Have we already discussed bonkai as parents? See, Bonnie is pretty obvious to me. She would be that MILF who’s also like best friends with her kids and makes the best chocolate chip cookies. I’m not so sure about Kai though. Especially if their kids were also siphons. Would he end up being just like Joshua because that’s all he’s ever known? Or would he try really hard to be better than his father and be all supportive and stuff because he understands what his kids are going through?
Because Josie and Lizzy came out siphons I always kinda headcanoned Kai’s children coming out as “normal” witches to parallel that and challenge Joshua’s ideas about siphons and how they come about. Kai’s the abomination so everyone in his family expected him to have more abominations and Jo’s the good twin so they expect her children to be likewise. Plus I like subverting expectations.
As for parenting ability Bonnie has it in the bag already. She was already kinda the mom friend, so her transitioning to a mom wouldn’t be that hard. Plus it would be nice, if she was going to lay down her life, it be for someone who was a) worth it and b) make sense. That her family would come before friends for once.
Kai, well it kinda depends on what iteration although I do think both would care a great deal about their children just due bow he felt about Joshua. “It’s like his own kids didn’t even matter to him.” Even as a sociopath he understands that your kids are supposed to come first, that they’re supposed to matter.
Pre-merge Kai: I’ll admit, definitely not ideal and that’s actually why I’d like to see it more, it creates a situation of more tension thus more entertainment. Sociopaths can care about their children just not in the same way a normal parent. They mostly see the child as an extension of themself and that’s pretty much the only way they care about them. I see Kai doing the same thing, but not only as an extension of himself, but Bonnie as well. It’s well known that he didn’t care about much beyond himself, and Bonnie. I honestly think that the kid being Bonnie’s would affect him more, that his kid is part of the person who fascinates him most in the world. As for his parenting skills, I imagine him being a little despondent, but I don’t think he actually be thst bad, like he would be overly honest as a parent and would probably get a kick out of the overly honest nature of children. Of course his reaction to his child is entirely dependent on what their child would be like, but in either case it would fall heavy on Bonnie to maintain the balance so their kid doesn’t end up completely screwed up.
Post-merge Kai: A lot better situation which I can’t help but imagining being an overly cheesy fluffy domestic fic which is really not my jam and probably why I find it a lot less interesting. TBH I don’t really know what to expect from him except normal dad things. Of course he’d be scared he’s going to screw everything up but won’t. His sense of humor I imagine staying the same but I don’t really see how someone can pull off them in a more nuanced way that I personally find appealing. It’s why I wasn’t a big fan of this version of Kai to begin with because while he did gain development, it also took away a lot of interesting things away from him. I imagine Bonkai as parents with post-merge Kai to be a little too ordinary for my liking.
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