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In this AU, Krus’ mom was married to and had Krus with Poseidon, but ended up divorcing the sea god upon finding out that he was a bigamist (at the time) and married to Amphitrite while also being married to her.

Krus was 3 at the time and didn’t see or hear any mention of his biological father after that, but still had vivid memories of him and had always wanted to reunite with him. When his mom remarried, he was happy for her and grew to see his stepdad as a father figure, but he couldn’t help but want Poseidon back in his life and constantly thought of his biological dad while spending time with his stepdad.

One day, when he was 10, he got the news that his parents died and he was devastated. He wished nothing more than to be in his biological father’s arms as he cried, but he knew he that couldn’t happen.

He subsequently moved in with and was adopted by his maternal aunt and uncle who warmly greeted him, introduced him to his cousins and adoptive siblings, and showed him around the house before sending him off to bed and assigning one of their butlers and one of their maids to tuck him in bed while they (his aunt and uncle) took care of things.

When he saw the butler, Krus couldn’t believe it.

Was it…was it truly his father?

His biological father?

Was he dreaming? Or is this a reality?

”Hello, young maste-“

”You can call me by my name, papa.” Krus knew cutting his father off was rude, but he could barely contain his excitement.

Poseidon’s eyes widened. “You…you remember me?”

Krus eagerly nodded. “I do! I know that mama divorced you because you’re a bigamist, but I firmly believe that people can change and I want to spend time with you again…just like before you left.”

Poseidon’s lips twitched into a bittersweet smile as he pulled his son into a hug. “I’m so sorry, son. I’m so sorry for leaving you behind and angering your mother like that. I’m so sorry about her and your father’s deaths. I’m so sorry for everything.”

”It’s okay, pa.” Krus said with a smile, hugging him back. “What matters is that you’re here now.”

The maid in the room chuckled. “Hello, Krusveto.”

”Hi!” Krus greeted, waving at the woman. “Are you my step-mother?”

Poseidon snickered at how straightforward and direct his son was and gave him a firm, but gentle pat on the back. “That’s my boy!”

The woman chuckled once more before sitting beside Krus. “Yes. My name is Amphitrite, by the way.”

“You and papa have nice names.” Krus praised. “Your parents should definitely be proud of themselves for choosing your names.”

Poseidon and the woman, Amphitrite, laughed.

”Thank you.” They said in unison.

Poseidon then grew serious. “I know you’re happy to see me again and to meet your stepmother, but you must never tell the Master and Mistress of our relation.”

”I don’t understand why I shouldn’t, but I trust you, so okay!”

Poseidon chuckled and gave him a pat on the head. “Good. Now, before you sleep, do you want a story or a lulla- woah!”

Krus grabbed his father’s wrist before yanking him down to lay down beside him before proceeding to cling onto him like a koala on its log. “Lullaby please!”

Poseidon chuckled. “Alright.”

Eventually, Krus’ aunt and uncle began to abuse him; forcing him to be ‘perfect’, pinning several activities on him that he didn’t even want to partake in, and getting physical if Krus voiced his opinion.

Poseidon and Amphitrite would always comfort him and treat his wounds, though they wished they could do more than that and save him from these abusive assholes.

This went on for five years before they eventually kicked Krus out for talking to a priest about his situation and writing about his aunt and uncle’s abuse in his diary.

”Good riddance to you two, then.” Poseidon said curtly after Krus’ uncle threw the poor Krus out in the rain.

”I beg your pardo-“

”You heard my husband.” Amphitrite said. “We are tired of you inflicting all this pain and suffering on Krus. Starting today, we will not be working as your maid and butler anymore. We will be permanently leaving this mansion with OUR son and his things.”

***

”You didn’t have to do that.” The 15-year-old Krus said as he and his parents walked in the pouring rain.

”We don’t want to work for your aunt and uncle if this is how they’re going to treat you and your cousins.” Amphitrite said.

