#𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 ;; anthony afzal

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"Who knows! It may remain a mystery forever." Anthony joked, knowing that they both already knew exactly where that came from. Regardless, he would quench those ADHD urges in order to give her a night off, she deserved it and if he could do more, he would. "An angel?? I don't know about that. I'm just letting my lady sleep while I be a dad, isn't that what I'm supposed to do?" He asked, standing up to get to work reheating some food. "I don't need help but if you want to help, I wouldn't mind an extra hand in the kitchen." Not because he wanted to do less, he just wanted to spend more time with her before she passed out.

erin playfully rolls her eyes at his words, "maybe that person will reveal themselves later on" she jokes again, laughing a little. she appreciated that he'll take the night shift, so she could actually get some sleep tonight, "you're an absolute angel, have i ever told you that? thank you" they'd swap over tomorrow night. they were the perfect team, they'd always worked well together as parents. "honestly, that sounds great" erin agrees, "do you want me to help you?".

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"I know, I -" It wasn't as though Anthony was unfeeling, on the contrary, he often felt far too much which was why his novels sold so well and why he'd tried to start off setting boundaries with this. It wasn't easy for him to claim everything about her was alluring or fucking magical, but he'd at least tried. "This wasn't a good idea from the beginning and I knew it but I did it anyway." Because he couldn't help himself, not when it came to her.

"that's not what i'm trying to do ," she feels defeated , looking at him through her eyelashes . everything's so sudden and out of her control , letting out a frustrated breath as her head tilts back slightly . "i get that , i do .. this is just hard for me to deal with , okay ? it's not like i wanted to feel this way ."

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"The rules change as you get older. Cookies when we were in elementary school, getting caught sneaking out of school in high school and now? Could be anything?" Why wouldn't it include showing you what she deserves? If people weren't treating Liv right, that was Anthony's business as her best friend. "You know I did have girlfriends in college you didn't know about, right?" He was sure he'd mentioned them to Liv but they hadn't gone to the same school so there were plenty of things he'd gotten up to that she was so intimately aware of. Laughing, he shook his head at her attempt to bring him down, but he wasn't self-conscious about his talents when it came to getting someone off. "Yeah, in middle school. A lot of time has passed, Liv. Who knows, I might be the expert now and I've got a lot of knowledge to share."

HER SOFT LAUGHTER MIGHT HAVE BEEN influenced by the wine a little bit more than she cared to admit. the brunette took another sip, enjoying the way the cool alcohol numbed up her tastebuds and her inhibitions just enough "part of the job of being a best friend is stealing cookies together." she pointed out "it's getting caught sneaking out of school and drawing moustache with permanent marker on each other, Tony." she added, a shake of her head following quickly though she could not deny how the idea alone sparked a bit of interest in her. eyes of grey steel took him in, for the first time in a long time looking at the man like he was something completely different than her best friend since childhood. Olivia smirked, arching a brow as a teasing lull filled her voice "besides, who told you that you know what you're doing?" she taunted "as far as I can remember I had to teach you all about kissing a girl."

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"God, I hope not, who would I go through all this with if that happened?" Anthony asked, smirking in her direction as he walked over to her. She might have thought she was going to explode but Tony thought she was glowing. He wasn't surrounded by pregnant women on the daily, but he had to imagine that Rue was one of the lucky ones that pregnancy looked incredible on. His grin grew wider as he stepped up behind her, encircling her with his arms as he met her eyes in the reflection of the mirror. "I'm not going to say anything about that but...I have a feeling you're going to come back around on those words in a year or two." Even with twins, Anthony knew that two had never been the total number of children they had talked about. "Of course we are. And you know why? Because we want this, we want a family, and we want each other. What else could we need?"

muse: rushi 'rue' landers is a twenty-three year old author who just published her second book and is also expecting twins with her partner (husband, boyfriend, etc) but they have an age gap and that's gotten them some buzz. cute age gap domestic things please.

'i feel like i'm about to fucking explode.' rue huffed, looking at herself in the mirror. the first thirty-two weeks of her pregnancy had been delightful. she hadn't experienced much morning sickness or fatigue, she'd finished her second book and even made appearences on some talk shows. the same could not be said for the last five weeks. there was nothing easy about being thirty-seven weeks pregnant with twins, 'i'm never doing this again.'

they both knew that was a lie. the entire pregnancy, rue had been talking about how she wanted a big family. they both had. these twins where the first step. but this far into her pregnancy it was hard to feel anything other than misery. still, as she ran her hand over the surface her belly, she smiled, 'we're going to be good parents.' she nodded, looking at their reflection in the mirror, 'we're going to be those cool parents who the other moms and dads gossip about at pta meetings.' of course, given their age gap people gossipped anyways.

she turned to face him, hands resting on either side of her belly, 'and you're going to be the sexiest dad at any event.' she teased with a playful laugh.

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"Judgement? Noooo, never, I'd never judge your choice of shows to binge watch, especially if those shows include fake love and at least three arguments over nothing per hour." Tony joked, laughing at the idea of it but still, if that's what people liked spending their time watching, all it did was lower the bar for his novels. He just had to be better than that. "Which girl is that?" He asked, both confused and surprised at the question. "Like the idea of the new bar though, I've been meaning to stop by and tonight feels like the right night for it."

