Sequel to - Welcome Home William x wifey! Reader You and William have a daughter whose name is Wilhelmina. Takes place 12 years later. Wilhelmina’s age: 15 years old
~~~~~ It was a wonderful day when you heard the voice belonging to Jack greeting your now 15 years old daughter,
“Welcome home, Mina dear.”
You saw her giving him a hug as she had always done as a child. A smile visible on her face, “I’m home, grandpa. Is mommy home?”
“I’m here, honey.” You made yourself visible. Her ruby eyes brightened a little. You saw worry and sadness in her eyes. She released herself from Jack’s embrace and came into your arms. You caressed her hair gently and asked,
“What’s wrong? Did something happened at school?”
Wilhelmina shook her head, “No… nothing much. Can we sit down and have some tea together?”
“Of course, go and freshen yourself up. I’ll be waiting at the balcony.” You ushered her into her room and let her cool off while you prepared tea and some treats to lift her spirits.
As you were preparing tea, Louis came into the kitchen. You turned around and greeted your brother in law with a smile, “Welcome home, Louis. Would you like a cup of tea?”
Louis returned a kind smile and nodded, “Yes, please.” He then looked at your preparations and asked, “Does Mina has some problems at school? She’d ask for you to sit with her for a cup of tea whenever she does.”
You shrugged, “Maybe… She looks even down today. It seems that she may have had found out something…”
Both you and Louis felt a bit uneasy, it’s possible that she may have found out about William’s past when she was a baby. Her father was the well known Lord of Crime. Despite her welcoming him back home with open arms and smiles, she never knew what and why he was gone.
Louis offered to help you carry the tray of goods but you declined, telling him to go and rest after a day at work. You wanted to talk to your daughter alone and give her comfort before William comes home from work.
After returning, he went into hiding before trying to get a new job with the help of Sherlock and Watson. With his skills, he often works with Scotland Yard. Otherwise, he offers tuition lessons and a psychological consultant.
It was hard, people couldn’t trust him as easily. But seeing how much he has changed, people slowly came to put trust in him. You were proud of your husband. His perspective towards life changed, he showed his true self, he even smiled more than he had before your marriage.
He became a loving and caring father to Wilhelmina. Always the first one to react and tend to her needs. He assisted her with her studies and her problems. But sometimes, there are things she’d rather talk it out with you.
Like today.
You arrived at the balcony, hearing her hum a new song. Maybe a new tune she had thought about?
“Is that a new song you’re humming?” You asked her as you placed the tray down.
She stopped humming and nodded, “It’s a song that I think.. Suits daddy’s situation during his earlier life.”
You raised an eyebrow, “What do you mean, honey? Did you find out about something?” She nod her head and look up into your (e/c) eyes, “Mommy, please tell me the truth.
Was daddy really the Lord of Crime?”
You knew it, but you couldn’t hide this from her.
“Yes, dear. That’s true. Where did you find out about this?” “I read it in an old newspaper that was kept in the library. I happened to look for some content for my class work, but I came across that news.”
You nodded, showing her that you understood her situation. You observed her slow movements as she drank her cup of Lavender tea. She took it calmly than what you had expected. You sighed, gaining her attention,
“Would you like to talk about this with your father? I’m sure he’ll tell you everything.”
That night, Wilhelmina was quiet throughout dinner time. Albert and Louis caught up with their niece’s concerns. They understood, of course they would. What child would not be upset? Like you, they’d rather have William talk about it with her.
After dinner, you were inside your husband’s office. Watching him doing his work peacefully. Seeing him stretch his arms out and let out a tired groan, you walked up to him and gave him a little massage on his shoulders.
“What seems to be in your mind, darling?”
Ah. Of course he’ll know.
You told him everything about what Wilhelmina had found out at school. William sighed and gave you a sad smile, “She deserves to know. I’d rather tell her than she finding out from false sources.”
You agreed, “Well then, I’ll be off to bed first. Mina is in her study room if you want to talk to her.” You gave him a kiss on his lips before walking out of his office.
‘I hope she’ll forgive him…’ you thought.