”Not only that, but I’m not leaving you again.” Poseidon said. “I can and I will make things right.”

Later that day, the three visited the priest that Krus had been talking to for the past month or so, who allowed them to live with him.

This gave Poseidon and Amphitrite the chance to raise Krus and grow closer to him as the priest taught Krus about Christian beliefs and practices and the word of God.

Poseidon kept his promise, even going as far as to moving to a neighboring town with his wife and son when the latter grew up and started his career as a cop.

He and his wife watched as he got in and out of toxic relationships (both platonic and romantic), realized how corrupt his colleagues were, fell in love with a criminal, and had a son of his own.

At first, Krus’ union with Rschvania, the criminal he pursued romantically, and their son was a well-kept secret between Krus, Rsch, Poseidon, and Amphitrite. However, when Krus’ son, Ruv, was three, his (Ruv’s) existence and the union of Rsch and Krus was found out and things began to crumble.

Poseidon and Amphitrite were arrested, Krus and Rsch were murdered, and Ruv had to live and grow up in the slums.

After faking their deaths, Poseidon and Amphitrite moved to America to start anew, where Poseidon killed one of his demigoddess nieces who was 10+ years older than Krus and raped him when he was 20. The father of his niece, Zeus, was pissed at this and destroyed Poseidon and Amphitrite’s house as revenge.

Poseidon and Amphitrite ended up having to live with a grown up Ruv and his family. Krus and Rsch are resurrected from the dead and…well…this is where our story begins.

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1. Amphitrite

• He cheats on her, although not as much as Zeus does on Hera.
• Unlike his brother, Poseidon actually feels remorseful after his affairs.
• Besides the cheating, Poseidon is nice to his wife.
• Amphitrite is one of the two characters who break down Poseidon’s walls in this AU.
• Poseidon is a top when with other women but 100% a bottom when with Amphitrite AND YOU CANNOT CHANGE MY FUCKING MIND ABT THAT.

2. Krus

• Krus is one of the few children of Poseidon that the latter actually cares about.
• Aggressive father and rational son go brr.
• Poseidon would kill for Krus. If you hurt Krus and/or Amphitrite, say goodbye to your free trial of life. :D
• Krus appreciates his father having his back, but wishes that his father would defend him less aggressively and less violently.
• Poseidon doesn’t listen, but he still loves Krus and Krus still loves him.
• Doesn’t get why anyone would want to fuck his son over bc in his eyes, his son is too precious for this fucked up world and deserves everything good and more.
• Poseidon killed Krus’ aunt and uncle. Krus is unaware of this and Poseidon has done everything to ensure that Krus will never find out bc he knows that his son has Stockholm Syndrome for them and still cares for them no matter how much they hurt him.
• Krus is one of the two characters who breaks down Poseidon’s walls in this AU BC I CAN.
• Krus is the only one Poseidon would sing ballads for. Like, srsly, not even his wife has that privilege. 🤣
• We need more father and son duos like these two, tbh.

3. Rsch

• He adores her bc she’s one of the few in Krus’ first life who genuinely loves and cares about him and isn’t toxic af.
• He once asked Hera to kidnap Krus just to test how much lengths Rsch would go for him, and she successfully rescued Krus and passed.
• He was initially wary of her due to the fact that a lot of women in Krus’ life have fucked him over, but grew to care for her upon realizing that she ain’t like those women.
• Poseidon is a Krusvania shipper and developed a hatred for cops (with Krus being the only exception to that) solely because cops framing Rsch for their crimes (not hers) meant that Krus and Rsch couldn’t tie the knot in their first lives.

4. Ruv

• He and Poseidon were chill up until Ruv began to threaten and antagonize Krus. If you read TNGG, you will understand the context.
• Poseidon wants to mutilate Ruv, but won’t act on it for Krus’ sake.
• ”You used to be so nice to me. What happened?”
• ”You‘ve been threatening and antagonizing your father! You ain’t worthy of my respect anymore, motherfucker!”
• “Please don’t hurt him, papachka!”
• ”Fine, but only for you.”

