#🧡 adam tag

[nerdk1sser]

desperately needed to make myself some content & figured some screencap edits in between trying to work on commissions was the perfect place to start :3

original screens + tag list below the cut <3

🩷 tag list 🩷

🩷 tag list 🩷

➸ reply to be added or removed <3

@lunarbun-ships @candyyumes @bubblegumships @zoroscanonhusband @voxvaughn @rotten--cotton @kruxband @lances-wife @apolloselfships

[adamwarlock]

People are really out there confidently claiming Adam is a sub... Every day we stray further from God's light.

[kalpasio]

good morning america. quikflip kalpas and his habit of sneering at weapons/armor and going "(reader) can make this better 🙄" and it even passes down to ER kalpas. he looks at whatever mei is wearing hes like "(reader) can make it better." (he wants to show off his smart little parter) -pianist anon

good morning Kalpas nation!!! og Kalpas arguing with his sim about whether reader or sim-reader made something better when you made the exact same thing...

vill-v getting tired of hearing him complain and telling him she made something reader actually made and bamboozling Kalpas into saying you could make it better when it's already your work 💀

quickflip Kalpas holding reader up like the lion king trying to show them off all the time 😭😭😭

[vaaaaaiolet]

EEEKKKK i was trying to hard to WAIT to send this ask but i just couldn't so pretend it's christmas !!! HAPPY VIVI DAY!!! UGH !!!! literally can not function and think of the holiday without thinking of you!!! what have u done to me </3. would be a real shame if i got drunk in my rllllyyyy tall hard to take off heels right about now.... LOVE YOU!

CHRISTMAS IS JUNO AND VIVI DAY CONFIRMED!!!

you are the sweetest ever and every day i thank the universe for making me stay way up past what was healthy to write that drabble and find my way to YOU!!

sending you SOOOO much love, juno :) you inspire me with how unafraid you are to be yourself and i couldn’t have asked for a better tumblr little sibling 🫂 XOXO AND MERRY CHRISTMAS ADAM (STANHEIGHT)!!

[tsukimefuku]

3rd of july ˚ ༘ ೀ⋆.˚ nanami kento

piece written in collaboration with my beloved friend and one of my favorite people, @rahuratna, for nanami's (a.k.a. internet's collective husbando) birthday. 💜🧡 content warning: fluff/comedy/sugestiveness word count: 1k

Nanami wasn't one to make big celebrations on his birthday. Up until he met you, he'd usually go about his work day quietly, saving up a few extra hours to simply go bowling or visit his favorite restaurants for dinner.

After you both started dating, not much had changed. You'd simply tag along for whatever he had planned, and would usually surprise him with something by the time you both got home - a box of dark chocolate, a new set of lingerie, a nice warm scented bath, a new CD album he had been looking for.

This time, however, you decided to push your luck on teasing the poor man.

On his birthday, of all days.

"Kento, how do you feel about surprise parties?" you ask, hiding the smile pulled on your cheeks behind your tea cup.

On the couch by your side, you could feel Nanami holding the urge to flinch the moment you were finished speaking.

"They are not my favorite," he answers in earnest.

"Seriously?" you inquire with a faux disheartened look.

"Yes," Nanami replies, with a tinge of concern to his voice.

"That is... unfortunate, then," you ensue, putting your tea on the coffee table and pulling your robe tighter around your body.

His Adam's apple bobs as he silently gulps.

"Why?"

"Well, my plan was to surprise you when you got home, but I figured you wouldn't want to get instantly jumped. So I told them to wait in the room," you finally say, with a grave finality, pointing to the closed bedroom door.

Truth is, he has no clue what you are really up to.

"Darling…" Nanami sighs, ever so patiently, "I thought it would just be the both of us unwinding, like the past years."

"I… I'm sorry, I really wanted to surprise you with something different this time."

You do sound regretful, and he plants a soft kiss on your cheek in response. Even now, he doesn't quite find it in himself to be annoyed at you, even if the prospect of Gojo lurking around his bedroom is enough to send disgusted shivers down his spine.

"It's… fine. Let's get this over with at once, and then have the house to ourselves."

"Are you sure? I could always go in there and tell them to-"

"No," he counters firmly. "You've arranged something a little different this year, and I'm going to appreciate it."

"Come on, then."

As perceptive as he is, Nanami doesn't notice the mischievous smile tugging at the corner of your mouth. Naturally, since you have successfully planted a seed in his mind, a terrifying image of his pristine suits being tried on by students and his custom made bowling ball being transformed into a disco light by the white-haired menace he calls a colleague.

When you reach the door and step aside for him, he visibly braces himself, fingers almost straightening a phantom tie at his throat.

"Sweetheart, I need to go and fetch a scarf. It's a little chilly in here."

Bless his heart. He's actually playing along.

You raise your voice.

"Oh, I left the blue one on the top shelf. Your closet."

"Right."

Nanami heads in with the air of a man charging from the trenches to face a volley of cannon fire. He stops dead in his tracks, eyes taking in the room.

It is empty of people, for starters.

The comforter on the bed has been pulled back, the white sheets scattered with rose petals. Candles have been placed strategically on the bedside table and vanity, emitting the subtle scent of the ocean. On a corner of the bed, a few ribbon-wrapped gifts await; a small stack of books and a box of his favourite dark chocolate with orange.

You saunter in behind him and he turns to you with a look that is both a solemn reprimand and a loving promise of a punishment you may appreciate later.

"Hmm. It's awfully crowded in here, my dear."

"Well, the rose petals were quite chatty, Kento. They've taken up all the space on our bed."

"They have indeed, you little-"

You laugh as you slip out of his reach, standing coyly in the doorway.

"Have a look at your gifts first."

He narrows his eyes, but approaches the bed, fingers unraveling the ribbon that holds the books together.

"What do we have here? 'The Master and Margarita.' Ah, wonderful. 'Bowling your way home: A salaryman's escape from bondage.'"

He pauses and raises an eyebrow and you gesture airily for him to keep going.

"Fine. What's this one? The-"

His voice cuts off abruptly.

"Kento? Are you all right?"

Very slowly, he turns to you.

"You got me the Kama Sutra?"

"I figured it would make a nice addition to your collection. I may even borrow it, from time to time."

You approach him now, casually opening the book to where you've placed a strategic leather marker within the section on sex positions.

"Since it's your birthday, maybe you'd like to start with the Virsha here?"

He considers the page seriously, before taking the book from you and flipping through it.

"I'm not sure, darling. You've put in enough effort setting all of this up."

Handing it back to you, he watches the flush that spreads upwards, across your neck as you are presented with the Indrani pose he has chosen instead.

"How about you let me do the work from here on out?"

"Well... "

"No, I insist."

His voice has that special intonation now, the husky rumble of desire, the inflection of hushed intimacy, the promise of that playful nature that only reveals itself when you're entangled in the sheets together.

You lay the book down, open to the very instructive illustration.

"In that case, let me present you with my last gift."

"There's another?"

Wordlessly, the robe you've been so studiously arranging around yourself slides to the floor. His kindling gaze takes in the sheer, violet lace, the tiny flowers embroidered strategically over the parts of you that he will discover at leisure.

***

Later, when the gossamer material lies discarded on the floor, when his exhausted limbs entwine with your own, when his golden hair runs like silk between your fingers, you speak into the hush of the bedroom.

"Happy birthday, my love."

His voice is muffled from where his face is pressed against your stomach.

"That was quite the surprise party."

"Maybe we should have one every year."

He snorts indignantly, but his lips curve in a smile against your skin all the same.

[leodette]

"In Sickness And In Health..." | LN4

(part of "In Sickness And In Health" series)

fandom: Formula 1

pairing: Lando Norris x OC

names/faceclaims: -

type: Instagram SMAU

summary: The Papaya Prince surprises the world with his marital status...

warning: timing doesn't make sense, please ignore that fact xD

**********

liked by thebride, mclaren, oscarpiastri and 3,001,457 others landonorris did a little thing 💍 (tagged thebride)

↪︎ user u kiddin right? i mean, april fools day was in, well, april

↪︎ user what is this?

