#kovjin

modern au wouldn’t be complete without a hint of real world circumstances, so I’ve spent the day thinking about how they’d hold up with their hoard of children

firstly, Kovina has sacrificed one of her living room walls and has allowed all the kids to just go absolutely ape shit with paint, crayons, pens, you name it - those kids have used it to create some beautiful (but sloppy, according to Gurjin) artwork that Kovina secretly wants to keep forever

Nym has taken it upon himself to be the third parent of the house, the boss of the kids if you will, and has been caught a number of times reminding the others (and by others I mean Ruba and Jorah, Kova is still a baby and has no concept of being alive without assistance from Gurjin and Kovina) of the rules everyday.

“Remember, one exercise a day!! Daddy said we can go for a walk later so we have to stay inside until then!!”

“But my ball is just outside the fence. Can’t I go get it?”

“I’m telling mom!”

*indistinct muttering* “You’re so mean.”

As much as they appreciate Nym’s efforts to enforce the law, the bickering between him and Ruba has increased significantly and in turn, so has the amount of gin and lemonades consumed by both parents after the kids have FINALLY gone to bed at 10 pm

“Hey, do you maybe wanna... slow down on the drinks?”

“Do YOU wanna slow down on the drinks?”

“To be fair, I’m not the one breastfeeding our youngest right now...”

“The third drawer of our freezer is full of frozen breast milk. Please, let me enjoy one more gin before I burst into tears.”

“Ah, right... sorry love, here’s another drink.”

Their daily exercise is taken by the whole family (unless the smallest need a nap, then Gurjin takes the older two and lets them get as much exercise as they need to fall asleep at a reasonable time) and involves Kova wrapped up in his baby sling on Kovina’s chest and being mostly asleep for the whole walk, a spare toddler carrier on Gurjin’s back for when Jorah inevitably gets too tired of walking and needs to be carried back.

Towards the end of the walk you bet your ass both Gurjin and Kovina are lugging back a child and a scooter each as Nym and Ruba decide they no longer want to ride their scooters and want to instead argue about who’s wall art was better all the way home.

Thank you for the ask!! 🥺

4) I definitely think Gurjin initiates the first dreamfast, for the sole purpose of showing Kovina what happened to him at the castle. Kovina was dishonourably discharged from her service as a castle guard after Gurjin was captured and Rian had ran away, she refused to believe that her friends had murdered Mira, someone they had all cared for, and spent most of her time in Sami Thicket with Siora before the Gelfling Rebellion began.

Thank you for the ask! 🥺

1) Outside of canon, they would both enjoy a quick trip to that little bar in Stone-in-the-Wood for a few drinks to relax but going along with canon, they’d probably just sneak around the castle after dark just to whisper some stupid shit to each other and try not to get caught lol

2) Gurjin is from the Drenchen Clan and Kovina is from the Vapra clan, so unfortunately Kovina’s parents did not approve and made it crystal clear to her that if she continued to court Gurjin she would no longer be apart of their family, which Kovina agreed to without a second thought because she don’t give a fuck about no bitch

I’ve thought about how Gurjin’s family would perceive Kovina and I guess they would probably be slightly apprehensive at first, especially just before the Garthim wars (going along with canon, most of my shit is War Free AU) since the clans still have slight rivalry but I imagine that once it’s out in the open that they’re together, Laesid and Naia would be okay with them dating. (In my AU Bellanji is a top notch grandpa who gets his grandkids into all sorts of mischief, and they get away with it because he says they can lmao)