William watched your figure heading to your shared bedroom. He then decided to stop his work for the night and settle with his daughter’s lingering and curious thoughts about him.
~ “May all the beauty be blessed~” ~
He heard his daughter singing upon entering her study room. She stopped singing as he finally appeared in her vision. Wilhelmina gave him a sad smile. She placed her pen down and sat at the couch inside her study room.
“Come, daddy. Sit with me for a bit.”
He went to her side and wrapped an arm around her petite body. She felt the familiar warmth that she had always yearned as a toddler. She snuggled into his chest and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me…?”
“You were too young and innocent to know about my bad deeds.”
Her hand crumbled a part of his shirt, “Did you know… how much I cried for you? Did you know how much I yearned for your love? You were gone for 3 years of my life. People implanted the fact of you being dead when you were absent.”
“When I asked uncle Louis or uncle Albert about you, they refused to tell me. When I asked mommy, she would only say that you were a great man. But what is this? You were a killer… You killed people, you hid your tracks so perfectly… And yet… Yet.. Because of Mr. Sherlock…You-”
“Don’t blame Sherlock about this. He saved me, had he not jumped to save me, I would’ve really be gone from this world.”
“But if he hadn’t killed Milverton, you wouldn’t be exposed!” She exclaimed, tears filling in her ruby eyes. William could see the sadness in her eyes.
“Mina, do you want to know why I did those things?” He asked her calmly. His larger hand placed on the back of her head, making her look up to him.
She nodded. William smiled and told her everything. She listened intently, asking questions from time to time. He was happy to answer her. Slowly, she felt calmer and assured. Had she searched for answers on her own, she would be filled with false accusations.
Leaning on her father’s chest, she started to sing,
~ “Wave goodbye to the past when hope and faith Have grown so strong and sound Unfold this pair of wings for me again To soar above this world Turned into a moon that always tells the warmth And brightness of the sun May all the beauty be blessed May all the beauty be blessed” ~
William listened to her, her voice is just as enchanting as yours. His dear wife. He tightened his hold on his daughter and whispered in her ear,
“Do you forgive me?”
Mina nodded, she then look up into his visible red eye,
“You’re my father, of course I’ll forgive you.”
William couldn’t hide his bright smile and planted a kiss on her forehead, “Thank you, my dear.”
Unbeknownst to the father-daughter pair, a pair of (e/c) eyes watched them. You had a warm smile on your face. You heard your daughter’s song too. It was beautiful.
Knowing that they will be fine, you returned to your room once again.
The next morning, it was a holiday. Holiday means, family moments. You sat down with William as the two of you watched your dear daughter running around with her cousins. Feeling the beautiful breeze and cool wind blowing on your cheeks, the leaves blown beautifully by the wind. It was indeed a beautiful day.
A beautiful day to be spent with your wonderful family.
Looking up at your husband, you caught him off guard by kissing his cheek. He looked down into your eyes, no words being exchanged. Peaceful silence between the two of you.
Your daughter’s laughter could be heard in the distance, the two of you watched her as her beautiful long blond hair and casual dress flowing along as she danced around the field with her cousins, singing the familiar song;
A shoulder for the past Let out the cries imprisoned for so long A pair of wings for me at this moment To soar above this world Turn into a shooting star That briefly shines but warms up every heart May all the beauty be blessed May all the beauty be blessed
I will never go There’s a way back home Brighter than tomorrow and yesterday May all the beauty be blessed
Wave goodbye to the past when hope and faith Have grown so strong and sound (Have grown so strong and sound) Unfold this pair of wings for me again To soar above this world (soar above this world) Turned into a moon that always tells the warmth And brightness of the sun (and brightness of the sun) May all the beauty be blessed May all the beauty be blessed
Warm smiles were plastered on both yours and William’s faces, love for your daughter raises non stop.
'Indeed the beauty will be blessed…’
'We love you, dear Mina.’
~~~~~
I have once again destroyed myself. Those who play Honkai Impact will know this song~
William x wifey reader Reader is assumed to be from Germany.