5. Sarv and Rasazy

• The only thing I can say is that he treats them more like acquaintances that he lives with rather than family and they treat him the same way as well.

6. Selever

• They’re cool with each other.
• They know almost every sex song in the world and jam out to them together, much to everyone’s chagrin.
• They’re so casual with each other to the point where Selever was just making salsa while Poseidon and Amphitrite drunkenly had sex on the kitchen counter one time.
• They treat each other more like homies than (great)grandpa and grandson.

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Sarv and Rsch were talking and chatting eagerly while Krus and Ruv stayed silent and occasionally spoke when spoken to when Poseidon kicked down the door.

Amphitrite playfully rolled her eyes before speaking. “We’re ho…”

She trailed off as she locked eyes with her son. “Krus?”

The ex-officer’s eyes widened. “Mama?”

After a couple minutes of silence, Poseidon ran over to Krus and pulled him in for a bone crushing hug.

”My son! My precious son!”

Amphitrite couldn’t help but chuckle as her husband rambled on about how happy he was that their son was here again before turning to Sarv.

”When you said you were considering resurrecting Rsch and Krus from the dead five years ago, I didn’t think you’d actually go through with it.”

”Yeah, but I finally got the courage to do it yesterday.” Sarv said. “I know how important he is to you, so I knew you’d be thrilled.”

“You’re alive…” Krus said. “And still looking as young as you did during our first reunion.”

”Well…about that…”

”You’re the sea god yourself, aren’t you?” Rsch asked, cutting Poseidon off.

”Yes.”

”That explains a lot.” Krus said. “But it’s good to see you and mama again as well.”

Before Amphitrite could say anything to her son, Poseidon immediately sat down on the dining table and dragged Krus to sit beside him before rambling on and on about what he’s missed and what’s been going on.

Ruv glared at the two while the three women in the room snickered and looked at each other with smiles.

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Everyone was having dinner when Amphitrite turned to Krus and asked himself.

”Would you like to go on a walk with me and your father after dinner?” Amphitrite asked. “Just me, you, and him?”

Krus’ lips twitched into a small smile. “I’d like that.”

Rsch chuckled. “The three of you are so damn sweet.”

***

It was quite chilly outside, and Poseidon didn’t think Krus’ trench coat was enough to protect him from the cold, so he refused to let Krus go outside unless he wore a snow coat and a scarf.

Thankfully, Poseidon was exactly the same height and had a similar build as him, so Krus could just borrow Poseidon’s snow coat and scarf without issue.

As they walked, Krus looked around the city.

”How are ya thinking of the good ‘ol States, son?” Poseidon asks.

“It’s nice.” Krus answered wistfully. “Though I do miss Russia.”

Poseidon put a hand on his shoulder. “We know. Me and your mother miss it as well.”

After a couple minutes of silence, Amphitrite gently grabbed her son’s wrist and took him to an alleyway before turning him around to face her.

She knows damn well what she heard her son muttering during Sarv’s mass, and she is NOT going to let him go thinking this way.

“I know that you’re at unease around Sarv, but I promise you that she isn’t as bad as you think she is.” She reassured. “If you still want minimal interaction with her, it’s fine. I know it’s hard to unlearn core beliefs, so just observe her during her interactions with others and you’ll realize with time that she’s not so bad.”

Krus was silent.

The sea goddess sighed. “And all the shit, I apologize for my language as I have never cussed or speak in a vulgar manner, but all the shit that’s happened in your first life isn’t your fault.

The abuse, your cousin’s murder, your sister’s suicide, the day you got gang raped, your son’s suffering…none of that is your fault. You had no control over this.”

”I know.” Amphitrite could tell Krus was lying and just wanted this over with.

”No, no, Krus…” She put her hand in his. “It’s not your fault.”

