Koushiro, FIRMLY to Taichi's child {in a hypothetical slightly earlier Epilogue timeline}: No matter what anyone else in this world may believe, you and Taichi-san are important to me too. Taichi's child: Taichi's child: ...Can I spend the night??? Koushiro: Yes. Taichi's child: Can Dad come too??? Koushiro: Koushiro: (It's not like we haven't been seeing each other. But Taichi-san will have some more time soon) Koushiro: It's fine, of course. (Smile) Taichi's child, nodding firmly: Ok, then... before Dad and the rest gets here... Taichi's child, pleading look: (Can I play on the game system with you because I'm very emotional right now and *need* to unwind before I *burst into tears* and you're the *best*???) KoushirO, Immediately Picking Up On: Absolutely Koushiro: (I'll have to pretend to lose again this time, maybe...)

Notes: - epilogue era / Taichi and Koushiro are adults, 30-35+ - partly based on general headcanons, partly based on my old as heck Digimon OC fic and the headcanons I/young me had for its own future / epilogue era (also it was more canon compliant overall but ah well .....) (thus many things happen differently between these two things) - partly based on new ideas gained from Tri that seriously will not leave my mind, help, (ok but seriously who else would be -- after Hikari --) - multiple timelines ? involved ?? here - ... young me could have picked a better name for Koushiro’s daughter ;; but honestly I don’t really want to change it, sooo it stuck for now (aha) (maybe her “full” name can be a little different depending? maybe it’s a nickname? maybe I’ll still change it later? who knows) - ( Taichi voice in the background ‘but it’s like “(Ya)gami”!!’ ) (she’s likely adopted in some way anyhow ok) - it even fits with this headcanon actually, why - this entire “part” is more like really choppy dialogues as I figure out how to “fill in” the rest of these verses so it leads partly to this, so probably this whole thing will be rewritten in the future, but the ideas still stand - TAISHIRO GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AUs SERIOUSLY YOU GUYS IF YOU THINK WITH TAICHI’S PROFESSION -- - ... further notes after * [1] He flings the door open -- -- the blue glow -- of the computer screen, in the darkened room, startles him as he stares, wide-eyed, at -- ( h i s -- ) "Kami--?!" -- she stares, blankly, at the screen as the light begins to grow stronger -- Kai, [ who ] ( i n i t i a l l y ) [ -- wanted nothing more than to ] ( r u n a w a y ) -- could only -- fling himself toward her as the light envelopes them both -- leaving neither child behind. * the door to the master bedroom bangs open as it's stormed guns pointed ready to shoot anyone who had been there * ( and particularly ) ( t h o s e t w o -- ) ( “ C h o s e n ” ) * however, they were greeted by an empty room * [ they leave it ] [ ... d e s t r o y e d ] [ a n y w a y ] * [1] "We're... being targeted," Koushiro whispers, strained voice shaky with heavy breaths, "but not just by the government." "Taichi-san, remember before," "When the Digital World itself began attacking us?" "Y-... Yes, but--" ('What is he -- is it happening again?! -- but the portal had let us in??--') "Back then," "it wasn't just Hikari-san who noticed it--" "felt it." "Taichi-san," " I did, too. " Taichi stares at him, wide-eyed -- (Koushiro did mention, back then...) (but?!--) "I had thought, at the time--" "Perhaps it was just, my senses and awareness had been heightened--" "That was partly it, but--" "it wasn't the whole reason." "...Koushiro, what are you trying to say--?!" * [2] "We're being rejected" "because the Digital World, once again," "is thinking of us as the enemy" "but then--" "The reason our children were let in--" "--it's not just because they're Chosen," "Taichi-san." "There's another reason." "One, a certain one, among them" "had the power to open the gate" "--and immediately close it again" "blocking us from entering" * [1]-[2] "Koushiro, what--" Taichi begins asking, depserately, * [2] Koushiro turns, tearing his gaze away from the ( l i g h t ) of his Pibook’s screen, ... To stare at him, eyes filled with worry, and says -- * [1] Koushiro's tired eyes, filled with worry, look up at him, as Taichi stares down -- * [1]-[2] " Taichi-san, " "Homeostasis is possessing Kami." *** Notes: - DUN DUN DUNNNNNN (I’m sorry) - partly inspired by this particular Tri scene (note my commentary maybe) - partly inspired by young me’s own headcanons I’d had since loooong before Tri - Koushiro is definitely injured in one “timeline” here (hence his looking up at Taichi in [1]) (there’s probably blood I’m sorry) - (that’s kind of what happens when you’re knocked out and injured and bloodied and your [not quite yet ? but might as well be] husband helps you escape a burning wreck by somehow forcing open a portal to the Digital World when it should be rejecting them except this one is forcing me to rewrite my own whole OC verse idea T a i c h i get yourself TOGETHER) - in [1], Yagami Kai (Taichi’s son) and Izumi Kami[ka?] [Kamiko?] (idek) (Koushiro’s daughter) ... are back at Koushiro’s place for reasons but ..... (also I barely get to show them here bc lead-up but I LOVE THEM SO MUCH HELP honestly if you hate the epilogue kids get out of my house) (i’m serious I’ve had epilogue kids headcanons ever since that old OC fic) - in [2] it’s . canon compliant ? so they’re leaving straight from the 02 ending scene kind of (note the 02) - [2] - canon compliant with the OC verse incorporated in background anyhow... - [1]-[2] - Homeostasis why - mainly I just wanted to get to the last line because whooooo -- - ---HOMEOSTASIS STOP ( - yeah he’s still using the -san ) ( - Homeostasis really can’t give Koushiro and Taichi a break ) ( - particularly Koushiro though )

Pairing: Umi x Yuuta from Digimon adventure 02