The knight smiled warmly at the child sleeping soundly in his arms. He raised the sheet higher on his little body, making the small child's mouth lift into a tiny, sleepy grin. He chuckled lightly.
"He's so small, he can fit into my palm...," he said, at which his guest laughed back.
"Do you think he gets it from you?" Vei said before sipping his tea. "If I recall, you were rather... tiny, as a child. Some would argue that you still are."
Meta Knight felt his cheeks redden and puff up, and he answered quietly:
"I am not 'tiny'... I am short. It's not the same."
I have this headcanon that Kirby was absolutely T I N Y as a baby, and I am so happy I had the chance to finally draw him. So smol!