She hugged him. “It’s not your fault.”

Krus wasn’t a very emotional person, yet one hug, ONE HUG from his parents was enough to have his eyes cosplaying as a waterfall.

Poseidon looked sympathetically and joined in the hug as Krus silently cried in his parents’ arms.

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In this AU, Rsch and Krus are boomers, with Rsch having been born in 1947 and Krus being born in 1949. They died in 1979, the former being 32 and the latter being 30 at the time.

Ruv was born 3 years before their deaths, which makes him a Gen Xer as he was born in 1976. He made the vow with Sarv when he was 25, which was in 2004. He is physiologically 47 as of now.

2 years after Ruv made the vow, he and Sarv were married, and had Selever a year later in 2007, which makes him Gen Z.

Rasazy was born in 2010, thus making her either Gen Z or Gen Alpha depending on which source you read from.

Rsch and Krus were resurrected in 2024.

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How did Krus and Poseidon get in this situation?

Well…

All they remembered was going on a walk and then two hands covering their mouths with a tissue.

Now, Zeus had two pistols pointed at them. One at the demigod and one at the sea god.

”Why are you doing this?” Krus asked. “What did we do to you?”

”Your father killed my daughter.” Zeus stated, gritting his teeth.

“Because she raped my son, ya assho-“ Poseidon was cut off by Zeus shooting him in the nuts.

”Papachka!”

”I’m sorry, son.” Poseidon groaned out.

Zeus turned to Krus, his eyes glowing gold and piercing glare on his face. “For that, I am going to kill you in front of my brother and then strip him off his immortality before filling him with bullets.”

Krus and Poseidon’s eyes widened. “NO!”

”TOO BAD ‘CAUSE THAT ISN’T AND WILL NEVER BE HAPPENING, SUKA BLYAT!”

”What the he-“ Zeus was cut off by Rsch doing a backflip and kicking him in the face.

”THIS IS FOR KIDNAPPING AND USING ME FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN THAT DAMN TRAFFICKING RING!” Rsch crushed Zeus’ nuts with her foot.

Amphitrite began to water-whip Zeus non-stop. “And this is for screwing me, my husband, our son and our future daughter-in-law over!”

The two women began to beat the shit out of Zeus, with the sea goddess being morbidly calm as she did so and the former criminal’s movements being just as aggressive as she can be when pissed, neither of them stopping until Zeus was unconscious and ichor was all over them.

They then went to their love interests and freed them of their bonds.

”Are you two alright?” Rsch and Amphitrite asked.

Krus and Poseidon smiled and nodded. “Yes. We are.”

***

Poseidon was ‘servicing’ Amphitrite to thank her for rescuing him in one room while Rsch and Krus were cuddling and tenderly French kissing in another room.

”During both times I was kidnapped, I…” Krus took a deep breath to keep himself from crying before continuing. “I didn’t think you’d come.”

Rsch cupped cheeks. “Of course I came, baby.”

She kissed him a peck on the lips and smiled at him. “I always will, no matter what it takes.”

Krus smiled back at her and gave her a kiss on the forehead. “Thank you, my love.”

”You’re welcome, Krusy.”

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Amphitrite kept her eyes trained on Poseidon as the latter poured himself a glass of cola and offered Krus some.

”It has sugar in it.” Poseidon said with a smirk, knowing damn well that his son secretly had a sweet tooth and couldn’t resist remotely anything sugary.

”I don’t see why not.” Krus said, finishing his water so his father could pour some coke in his glass as well.

”Can I have some as well?” Amphitrite asked.

”No.” Everyone else, sans Krus and Rsch, said in exasperation.

”Why not?” Krus, Rsch and Amphitrite asked, the former two in confusion and the latter annoyed.

”Number one, you don’t even like cola.” Poseidon said. “Number two, it has caffeine AND you’re on your period.”

”I can see why свекор (the wife’s father-in-law) won’t allow you to have cola, свекровь (the wife’s mother-in-law).” Rsch said.

