Prompt: Shooting Stars
Pairing: Eevee/Katsuki & child
Katsuki Bakugou was currently working with his brother Izuku in Tattooin when he had to run back home when his wife Eevee called suddenly with a few words that sent butterflies and bees in his stomach.
The egg is hatching.
Without saying goodbye to the verdanette he released blasts in his hands, heading towards Verdant Lake where they lived, praying that he would make it in time to see his first child and the hatching. It is not something anyone can see every day, and he is sure as hell he is not missing this.
Ten minutes later he arrived at their cottage and pretty much blasted the door open and ran down to the hatchery where Eevee was keeping an eye on their egg. He came in panting and sweating and stared at his wife, looking exhausted yet happy, not having the energy to go through any transformations yet, and right next to her an egg, red with blue swirls here and there, showed obvious signs of their baby fighting its way out. Lines started from the top and were shattering towards the middle, and a few shell pieces fell from them.
Katsuki's breath hitched as he saw the spectacle with excitement and fear. My baby is being born right now. Will it be okay with the hatching process? Does it need help? What if something goes wrong? His mind was reeling and was starting to feel dizzy, the same dizziness he had felt when Eevee delivered the egg two months prior.
Keep it together dumbass, don't you dare pass out like you did last time! Katsuki berated himself and slowly and numbly walked towards the nest and plopped down when he reached his goal and stared at the egg with hazed eyes. He felt like he was in the twilight zone, going insane that their son/daughter was taking their time. Why the hell is it taking forever?
"H-how much longer, babe?" Katsuki whispered as he felt her hands remove his gauntlets. "I want to meet our child."
"Not much longer, can you smell it Katsuki?" Eevee asked and he gave a confused look. "Smell the egg, you will know."
Katsuki nodded and leaned closer to the egg, and inhaled deeply. It smelled so strong, and it was something his mind was familiar with but he could not pinpoint the scent. Another thing he detected was the heat it was giving off, and immediately he could tell that their child will have a flame or heat-based quirk.
But what is this scent? It smelled like it was burning, but it wasn't unpleasant. It also smelled refreshing like a particular forest. He could also possibly relate it to some menthol balm…wait…
It hit him. "Pine trees and firewood." Katsuki answered and he was ecstatic, it reminded him of their first camping trip together. "It smells like that time we were at Vandor camping ground."
Eevee nodded. "It was also the same place where we mated. Eevee was so happy we mated there, it took in the scent as an imprint of where it was conceived." She then chuckled as another round of cracks and clicks were heard. "Eevee is so happy."
"I am happy too Eve, and proud." Katsuki replied and hugged his wife. "Even though you nearly killed me the first seven months, I am still proud to be your husband and this child's father." He then kissed Eevee's forehead and she purred deeply, relishing his scent and love. "I just want them out now, Jesus now THEY are killing me."
Both chuckled for several moments before they felt the heat increase and the rest of the egg started to ignite, freaking Katsuki out and was about to grab the extinguisher when the scent started to become more blended. It was calming, like the scent of the pine bark when stewed in boiling water, and that meant that it was not in distress.
It was ready.
Eevee and Katsuki stared at the dancing embers as they ate the rest of the egg shells away and something popped out on one side. It was long, bushy, and had the same color as Katsuki's hair, and it was followed by a little red paw. Flames then increased as it revealed more of itself and with a bright flash, the rest of the shells exploded, and in the center of the nest revealed a baby in red fur, soft blonde tuft and tail, and brilliantly red eyes. It took a deep breath and exhaled a small flame and sparks popped at the end of it.
"Bah…"
"Ha…haha…" Tears left Katsuki's eyes as he locked with their newborn, allowing the imprinting to be finalized. His child…their child…and the feeling of pride swelled in him like a balloon.
"Hello, baby." Eevee said, and it smiled. "Mom and Dad welcomes you to our world." She then picked it up and smiled even wider. "We have a boy Katsuki, do you have a name for him?"
Katsuki just shook his head. "It is customary for the Mother to name the boy. I know you have been looking at celestial names. Do you have one?"
Eevee looked at their fluffy baby flareon and gave it some thought. "Apollo, he came bursting out like a sun and he has a flame Quirk. Our shooting star."
Katsuki smiled widely and took a picture of Eevee and the newly named Apollo. "That is perfect, Apollo…the god of the sun."
Katsuki then sent the photo to their close family with the title, 'Welcome Apollo. Don't bother us until the weekend, you can see him then. Unless you wanna die, that is.'
Apollo Bakugou
Born: October 8
Quirk: Foxfire
Can breathe flames with a mix of nitroglycerin bombs for a delayed secondary explosion