↪︎ thebride love you Mr Norris ❤️🧡 liked by the author ↪︎ landonorris ❤️ U ➡️ 🌝 & 🔙 ↪︎ user okay this is super cute

↪︎ mclaren congratulations to the happy couple! (pr management asks for a little heads up next time) liked by the author ↪︎ thebride no need, there'll be no next time ↪︎ landonorris there better not be

↪︎ user Lando Norris, THE Lando Norris, is married? ↪︎ user they were even engaged?! ↪︎ landonorris yes, we got hitched, and no, we weren't engaged ↪︎ user u wanna tell us this was a split-of-a-second decision?! ↪︎ thebride more like split of an afternoon. needed my girls to get ready after all ❤️

↪︎ maxverstappen1 one would say simply lovely liked by the author ↪︎ landonorris we had g&t as well, i mean... ↪︎ maxverstappen1 and fight daniel over marriage certificate? no thank you ↪︎ danielricciardo HEY! ↪︎ maxverstappen1 but anyway, congratulations you two, get ready for the ride ↪︎ thebride thank you, Mr 4WC 💙 ↪︎ landonorris that heart is supposed to be papaya, my love ↪︎ thebride but he deserves it! he won! 🥺 ↪︎ maxverstappen1 that's okay, but thank you

↪︎ angryginge13 crazy little thing called love huh ❤️ liked by the author ↪︎ landonorris u have no idea mate

↪︎ danielricciardo still can't believe i had to do rock paper scissors with Piastri and Fewtrell about who's going to sign the marriage licence as your witness liked by the author ↪︎ oscarpiastri kinda want to say u cheated ↪︎ danielricciardo me? cheated? never! ↪︎ maxfewtrell agree with oscar here, it was supposed to go on shoot not on three ↪︎ landonorris does it matter? it is signed! ↪︎ thebride also, it was kinda amusing for the bride ↪︎ oscarpiastri if it amused the bride, than it was the job well done

↪︎ georgerussell63 U DID WHAT?! WHY WAS I NOT THERE?! liked by the author ↪︎ landonorris u were too busy getting drunk after p1. congrats btw! ↪︎ georgerussell63 man what do you mean that i got drunk while you got married?! ↪︎ landonorris that i got married while you got drunk? ↪︎ thebride that makes me wonder... carmenmmundt? ↪︎ carmenmmundt georgerussell63 👀 ↪︎ georgerussell63 George Russell left the chat

↪︎ adam-norris_pure_electric ❤️❤️❤️ liked by the author ↪︎ user dad approves! ↪︎ user of course he does, he and thebride are a staple duo of the mclaren garage!

↪︎ flonorris1 my sis-in-law is prettier than yours! liked by the author ↪︎ thebride hah, MY sister-in-law is prettier than yours! ↪︎ flonorris1 😘 ↪︎ thebride 🥰 ↪︎ landonorris is this how it feels to have your new wife stolen from u by ur own flesh and blood? ↪︎ ciscanorris1 took u long enough

↪︎ user just out of interest, how drunk were u? ↪︎ maxfewtrell he wasn't. crazy, right? ↪︎ landonorris wanted to remember every single second okay?

liked by landonorris, pietra.pilao, keeganpalmer and 846,268 others thebride we do. we did. we eloped. (tagged landonorris)

↪︎ landonorris love u mrs norris ❤️‍🔥 liked by the author ↪︎ thebride 🤭

↪︎ user didn't have that on my bingo card

↪︎ bridessister U REALLY DID IT! mom will kill you! ↪︎ thebride no she'll not cause she already knew! 😂 ↪︎ bridessister 🤯😠🤬

↪︎ maxfewtrell good luck girl, he's your responsibility now liked by the author

↪︎ lilyzneimer 🥰💐 liked by the author ↪︎ thebride my sweet girl 💖

↪︎ bridesbff when u said to me that u r going to marry this guy, i didn't expect u to do it literally a week later! liked by the author ↪︎ thebride oopsie daisy, guilty as charged ↪︎ thebride although not sorry at all

↪︎ f12wags mkay but everything aside, u both look gorg!

liked by heidiberger_, pierregasly, thebride and 1.267.534 others danielricciardo someone please bleach my eyes. jokes aside, it was a great honor to be one of the chosen few to watch this wedding happen. proud of you landonorris for growing up from that little kiddo to the man you are now. and thebride good luck with him, don't forget that people who love you both are just a phonecall away if you need help. congratulations! (tagged landonorris, thebride)

↪︎ thebride thank you for all this Danny, we love you and are very happy for you to be there with us ❤️ liked by the author ↪︎ danielricciardo it was my pleasure! ↪︎ thebride btw you just made lando cried, that's why he's not answering the phone ↪︎ danielricciardo SIMP he is!

↪︎ heidiberger_ the best evening! ↪︎ thebride it was! can't wait for yours! ↪︎ danielricciardo ehmmm hello? ↪︎ heidiberger_ 😇

↪︎ user okay but the cake?!

↪︎ user pizza in bed. if there was an epitome of LN wedding it would be this

↪︎ maxfewtrell and i still think u cheated with that rock paper scissors

liked by landonorris, pietra.pilao, thebride and 193.258 others maxfewtrell when Bob got hitched at Vegas (tagged thebride, landonorris)

↪︎ landonorris u make it shound like a title of some bad romance novel u muppet ↪︎ maxfewtrell oh I WISH it was that ↪︎ landonorris 🖕

↪︎ thebride what a lovely photo Max, thank you! liked by the author ↪︎ maxfewtrell my pleasure ma'am ↪︎ landonorris stop flirtin w/ my wife ↪︎ maxfewtrell then get out of my comments

liked by mclaren, logansargeant, landonorris and 1.298.953 others oscarpiastri that paper is a) Lando's contract extension or b) a menu he stole from a restaurant that didn't have any fish on it or c) a marriage licence (tagged landonorris, thebride)

↪︎ landonorris there was no need to call me out like that mate ↪︎ oscarpiastri says who? ↪︎ landonorris ...me? ↪︎ oscarpiastri wrong answer, please try again ↪︎ user i love how unserious they're

↪︎ user the fact that there wasn't carlos or max v but oscar and daniel speaks of itself ↪︎ oscarpiastri i just tagged with lily tbh she was the one invited

liked by maxfewtrell, heidiberger_, thebride and 35.311 others pietra.pilao the girl of the hour and her gang 🔥👰‍♀️ (tagged thebride, lilyzneimer, heidiberger_, bridessister)

↪︎ thebride couldn't wish for a better bridal party! love you my maid of honor!

↪︎ lilyzneimer 🥰👰‍♀️

↪︎ heidiberger_ that was fun! who's next?

↪︎ bridessister and here i thought that skipping vegas race wouldn't do much harm

↪︎ maxfewtrell now i get why that room was off limits... too much female energy!

*

time jump

liked by thebride, ciscanorris1, hellomag and 24.846 others wedding-planner Today landonorris and thebride celebrated their Las Vegas elopement with their families and friends in a laid-back garden party at Somerset. The buffet included multiple summer barbeque party staples like marinated ribs, steaks and burgers, together with an assortment of sweets and refreshments. Evening arrived with a self-served pizza and ramen noodle bar. Guests were entertained by live dj as well as pre-prepared playlists, and could enjoy many classic party games, including bouncing castle.

(comments have been limited)

↪︎ thebride the best wedding party we could ask for! thank you so much! liked by the author

liked by landonorris, oscarpiastri, f1 and 756.498 others mclaren Celebratory champagne pop, officially not only for the podiums. Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Norris! (tagged landonorris, thebride)

↪︎ redbullracing sending congratulations to the happy couple! waiting to see more of you in the paddock soon!

