live with himself if you died???

his thoughts were interrupted when the doctor walked in

"hello there! i hope you're doing well because i have some great news."

neither of you were sure what could be so great about you possibly being sick but y'all didn't want to be rude and interrupt him

"you're pregnant!"

there was a moment of silence

the two of you looked at each other then back at the doctor

"i'm sorry what?"

the whole car ride back was dead silent

both of you were too shocked to say anything

when y'all got in the house y'all kinda just stood in the couch

neither of you were upset about the news, the two of you had just never talked about having kids

so neither of you knew how the other felt about having kids

"druig" "yeah" "are you...happy about this" "of course i am. i know we haven't talked about it but i would really like to start a family with you"

he then goes into this long ass speech about how much he loves you and how he'll do anything to protect you and yada yada

basically he makes the really cute speech that leaves you a sobbing mess

during the pregnancy

druig would be a great person to be around when you're pregnant because he is so insistent about doing everything you ask him to

need a foot rub? he's doing it before you even ask

you want a baconator at 5 in the morning? he sleeps with his keys in hand so he can rush to the car

he spends a lot of time on pregnancy and parenting groups getting advice

he also calls phastos a lot to ask about random things

"how high off the ground does the crib need to be" "druig, i haven't even had my morning coffee yet"

the first time the baby kicked the two of you were cuddling on the couch

"ow" "what happened? what's wrong" "your child just kicked the shit out of me"

he then spends the next few days trying to catch the baby kicking but he's unsuccessful poor druig

he also uses the last 2-3 months of your pregnancy to build a whole nursey

like i'm being so serious he didn't buy a crib from Walmart, he went to home depot, bought some wood, and put that shit together himself

he's there for every appointment holding your hand

if you ever worry about anything (i.e. not being a good parent) he'll be there in a heartbeat to make you feel better

i've said this before but druig definitely has a way with words so he knows exactly what to say

once again, he'd be the perfect person to be around while you're pregnant

the baby year (years??? i don't know how long they count as babies)

before the baby was born you and druig agreed that the two of you would take turns taking care of the baby so you weren't as stressed about having to wake up in the middle of the night

although sometimes druig would trick you into thinking that it was his night instead of yours and stops the baby from crying because you need your rest

there's a baby section in almost every room of the house, each one has diapers, bottles, wipes and formula so no matter where the two of you are with the baby

druig takes his job as a father very seriously as you can tell

almost a little too seriously at times

but honestly you don't mind because he's adorable and he's just trying to show that he cares

but there are days where you have to like force him to sit down while you take care of the baby

"go read a book or something, me and the baby will be fine"

the main people that come over to help are phastos, sersi, and makkari

makkari and sersi because their your best friends

and phastos because he's had enough of the 2am questions so he basically sits the two of you down for a masterclass in childcare

also gil and over thena come over a lot with food

y'alls baby literally loves thena it's so fucking cute

It was a surprise for sure, something you never saw coming for serval reasons. For one, you and Druig never planned for something like this in your new life together. You two were perfectly finding’s your little farmhouse, the peace and quiet was ideal. The nearest town that you got your supplies and food was almost 10 miles away, the main highway was only 3 miles out. Druig loved the quiet as much as you, thanks to your 500 years in the Amazon jungle. It was always just the pair of you, and although you two neither thought of each other as selfish or possessive, you still only needed each other.

Secondly, being an Eternal, you never thought it was possible being pregnant. Your anatomy maybe have been pretty close to a human, but you weren’t human 100%. Bearing children was the last thing on your mind, on any of your minds being on this planet. You were meant to protect the humans, not produce them. So to have those moments of throwing up in the bathroom throughout the night and constantly loosing your energy doing simple tasks, it made you wonder. Druig was worried too, wondering if you got sick and even asked you to talk to Sersi, even Phastos, to see what was going on.

So you did, and that’s when Phastos brought up the possibility.

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“Is it possible?” You asked him on FaceTime, one day earlier when you were in town and found a cafe with Wifi. Druig was in another shop getting supplies, whereas you were talking to Phastos with some privacy, “Can we get pregnant?”

“I have no idea,” Phastos said in a shrug, “But I can only guess our biology was beyond close to a humans, almost nearly 99.9% similar. The only thing we have is the cosmic energy within our system. Maybe we can conceive and bear children, although I wouldn’t know personally,”

“Great joke, Phastos,” you grumbled, taking a long sip from your coffee.