”Caffeine and period cramps are a bit of a…not-so-favorable combination with you, mama.” Krus said nervously.

“It’ll be fine!” Amphitrite reassured. “Just pour me half a glass and I’ll be fine.”

“Amphi-“ Poseidon was promptly cut off by his wife giving him that look that she KNOWS he can’t resist.

”Please?”

”UGH! FINE. But don’t go complaining when you’re in pain later.”

”I won’t, don’t worry.”

After pouring some cola for his wife, Poseidon sat down and leaned over to Krus’ ear. “Do you still remember that signal whistle I taught you to call upon your step-uncle and step-aunts?”

“I do, papachka.” Krus whispered back.

“I’m not a religious woman, but whatever god is up there, please have mercy on us.” Rsch muttered.

***

Later that night, Krus and Rsch were clinging onto Poseidon for dear life, Ruv was doing chest compressions on a fainted Sarv, and Selever and Rasazy were in bawling their eyes out in separate corners of the house as all 50 of Amphitrite’s siblings (1 brother and 49 step-aunts) had the aforementioned sea goddess restrained.

”YOU BITCHES!” Amphitrite yelled. “YOU KNOW I SHOULDN’T HAVE DONE THAT BUT YOU STILL LET ME DO IT! HOW FUCKING DARE YOU!”

“We warned you!” Poseidon countered, holding as tightly as he could to Rsch and Krus who were both equally as traumatized as he was.

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Poseidon had ichor, though not his own, all over him as he gazed at his wounded, bleeding, gagged, and tied up younger brother.

”Not even one word in and you already look like you want me dead.” Poseidon loaded his gun.

”You’re getting all worked up over nothing!” Poseidon cackled. “You’ve changed…”

He pointed his gun at Zeus…

”You’re getting weak.”

…and then pulled the trigger.

He knew his brother wouldn’t die, but at least this asshole won’t be doing anything to his son for a while.

That’s all that matters.

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1. Poseidon

• Doesn’t like that Poseidon cheats, but still stays bc he doesn’t cheat on her as much as Zeus does on Hera and she knows that he truly loves her and DOES regret his affairs.
• She is 100% a top. No denying it.
• She loves him, but she won’t put up with him when he acts like a dick sometimes and will get him to stop.

2. Krus

• She ain’t as close to him as Poseidon is, but she adores him.
• She knows she’s technically his step-mom, but she don’t give a fuck about Krus’ bio mom. He is HER son; no one else’s.
• Hurt Krus and you gotta brace yourself for the storm of not only Poseidon, but also Amphitrite’s wrath. Never underestimate the rage of a caring mother.
• They are both book lovers and frequently read dem X-rated books together during Krus’ first life.
• She is the only one who knows that Krus frequently fantasizes about getting topped by Rsch in an alleyway. Not even Rsch herself knows. XD

3. Rsch

• Like Poseidon, she adores her so much so to the point where they already consider her their daughter-in-law and insists that she calls them her parents-in-law.
• Rsch returns this sentiment.
• These two powerhouse women are drinking buddies.
• They bond over their high tolerances to alcohol and their shared preference for men who are tall and have 🍆 that are in line with their height, which leaves their lovers very flustered. 🤣🤣🤣

4. Ruv

• Doesn’t like that Ruv treats Krus the way he treats Krus, but is a lot more understanding than Poseidon is and joins Krus in stopping her husband from hurting him.
• Feels more neutral towards him.
• They never rlly treated each other as grandma and grandson, so…yeah.

5. Sarv and Rasazy

• She adores them and they adore her too.
• She is thankful that they are there to tone Ruv and Selever down while she, Krus, and sometimes even Rsch are busy trying to stop Poseidon from hurting Ruv.

6. Selever

• She cares for him, though she thinks he is possessed by Eris.
• Selever thinks she’s the weirdest out of all the 50 Nereids, but still gives a shit about her.