↪︎ scuderiaferrari Congratulazioni!

↪︎ mercedesamgf1 the biggest congratulations to our fellow driver and his new wife! We wish you many happy moments together!

↪︎ haasf1team Congratulations to the newlyweds!

↪︎ williamsracing heard that papaya fits quite nicely with Williams blue... anyway, the best wishes to both landonorris and thebride!

↪︎ astonmartinf1 Nothing brings the grid together like babies and weddings! Congrats to the bride and groom on their earlier nuptials as well as the after-wedding celebration!

↪︎ stakef1team Admin is trying very hard not to get emotional, so let's just say: We as a team wish the newlyweds the best! See you soon!

↪︎ alpinef1team 🩷🧡

↪︎ visacashapprb Congratulations!

↪︎ landonorris thank you papaya team 🧡

liked by thebride, ruthbuscombe, danielricciardo and 2.125.872 others landonorris hello mrs norris ❤️ (tagged thebride)

↪︎ thebride hello mr norris 🧡 liked by the author

↪︎ riabish this is the sweetest thing we'll see this week ↪︎ landonorris not used to see the sweet side of me or what? ↪︎ riabish oh you're plenty of sweet, but your WIFE makes it even sweeter! ↪︎ thebride that's my girl! love you babe! ↪︎ landonorris oh thatnk you darling! ↪︎ thebride I meant Ria ↪︎ riabish HA! ↪︎ landonorris attacked in my own comments. when does it end?

↪︎ user who would've thought that Lando had it in him

↪︎ bridesbff she's a catch ↪︎ landonorris that she is!

↪︎ user when little Landor Norris bagged the best woman in a very wide radius

↪︎ fifakill_ Lando Norris, husband. that sounds weird ↪︎ landonorris i'll give you weird! ↪︎ fifakill_ for now! i meant for now it sounds weird! i'm sure soon it'll be absolutely normal thing!

liked by revolve, landonorris, lilyzneimer and 35.068 others thebride the dream come true to celebrate a change of a surname with the full family-friends gang. thank you revolve for the perfect dress to party in all night. off to the end of our lives and beyond, hubby landonorris ❤️

↪︎ landonorris 🤩😍🥵 liked by the author

↪︎ landonorris THAT'S MY HOT WIFEY EVERYBODY! liked by the author ↪︎ thebride oh shush you muppet, not on main! 🤭 ↪︎ landonorris yes on main! not ashamed of the fact that my woman is so hot!

↪︎ user okay but can we please talk about how perfect this dress is? not too casual so she wouldn't get lost in between her guests, still makes her stand out as the bride, but isn't too ostentations or lavish to forbid her from enjoying her own celebration! liked by the author ↪︎ thebride can confirm that this was EXACTLY the reason why I chose it! appreciate your thought about it! nothing beats practicality while still making it feel special! ↪︎ user OMG HELLO BEAUTIFUL YOU LOOKED ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! ↪︎ thebride hehe hello 🥰 and thank you!

↪︎ lilyzneimer 🥰👗💃 liked by the author ↪︎ thebride will never forget us dancing until the sunrise ❤️ ↪︎ oscarpiastri so that's where she was all night! ↪︎ thebride yes, because your woman likes to dance! ↪︎ oscarpiastri touché! ↪︎ lilyzneimer 🤭 ↪︎ thebride don't worry Lily darlin', we'll go dancing soon enough! and no oscarpiastri and landonorris you're not invited, that is a girls night! ↪︎ landonorris u had to open that big mouth of urs right? oscarpiastri ↪︎ oscarpiastri sorry? we can always play some video games while these two're getting sloshed somewhere? ↪︎ landonorris u got urself a deal

↪︎ revolve It was our pleasure to provide this beautiful dress for the beautiful bride! Congratulations from the whole Revolve team! liked by the author

liked by landonorris, maxfewtrell, _aarava and 55.553 others keeganpalmer how to turn bunch of grown ups into children again? give them a bouncing castle! (tagged landonorris, thebride, bridessister, olivernorris1, lilymhe, lilyzneimer)

↪︎ landonorris wow what an observation!

↪︎ maxfewtrell at least you took off your shoes ↪︎ keeganpalmer had to otherwise they wouldn't let me on! ↪︎ thebride well if the bride and groom had to take their shoes off as well...? ↪︎ keeganpalmer no longer complaining! did anyone hear anything? ↪︎ maxfewtrell how did you do that? ↪︎ thebride did what? ↪︎ maxfewtrell shut keegan up! ↪︎ thebride ...

↪︎ user not Keegan tagging both Lilys' there!

↪︎ bridessister showoff ↪︎ keeganpalmer will happily accept that one! especially from you 😉 ↪︎ thebride hands off palmer! ↪︎ bridessister ignore her. you were sayin? ↪︎ thebride THE NERVE ↪︎ bridessister did you watch too much of rocketpoweredmohawk? ↪︎ thebride who? ↪︎ landonorris u don't wanna know, trust me

liked by bridesmom, thebride, riabish and 3.912 others bridessister side by side or miles apart, sisters will always be connected by the heart. until one of them falls from a chair during her own wedding celebration. (tagged thebride)

↪︎ thebride except i didn't fall down? ↪︎ bridessister almost. it's the effort that counts! ↪︎ thebride doesn't matter. love ya sis ↪︎ bridessister love u right back ❤️

↪︎ keeganpalmer ❤️‍🔥 ↪︎ thebride no ↪︎ keeganpalmer 🥲 ↪︎ bridessister LEAVE HIM BE

↪︎ bridesmom my two girls ❤️ ↪︎ bridessister 🥰 ↪︎ thebride 🥰

liked by georgerussell63, logansargeant, lilymhe and 549.853 others alex_albon CORNHOLE!! much love to Lando and thebride for their Vegas nuptials, and thanks for including me and Lily in your celebration! (tagged landonorris, thebride)

↪︎ landonorris thanks mate for ur presence and for the great gift ↪︎ user okay now we need to know what that gift was ↪︎ landonorris no u don't it's a secret

↪︎ georgerussell63 should I mention that I absolutely destroyed you in that round? ↪︎ alex_albon oh and should we mention that there is one person whose job is to put a bag (or a ball) into a hole? NO DOUBLE MEANING I MEAN lilymhe ↪︎ lilymhe 🤔 ↪︎ georgerussell63 oh this is great fun ↪︎ carmenmmundt popcorn? 🍿 ↪︎ georgerussell63 please! ↪︎ alex_albon THAT STILL DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT LILY DESTORYED ALL OF US?!

liked by kellypiquet, pierregasly, landonorris and 1.219.673 others maxverstappen1 he won in Miami, he won at Zaandvort, he won in Singapore, he won in Abu Dhabi, he won in life. congrats landonorris and thebride for this huge step, and thank you for allowing me to be a part of this special celebration.

↪︎ thebride the pleasure was all ours Max! thank you for being here for both of us! liked by the author ↪︎ maxverstappen1 any time (or as long as it stays off track!) ↪︎ landonorris no promises! 😂

↪︎ kellypiquet such a lovely celebration! congratulations to landonorris and thebride and wishing you only happiness and health in the future! ↪︎ thebride thank you so much Kelly! it was extremely special to enjoy the time with you and Max and P! ↪︎ landonorris thank you Kelly!

↪︎ landonorris here, we can calm the internet speculations that we're enemies! trust me, would never invite an enemy to my wedding party! ↪︎ maxverstappen1 not sure how to feel about that one, but thank you!

↪︎ user not the whole grid throwing Lando in the air like he just won the championship ↪︎ landonorris they're practicing for the real deal 😉 ↪︎ maxverstappen1 let's calm down a bit, shall we?

liked by landonorris, scuderiaferrari, maxverstappen1 and 1.351.185 others carlosainz55 Lando Nowins no more, Lando Norizz no more. Te amo amigo. Felicidades!