“Hey, it’s gonna be okay. The first thing you need to do is figure out if you are pregnant, don’t just assume. Maybe you’re not, and it’s just a fluke. It happens all the time,” Phastos reassured you calmly, seeing that you were looking a bit nervous and scattered brained, “Secondly, if you are pregnant….do you think of it as a bad thing?”

It made you stop and stare at him with a shocked look. You never thought about that before, only with the nervous notion of being pregnant in general. That question made you wonder, would it truly be bad? Would it be terrible to have a child with someone you loved, with Druig? You both loved children, you always had since you stopped on this planet. You personally adored children and thought of them as pure gifts and blessings, filled with innocence and wonders. Druig was gentle with them, he loved talking with the children in your old village in the Amazon, lifting them high enough to grab hanging fruit from a tree, or just giving them piggyback rides throughout the village. You two were normal, peaceful, around children.

So would it be a crime to haven of your own? One that was a mixture of both.

“Just think about it,” Phastos said to him with a reassuring smile on his face as your smiled back, “Take a test and see what it says. Take it from there, I know you and Druig will figure it out together. And just so you know….we have your back. All of us love you two and we’ll be there, got it?”

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After you ended your call with Phastos, you went to the drugstore and got a pregnancy test pack. Those 60 seconds were the longest 60 seconds of your life.

You when you found out you were pregnant after three tests, you were filled with so many things in your head and in your heart. So many thoughts were rushing back and forth, making you sit on the toilet and hang your head in your hands as you placed the tests with the two lines on the bathroom counter.

Was this what you two wanted, or needed in your life? You were at the farmhouse together a little over 3 weeks, 3 weeks of a normal life that you two always wanted and craved since you got together on Earth. Having another person there between the pair of you would be a hiccup on your rhythm. It would be a challenge to have a baby, let alone raise one. You saw the struggle and stress of raising baby plenty of times in the past, the huge responsibility on bringing a being in the world was massive.

Yet again, on the other end, you couldn’t help but smile with the thought of having a baby with Druig. A small baby that had the appearance of Druig, or even of you. Maybe the pair of you mixed together on the face and within the cheeks. You could almost picture a baby in your arms, soft skin against yours with long eyelashes and with Druig’s dark hair that was so unique and perfectly highlighted.

It would be a fever dream to have a baby with him, your own baby to love on and cherish. Would Druig want the same?

You heard the front door unlock and open, having you straightened up a bit at the small kitchen table as his heavy boots were heard on the hardwood floor. You heart was beating so fast and you could feel your palms sweating.

“Hey babe!” Druid called from the living room, shuffling out of his leather jacket as you were taking a few deep breaths. You already recited what you were going to say to him, how you were going to say it. You tried to picture Druig’s face when you would tell him he was going to be a father. Would he be angry? Or even shocked. Well he was going to be shocked, since you knew deep down that he too was going to be surprised that an Eternal could get pregnant.

“Hey!” You said from your spot at the kitchen, still trying to psych yourself up a bit as you took in a few more breaths, “How did it go?”

“Aye, it went great! I think they like me down at the homeless shelter and they’re gonna consider me as one of the new mangers there,” Druig explained, still out in the living room and walking around the area, “The guys who runs it is nice, you’d like him. His assistant is a bit tough though, but I can win her over with my charm,”

You chuckled, feeling a flutter in your chest as you looked down at your lower stomach. Your anxiety was almost melted away from seeing your stomach, the small curve you already had there because of your curvy physique, but it was tough. There was a small light within there, a little beam, ready to grow and bring joy into your life. That fear you had moments before, mere moments before, it was long gone. All you had within your bones was excitement and joy, not to mention anticipation.

Yet most importantly, you were in love with this baby already. You loved it more than anything else, anyone else, on this planet and with all your Eternal being. It was settled in your soul and in your mind that you were going to have this baby, to birth this baby, and to hold it close in your arms like a precious gem or mineral. Although it was so early, you were beyond ready to meet that little being within you and love it with all your heart.

“Makkari wants to FaceTime tomorrow to go over her visit when she comes with Thena tomorrow night. Apparently they’re not finding any other Eternals yet and they’re getting a bit bored out there in space—“ Druig kept talking as you were moving without even realizing it. It was bubbling up inside to tell him, it was bursting through the seams of your restraint as you finally made it to the archway that looked into the living room. You froze, seeing Druig there ruffling his hair and shuffling through something in his backpack that he would take with him everywhere.