~~~
It was a peaceful day, though you can’t help but feel a little empty without your beloved husband. He had left you and your daughter. The day he purposely fell off the bridge will never be forgotten.
‘Why…?’
‘You were so happy when I told you that I was pregnant…’
Thoughts flooded in your mind until you heard your daughter calling for you, “Mommy! Mommy! Uncle Louis is calling for you!”
You snapped out from your thoughts and looked up. You saw the blond man with your dear daughter. You then slowly stood up and walked towards him. Louis gave you a sweet smile and leaned down to whisper in your ear,
“Brother William is alive. He’s here.”
You felt tears forming in your eyes. A smile slowly crept up on your delicate face. You then kneeled down to your daughter’s height and held her shoulders,
“Mina dear, there’s someone I want you to meet.”
A big smile formed on her face, resembling William when he was younger. You could never forget his smile, his warmth, his kindness, everything about him. Her shining ruby eyes brightened even more when she got excited, just like her father.
You then held her small hand, Louis following behind. He wondered,
‘how would she feel when she meets her father…?’
Upon entering the manor, the three of you were greeted by Jack. Your dear daughter wrapped her arms around the old man’s legs, “Grandpa Jack! Who am I meeting today?”
Jack lifted her up in his arms and grinned, “You’ll see soon, dearie. It’s someone you will love very much.”
You smiled at their interaction, you didn’t have much to thank the butler for caring for your mischievous and active little girl. You tried to repay him by helping him out, but he caught up with your intentions,
“It’s fine, really. Wilhelmina is like my granddaughter that I never had.” Was what he said.
Jack placed Wilhelmina down and opened the door to the sunroom. Your eyes landed on your beloved man. His beautiful ruby eyes met your (e/c). His warm smile crept up and opened his arms to you. Without hesitation, you ran into his arms. Tears finally fell from your face,
“William! You’re back!” Your arms tightened around his torso. You pressed your ear on his chest, on where his heart is. Listening to his heartbeat confirms his presence. You felt his hand caressing your hair, his lips pressed a kiss on the crown of your head.
“I’m home, darling.”
Wilhelmina stared at you and William curiously. She had a feeling she knew the tall blond man hugging her mother, but she couldn’t tell. Wilhelmina hasn’t exactly met her father as she was still an infant, and she had never seen pictures of him. Her grandpa Jack only telling her to just look at uncle Louis to know what her father looks like.
“Just look at your uncle Louis, if his forehead is hidden, that’s what your father looks like.”
“Eh… Really…?”
Your little Mina pulled on your dress, you looked down and saw curiosity in her eyes. You smiled and lifted her up in your arms, her eyes meeting a matching ruby ones with hers. Her head tilted slightly and turned to you,
“Mommy, who is this?”
William felt his heart clenched, of course she wouldn’t remember him. But he still had a smile on his face. He placed a hand on her head, making her turn to look at him,
“I’m your father, dear Mina.”
The three years old girl took a moment to take the new information in. She looked at your husband and her father. She then reached out to him,
“Welcome home, daddy~”
A smile plastered on her face, William took her from your arms. He placed kisses on her face. You saw tears drip down from his eye.
You pulled your husband and daughter in your embrace, caressing both of their soft blond locks. You were more than happy to finally be a normal family and even more happier to have William back in your arms. Your dear daughter finally has a father to look up to, she may find out what he had done in the past, but you can vouch that she is more than willing to forgive her father.
You knew that the moment she reached out to him, calling him ‘daddy’ the first time, she had already accepted him. Back when she finally learned how to talk, you knew that she will ask for him. You heard her asking the men about her father.
Louis was reluctant to tell her about her father, but you had assured your brother-in-law that it’s fine. At least, telling her what’s her father’s name. Like William, she’s a fast learner. Another trait she got from him. She learned that her name was somewhat the feminine version of his name.
“Mommy, why is my name so long and hard to pronounce?” She asked you as she played with your hands.
You couldn’t help but giggle as you listen to her trying to pronounce her name. You then hugged her tightly in your arms, “Well honey, your name is derived from my homeland, it’s also the feminine version of your father’s name.”
