Percival is back to work and is as hard-nosed and stoic as ever despite the tortures he suffered and Grindelwald's hands. Newt is back, and he has a recovering Credence with him. The three meet, and after Percival and Credence mend fences, the three form a warm friendship. One day, Newt and Credence are visiting the Magical Congress and meet up with Tina and Queenie. They are informed that Percival is overseeing the training of new auror recruits. When they get to the large room of requirements, they see all of the recruits lined up. Newt and Credence are a bit stunned to see this one recruit, a young man or woman with a baby in his arms. Everyone is kind of looking at this single parent funny but once Percival arrives, everyone stands to attention and all eyes are on him.
Percival is strong and intimidating as he begins his speech on what it means to be an auror with MACUSA. It's at that moment that the baby starts to fuss and cry. In the room the tiny wails echo off the walls. The new recruit looks mortified as they try to quiet their baby. Percival stops speaking and pins everyone with a look. Then Newt, Credence, Tina, Queenie, and everyone else in attendance watch with bated breath as Percival stalks over to the recruit with a hard look on his face. Everyone thinks he's going to rip the recruit a new one, so it leaves everyone slack-jawed when instead, Percival quietly asks the recruit to hand the baby to him. The moment the baby is in Percival's arms, they stop crying and settles. Without batting an eye, Percival heads back to the front of the room, with the baby in tow and proceeds to give one hell of an inspiring speech culminating with him saying that he himself fights for everyone in the community, from the baby in his arms to the president herself, and it is why Grindelwald could not truly break him. It's the cutest, most inspiring thing anyone has seen.
Newt and Credence watch as several people gaze at Percival with newfound appreciation and interest. They themselves feel something in their hearts shift for their friend when they see him holding the baby, being so tender, yet strong at the same time. In that moment, Newt and Credence fall irrevocably in love with Percival. Cue Newt and Credence planning courtship, Tina and Queenie joining in as advisors, and Percival finding himself on the receiving end of a great deal of admiring along with trying to figure out why Newt and Credence, the two men he himself is already in love with are acting so strange. Plus you have the fantastic beasts joining in too.
Newt/Percival/Credence: Newt and Credence see Percival holding a baby and they fall for him hard
Percival is strong and intimidating as he begins his speech on what it means to be an auror with MACUSA. It's at that moment that the baby starts to fuss and cry. In the room the tiny wails echo off the walls. The new recruit looks mortified as they try to quiet their baby. Percival stops speaking and pins everyone with a look. Then Newt, Credence, Tina, Queenie, and everyone else in attendance watch with bated breath as Percival stalks over to the recruit with a hard look on his face. Everyone thinks he's going to rip the recruit a new one, so it leaves everyone slack-jawed when instead, Percival quietly asks the recruit to hand the baby to him. The moment the baby is in Percival's arms, they stop crying and settles. Without batting an eye, Percival heads back to the front of the room, with the baby in tow and proceeds to give one hell of an inspiring speech culminating with him saying that he himself fights for everyone in the community, from the baby in his arms to the president herself, and it is why Grindelwald could not truly break him. It's the cutest, most inspiring thing anyone has seen.
Newt and Credence watch as several people gaze at Percival with newfound appreciation and interest. They themselves feel something in their hearts shift for their friend when they see him holding the baby, being so tender, yet strong at the same time. In that moment, Newt and Credence fall irrevocably in love with Percival. Cue Newt and Credence planning courtship, Tina and Queenie joining in as advisors, and Percival finding himself on the receiving end of a great deal of admiring along with trying to figure out why Newt and Credence, the two men he himself is already in love with are acting so strange. Plus you have the fantastic beasts joining in too.