" do I sense just a hint of judgement in that tone of yours ? " amusement evident, as umber hues come to rest on the male. " besides, I haven't made any comment on your choice in relationships ... so, why in my choice of watching shows based people trying to find love ? hmmm ? " tone inquisitive, as frame comes to settle on the elongated couch. " though speaking of relationships, where is this lucky girl ? I thought we could go down to that new bar across the street. " ; @disillusicnd

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That wasn't too surprising but it was a little jarring she was so blunt about it. If that meant distracting her with a show he tried not to acknowledge even existed? That seemed like the lesser of two evils. "And...the Bachelorette is what's going to convince you love it real? You know they orchestrate the whole thing, right?" He pointed out with a laugh, before putting his hands up in surrender. "But if that's what you wanna do - I'm not trying to be on the receiving end of anything morally frowned upon."

mollie  manages  a  smile  as  she  looks  over  at  anthony.  "mhm...  some  of  the  things  i  wanna  do  right  this  second  are  morally  frowned  upon..."  namely...  running  over  her  ex-boyfriend  with  a  truck.  maybe  reversing  if  she  was  so  inclined  in  the  moment.  but  right  now,  having  anthony  to  learn  on  was  the  only  thing  keeping  her  from  breaking  down.  she's  grateful  to  have  her  best  friend,  ready  to  offer  her  a  shoulder  to  cry  on.  "and  hey...  don't  shit  talk  the  bachelorette,  okay?  i  need  something  to  convince  me  love  is  real  right  now."

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"Hmmmm nope, none are coming to mind." He teased back, chuckling at the very obvious answer of himself. They didn't need to say it out loud, they both knew it was on him. "Come on, Erin, I'll take the nightshift which means you need to sleep. I can handle it. I'm a big boy." He appreciated her offer of being there, but he didn't want her to ever think that he couldn't take care of their kids on his own, she deserved to get out of the house without worrying about them or, in this case, go to sleep without waking up in a panic to see if he'd fucked something up. "I can whip something up quick when you want it...and by that, I mean reheat the food I ordered earlier."

erin plops down onto the couch, happy that their kids were finally down for the night, she wonders how long it would actually last. she smiles as she feels his touch, erin laughs, "well if it's not her, who else could it be? got any ideas, hm" she muses, she was looking forward to the evening ahead of them. "alright, i'll let you have that one. good, i'll be waiting outside, just in case you need a hand" she teases him, "course i'm hungry, but i'll grab something in a second".

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The second she hits the couch, Anthony moves closer, dragging her legs over his lap as he starts massaging her calves, convinced that she needed it even if she hadn't voiced it. "You know I love your mum but I'm more than willing to place the blame elsewhere." Even if he had a strong suspicion that their energy came directly from him and his ADHD. "That's fair but in my defense, I had a feeling I was doing a lot more damage by distracting them, but I will happily take the nighttime shift. You hungry? Want anything?"

erin had tried her best but by the second read-through, she was ready to give up and let the kids come back downstairs. but then she remembered that future erin, probably wouldn't have appreciated that, so she soldiered on. she flops down next to anthony on the couch, "crazy right? same here! i wonder who they got it from, maybe my mum" she pauses grinning at him, "since you tapped out early, you're doing bedtime tomorrow night, hopefully, they'll pick a better story" erin teases.

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Anthony had to tap out after the first read through of the story, it seemed like him being in the room was doing more harm than good as the kids tried to get him to act it out. Which he absolutely would have done which was why he had to skedaddle when he did. Leaning back into the couch, he gave her a wide smile when she finally returned. "I was gonna ask you the same thing, off the wall! There's no way I ever had that much energy."

OPEN TO: anyone!

(TEST) MUSE: erin tuivasa / 32 / pansexual / florist

PLOT: ✨ a cute but chaotic couple are navigating the difficult world of parenting together ✨

erin leans against the door frame, letting out a very loud sigh, "i thought they were NEVER going to settle down". she'd had to read her kids their favourite story about three times, before they actually closed their eyes, "did you sneak some super sugary shit in their tea, when i wasn't looking?" she jokes her tone light.

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"I don't know what kind of bullshit my brother has been feeding you, but it is a big deal." Anthony didn't like talking about Daniel like this but he knew his brother and he was the kind of guy who was selfish, who only cared about himself, it didn't shock him that he never once ever went down on Olivia. It was bullshit. "Now, I know you don't believe that. You might have convinced yourself but you've got no idea what you're missing especially if you're with someone who knows what they're doing. And lucky for you, I do." He wasn't entirely sure what compelled him to say it but the longer he watched her, the way she sipped on her wine, blushed at the words he was saying - it occurred to him that he could help her out. Show her what she was missing out on by being with someone like Daniel. "You're my best friend, Liv, I feel like it's part of my job to make sure you get to experience everything."

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SHE COULD NOT FIGHT OFF THE BLUSH that rose to her cheeks no matter how much she tried. Olivia shook her head, looking anywhere but at the man sitting in front of her at the kitchen island's counter with a bottle of wine between them. she was supposed to wait for her boyfriend but it seemed that the man forgot they had a date to go to. instead, the brunette was having way too much fun with her best friend, her boyfriend's brother. "come on, stop." the woman groaned as the man continued to stare at her as if she'd grown a second head right in front of his eyes "it's not a big deal, it's not even a speck of a problem." Olivia assured him, taking another sip of the sweet pink wine in her glass. so what if she had never been eaten out in her life? her current relationship was only her second serious one and they were still discovering a lot of things about each other. "it's not like i'm missing out, the sex itself is pretty good."