#dad!jacob

FINALY SOMEONE ASKED ABOUT JACOB!

I'm gonna do hc's because I miss writing actual fics!

from the moment he finds out your pregnant, he's understandably scared bc DUH but he's also OVER THE MOON

he's constantly talking to the bubba and rubbing your belly (with your permission because he knows you might not always want to be touched bc of how much your body is changing)

Whenever we go to the store for ANYTHING, he has to take a detour to the baby section to grab the bubba a "present" and even if we're like "baby, we don't need to get all this" he gives us his famous puppy dog eyes that ALWAYS works on us and he KNOWS it does so he abuses that power whenever he can

He is SO grumpy whenever he can't make it to a sonogram appointment due to scheduling and filming and stuff so we make sure we're allowed to FT him during the appointments so he can still be "there"

I picture him being on the saltburn set during the anatomy scan (I don't see us doing a gender reveal party, we just find out at the appointment because jacob is so excited and can't wait) and when he finds out it's a girl (he's so girl dad coded) HE DOES THE NATE SCREAM (BUT IN A GOOD WAY) and he just walks around a bit screaming and cheering and we're like "don't make me laugh! I'm gonna pee! don't make me laugh!"

And because he's so excited, he goes to the store on the way home and buys ALL the cutest girly onesies and we have cupcakes in celebration

I feel like he'd LOVE old-timey names like Theodore, Arthur, Elanor, all the grandma/grandpa names lol

He turns into handyman Jacob and keeps the nursery a surprise from us and he does the whole thing himself so that we don't have to worry about it

That's the thing about Jacob as a dad, if he can do something to help us or take something off our plate so we don't get stressed out, he does it! Even when baby is born

Throughout our entire pregnancy, Jacob was reading all the books and researching all the things including how to help during labor and when we finally go into labor, he's a SUPERDAD. He distracts us, he asks us all the right questions and holds us and when it gets way too intense, he puts his face close to ours so the only thing we can focus on is his face

We're DEFINITELY scared to give birth because Jacob is a gentle giant and we're so scared to give birth to a baby giant ... spoiler alert, we're okay

JACOB IS SOBBING once bubba is born and is torn between focusing on us or the bubba

I feel like Jacob during our labor throws up from anxiety a few times because he's trying so hard not to show it but he's sooooo anxious

He takes ALL the nighttime feeds and changes and stuff, he calms the baby down whenever we need a shower or a nap, ANYTHING he can do to help us, takes bubba on walks while we go to the store and he gets us coffee and flowers and a card and stuff

He's basically the greatest dad

IMAGINE him babywearing that tiny bubba.... such a big boy and a tiny bubba napping on his chest while we do chores

God this was so fun! I hope you enjoyed. <3

PLEASE send me more Jacob dad thoughts !!!

sangyeon:

would be organisedTM

had already packed all the bags

was keeping you calm

knew the breathing exercises

got you to the hospital right on time

just so good 🥺

jacob:

was so excited he got a bit jittery lol

but had all the bags ready

was calling EVERYONE on the way to the hospital

but as soon as you were all the hospital his full attention was on you

we already been knew,, he’s an angel

younghoon:

panicked

lmaoo he wasn’t the worst but he definitely had a panic

i see him getting everything together and then realising he forgot you

but i he’d know all the breathing exercises and he’d help you with everything you needed

was prepared just taken by surprise🤧

hyunjae:

okay so he is SO EXCITED

but he doesn’t show it

i think he’s really good at surpressing it so he can help you

but you can kinda see cause he’s so jittery akshsjs

is trying to be helpful but doesnt really know what to do

is best for moral support

juyeon:

omg what

he just is like 👁👄👁

like he needs to get ready but when you’re screaming in pain all he wants to do is be beside you!!!😭

so when y’all get the hospital he does not leave your side

is so supportive,, gives so many kisses

some of the things he says are questionable but he’s trying his best🥺

kevin:

is just so excited

is so chill that you’re even more worried

but actually everything was completely under control

but kevin was jumping everywhere cause he was so excited to meet his baby!!🥺

changmin:

would be SO EXCITED

idk why but y’all didnt pack a bag

so he has to run around like a maniac packing a bag

but he’s so excited he doesnt have a care in the world

the hospitals the worst part for him cause he’s just wincing as he watches you in pain

wants to take it all away and feel it instead of you🥺🥺

chanhee:

omg he’s just in a bit of a flap

i mean he’s completely prepared but he DOES NOT FEEL IT

it’d be one of those weird moments where ur in labour and making sure he’s okay

but once he’s assured everything is okay he is READY

he’s not chill though because now he just has to watch you in pain for hours😞

haknyeon:

i think he’d be prepared

bc haknyeon would be one of those people who’s had the bags packed since you were like 5 months pregnant ‘just in case’

he has read every baby book and watched every video on it

he KNOWS what he’s doing

would hold your hand the whole time omg

has a massive smile on his face as well🤧

sunwoo:

omg he’d be stressed

he wouldn’t be panicked too much but just hearing you scream in pain makes him STRESSED

you’d be completely ready but he’d be on the verge of tears cause he just wants it to be over !!

he doesn’t want you in pain AND he wants to meet his baby!!!!!!

eric:

so excited omg

he’s not exactly ready but he’s just vibing

makes sure to calm you down with sweet words and lots and lots of kisses🥰

is just so excited to meet his baby he cant even think of anything else!!!

Sweet friend!!! Thank you for this!! I’m so sorry it took so long but I’m a disaster person and I can’t get anything done ever 😭 but I hope you enjoy this nonetheless!

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“I felt it! She kicked!”

Charlotte sits bolt upright. With her hand pressed flat against the swell of Rook’s belly and her blue eyes blown wide open in shock, she’s something of a caricature.

“Yeah?” Rook laughs. She reaches out and runs her fingers through Charlotte’s wavy red hair. “You know, I think they wanna dance with their big sister.”

Tentatively, Charlotte leans back down next to her on the bed. With her head resting on the mattress, she curls into Rook’s side and smooths her palm gently over her bellybutton.

“Can she hear me?”

“Yeah,” Rook says. She looks down where Charlotte’s hand is and doesn’t have the heart to remind her that her new sibling may very well be a boy. “I used to talk to you all the time when you were in my tummy.”

Charlotte’s face crumples up in thought. For a moment, Rook is reminded of the way Jacob looks when he’s truly focused. She can’t help but smile.

“I don’t remember that,” Charlotte says matter-of-factly. She peers up at Rook with those wide eyes of hers and purses her lips. “Maybe you weren’t loud enough.”

“Maybe,” she says softly, her voice breaking on a laugh.

In the corner of her eye, Rook sees movement. Her eyes flicker up toward the doorway and settle on Jacob. He’s got a strange expression on his face, one she can’t quite place — wistful, maybe? She doesn’t have time to think about it; Jacob takes a couple steps into the room and stares at Charlotte.

“You talkin’ to your brother?”

Charlotte scowls, sitting up suddenly and crossing her arms over her chest with more indignation than a four year old should be able to muster.

“My sister,” she says, levelling Jacob with a very serious stare. “She’s a girl.”

“If you say so,” he shrugs. He barely manages to hide the mischievous smile playing at the corners of his mouth. “C’mon, it’s bedtime. Give your mom a break.”

It’s the wrong thing to ask for. Charlotte’s entire demeanour shifts — she’s a good kid most of the time, but she’s stubborn as all hell, and getting her to do something she has no interest in is like pulling teeth.

“I’m not done saying goodnight!”

“I wasn’t askin’, Charlie,” Jacob tries, aiming for stern and coming up short. Sometimes, Rook has a hard time reconciling this Jacob Seed with the ruthless man that existed before the Collapse. “Do you want a story or not?”

“Fine,” Charlotte grumbles. She flops back down onto the bed and curls up right next to Rook’s belly. “Can I have five more minutes?”

“You can have ten seconds,” Jacob offers, not unkindly. “Fifteen, if you’re lucky.”

She fixes him with a glare that’s cuter than it should be. Absently, Rook runs her fingers through the waves of hair that have tumbled onto her stomach in all the commotion.

Charlotte gives a noisy huff and turns her head toward the swell of Rook’s belly.