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Poseidon, who had watched Krus and Ruv’s argument from afar, waited until he was sure Ruv was gone before going over to Krus.

”Hey.”

Krus put on his best smile as he continued doing yard work. “Hi, papachka.”

”Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.” (No I’m no- SHUT UP BRAIN!)

It was silence between the two as the thoughts in Krus’ head became louder than he was.

’You fucked up.’

’You fucked up big time.’

’You’re a waste of time and space.’

’You’re not worth anyone’s love and loyalty.’

’You’re nothing but a detriment to not just everyone you love, but to society and people as a whole.’

’If you weren’t born, this wouldn’t have happened.’

’If you had just stayed dead, this wouldn’t have happened.’

’Ruv is ashamed to have you as a father, and rightfully so.’

‘No wonder your aunt and uncle abused you for five whole years.’

‘You’re 30 and yet you haven’t toughened up…how pathe-‘

”KRUSVETO KUZNETSOV!”

Krus was snapped back to reality and turned to his father.

”Yes, pa?”

”I’ve been calling you for the past 10 minutes. Are you sure you’re alright?”

Has time really went by that fast?

”I’m fine.”

Poseidon was always the taller one among the two, being 1 foot taller than his son.

This was something the sea god took advantage of, staring his son down to intimidate him and get him to cave when he clearly wasn’t okay and needed to let those bottled up feelings out.

This was something that was later on passed on to Krus, though he doesn’t use it as often as his father does.

Speaking of Krus, he was embarrassed to have fallen for the same trick over and over again, but having learned to always look at someone when they’re talking to, he couldn’t help but not look away.

Poseidon counted in his head, knowing damn well that his son will eventually cave and tell the truth, even if it takes a whole damn hour.

1…

2…

3…

4…

5…

6…

7…

8…

9…

10-

BINGO!

”I tried to help and I screwed up.” Krus admitted. “I have to make things right with him, but given how I’m more of a detriment to society who was generally respected out of fear than a help, that’s hard.”

Poseidon shook his head and hugged his son. “That’s not true.”

”But-“

”You are not a detriment to society. Anyone who says that suck dolphin dick and can go fuck themselves. It’s normal to make mistakes and fuck things up; not even beings who have been here for centuries, such as me and your mama, are exempt from it. The only thing you can do is move on from the past and learn from your mistakes. You know me well enough to know that I don’t sugarcoat anything, so I’ll tell you that the former is easier said than done, but as time goes on, you will manage it.

Parenting is not easy, even for powerful and immortal beings such as me, Amphitrite, and Sarvente. Sometimes it’s a calm ocean, and other times it’s stormy, torrent waves. Parenting is a learning journey and it’s really trial and error, especially if it’s your first time. But it’s worth it in the end. Don’t beat yourself up over it. You’ll learn and, who knows? Maybe Ruv will eventually be willing to at least tolerate you.”

’Before I kill him, that is.’ The sea god said in his mind.

Krus buried his face in his father’s shoulder as his eyes brimmed with tears.

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When Rsch and Krus woke up, they didn’t expect to walk in on Sarv and the kids bawling their eyes out.

”What’s going o-“ Before Krus finished his question, Rsch fell to the ground and began sobbing hysterically. “Are you alright, love? What’s wrong?”

”There’s a Void infestation.”

A confused Krus turned to an annoyed Poseidon. “A…Void…infestation?”

”Oizys, the goddess of misery and depression, is the only known god to not be capable of live birth; not even a C-section, I’ll explain what that is on another day, is effective.” Poseidon said. “The reason I say this is because she lays approximately a thousand eggs every year and from those eggs are these mosquito-looking motherfuckers who suck a person’s self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth out of them. They have no known name, so we just call them Void.”

“Is there a way we can reverse this?” Krus asked. “Also, are you alright? How are these…creatures not affecting you and mamachka?”