↪︎ scuderiaferrari one big F1 family, right mclaren? ↪︎ mclaren wouldn't be the proper celebration without a bit of red 😉 ↪︎ danielricciardo we talking about wine? i can offer some red! ↪︎ mclaren well played Mr Ricciardo, well played 🤠

↪︎ landonorris gracias amigo for being the best surrogate big brother i could ask for! ur turn next! ↪︎ iamrebeccad something i should know about! ↪︎ carlossainz55 you see what you caused?! iamrebeccad let's talk about it first, okay? ↪︎ iamrebeccad call. now. ↪︎ charles_leclerc someone is in trouble! ↪︎ landonorris 'm so sorry! it was just an innocent question! ↪︎ carlossainz55 there was nothing innocent about it you ass!

↪︎ maxverstappen1 who'd have thought that little Lando Norris would be the first of this generation to tie the knot ↪︎ charles_leclerc definitely not me ↪︎ pierregasly nor me ↪︎ oscarpiastri safe to say no one thought that

↪︎ user Carlando will always be real and in the front liked by the author ↪︎ carlossainz55 couldn't be more true!

liked by thebride, savnorris, bridesmom and 5.298 others bridesbff ma b*tch got hitched! now i have to change your contact info, do u know how weird that is?! (tagged thebride, landonorris)

↪︎ thebride not weirder than changing my passport. the new signature is a weird thing to perform liked by the author ↪︎ bridesbff has a nice ring to it thought, right? ↪︎ thebride 🤭

↪︎ savnorris the best of the best! liked by the author

↪︎ bridesmom Should I find that photo of you two from your first day at nursery? ↪︎ thebride MOM ↪︎ bridesbff I'd say some things are better to stay hidden ↪︎ landonorris I WANNA SEE IT! ↪︎ bridesmom Don't worry Lando, it will be ready next time you two come for a visit! ↪︎ thebride bridesbff you need to destroy it!

liked by thebride, landonorris, bridessister and 1.206 others bridesmom my little girl is a married woman! landonorris it's your turn to take care of her now (tagged thebride)

↪︎ thebride awww mama i'll always be your little girl! liked by the author ↪︎ bridesmom ❤️

↪︎ landonorris i promise ma'am 🫡 liked by the author

↪︎ bridessister who would've thought that the family general has a soft side! ↪︎ thebride oh c'mon sis don't be mean ↪︎ bridessister sorry mama bear, you're the best in the whole world and we love you so much ❤️

↪︎ momsfriend1 where is the little girl who was chasing animals around the fields and jumping in puddles? why do they grow up so fast? liked by the author

↪︎ momsfriend2 the prettiest girl 😍💐 liked by the author

liked by flonorris1, savnorris, natalie_pinkham and 34.137 others adam_norris_pure_electric Congratulations landonorris and thebride

↪︎ user adam and cisca beat every single "evil in-laws" stereotype ever

↪︎ olivernorris1 I'm not cleaning that pool, just so we're clear. They jumped in it, they can clean it. ↪︎ landonorris boooo no fun with u ↪︎ olivernorris1 do you consider jumping in a pool while wearing your wedding attire a fun?! ↪︎ flonorris1 don't pretend like you didn't jump straight behind him! ↪︎ adam_norris_pure_electric you all are cleaning that pool ↪︎ thebride even me? 🥺 ↪︎ adam_norris_pure_electric not you, my dear, but if you could help cisca and sav with lunch? ↪︎ thebride absolutely! ↪︎ landonorris okay i get who's the favorite now ↪︎ olivernorris1 ^^ ↪︎ ciscanorris1 ^^ ↪︎ flonorris1 ^^

↪︎ user jumping into a pool at the end of the wedding party - nothing screams Norris more than that

liked by riabish, thebride, mattyp1 and 74.295 others quadrant when boss gets married, it means one thing. IT'S NEW MERCH TIME! 'Happily Ever After' is set to drop this Friday at 10.00am GMT, don't forget to put your alarm clocks on! (tagged landonorris, thebride)

↪︎ user the speed i put my alarm on

↪︎ user like i'd ever miss quadrant merch

↪︎ user getting married in two months, guess what will be a late-night party attire?!

liked by landonorris, lewishamilton, parishilton and 447.259 others thebride sorry it's not that new headset you wanted. hope this wedding gift works as well. welcome home, Fergus Bobby Norris (tagged landonorris)

↪︎ landonorris don't u dare to compare Fergie to a headset! he's the best gift i could ever receive. thank you for him, my love 🧡 liked by the author ↪︎ maxfewtrell jesus calm down man, it's a dog not a baby ↪︎ landonorris he is our baby! for now 😏 ↪︎ thebride 👀 ↪︎ maxfewtrell TMI! TMI!

↪︎ mclaren welcome to the family little guy! we'll make sure the factory is puppy-proofed before you come back from your honeymoon! liked by the author ↪︎ thebride 🧡🧡🧡

↪︎ oscarpiastri does that officially make me a dog uncle? liked by the author ↪︎ thebride of course! ↪︎ landonorris i guess so ↪︎ charles_leclerc but, but, what about leo?! ↪︎ oscarpiastri leo is my brother, not my nephew ↪︎ alex_albon this family tree's starting to be a bit complicated ↪︎ georgerussell63 no shit sherlock!

↪︎ alexandrasaintmleux playdate when? francisca.cgomes roscoelovescoco liked by the author ↪︎ thebride does AD work? ↪︎ francisca.cgomes works for me ↪︎ roscoelovescoco can't wait's for all the fun's!

↪︎ user OMG WE'LL GET A WHOLE PADDOCK DOG GANG TOGETHER! ↪︎ thebride shhh don't scream please, Fergie's sleeping 🤫 ↪︎ user ups, sorry my queen 🫡

[leclercvsx]

Little Norris | SMAU

LANDO NORRIS

pairings: lando x pregnant! reader

summary: reader and lando document their pregnancy journey

warnings: none (?)

a/n: none of the pictures are mine ! they’re all from pinterest !

y/ninsta

liked by landonorris, charles_leclerc and 472k others

y/ninsta: surprise !! little norris coming soon 😛

TAGGED: landonorris

landonorris: i can’t wait to meet him ❤️

y/ninsta: “him” can also be a HER 🥱

landonorris: no, i know it’s a boy

user: STOP A LITTLE LANDO NORRIS RUNNING AROUND THE PADDOCK 😭😭😭

lilymhe: HOW DID THIS HAPPEN ?!?!?

y/ninsta: lando got p2, it was a wild night with no protection😊

lilymhe: DONT ADMIT THAT ONLINE

carlossainz55: congratulations, i’m gonna be a great uncle

danielricciardio: but i’ll be a better one🥰

oscarpiastri: speak for yourself mate

——

landonorris

liked by y/ninsta, carlossainz55 and 718k others

landonorris: look how pretty my wife is❤️

TAGGED: y/ninsta

y/ninsta: hormones are going crazy and i’m now SOBBING😭😭

lilymhe: can confirm this

alex.albon: i can also confirm this

user: i need a man like lando in my life😔

carlossainz55: counting down the days

landonorris: that’s my job

carlossainz55: i do it to remind you, because you will forget.

y/ninsta: very true Carlos

user: i’m so excited for this baby y’all

user: no cos me too, i need y/n & lando + baby content😭

——

y/ninsta

liked by landonorris, charles_leclerc and 529k others

y/ninsta: we’re having a little boy💙

TAGGED: landonorris

landonorris: i called it

landonorris: we’re gonna be great parents💙

y/ninsta: we really are💪

charles_leclerc: never in my life have i seen a women have that many mood swings in one night

y/ninsta: pregnancy hormones my dude

landonorris: now imagine what it’s like for me everyday

y/ninsta: you’re sleeping outside.