“Daddy says I gotta go to bed if I want a story,” she leaning close to whisper conspiratorially, as though neither her mother nor her father can hear her. “Love you.”

She kisses Rook’s belly through the scratchy fabric of her shirt, then clambers off the bed. Her feet pound against the floor as she flies past Jacob and into the hallway.

They watch their daughter go — Rook with a smile on her face, and Jacob with his eyebrows raised. When he turns to her with his arms crossed over his chest, Rook can’t help but flash that same smile at him.

“You’re getting better at this negotiating thing,” Rook quips, shifting on the bed. She leans back against the headboard and curls an arm around her stomach.

That same unusual look creeps back onto Jacob’s face as he watches her. He scratches the side of his nose absentmindedly, a strangely nervous habit that Rook hardly ever sees, then crosses his arms over his chest.

“I don’t negotiate with terrorists,” he says in the same rough, gravelly tone he always speaks in. “Especially not the tiny ones. Can be tricky.”

Rook snorts. “My mistake.”

A second of silence passes between them, and then Jacob makes as though to head out the door after their daughter.

“Hey,” Rook says softly, suddenly. Jacob stops and turns back toward her. “Are you alright?”

His expression falters, just a little. Rook knows him well enough that she manages to catch the emotional shift and frowns.

“I’m fine,” Jacob assures her. His voice is impressively steady. “Gonna put her to bed. I’ll be back.”

Before she can say anything else, Jacob heads into the hallway and follows after the sound of Charlotte’s footsteps, shutting the door behind him.

Well, Rook thinks. If that’s not her cue to get ready for bed, she doesn’t know what is.

She rolls over gently, mindful of her belly, and slides down the bed until she’s flat on her side. Jacob’s old shirt makes for a satisfactory night dress, and her teeth were long brushed before Charlotte decided she wanted to snuggle. Rook tugs the blankets up around her and reaches for the lamp on the bedside table. With a click, the light dims into darkness and she settles in comfortably.

She’s just starting to nod off when she hears the door shut. Jacob’s footsteps are unmistakeable, his boots echoing off the concrete floors until he shucks them off and pads over to the bed in his sock feet. Rook rolls over in time to see him shrug out of his clothes.

“She asleep?” she mumbles, shuffling over to make room.

Jacob pulls back the blankets and slides in beside her. The blue of his eyes is piercing, beautiful, as he looks at her fondly.

“Out like a light,” he says softly.

They watch each other like that for a few preciously quiet minutes. Rook has grown used to the silence that comes with their relationship, and she finds she doesn’t mind it much anymore.

It can’t last, though. The thoughts come to her mind unbidden, and the curiosity and concern over how strangely he’s been acting all evening filter back into her consciousness slowly.

“Something’s on your mind,” Rook starts. She tugs the blankets up closer, over her shoulders and just under her ears. “What is it?”

Jacob tucks her head under his chin and threads his arms around her. These days, Rook’s a little too big for him to pull her flush against him, but she still enjoys the warmth of his skin against hers where they do touch. She thinks the baby likes it too.

“The mistakes I’ve made,” he starts quietly, mouth moving against her hair. “I don’t—”

He cuts himself off, like he’s searching for words that just won’t come. Rook feels the press of his jaw on the crown of her head as his muscles clench and unclench anxiously.

He gets like this sometimes: quiet, brooding, despondent. They don’t talk a lot about the what happened before the Collapse — neither she nor Jacob have very pleasant memories of that time — but Rook knows there are things he feels guilty about. Hurting her, she knows, is one of them; spending more time hunting her down than loving her is another. He won’t apologize for the things he did to keep his brothers safe, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t agonize over them when the nights get too quiet.

He doesn’t understand why she stays. He doesn’t understand why she wants him. It’s been almost five years, and Rook’s learned there’s not much she can do to silence the thoughts that run rampant in his mind.

There’s no point trying to force him to change. All she knows how to do is love him through it.

“Jacob—“

He shushes her, carding his fingers through the loose tresses of her hair.

“Just—“ he cuts himself off with a soft, frustrated noise. “Just let me do this.”

So she does. Rook goes quiet, nuzzling her way into his neck, and waits for him to say his piece.