”And more importantly, how are these little shits not affecting me and Krusveto?” Ruv added, squashing a dark blue ‘mosquito’ with his palm.

“We gods are immune to it.” Amphitrite said. “Our half-blood descendants and their successors? Not so much. You and Ruv not being affected by the Void means that-“

The Void that Ruv had squashed cut the sea goddess off. “There’s nothing for us to feed on.”

”Alright.”

Krus was just as non-chalant about it as his son was. ”I see.”

”That’s not a good thing.” Poseidon, Amphitrite, and the nearly dead Void said in unison.

”I know.” Ruv said. “But it is what it is.”

“There’s a way to reverse the effects of my spell, but I ain’t telling you that so peace out, motherfucker!” The mosquito flipped Ruv off before exploding.

”The cure is the remains of the void mixed with water.” Krus resisted the urge to retch at his father’s statement.

*Dw, it turned out fine in the end. However, Krus ended up lying and said that he was also affected by the Void while Ruv did not and finally came clean about his low self-worth and the possibility that he might have mild depression (albeit with Rsch, Krus, Amphitrite, and Poseidon out of the room)*

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When Krus, Rsch, and Sarv went home, they were not expecting to be greeted with the sight of a drunk Poseidon singing his heart out.

Amphitrite took notice of their presence and sheepishly chuckled. “Hello, you three.”

”What the hell/what on earth is going on?” Rsch, Krus, and Sarv asked incredulously.

”Poseidon tried to kill me and I forced him to down a whole bottle of vodka in self-defense.” Ruv answered curtly.

”Why?” Sarv asked in confusion.

”No idea.”

”Muses singing and the cyclops crying…” Poseidon sung. “When the stars align, son, we’ll be there.”

“No, we don’t care about them all

’Cause we just want you to feel loved

And all we care about is you

You’re stuck on us like a tattoo.”

Poseidon turned to Krus with a smile on his face.

“No, we don’t care about the pain

We’ll walk through floods and walk through waves

Just to get closer to you

You’re stuck on us like a tattoo…”

Krus couldn’t help but smile back, albeit confused and wondering why anyone would bother dedicating such a song to him as his father continued to sing to him.

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"So...how exactly did this happen?" Ruv asked, pointing to the chubby infant that was in Rasazy's arms.

Rasazy chuckled sheepishly. "I was practicing spells in my room and dedushka went to call me for dinner, but walked in at the wrong time."

As she said that, she was desperately trying to calm down the infant, her grandfather, who was wailing loudly.

"...Please stop crying." She begged. "You're gonna cause an earthquake..."

"Can I try holding him?" Rsch asked.

Rasazy nodded and gave him to her grandmother.

"There, there..." Rsch gave his chubby arm a small pat, smiling at him as he calmed down.

Krus giggled and babbled as Rsch gave his nose a gentle poke.

It was as if he wasn't crying just seconds prior.

"Who's baby is that?" A voice could be heard asking from afar.

Everyone turned and saw Poseidon and Amphitrite walking in.

"I...may or may not have turned dedushka into a baby." Rasazy said. "I'm not sure how we'll reverse this, but I'm gonna work on it."

"I'll help you." Sarv said, putting a hand on her daughter's shoulder.

Rasazy smiled. "Thanks mom."

The second Krus saw Poseidon, he began wailing and making grabby arms, non-verbally signaling that he wanted his father.

Catching onto this, Rsch gave Krus to the sea god, who chuckled as he scooped the infant into his muscled arms and rocked him back and forth.

"So that's what he looked like as an infant..." Amphitrite muttered, looking at the now drowsy Krus. "You weren't kidding when you said he was HUGE."

Poseidon snickered. "Doctors were initially concerned about it until they took one good look at me and his mom, and knew that this was a sign that he was gonna be just as tall, if not taller, than us."

"So if you're 18 feet tall by default, then how tall was Krusveto's mother?" Ruv asked out of curiosity.

