[What a question...one that he's not afraid to answer, per say, but perhaps its just...more sad for him to bring up. His expression sure shows it, what with the way it falls only a touch, retaining that wistfulness. ]
Oh...oh yes, my son. I have harbored love for both, but...none of my pursuits ever bore fruit.
[If Choromatsu ever wondered where the two seahorses Poseidon owns came from....that was basically all he got from trying, ever.]
It is why I chose to....mm. "Adopt" children of my own, to put it in those terms. When you have existed for as many millennia as I have, you realize that having no one to share your creations with can get frightfully lonely.
[ Man he just got held and already got a lot of affection... but fuck it. He's swimming up to Poseidon's nearest arm and giving it a hug. Because dad should have one. ]
His first inclination is to lift his hand a little, cupping it in the water around where Choromatsu is without actually touching him. He's still smiling.]
It- ...ah...it really is okay, son...
[But he doesn't stop him from hugging him, either. It's probably a very real possibility that Poseidon, on top of never having had a relationship, has never...been hugged, not really. His sons can only do so much without being able to physically embrace him, and they have each other...
Eventually, he does let his finger press lightly against Choromatsu's back, as if to mimic something a bit more like a hug.]
Perhaps...some day, I will find my soulmate, one to spend eternity with. But it is no longer my priority.
[It's...always been a big deal for him, as far as relationships go, but he's only just now considered the fact of his sons having more than one parent. He can't help but wonder if only him raising them is really the best for them...
But that's just another thing he can lose sleep over since he's almost always thinking about his children anymore anyway.]
Well...things work out in funny ways, sometimes. You never know how things may end up working out. It is very possible our family will grow in due time.
That gets the god to purse his lips, staring off into the sea once more...but less wistfully this time. It's more like he's trying to reboot, instead.
Then, with the hand that had been cradling Choromatsu, he very carefully plucks him off his arm like a scruffed kitten and holds him in front of his nose.]
[ Okay he expected that little BSOD moment but he wasn't expecting to be picked up. His arms and tail go stiff for a moment, and only after the "too young" comment does he start to squirm and flail. ]
N-No, I'm not...!
[ ...okay yes he is, even he knows this, he doesn't even WANT kids right now. But he hates being called too young so here he is protesting anyway. ]
[As if sensing his son's impending demise, Poseidon pulls him away so he can look down at him with big, sad eyes.]
But I still miss it, you know? You were all so small, and adorable, and you played in my hair all the time...and you were so curious about everything, so pure...
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Oh...oh yes, my son. I have harbored love for both, but...none of my pursuits ever bore fruit.
[If Choromatsu ever wondered where the two seahorses Poseidon owns came from....that was basically all he got from trying, ever.]
It is why I chose to....mm. "Adopt" children of my own, to put it in those terms. When you have existed for as many millennia as I have, you realize that having no one to share your creations with can get frightfully lonely.
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...That's really sad, actually.
[ He'd kind of known for a while that his dad was lonely before they were born but not this much about him. ]
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[He laughs a bit thickly, shaking his head.]
I have more love than I could possibly hold for my children. I could not really ask for much more.
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His first inclination is to lift his hand a little, cupping it in the water around where Choromatsu is without actually touching him. He's still smiling.]
It- ...ah...it really is okay, son...
[But he doesn't stop him from hugging him, either. It's probably a very real possibility that Poseidon, on top of never having had a relationship, has never...been hugged, not really. His sons can only do so much without being able to physically embrace him, and they have each other...
Eventually, he does let his finger press lightly against Choromatsu's back, as if to mimic something a bit more like a hug.]
Perhaps...some day, I will find my soulmate, one to spend eternity with. But it is no longer my priority.
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I'd say I hope that happens before we all decide to be independent but I have a feeling most of them won't ever want to do that.
[ Definitely not someone like Osomatsu at least ]
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[ SO ARE YOU CHOROMATSU ]
...Though... come to think of it I don't really know what having a mother is like.
[ or two dads. ]
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Poseidon nudges the side of Choromatsu's cheek with his finger at that.]
No...I suppose you really would like to, someday.
[Hm...]
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Maybe? I don't know... it doesn't seem that big of a deal.
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[It's...always been a big deal for him, as far as relationships go, but he's only just now considered the fact of his sons having more than one parent. He can't help but wonder if only him raising them is really the best for them...
But that's just another thing he can lose sleep over since he's almost always thinking about his children anymore anyway.]
Well...things work out in funny ways, sometimes. You never know how things may end up working out. It is very possible our family will grow in due time.
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...
......
.........
Fuck, he's doing it. ]
Yeah, you never know. After all I could be bringing home grandchildren any day now.
[ 👀 ]
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That gets the god to purse his lips, staring off into the sea once more...but less wistfully this time. It's more like he's trying to reboot, instead.
Then, with the hand that had been cradling Choromatsu, he very carefully plucks him off his arm like a scruffed kitten and holds him in front of his nose.]
Too young.
[HE'S NOT AT ALL TOO YOUNG and he knows this but.
but....]
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N-No, I'm not...!
[ ...okay yes he is, even he knows this, he doesn't even WANT kids right now. But he hates being called too young so here he is protesting anyway. ]
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[Choromatsu gets gently plopped into his other palm as he continues.]
Having relationships is fine and all, but I caution you not to rush into things. You may never know how they will turn out later on!
[And he uh...still has not met them.]
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Yeah, yeah, I know. I was just teasing, dad.
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But you'd like grandchildren eventually, wouldn't you~? Having actual little guppies around again would be nice right~?
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But that gets him to falter, his tail lashing in the water.]
I- b-but...well......
[Actual little guppies.........
...
Poseidon's lip starts quivering. He misses the time when they were as big as his fingertip so much...]
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uh oh ]
...Are you okay?
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[He's fine for about two more seconds before he presses Choromatsu to his cheek just a tad too snugly, sniffing loudly.]
I was just thinking...a-about how it feels like it was just yesterday I was teaching you how to swim......uuuu...
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Um... th-think about it this way though! Were we really better at that size?
I bet you had to be a LOT more careful to avoid crushing us!!
[ HINT HINT... ]
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I did...I was s-so frightened that I would accidentally hurt one of my precious jewels...
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S-See, so it's better that we're not guppies anymore...!
P-Please don't be sad dad.
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But I still miss it, you know? You were all so small, and adorable, and you played in my hair all the time...and you were so curious about everything, so pure...
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When you have guppies you must bring them to see their Grandgod, okay? I want to teach them how to love the ocean just as I did for you!
[When.
...also he really fucking misses having babies around, okay.]
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