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Sweat has dripped and dried on her skin, and there is a deep ache through her whole being, yet Sawada Nana smiles. She beams, really, peering at the tiny, swaddled bundle in her arms. “My little Tsu-kun,” she croons.
One of the nurses reaches over and pulls back the blankets a bit to show her Tsu-kun’s heart. Right over it sprouts a badger painted in brilliant shades of orange. Nana gasps. The colors are so bright, and the fur almost looks like it flickers like fire as she watches. “Oh, such a strong soul you have, my dear Tsunayoshi,” she bubbles.
The nurses and doctors agree and assure her her child is special.
“Your papa will be so excited,” Nana tells her little Tsu-kun.
(Iemitsu is three days late, just in time to take them home from the hospital. He doesn’t ask about Tsuna’s soulmark, and Nana is too tired to remember to tell him.)