"The same height as him." Poseidon answered non-chalantly as he sat down and continued to hold Krus.

Selever turned to his great-grandfather. "If prababushka was half your height, then how the hell did your dick even-"

Poseidon gently covered Krus' ears. "I can manipulate my height so that my partners will have an easier time accomodating it. You seriously think I'd force them to take all of it?"

"..."

"I'm not Zeus. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take care of my son while Sarvente and Rasazy figure out a way to reverse their spell."

Before anyone could say anything, Poseidon and Krus melted into a puddle of water and evaporated.

Rsch's eyes widened. "WHAT THE ACTUAL FU-"

"Poseidon just teleported to our room and took Krus with him." Amphitrite assured. "Don't worry."

"...Damn." Selever muttered.

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Poseidon smiled as Krus eagerly suckled the milk out of the blue, ocean-themed baby bottle in his (Poseidon's) hand.

"It's been years, and you're still the hungriest baby I've ever seen." The sea god chuckled. "A carbon copy of your mother, I suppose."

Krus giggled as he finished the last remaining drops of milk. Poseidon then slowly took the bottle out of his mouth, heaving a small sigh of relief when Krus wasn't reaching for it.

'Thank the gods he's finally done...' Poseidon thought to himself. 'I thought I was going to have to feed him another 6 times...'

Krus began to look a little uncomfortable, prompting Poseidon to put a white washcloth over his shoulder before sitting his son on his lap and gently patting his back, eliciting a loud burp out of the infant.

The god snickered as the walls shook a bit and scooped his son back up in his arms.

"You truly are my child..."

"If you're known as "the earth-shaker", is that why Krusy was able to shake the walls down just by burping? And why he's able to shake the house down, in general?"

Poseidon turned to the source of the voice and saw Rschvania walking in with diapers, a swaddle blanket, and a pacifier.

Poseidon proudly grinned at his son. "Yes, he is."

"I figured. Anyways, I got some stuff because we're not exactly sure how long Krus will stay like this, so just in case it ends up taking longer than expected to reverse the spell, it'll probably be good to have some stuff on board."

"Good thinking, Rschvania. You can put those on the bed."

Rsch nodded and put them beside Poseidon.

"You know, Krus looks a lot like you. He may not have the same skin and hair color as you, but beyond that, he is literally a carbon copy of you. A mini-you, essentially."

Poseidon smiled, lightly poking a giggling Krus' nose. "We get that a lot, and we definitely see it. As a child, his blue eyes were more striking than mine and it was to the point that when you looked at him, his eyes were the first things you saw. They became less striking as he grew older and...seeing him as an infant again makes me realize how much I've missed how his eyes looked at that time."

"I've noticed that in his baby pictures." Rsch said. "Is that a normal thing for demigods? They're born with these big, striking eyes and then they becomes less striking as they grew older?"

Poseidon remained silent for a few seconds before answering. "...Yes."

All demigod children inherit their godly parents' eye color and are automatically born with eyes that are more striking than theirs. Whether those eyes remain just as striking or eventually dim down depends on their mental state as they grew older.

To Poseidon, it served as a reminder that the reason Krus' eyes grew duller as the years went by is because he's falling apart and that it was his (Poseidon's) fault. Indirectly his fault, sure, but still his fault nonetheless.

A giggle from Krus broke him out of his thoughts, and he noticed him reaching for Rsch.

Poseidon chuckled and gladly gave the infant to her.

"Aww..." She cooed, sitting him on her lap and giving his cheek a gentle poke. "Look at you...you're just the cutest!"

The infant giggled and babbled, clearly enjoying the attention.

"The past is in the past" is what Poseidon tells himself when he finds himself ruminating too much on what could've been.

All he can do now is to make the most out of this moment, when everything was much brighter for his son, use this as an opportunity to be the parent he never got to be to Krus when the latter was younger, and, once Krus is back to normal, find a way to give him that push he needs to open up and let himself fall apart.