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esp_dragonv2Fandom: Noblesse
Summary: Tao was staring up at Muzaka with a very concentrated look, his lips pursed and his brow furrowed.
Contains: Muzaka/Frankenstein
Notes: Muzaka never left, and they picked up the kid!trio verse. Because of course I need another verse to confuse everyone, aahahah.
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 729
Status: Work in progress
Tao was staring up at Muzaka with a very concentrated look, his lips pursed and his brow furrowed.
It was different from how Tao looked, who asked questions about everything and moved on before it could be answered. If Tao hadn't said anything so far, it meant he was considering something carefully.
Muzaka left him to it, still tinkering with the camera he was working on - the design was good, but it still wasn't quite durable for what he put them through. Tao would come to him when he was comfortable or once he knew how to ask.
"Daaad," Tao drew out, pulling a chair up beside him and sitting down.
"Yeah, kiddo?" Muzaka said, patting him on the head, looking away from his work.
Tao squinted at him again. "You've got long hair."
"I do." Muzaka smiled, not trying to predict Tao's line of thought - it tended to bounce around and skip a few steps, so Muzaka was never right about that. It was better for Tao to just lead him there himself.
"Do you know how ta tie it up in a braid?"
"Yup! Wanna learn how to?" Muzaka said, already running a hand through his hair, sorting it into smaller segments.
Tao nodded, his eyes sparkling as Muzaka handed him a part of his hair.
* * *
Muzaka heard the door open, seeing Frankenstein from the corner of his eyes as he lifted his hand to high five Tao.
"Having fun?" Frankenstein asked, amusement clear in his voice.
"Totally!" Tao crowed as he hopped off his chair and dashed out the room. "Thanks dad!"
"That look longer than I expected," Muzaka said with a soft chuckle, looking over the myriad of braids Tao had made as he practiced. The later ones were neater and were already unravelling themselves. The early ones... Well, they were going to need a little more work to untangle.
"You do have a lot of hair to work with," Frankenstein pointed out as Muzaka stood up and stretched.
"Means he got more practice in, heh. Should I keep 'em in for dinner?" Tao would probably feel sad if he got rid of them all as soon as they finished.
"Would you even be able to since we're having dinner right now?" Frankenstein said, still amused.
"Eh?" Muzaka looked over at the clock on the wall, and damn. "Didn't realise it was that late." And now that he was paying attention, he could smell dinner in the air. And hear the kids' tumbling footsteps as they ran towards the dining room. "Guess not, heh."
The braids would help keep his hair out of his food as well anyway.
* * *
Tao kept glancing at Muzaka during dinner and every time, Tao grinned wide before eating again.
Worth it.
* * *
Muzaka frowned at the knot in his hair. "I watched him! How'd they end up like this?" He'd been tugging at it for a few minutes already and just cutting it off was looking more reasonable. His hair would grow back by morning anyway.
"Tao does seem to have an ability to generate chaos with whatever he touches," Frankenstein said, working on a different knot.
"Hnnn..." And didn't Muzaka know it. "Okay, five more minutes and then I'm cutting them off."
"Ah?" Frankenstein's smirk was sharp when he looked over. "There's fights even you'll back down from?"
Muzaka laughed, leaning into him, still working at the knot. "I know when I'm beat." It wasn't as if lives were on the line over his hair either.
* * *
"Dad, dad, what do ya think?"
Muzaka looked over from cooking breakfast, seeing Takeo and Tao standing at the doorway. Takeo was still yawning as Tao bounced on his feet - Takeo also had his hair tied up in a braid. It was neater than Tao's early attempts, and held in place with a hairtie.
Muzaka beamed at them. "Great! Breakfast is almost ready, so go grab some plates, yeah?"
"Yeah!"
* * *
Breakfast was the usual affair of bustle and clatter as they ate and chatted, but Muzaka noticed Tao kept glancing between Frankenstein and Em.
Oh boy. Em's hair was shorter than Frankenstein's, but Muzaka was sure that wasn't going to stop whatever idea was forming in Tao's mind.