landonorris: I WAS JOKING BABY IM SORRY

user: omg it really is gonna be a little lando norris😭😭

carlossainz55: name him Carlos 😊

danielricciardo: they’re going to name him Daniel.

oscarpiastri: nice try lads, his name is gonna be Oscar

y/ninsta: his name is actually gonna be Sebastian😛

landonorris: after Vettel😌

sebastianvettel: i’m honoured💙

——

y/ninsta

liked by landonorris, danielricciardo and 519k others

y/ninsta: he thinks he’s so funny. spoiler alert, he isn’t.

im so over this pregnancy, i want him out already😭

TAGGED: landonorris

landonorris: few more weeks, baby.

y/ninsta: :(

charles_leclerc: it can’t be that bad, can it?

y/ninsta: in the words of Rachel Green “no uterus, no opinion” 😤

charles_leclerc: i’m sorry, i’m sorry🙏🏼

user: she is GLOWING omg

user: RIGHT???!

lilymhe: i’m here for you girl❤️

y/ninsta: i love you😭😭😭

landonorris: you made her cry

lilymhe: IM SORRY I LOVE YOU Y/N

landonorris: she’s crying harder

——

landonorris

liked by charles_leclerc, y/ninsta and 816k others

landonorris: Everyone welcome to the world ‘Sebastian Adam Norris’. Y/n did amazing delivering our son, i was by her side throughout it all. I love you both so much💙

P.S y/n said she isn’t having anymore children😭

TAGGED: y/ninsta

comments have been limited

y/ninsta: i love you both❤️

carlossainz55: congratulations!!

mclaren: welcome to the Papaya family🧡

liked by landonorris & y/ninsta

——————————

SORRY FOR NOT POSTING FOR THE LAST LIKE MONTH? IVE BEEN REALLY BUSY WITH COLLEGE BUT IM TRYING TO WRITE MORE !!

P.S i could not think of a name for the baby at all😭😭

REQUESTS ARE OPEN (pls request, i have no motivation)

Masterlist | Request

[landograndprix]

「Feel the magic ๛ l.n」

part vii

✧.* you've finally secured your well deserved p1 after months of suffering with red bull and while you celebrate it the right way, love is in the air and everybody sees it now.

✧.* when i think about my muppets i think about this song, should i make like a playlist of songs that remind me of this fic, give y'all the vibes ive been having? 👀 spelling mistakes add character, don't mind them 🥰 this is a psa for the people who wanted to be on my taglist but never got tagged, i didn't forget or ignore you, I simply am unable to tag you and therefore removed you from the list feel free to ask me again so I can take a look at it. Taglist is open Love ya ❤️

✧.* prev part - next part

➽────────────────────────❥

➽────────────────────────❥

y/nusername

liked by landonorris, milouberger and 453,789 others

y/nusername I'd like to thank my parents— p1 baby!🏆

tagged: mclaren

view all 742 comments

y/nloveee yes baaaaabbyyyyy 🤩🤩

norrizz one big fat fuck you to red bull!

adam_norris_pure_electric amazing race, amazing driver!🥇

carlandooo oh my gosh, I'm dead, Adam out here supporting his future daughter in law 😭

norry4 stop it 😭

ricky78 bring it home y/n!

natewhite this girls good, she should try racing in f1..

carlossainz55 well deserved! 🔥

chilisainz wish I had a supportive ex boyfriend 💀

y/nlandooo we're so back with our 1-2!

yourmomsuser super proud of you! 🥰

milouberger back where you belong!

hamilt44n girl, shut up..as if you didn't try to push her off the track halfway..🤨

redbullgirl come back please, perez is a joke 😢

landonorris that's my girlfriend 😍

bott_ass we were aware 😂

landonorris you got any plans tonight? wanna celebrate?

landosmclaren HOWLING ABSOLUTELY UNHINGED

maxfewtrell mega race 🙌

➽────────────────────────❥

landonorris posted on their story

➽────────────────────────❥

➽────────────────────────❥

➽────────────────────────❥

cecilemoulin posted to their story

➽────────────────────────❥

➽────────────────────────❥

➽────────────────────────❥

➽────────────────────────❥

y/nusername

liked by landonorris, riabish and 689,872 others

y/nusername ending an amazing weekend with my favorite lil' guy 🧡

tagged: landonorris

view all 878 comments

norrizz honestly such a power couple!!

sharl16 oh they in love love huh?

bott_ass not the after sex selfie 😭

bananaclerc I was looking for this comment 😭

y/nlando y/n's finally showing more of her and lando on here 🥺

mrsnorris 🤮 get someone your own age 🤮

cecilemoulin I just know y'all were late because you've been watching tiktok's in bed all morning..

y/nusername Cecile thirst trap edits go hard

carlandooo y'all think y/n finally realised she likes this man? Seemed pretty one sided to me for a hot minute 😂

ceciley/n I think Cecile said in an interview that THEY aren't used to dating younger dudes and that she felt out of place for the first few weeks..pretty sure she meant herself and y/n 😉

carlandooo CECILE IS DATING SOMEONE?

ceciley/n yeah..max fewtrell? Girl where have you been? 😂

carlandooo under a fucking rock apparently! Wow, these girls really said young, cute and british? Yes ma'am 🥰 so real of them

ceciley/n a couple of besties dating another couple of besties 😂

hamilt44n where are Carlos and Pierre now? You think they gave up? :')

landonorris favourite lil' muppet 🧡

➽────────────────────────❥

Everything taglist; @thomaslefteyebrow @hopefulinlove @smoothopz @softboystarkey @honethatty12 @cixrosie @parkersmjs @ireadthensuetheauthors @celestialams @be-your-coffee-pot @heli991113 @kodzuvk @reality-is-a-con @80sloverry @bibissparkles @myescapefromthislife @lanando4 @elliegrey2803 @ravisinghs-wife @glow-ish

Feel the magic taglist: @celesteblack08 @mrsmaybank13 @cha-hot @judesgfirl @roseseraj @kissesandmartinis @jpg3 @amulhermaisfelizdomundo @marialovesf1 @silkenthusiasts @luvrrish @laneyspaulding19 @emily-b @formula1bby @judespoisons @buckybarnessweetheart @strawberrychita @iifloweringnightsii @buendiabebeta @jjsprobablywrong @babyvinnie @mishaandthebrits @hockeyboysarehot

Lando taglist: @beatricemiruna @simp-for-fictional-people @landossainz @christianpulisic10

[insomniac-dot-ink]

The Last to Go

The last thing the emperor needed removed was pain. The appendix and the tonsils and the toenails were the easiest—yanked in a day or less. And they were the emperor’s tonsils, of course, so they were coated in diamond dust and displayed in the uppermost abbey window. Muscle and bone and teeth and the endless amount of mucus that body made were next. The bone became gold-plated and reassembled, a body outside a body, and the teeth were turned into a crown. The doctor could barely fathom what unlucky mistress might be forced to wear it. 

Mucus was quietly disposed of by the former doctor down the drain. The Emperor's Blood, however, became a popular drink at local bars and parties. The doctor kept his eyes down and away when people asked if it was really his blood—the price tag was almost a whole paycheck. Could he get them more? Head down, back hunched, he walked, and the doctor was rather proud of himself for not screaming until his lungs gave out.

The Emperor lay in his bed of wires, beatific shining neon and metals buffed to glow, and a groan escaped deep enough to make your toes curl. The doctor stood next to the bed, sweating through his scrubs and counting the throbs behind his eyes. He had been kidnapped, most of them were, and promised what all of them were.

He winced with the Emperor's moan. The great Lord had asked to sound more beautiful than whale song and twice as loud. The former doctor said she’d see what she could do.

“IT’S STILL HERE.” He raised an arm, black as dreams, and shiny as stars. “I WON’T END. IT’S STILL HERE.”

The doctor cleared his throat, wet his lips, and pressed his palms together. “Perhaps, his liege, would like to focus on what the new appendage can do?”

