They had been the most bitter of enemies
He had taken her powers; she had gotten them back and taken his
He got them back as well but the cost had been high
It cost him a mother, at the hands of someone he thought he loved
Did love… even past the moment she had two arrows buried in her chest
But he couldn't blame her because he was just as responsible
He brought her into this world; a world his aunt told him had no room for love
The venom in her eyes in those last moments chilled him even in memory.
He lost himself then, he was either drinking or killing
The peaceful ones were safe
But there would be no handcuffs and jail bars for the others
The ones who broke the law were given true justice
But the seas of blood never filled the hole he felt to his core
He ignored their calls and texts, ignored the knocking at the door
Until the day a pissed off Fuchsbau pulled him to the hospital
She didn't say a word and shoved him in the room
And there the bane of his existence sat with a Cheshire grin
Holding the most beautiful baby boy he had ever seen
Somehow with a look she had cleared all the others out of the room
It was almost as if she was expecting his breakdown
He truly cried for the first time in a long while
There were tears shed but this was a different
This was for his mother, this was for Juliet, this was for himself.
He stopped as soon as she lifted his head
There was no anger or venom or hatred in her eyes
They had been each other's personal hell for the last four years
But looking at her now, all that these eyes contained were sympathy and condolence.
Something passed between them in that moment
Something that took both their breaths away
Something that erased the last four years of bile and darkness and hate
And warmth warmed two cold hearts
The tiniest of sneezes broke the tension
And the next generation of Grimm cried out for his parents.