“Mommy and daddy wants you to have the strong will to protect the things and people you love.”
That night, Wilhelmina didn’t want to leave you and William. Insisting that she wants to be with her parents. The two of you couldn’t resist it and granted her wishes.
Seeing her tugging on William’s shirt made you swoon. You caressed her soft hair and said, “She was always asking about you.”
“Really?”
“Yes, throughout her early days, she only knew your name. But has never seen a photo of you. It’s a surprise that she was more than ready to accept you into her life.”
William chuckled, “I assume that you’ve told her about me?”
“Of course I did. It hurts, but she deserves to know about her handsome father.” You smirked and planted a kiss on his lips.
He gave you his signature smile in return and pulled you closer into his arms, “I’m home now, and I’ll always be here.”
The two of you felt a slight movement from your daughter, she then whispered in her sleep,
Truly, thank you for waiting!! And a special shoutout to @willymoly for redrawing this chapter — you were really a lifesaver
They’ve kindly offered to do the cleaning and redrawing for subsequent chapters as well, so hopefully the next one can go a little faster :3 I’ll post an update on the expected schedule again after the next issue of Jump S.Q. (and V17!) is released on 4 April, since I still need to figure out how my summer term timetable will look like (100% thesis project… ♀️)
PS: A little random but 29 March is teawaffles’ 1-year anniversary! (〃ω〃) Probably won’t be doing anything special but I’m just like, last year I honestly thought I would need the whole summer break to finish Book 2: and then it somehow went on to Book 3, and 1, and now scanlations too _(:3 」∠)_
It sure has been a ride, and with the scanlations, I’m starting to wonder if I should’ve chosen a less indulgent name than this dessert-themed one… ( ; ω ; ) Anyway, here’s to another year in yuumori!! (๑˃ᴗ˂) ✨
Thank you for waiting! Just a quick note that the cover page has changed to a light theme (i.e. white bg) to fit the new arc, so I hope the brightness of the first page doesn’t come as too much of a shock
Thank you for waiting! There are a lot of character moments in this one :3
An actual break
From now on, I will really be unable to work on the subsequent chapters until sometime in April |･ω･) By my estimates, the gap should span the next 3-4 chapters (Ch67-69/70).
I’ll still be checking Tumblr though, so feel free to send questions! I’ll take a while to respond, but asks are always a joy to receive x)
✍️ In the meantime…
New chapters usually arrive on the 4th of each month, and you might want to check the yuumori fandom on twitter for partial scanlations and general news — there’s usually a flurry of activity in the week right after each chapter release.
A compilation of Granada Holmes references in yuumori
I was watching Granada Holmes when I noticed some parallels between it and yuumori!
Granada Holmes refers to the 1984 TV adaptation of the Sherlock stories (Wikipedia). You can find all the episodes on Google Drive — see this Tumblr post:3
Something a little new! I’ve collated the Volume 16 tankobon pages with differences from the magazine version—look out for the margin notes that point out which parts have been updated :3 There are also some extra pages (e.g. updated character introductions) which I think are interesting, so they’ve been scanlated here too.
More context under the cut, if you’re interested:
Why are there differences?
The chapters from the Jump S.Q. magazine are done on a tight deadline, so it is not uncommon to have some slight rewording/addition/modification of panels in the final tankobon versions.
Why not just replace the pages in the scanlated chapters?
The magazine version has the intro and outro sentences on the first and last pages respectively, and these are removed in the tankobon version. So in order to preserve as much content as possible, as well as avoid confusion, I’ve decided to retain the existing scanlations and just compile the tankobon changes separately.
PS:There is a small chance I may have missed something; if you noticed any changes that aren’t compiled here, feel free to drop me a message :)
Thank you for waiting |ω･)ﾉ and happy new year everyone!
Iwas going to do this last night, but ended up going for a new year’s countdown with some friends — so I just decided to upload this and the V16 extras together ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ
Spring term
I’m most likely going on full hiatus until mid-April, seeing as next term will be even more hectic than the previous one. (I know I keep saying this but yeah…) I’ll still be checking tumblr, though I’ll probably take a while to reply to any questions.