He roared in response. As one does. The doctor turned inward, counting, and waiting for the wallowing to subside. 

His Adam's apple was turned into a stone in the front of a goblet and the man’s kneecaps were put on the sword hilt of the emperor’s favorite gladiator. The doctor himself was born on a quiet, beautiful satellite where he was certain blood sport was banned everywhere forever.

He clears his throat again after an appropriate amount of time. “The nerves are removed, sir. There’s nothing that should be able to send signals.”

“YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. IT STILL HURTS.” He waved his arm back and forth.

The last thing to remove from the emperor was pain. And the doctor, the good doctor, had begun to research beyond the nerves and bone and muscle. Stacks of scrolls on spirits and angels and demons and phantoms all. How does one remove the soul? Though he feared, the man had already done so long ago.

FIN

------------

Newsletter 🧡 Pre-order my new book!

[carlos-in-glasses]

Thank you for the tag @heartstringsduet @annoyingcloudearthquake @paperstorm @bonheur-cafe 🧡

I have become obsessed with the idea that TK and Carlos might have bought Jonah a race car/ fire truck/rocket ship bed. So I’m already working on a coda…. BUT with the caveat that if the bed happens to just be plain red plastic (?!), I shall modify accordingly.

Also featuring Carlos' nightlight that appears in Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines and Where All This Love Comes From.

“Hey, TK.”

TK, lying on his side on the race car bed* with his knees pulled up to his chest, shifts so he’s flat on his back, facing the ceiling. His long legs dangle most of the way off the mattress. He swallows hard. Carlos watches the dome of his Adam’s apple sink. Tears slope from his right eye. Then his left. Then both at once.

Carlos wants to lie down with his husband, but it’s fair to assume two giant men together on a toddler race car bed will result in that bed being flattened to the floor. Which maybe doesn’t matter now. But still. Too much has already been crushed for one day.

Carlos instead picks up the sturdy wooden stool they found at the flea market. The stool is squat and has little lions and tigers painted along the seat’s circumference. He deposits it next to the bed and sits down, reaches for the globe-shaped nightlight by his feet. This was his nightlight as a child, and it still works. In a dad-like way, Carlos thinks: They made things to last in the ‘90s. He switches the nightlight on.

The late afternoon's amber sunshine floods through the west-facing windows, so it’s slightly difficult to make out the swirling constellations that project onto the shelves and the ceiling and travel across their bodies too. But stars are there. Stars are everywhere. Seeking them makes more appear, just like with a real night sky.

*rocket ship/ fire truck...😳

Open Tag and tags below!:

@thisbuildinghasfeelings @reyesstrand @strandnreyes @lightningboltreader

@alrightbuckaroo @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @welcometololaland @rmd-writes

@lemonlyman-dotcom @ladytessa74 @liminalmemories21

@herefortarlos @orchidscript @freneticfloetry

@sugdenlovesdingle @theghostofashton @chicgeekgirl89

@mikibwrites @irispurpurea @pimento-playing-hopscotch

@eclectic-sassycoweyes @tellmegoodbye @ironheartwriter

@sapphic--kiwi @emsprovisions @never-blooms

@whatsintheboxmh @kiwichaeng @literateowl

@butch-buckley @butchreyes @captain-gillian

@nancys-braids @laelipoo @hereghostslive @anactualcaseofthetruth

@carlossreaders @henrygrass @everlastingday @futures-tense

@rangersoup @the-126-family - If you want to share/haven't already! No pressure ever! ❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜

[aziraphales-library]

Lost Fic #210

1. hi there! hope you're doing well:) I was hoping you could please help me find a fic that was posted definitely before s2 and possibly before s1. I think the premise had something to do with Adam Young meeting Eve; I remember reading the very beginning where he had a dream about her. Sorry if that's not enough to go on. Thanks for your time & have a lovely day/night🧡 - @garnetcapricorn

2. Hello! This may seem an odd request but there's a specific fic I can't find and I remember some lines: "that damned hand on his back" "He focused on worshipping the angel in front of him" or something similar. The summary had an excerpt from the fic, and the line "What if Aziraphale kissed back?" It was written within a few months of s2 being released I think. Im fairly certain it was rated g, but I'm not quite sure. I understand if you can't help, (it's a weird, specific request) I just thought I'd ask, but thank you anyway! - @ineffable-ezra

3. Hi! I'm looking for a fic I read on AO3 where Anathema and Aziraphale were main characters and Newt was Anathema's cat. I can't seem to find it no matter what search terms I use. (I have AO3 history turned off unfortunately.) Can you help? - @acorn-squash-writes

4. Helo!! Thank you for everything you mods do, you're amazing! Looking for a lost fic. Human AU, I unfortunately can't remember any details except the reason Crowley didn't eat much was because he was vegan. Not a big part of the plot, but it was a great read and looking to reread it. Thank you!! - @kaelia

5. hello everyone :) thank you so much for all the work you do finding all these fics. I have scoured all of the tags and on AO3, but can't seem to find this fic unfortunately. I remember that Aziraphale, possibly going by Ezra, moves to this small town. Crowley is out in his yard (I think lounging on a chair?) and aziraphale is like 😍 lol. I believe Crowley helps Azi with his plants. the summary was in italics and said something along the lines of "he didn't mean to fall, ..." something like that, potentially something about them kissing?? thanks again for your help :) - @19daysofmd

If you know any of these fics please include the number in your reply! Thank you :)

- Mod D

[nerdk1sser]

why is it that nearly every f/o i have has this genre of image attached to it

like yes i do remember him. i do not want to remember him.

[adamwarlock]

hello! i rly loved adam warlock in gotg 3 :D rly want to get to know his character a lot more in comics

hehehehe yesss I highly recommend it >:))) I have a reading order right over here that you can use as a guide! It's old and I'm planning on updating it soon but everything important is on there <3

Warlock by Jim Starlin is the best place to start (and my fave comic ever) imo but Adam is honestly very easy to read for because you can just ignore every comic that isn't by Starlin, except the Annihilation saga/Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 by Abnett and Lanning which are also very good. :)

[cloveroctobers]

FEEL LIKE HOME — Dante Torres [October Prompts] 🧡

A/N: The new season just started and I’m already happy seeing my man again. Also??? Kev getting a new love interest? Will it be permanent this time around?? Anyways it’s cozy (also spooky ofc) season so why wouldn’t I write for my man?

PROMPT IS FROM HERE & I’m using: MURDER HOUSE: we just moved into a new home and foolishly staked all of our savings into it. surprise! it's haunted beyond belief. how are we going to turn this house into a home? alternatively one of our muses inherited the house from some distant relative. they just didn't know they'd inherit the ghost living within it too. + GENERAL VIBES: if it’s dark, don’t shine your flashlight into the trees.

WARNINGS: some language, some fluff + spooks! Small talks of religion and practices but I’m not religious or go too deep on it if you’re the same & a somewhat lengthy read!

<- read my previous October anthology prompt here.

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ✩₊˚.⋆

HANK VOIGHT

Dante’s sergeant of CPD’s Intelligence Unit

“People don’t just disappear, you understand me?” Hank Voight exasperates to the producer behind the camera, “I don’t believe in ghost stories and there’s always a explanation for everything.”

The producer questions as the camera crew zooms in on the older man’s face, “If that’s the case…don’t you think you would have found them already?”

Voight tightens his stare and it’s as cold as frostbite from him, for at least a minute before he states, “Who says I won’t?”

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

You’re sitting on the set of stairs, knuckles tucked underneath your chin as your eyes zone out on the odd claw? markings on the wall in front of you. You’ve already envisioned placing an old wall clock that you’ve bought from a tag sale there but it definitely wouldn’t be long enough to hide the markings.

“Hey.” A gentle tone, you pick up on gets your head turning but it takes more effort to get your eyes to focus on Dante.