He looked beautiful, the farmhouse giving off the image of peace on his face and in his body language. You could tell he enjoyed the quiet life, and it was suiting him well as you saw him stare up at you, the restraint was no longer there. HIs eyes hit yours, the blue that you were instantly seeing your unborn child inheriting made you no longer able to hold it in.

“Hey,” he said in a slow tone, seeing how you were standing in a stiff notion in the archway of the kitchen, “You okay?”

You nodded frantically, grinning from ear to ear as you felt tears hitting your cheeks. The emotions were coming through you and all over you like a wave in the ocean, the same waves on the beach where the Emergence was almost held, and where you thought Druig was murdered like Ikaris. You had a split moment of heartache and heartbreak, thinking that Druig was gone from your life. The sounds of the waves folded dyer mind, reminding you that time was moving on with or without you.

Yet you saw him walk back to you, back into your life. Love blossomed then as you embraced him, and it was just the same in your farmhouse.

“What is it, what’s wrong?” Druig asked, seeing the tears on your face. You said nothing, still smiling with the tears on your cheeks as you rushed over to him. You had your arms around him, holding him close as he was stunned for a moment. He finally reached his arms around you, holding you close to his body. You must have confused him, smiling and yet in tears as you were hugging him and embracing him. But then he froze for a split second, realizing how you were hugging him. You held him this same way back on the beach when you reunited, your arms around him and against his skin to make sure he was alive and he was present. It was a deep rooted hug, a hug embedded in love and devotion to one another.

This was just the same as you spoke into his ear.

“I’m pregnant,”

You couldn’t stop it from coming out, nor did you want to. It was out there hanging between the pair of you. The way Druig’s stance was stiff in your hold You had a very split second of panic, maybe thinking it wasn’t a great idea to tell him. Or maybe you thought he was going to reject the thought of you two having a baby.

Druig pulled away, searching your face and you saw the initial shock etched all over his face. You just nodded at him once, silently telling him that it was true. His eyes were so bright in the light of the room, but they were even brighter from what you just told him. Giving him the news that he was about to be a father, it scared you in wondering how he was going to react.

But he beamed. His grin was so massive that you thought it took his entire face.

He lifted you in his arms and swung you around the room, you clinging onto him and giggling as he embraced you in your home. You heart was growing even bigger now to see and feel how he took the news, how he loved the news, and how he was beyond ecstatic. Those fears you had about telling him were already dwindling before you even said it, but now they were just mist in the wind.

“Wait wait!” He said in a rush, finally placing you back on your feet and giving you a look over really quickly. You saw the happiness on his face, how there was so real sense of dread or remorse there when he took the news, “Are…are you sure you’re pregnant?”

“If those three tests are fake then I’m pissed,” You hummed back, seeing his grin back on his face as he framed your face within his hands, his fingers grazing you jawline with intimacy and love there in his touch as his eyes searched yours with pure joy in his orbs. He leaned forward, your foreheads touching and almost nuzzling into one another as you two were basking in the new change in your life.

“We’re havin’ a baby,” he said in a breath, you grinning widely with fresh tears on your face. Druig moved each one away with his fingers while his eyes poured into yours. You saw his love there, you saw how this moved him inside and out. All you could do was look to the future with him, holding onto him for dear life you two were about to be parents.

He started to kiss you then, you kissing him back just as soundly and soothingly because you two were just hung over the moon with the news. Ye you felt him move his arms to go around your waist, pulling you in a bit closer as his kisses were getting warmer, more possessive, and deeper.

“I…I made us….dinner,” You tried to say against his lips, but he was pushing kiss after kiss against your lips and then down your neck as his arms were pulling up in tighter. Druig was a affectionate and passionate lover, and you could feel the signs in where this was going. You had centuries of being with Druig to know what kisses he would use against your that would lead to something more. HIs gentle kisses were simply affectionate, yet his deeper and darker kisses lead to something else that was just the pair of your and your bed.

“I have something else I want to devour at the moment,” He groaned against your neck, you giggled as he carried the pair of you up to your room. You could only live in that moment with Druig, the love of your life.

Your future was going to be a bit brighter now, and you both were willing to be blinded by it.

The End.

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A/N: Please send me more prompts for Dad Druig! I wanna write more of them!