Tranquil morning of a spring saturday, Spelldon walked down the stairs to make breakfast for his adorable husband and children only to find his eldest daughter on the couch of the living room, watching a movie that he swore was mute but the silence of the house let him hear the really low voices and sounds, she was curled up, hugging her teddy bear, crying.
The witch approached her and hugged her asking what happened or if she was hurt.
"Daddy..." She started speaking and Spelldon felt like his heart might melt. It had been a long time since she last called him that, for some reason that 22 year old thought growing up meant not being affectionate to her parents.
He didn't say anything about it and let her continue.
"I'm sorry for being difficult... I love you, daddy, a lot" she sobbed as she cuddled with her father.
"Hey, no, honey... it's okay, I love you too, baby, you had a nightmare? Are you okay?"
"No nightmares... just got my period again and I..." But she was not able to finish her sentence for a sob that escaped her. Spelldon understood and made sure to cuddle her a bit more.
"It's alright, you wanna something sweet for breakfast? I can make pancakes" The witch offered and she nodded, he kissed her head and was about to go to the kitchen when his other two daughters' voices could be heard from the stairs.
"No! You took my favorite dress and I'm gonna tell dad!"
"Ha! It fits me better anyway!"
"How dare you?! I'm gonna k1ll you!"
"That's blood crime and Zeus is gonna punish you!"
Spelldon slowly turned his head towards the stairs, both twins yelling at each other first for a dress, then over greek gods laws, then over something Spelldon couldn't quite catch.
"Can't you all shut the fuck up?! It's seven in the fucking morning!" Valentine's voice could be heard approaching the stairs from the second floor.
"Oh, dear lord..." Spelldon said to himself, backed away a little bit before slowly making his way to the kitchen trying not to make noise nor be visible to his family. Silently checked on the calendar.
"What are you doing, dada?" A soft voice caught his attention and almost made him jump. His son, a 10 year old boy was sitting at the table.
"Two hours ago. I woke up early and got bored" the boy answered his dad and Spelldon didn't make more questions about it. Screams and yelling coming from the living room.
"Nothing baby, we just have to be... very sensitive with them for a few days, okay?" Spelldon walked to his son and scooped him up to put him on the floor.
"Get under the table and stay there until dada comes back, okay? Your daddy and sisters need some space right now" the witch was speaking when silence was all he could hear and that could be a good or a bad sign so he left his son there and made his way back to the living room.
All he found there was his 22 year old daughter, teen twins and husband curled up on the couch, all of them watching the movie and sobbing together. Spelldon walked out of there without being noticed.
"I know I've been a b1tch to our neighbors and I used a spell to make Casta forget to invite me to her concerts because I don't like the crowd and I understand if my family synching is a form of punishment but please, gods, don't let me die today" Spelldon mumbled before feeling a tug to his sweatpants. His son kneeling on the floor and holding the swearing jar.
"You said a bad word" the little boy spoke with a smile. Spelldon sighed, picked him up.
"Told you to stay under the table!" The witch tried to keep his voice as down as possible while going back to the kitchen, getting into the idea to make breakfast and different options to drink, once there he also put a heart, two lilac flowers and a star stickers on that day on the calendar.