A small smile appears on your lips as you respond, “Hey.”

“Adam and Kevin are grabbing the last of the boxes,” he informs as he stands on the steps that lead right to the entryway and living room, “you okay? Kev thinks you’ve finally crashed out.”

You roll your eyes with a snort of laughter, “I’m fine. Just taking in how real this is…and why i didn’t see any boxes of your own in your car?”

Dante raises his brows, resting his elbow on the side banister, “I…didn’t think you were serious? Just assumed that was tipsy talk.”

Which was fair, you said a lot of things when you had drinks in you. It wasn’t something you did a lot since you were a lightweight but being in a social setting you sometimes engaged and definitely got emotional and touchy.

Pushing off the steps and moving to your right, you hold your hand out as you walk down the few steps that kept you two apart. Dante doesn’t hesitate to grab your hand, holding onto you until your face to face.

“I was—no—am dead serious,” you tell resting your hands on his hips while you stare into his green hues, “You’re the only person I want to make this feel like a home with.”

Dante reaches for your face, pads of his thumbs caressed your skin as his heart began to hammer in his chest, “yeah?”

“No bullshit,” you answer with a shake of your head and a grin, “Even talked it over with Mama Torres.”

There’s a hint of worry that passes over Dante’s eyes and you almost want to laugh in his face as he exhaled, “huh?”

“What?” You head tilts to the side, “You think you’re the only one that gets to be her bestie?”

It’s Dante’s turn to shake his head, “now that kind of makes me nervous.”

You laugh, “Would it make you feel better if we were beefing?”

“Hell no.” Is Dante’s immediate response, “…I do wish I was part of that conversation though.”

“It wasn’t me being sneaky, I promise! I mentioned bringing it up at dinner before as you know…yet a few of your cases took longer some days. So I ended up blurting it out since Mama Torres brought up a certain topic.”

Dante closed his eyes only imagining what his dear mother said to you, “oh no.”

“Relax courage.” You tease, “It’s a valid topic.”

“Which is?” He pressed, peering at you from underneath his eyelashes.

“Our future.”

He’s goes quiet, rubbing at the back of his neck now, feeling some pressure about that. Dante’s always been a go with the flow kind of guy and you’ve been together for about two years now. He would be a foolish man if he said he never thought about what a future with you would look like. You were both in your thirties and although you had a somewhat traditional way when it came to marriage, you weren’t asking for a ring yet…just another level to your relationship is all.

Continuing on you ask, “Yup…so you’ll think about it? Mama Torres gave her stamp of approval and already said for you not to worry about her but knowing you, you’ll need more reassurance from the source.”

Dante breathed out a smile, “Guilty. You know me so well.”

“I do.”

Dante hums, reaching out for you again. He lightly grips your chin, “Getting to share a whole house with you…is a big step. I wouldn’t mind that and it wouldn’t be much to think about, honestly.”

“Yeah?”

He presses a tender kiss to your lips, almost savoring the taste of you, like he commonly did. “Yeah,” he repeats, “No bullshit.”

You both laugh into each other’s faces before some clearing of throats are heard behind Dante. The buzzed haired man turns as if he’s just been caught red handed while you keep one hand rested behind his neck, finger tempted to trace one of his many tattoos.

“Now that you’re done eating each other’s faces,” Adam starts while Dante rolls his eyes, “We came to let the Missus know, our services are done for the day—

Kevin knocks his knuckles against Adam’s shoulders, “uh uh you’re not supposed to say for the day man, you gotta really sell it so she don’t ask for nothing else.”

“Oh yeah, you’re right, my bad.”

“You two ain’t shit, you know?” You joke, moving to get off the steps, “whatever happened to, ‘whoever Dante loves, we gotta love and consider them family too?’”

Adam frowns looking over at the brown skinned man, “I don’t recall ever saying that, your ass must have said that.”

Kevin pushes his lips out in thought and then admits, “I may have said that once.”

“Ah, so this is your fault?” Adam points with a laugh.

Kevin places his hand on his own chest, “there ain’t nothing wrong with spreadin’ the love, something Dante here isn’t afraid to do clearly.”

Dante scoffs, “alright, you two need to get off our backs.”

“You should really start a hugging and kissing business.” Adam instigates, “Seems like you really know what you’re doing.”

Dante smirks, although his cheeks are burning, “yeah, I think I could teach you a thing or two. You are the one that’s getting married and I’m sure you want to stay married, right?”

“Got ‘em!” Kev laughed into his balled up fist while Adam sends Dante a playful middle finger.

Adam scoffed while Dante held out his hand for them to embrace each other by the chest, “Kim don’t got any complaints, trust me.”

“Ew alright, we’ve both heard enough! Thank you.” Kevin cringes as he refers and glanced at you, “we just wanted to let you know you’re all clear, good luck with all those damn boxes you got over this place. Whatchu thinking about doing? Opening an outlet mall here instead of a home?” He pokes fun at you while you mock him talking with your hands, “Anyway! We got to get down to the station and I’ll be sending you my medical bills within the next two to three business days.”

Sucking your teeth at the man, you allowed him to embrace you, thanking him for his help while he’s the first to exit your house.

“No seriously? Why do you need so much shit?” Adam questions, holding you by the shoulders, “Maybe it’s time for a tag sale?”

You fire back at the brunette, “Are you going to help with that?”

The bearded man pretends to think about it, “how much profit we talking?”

He grins at you as you give him a blank expression before you hug him goodbye as well.

Letting out a sigh, you twirl around on one leg to face the living room. The couch and the sofa were all arranged the way you wanted them— after the first three arrangements. You had a tv stand that had barn doors that you really loved but started to think about what the tv would look like mounted on the wall and the floors? You wanted new floors as soon as possible, thankfully the man next door, who actually helped Dante a few days ago getting most of your items in while you had to work was a flooring and carpet installer. He gave Dante his business card so you figured you’d give him a call sometime this week if you didn’t run into him.

There were so many possibilities to this place. You never owned a home before and to have a distant relative that you met maybe once or twice at a family reunion years ago, really surprised you when you received a call that changed your life.

Hands tightly wrapped around you waist, caught you off guard before you felt familar lips kiss on your neck. “What’re you thinking about, pretty girl?”

Your hands go to rest along Dante’s, “that we have so much to do and I need to make a list like Kim suggested. She already helped me pick out paint swatches for a few of these rooms.”

“Course she did,” Dante comments with a laugh, his lips pressed against your temple, “you know we don’t have to have it all figured out today right? Things take time.”

“Well my great-great aunt Gladys didn’t have the time.”

“Wasn’t she almost one hundred and five?”

“That’s not—the point is time is an illusion.”

Dante frowns, “who said that again?”

“Albert Einstein.”

Dante nods, “okay my little theorist. I can sense that you’re about to stress yourself out and I think I can help with that?”

You whip around to face him, “you’ll start ripping up these floors for me?”

The buzzed haired man quickly shifts his attention to the floor, “that would be a negative on my part. I got a better idea and it starts with this.”

His hands rest low on your hips, fingertips touching your tailbone before he leans forward to kiss the corner of your lips and then over to your mouth.

“Oh…now I see where you’re going with this.” You laugh against his mouth, hands locking around the back of his neck before kissing him back. It’s truly magnetic, how you both knew how to set the pace and how it felt like your lips were made just for one another.

Dante hums as he pulls away to bury his face against your neck again. “I knew you would,” his soft voice is a bit huskier now that he set the mood, “Since I’m here and don’t have to be to the station until the evening…would you let me help you christen the place?”

You shudder feeling his tongue against your skin, hoping to it feel it much more anywhere else on your body as you say, “I thought you would never ask.”

He pulls back to grin at you, slight gap in between his front teeth gleam at you as he scoops you up bridal style, leading you upstairs to where only your bed and tons of boxes remained.

