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[Sol 1]

It seemed that every time Sol thought of returning to their home in Zena something would keep the newly married pair in Matori. At first it had been the meeting with Koril’s parents, then their own private wedding ceremony and now they were at the mercy of fate.

After that night Sol had been afraid it was all a spur of the moment thing, that it wouldn’t really pan out, but once Koril assured him that yes adoption was possible for them they’d started the search. It had been a hard choice at first; should they look for a child in Matori or Zena? Ultimately it had been Sol that made the decision. Until they all adjusted to one another it might be easier around those who were more experienced. Sol wasn’t sure where his fathers were traveling these days, but Dexurn and Shadiya were close.

Contact with a children’s home had been made, as well as several elders who had been known to care for foundlings. The interview process was….admittedly more in depth than Sol was prepared for. He’d been asked questions about his family that he himself had never even thought of. One woman in particular hadn’t looked on them kindly for being hybrids, much less so once she found out Sol was blind. He tried not to let it affect him, but the longer they went without contact just made him worry.

[Sol 2]

Sol had been doing his best to tidy up when his husband arrived. Sensing the other man’s aura without even having to do much as turn was now second nature to him but that also came with its own draw backs. Such as being able to feel his anxieties before hearing them aloud. Wrapping his arm around the other man, the healer pulled him close and pressed a kiss to the top of his head. “They said we would receive a letter by the end of the week and today’s the last day.” His tone was solemn and quiet, as if he already knew the answer. If they were really going to be chosen they would be waiting this long, would they?

[Sol 3]

“You might as well call her what she is.” Sol snorted, and with a breathless chuckle he rubbed his face into Koril’s hair before rising up. “Just because I’m blind doesn’t mean I can’t smell. It doesn’t matter how much flower oil she covers herself in it won’t replace a bath.” Hearing the news about the kehtra though…It was enough to bring a genuine smile to his face. A sad one but genuine. “See? It all worked out we just…had to give it a little time.”

[Sol 4]

Sol smirked. “You’d be surprised with what a little magic can do. A simple spell and all your senses are dulled.” It may have taken away his ability to task, but at the very least Sol hadn’t had to suffer through that any longer than he already had.

His antennae flickered with surprise, but quickly calmed under Koril’s touch. “Not yet, I was waiting for you to get back.” Besides, being around his in-law’s without any sort of news was as awkward as it was painful. He knew they meant well and they didn’t try to make things uncomfortable, but even well meaning inquiries could sting.

“I was thinking we could-”

At first Sol wasn’t sure what he heard until the knocking got louder. “Do you think…?”

[Sol 5]

Sol couldn’t help the proud little smirk that crossed his face. “Seems like a you problem.” Honestly if he could have done it without being totally obvious he would have but he would have had to keep constant contact. So when the time came it was either save himself or Koril so…

For a moment all he did was listen. He very likely could have caught up to him but Sol was too scared to try. What if…? No, no worries; what would be would be. Taking a deep, steadying breath he waited for the other man to come back and did his best not to wring his hands.

He couldn’t help feeling a little jump when he heard Koril’s voice raise. When he returned Sol, without thinking, eagerly took the envelope…only to pause. “Koril…I can’t read this.”

[Sol 6]

“What?” His impatience came out as an all too eager, all too worried squeak. “What does it say?” Was the gasp a good sign? Koril’s tone was so low and try as he might Sol just couldn’t get a good read on him.

“They’re….” He barely even had time to process it before his husband’s arms were around him. For a moment Sol just rocked, too shell shocked by the news to react properly. “You’re serious? You’re not just saying that because it’s what we want to hear?”

Still, cautious as he was, excitement was quickly building inside of him.

[Sol 7]

“Okay!” He laughed, finally feeling all the tension he’d been holding starting to slip away. “Okay, I believe you! I mean, I don’t, but I do. It’s just so much to believe.” How Koril’s family wasn’t hearing all of this Sol would never know but he didn’t care. This moment was theirs!

“Okay, now I KNOW you’re lying and if she really did sign it the world must be ending.” His heart felt like a little birds whose wings couldn’t stop fluttering. He wrapped his arms around Koril and peppered his husbands head with kisses. “Does it say anything else?”

[Sol 8]

Admittedly it was a little embarrassing to feel his eyes misting up even though he was in a private space with his own husband. There was just something about being so emotionally vulnerable that made Sol feel self-conscious, but this GOOD. There were so many what if’s that had plagued him for WEEKS that now…now the hope of an actual family of their own was here.

“Next week?” His brow pinched at the thought of having to wait longer, but…” There’s a little one waiting for us, Koril….For US.” It was just so hard to believe, but there was so much they had to do! And in a weeks’ time, no less! “It might just be a meeting, but on the off chance that we can actually take them home we really need to be prepared. DO you think they would let us bring them home, that soon?”