So long as it didn't result in more knots, that would be fine.
Summary: Tao was staring up at Muzaka with a very concentrated look, his lips pursed and his brow furrowed.
Contains: Muzaka/Frankenstein
Notes: Muzaka never left, and they picked up the kid!trio verse. Because of course I need another verse to confuse everyone, aahahah.
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 729
Status: Work in progress
Tao was staring up at Muzaka with a very concentrated look, his lips pursed and his brow furrowed.
It was different from how Tao looked, who asked questions about everything and moved on before it could be answered. If Tao hadn't said anything so far, it meant he was considering something carefully.
Muzaka left him to it, still tinkering with the camera he was working on - the design was good, but it still wasn't quite durable for what he put them through. Tao would come to him when he was comfortable or once he knew how to ask.
"Daaad," Tao drew out, pulling a chair up beside him and sitting down.
"Yeah, kiddo?" Muzaka said, patting him on the head, looking away from his work.
Tao squinted at him again. "You've got long hair."
"I do." Muzaka smiled, not trying to predict Tao's line of thought - it tended to bounce around and skip a few steps, so Muzaka was never right about that. It was better for Tao to just lead him there himself.
"Do you know how ta tie it up in a braid?"
"Yup! Wanna learn how to?" Muzaka said, already running a hand through his hair, sorting it into smaller segments.
Tao nodded, his eyes sparkling as Muzaka handed him a part of his hair.
Muzaka heard the door open, seeing Frankenstein from the corner of his eyes as he lifted his hand to high five Tao.
"Having fun?" Frankenstein asked, amusement clear in his voice.
"Totally!" Tao crowed as he hopped off his chair and dashed out the room. "Thanks dad!"
"That look longer than I expected," Muzaka said with a soft chuckle, looking over the myriad of braids Tao had made as he practiced. The later ones were neater and were already unravelling themselves. The early ones... Well, they were going to need a little more work to untangle.
"You do have a lot of hair to work with," Frankenstein pointed out as Muzaka stood up and stretched.
"Means he got more practice in, heh. Should I keep 'em in for dinner?" Tao would probably feel sad if he got rid of them all as soon as they finished.
"Would you even be able to since we're having dinner right now?" Frankenstein said, still amused.
"Eh?" Muzaka looked over at the clock on the wall, and damn. "Didn't realise it was that late." And now that he was paying attention, he could smell dinner in the air. And hear the kids' tumbling footsteps as they ran towards the dining room. "Guess not, heh."
The braids would help keep his hair out of his food as well anyway.
Tao kept glancing at Muzaka during dinner and every time, Tao grinned wide before eating again.
Worth it.
Muzaka frowned at the knot in his hair. "I watched him! How'd they end up like this?" He'd been tugging at it for a few minutes already and just cutting it off was looking more reasonable. His hair would grow back by morning anyway.
"Tao does seem to have an ability to generate chaos with whatever he touches," Frankenstein said, working on a different knot.
"Hnnn..." And didn't Muzaka know it. "Okay, five more minutes and then I'm cutting them off."
"Ah?" Frankenstein's smirk was sharp when he looked over. "There's fights even you'll back down from?"
Muzaka laughed, leaning into him, still working at the knot. "I know when I'm beat." It wasn't as if lives were on the line over his hair either.
"Dad, dad, what do ya think?"
Muzaka looked over from cooking breakfast, seeing Takeo and Tao standing at the doorway. Takeo was still yawning as Tao bounced on his feet - Takeo also had his hair tied up in a braid. It was neater than Tao's early attempts, and held in place with a hairtie.
Muzaka beamed at them. "Great! Breakfast is almost ready, so go grab some plates, yeah?"
"Yeah!"
Breakfast was the usual affair of bustle and clatter as they ate and chatted, but Muzaka noticed Tao kept glancing between Frankenstein and Em.
Oh boy. Em's hair was shorter than Frankenstein's, but Muzaka was sure that wasn't going to stop whatever idea was forming in Tao's mind.
So long as it didn't result in more knots, that would be fine.