“I’ve made so many mistakes. Too many. You’re not one of ‘em,” Jacob murmurs eventually. His voice seems to echo in their otherwise silent bedroom. “Neither’s Charlotte. Or this little guy.”

He shifts a little, just enough so he can rest his hand on the side of her belly. Rook feels a tingling under his palm — not quite a kick like before, but instead a gentle fluttering, as if the baby is moving.

It’s not hard to figure out what he’s really trying to say. Rook wants to kiss him, wants to run her hand over the side of his face to feel the scratch of wiry hair and the bumpiness of scarred skin, but their position won’t let her. Instead, she leans close to press her lips to the column of his throat.

“I love you, Jacob,” she says in response. She tilts her head back down toward her stomach pointedly. “We all do.”

The room is so quiet Rook is sure she can hear her heart beating. Jacob leans down and kisses her forehead, a show of gentleness that’s becoming more and more commonplace with every day they spend underground together.

“Yeah,” he murmurs. His voice is rough and ragged. “Yeah, I know.”

Jacob tucks her a little closer to him, and Rook goes willingly. The blankets and his body bathe her in a warmth that makes her eyelids burn heavy with sleep.

In the morning, Jacob will be himself again. The self-loathing will dissolve into nothing, if only for a little while. He’ll wake her up with lazy kisses and gentle touches, hands roaming the soft curves of her body until Charlotte finds her way into their room and curls up in the space between them.

“The baby likes it when you talk to them,” Rook says, an afterthought murmured sleepily into his skin as she starts to fade into unconsciousness. She tangles her legs with his and shifts to get more comfortable. “They like the sound of your voice.”

She feels Jacob squeeze her tight and kiss her temple. The wiry hair of his beard scrapes soft across her skin.

“Go to sleep,” Jacob whispers.

You had no ideas why you were crying. You just were. There was often no point to your tears at this point in your pregnancy so you often just had to feel your feelings until you calmed down and were able to go about your day.

Jacob was up and on set before you even got up so you were used to waking up alone. Because he didn't get to see you in the morning, he would facetime you to say good morning and have a little chat because he had missed out on his morning with you.

He just so happened to call when you were mid sob. "Baby? What's the matta?" (his R's sound like a/aw to me lol) He asked, his eyes filling with concern. "You just--" You continued to sob and Jacob put his hand up, "Breathe baby, you're okay, breathe with me." He helped guide you through a few deep breaths so you weren't choking and coughing as you cried anymore.

"Just give it a second and then tell me what's up okay? Do I need to come home?" You shook your head in silence as you put your sleeve over your hand and wiped your face. "Take a deep breath." He took a breath with you to calm you even more so you didn't feel as silly.

"It's stupid..." You chuckled, laying back down in bed. "No, no baby, your feelings are never stupid okay. Can you talk to me, tell me why you're so sad?" That made you chuckle again because you felt so silly. "I'm not even sad! I just... you didn't wake me up when you left so I didn't get a goodbye kiss and then when I went downstairs to make a bagel, we're out of cream cheese and I'm too tired to go to the store and the store feels too public anyway, I feel like everyone's gonna be staring at me with this huge bump and I just.... argh!" You screamed out your frustration into Jacob's pillow which of course smelled like him and that sent you into a new wave of crying.

"What baby, what?" "Argh, your pillow smells like you!" You yelled, frustrated still. Jacob couldn't help but smile at that.

"Here bub, I see your water bottle is behind you on the nightstand can you take a drink please?" You nodded, guiding the straw into your mouth and taking a long pull. "Good, good job, keep doing that today okay?" You nodded.

Jacob got closer to the camera of his phone, so close that you could only see his mouth and facial hair. You laughed. "You wanna know a secret?" He asked, looking off somewhere on set so now you could only see one of his eyes. You grabbed Jacob's pillow and cuddled it. "What?" "I did give you a kiss goodbye, I tried to wake you but I knew you were probably gonna be sick as soon as you woke up so I left you be. I still gave you a forehead kiss though, I promise." You nodded. He was right, you did puke as soon as you got up for the day. "Thank you. I was really tired, I was up late reading again." Jacob smiled. "Is the book good?" You nodded, grabbing the 800 page monstrosity off your nightstand and showed it to him where you had left off.

"Damn baby, you can kill someone with that thing?" You quirked your eyebrow. "Don't piss the pregnant lady off." Jacob nodded. "Here how about I send an uber eats out for the cream cheese and maybe some chocolate too and they'll drop it off so you don't have to go anywhere?" You nodded, wiping at your eyes again. The nice gesture caused your eyes to well up again. "I'd really like that, thank you."

"I'm happy to help baby, is there anything else you want?" "Nutella... and maybe some cheetos? The jalepeno ones..." Jacob expected some weird items to be added to his shopping list. "Got it bub. I gotta get back now but by the time I get home, I want you to have drank that whole water bottle okay?" You nodded and just to make him smile took another long drink from your straw.

"Thank you, I'll see you in a few hours okay? Go and get my Rugby sweater if that'll help too?" Your eyes lit up at the mention of his old sweater. He blew you a kiss "Love you baby! Give the bean my love."

"We love you too!"

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I meant for this to be a ficlet but then I got inspiration and it was quite fun! I hope you liked this

Pregnant again???? OH SNAP

"Baby? I'm home!" You heard your husband and golden retriever Layla walk into the house. He had just gotten home from dropping your daughter Eleanor off at his parents for a grandma and grandpa sleepover and then taken Layla on a walk.

You had taken that time to confirm a suspicion you had for the last few weeks. Whether or not you were pregnant again. You had been feeling dizzy, nauseous, achey, tired, all the symptoms you had felt your first time around when you were pregnant with your now toddler. You just wanted to make sure.

So you sent Jake out for a bit so you could take the test in private.

Holding the positive test in your hand, you dropped it quickly in the sink and jumped up to shut the door. "Babe? You okay?" Jake asked from out in the hall.

"Yeah, just a minute." You were elated of course to give Jacob another baby and your daughter a little sibling, you just needed a few minutes to think of how to tell him.

Finally deciding to just bite the bullet and go for it, you unlocked the door and stepped out of the bathroom finding Jacob laying on the bed, one arm behind his head as he scrolled on his phone. "You feeling sick again babe?" Jacob asked, his eyebrows furrowed in concern.

You wrapped your arms around your midsection, hugging yourself. You couldn't help but grin elatedly. "I'm not sick, Jacob..." Jacob eyed you in confusion. "Wh- you've been throwing up all the time, you've been sleeping a ton, I just got you a ton of medicine last week..." You nodded, continuing to grin while waiting for him to put the dots together.

It took him a second but eventually his eyes rounded as he realized what symptoms he was describing. "No..." He said in shock, mouth splitting up in a smile. You chuckled and nodded.

Walking forward you grabbed Jacob's giant hand and placed it on your belly that would soon turn into all baby bump.

Jacob rapidly blinked as his eyes filled with tears. Happy tears of course. "Y-your sure?" You nodded. "I took the test while you were with Ellie. It's in the sink still." You gestured to the still open bathroom door.

Jacob rolled off the bed and went to inspect the test for himself. Seeing that it was indeed positive, he put his hand over his mouth in shock. "We- we're gonna have another baby?" He asked quietly. You nodded.

YES!!! I can do a few headcanons for now but if you have any other protective dad jacob ideas PLEASE let me know!!!

Jacob ALWAYS takes extra security measures whenever he knows his bubbas are coming to set or to hollywood events

Usually there's so much security there already but there's people there JUST for you and the bubbas

Some people think he's being overbearing but it makes him and you feel a lot better that way so you keep the bodyguards and drivers and everything

He always makes sure the kiddos have shades, hats, hoodies, bandanas on... SOMETHING to cover their faces when they're out in public

and if they're too small to wear something, he holds them close pushes their face into his shoulder so no one can get a good look at their faces

He'll tell stories for days when they're little but once they're older he makes sure to talk to them "do you want me to talk about this in interviews? is that okay? if not, daddy won't. You deserve your privacy"

And on the night before your first hollywood event you're going to with jacob, you two talk in bed that night about what he's allowed to talk about with you and what to avoid to respect you

And he's VERY respectful and private and he makes sure the interviewers know what he WILL And will not talk about and if they ask inappropriate questions, he will not hesitate to stay silent or just up and walk out