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

ADAM RUZEK

Dante’s friend/co-worker at CPD’s Intelligence Unit

“Did you think there was ever any sense of regret from Dante taking on this big step?” The producer asks the man who’s seated with his elbow resting on the arm of the chair, fingers caressing his facial hair in thought.

Adam feels his brows trying to meet, “Regrets? No. He loves that girl. Worshipped the ground she walked on and she looked at him like he put the damn stars in the sky. Were there nerves on Dante’s part? Definitely since this is probably his second most serious relationship. He wanted to be there and loved that he had someone to get home to.”

“Is there a chance that it all got too much way too soon?”

“Meaning what?” Adam quizzed, “I hope you’re not implying what I think you’re implying.”

The set goes quiet before the producer expresses, “It’s just a thought and I would hope as law enforcement you all would consider the worst case scenarios…even if you don’t want to.”

Adam bites down on the inside of the back of his bottom lip, feeling the frustration in his veins, “As law enforcement, you should be lucky that any of us are even bothering to give you the time of day to discuss this on going investigation.”

They’re scrambling now, “We do appreciate you being here Officer Ruzek but is it truly ongoing if it’s been months? Shouldn’t you start considering that either they’re dead or Dante is behind—

“Okay, if you’re going to continue to disrespect everything I say, without knowing the first thing about Dante’s character, then I’m not going to do any more interviews. You can take these wires and shove em—

No signal is shown.

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

Crossing your arms, you lightly twisted your body back and forth as you awaited for the inspector to get upright from the ground. Dante is squeezing your shoulders, running his hands down your arms trying to get the tension out.

It had been a month and a few weeks since he’s moved into the home and you couldn’t be more in bliss with Dante being here. Although you got to enjoy the house more so since you had a hybrid schedule, there was still a warmth inside whenever you got to see his face around the home. Majority of the time you tried to wait up for him but when you couldn’t, he always made sure to embrace you before eventually climbing into bed.

Him being here with you now as the fall foliage settled in, almost made you collapse backwards (into his arms instead of the leaves) once the man wrote down the estimate of the damage and held it up for you two to see.

“Three grand for that?” Dante inquired, keeping one arm around your waist and taking the yellow paper with his other hand.

The inspector with the backwards cap and who loudly chomped on his gum scoffs, “You two must be new home owners. This house shit? Is never no walk in the park. This is an older home and they should have used concrete for the foundation instead of this crap. Then you’re going to need an exterminator to get rid of the termites in the cracks and crannies…so yeah three grand and that’s just for my part not including the service fee.”

“I’m going to be sick.” You pull away from Dante, moving to head up the stairs and through one of the doors to enter the home, leaving Dante to deal with the smart ass inspector.

You’re seated at the dining table, cheek resting in the palm of your hand and a mason jar full of water.

“Hey,” Dante greets sitting across from you, “it’s going to be fine.”

You shake your head in incredulity, “digging into my savings and yours isn’t fine to me. We’re remodeling and trying to make this feel like home but every time we try to do something new, it’s mostly a problem and it’s making my stomach cramp like crazy.”

Dante reaches for your hand to hold, “You know it doesn’t take doing all of this work to make a home right? It’s the people inside of it who know how to love and fill it up with love that make it a home.”

A crooked smile appears on your mouth then, “You’re not making my stomach feel any better with the cheese you just served me, Torres.”

“Maybe you should finally try those probiotics Violet and Lizzie left here then.” Dante suggests, which actually wipes the smile from your face while a sob rips through your lips instead.

They were your paramedic friends that wanted to throw you a house warming party but you kept telling them that the house wasn’t ready.

Bewildered Dante gets to his feet, pulling your head against his torso, “that was a stupid joke, I’m sorry.”

“You have nothing to be sorry for! It’s not your fault this house is as old as my great-great aunt.” You bunched up his white t-shirt, which you shouldn’t have been able to do if he had his jacket zipped up!

The temperatures been dropping nearly every other day and this man thought it was cool to just be outside in a shirt and jeans but you weren’t having it, you threw a puffer jacket over his face earlier just as the doorbell rung signaling that the inspector was here.

Dante frowns, “I thought this was built in 1952?”

You wail, which only makes Dante’s concern increase and he knows in this moment he can only shut up and hold you, hoping that at some point you’ll be able to laugh about this.

And that laughter would turn into fear, which beat sorrow any day.

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆

A week passed when Dante got a call one late night when he and Kevin stayed back to work on a case. He wouldn’t lie and say he and Kevin weren’t goofing off, for about ten minutes until that light hearted moment changed into something unexpected. It was after ten pm, twenty minutes until eleven when your face popped up on his phone.

“Hey baby, what’re you still doing up?” Dante asked, resting his elbows on his desk.

Kevin leaves to use the restroom, squeezing Dante’s shoulders on his way by as he calls out your name in greeting before carrying on.

“Dante…” there’s shuffling on your end and he figures you must have him on speaker phone, “you didn’t rearrange the recreation room did you?”

He shakes his head then remembers you can’t see him, “No…why?”

“I heard something when I was in the living room, coming from downstairs. I turned into you and investigated. Everything downstairs was rearranged: gym equipment and mini fridge.”

“…Are you pranking me?”

“No. Why would I do that?”

“Because you want me to stop working late hours to watch those scary movies with you…wait…that’s probably what this is. Your mind playing tricks on you and everything’s fine—

His phone pings and he has to look away to see that it’s a text from you. He sighs, putting his phone on speaker as well to check out the message you sent him. It was a photo of the lower level of the home and everything was in fact rearranged. There was a possibility that you could have done it, you had strength in you no doubt but a few of the more heavier equipment pieces were questionable.

“…I’d really like it if you stop telling me things are fine when it’s feeling like it won’t be.”

Dante pinched at the bridge of his nose, “okay…I hear you. Where are you now?”

“I locked myself in the room. I’m not going downstairs for anything else.”

He exhales, “okay good. Don’t. I’ll be home by eleven-fifteen.”

“Um Dante…there’s something else.”

“What is it?”

You’re staring at the living chair you pushed underneath the door knob, “it also sounds like there’s someone pacing the floor.”

Dante feels as if he stops breathing and his pausing didn’t ease the anxiety in you, “It’s an older home, you know the floors creak right? Even with the new hardwood floors. That’s probably just what that is. Stay inside until I get there though alright?”

“Yeah.”

“I love you.” Dante says in an attempt to lighten things up.

You swallow, keeping your eyes locked on the door as you sat up against the headboard of your shared bed, “I love you more.”

“Bullshit.” He teases.

A small smile graces your chapped lips, “No bullshit.”

“A little?”

“No but I love you right back.”

“That’s the answer I was looking for.”

“You’re annoying.”

“Sometimes. I’ll see you soon, don’t move.”

“Believe me, I won’t.” You say, eyes focused on the shadow that’s moving back and forth underneath the door frame.

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

KIM BURGESS

Officer at CPD Intelligence Unit/Co-worker of Dante

“Did you ever witness what she was talking about when you visited the home?”

Kim sits up straight in the chair, “Did I ever see anything moving on its own? No. Did the house make weird noises? Yes. It’s an older home, something Dante also tried to justify. She never wanted Adam and I visiting when it got dark out. Especially with Makayla. I mean it’s Chicago so you can never be too sure but something else was going on with her. Whatever was going on in that house was draining her first and I hated that I couldn’t do more as a friend…for both of them.”

“What do you think happened to them?”

“I…don’t know but I know they wanted to reflect the home they found in each other in that house. It just didn’t work out that way.”

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

“Everything good with y’all?” Kevin said in a hushed tone as he sat on the couch with Dante.

Dante hums, looking away from what he was writing down on the paperwork. Kevin stopped by to collect some of the files to bring into the station and Dante forgot to fill out the last section so he was trying to finish it up so it would all be good to go. “What do you mean?”

“You know…since the whole seeing feet underneath the door thing happened, however long ago?” The taller man peeks towards the kitchen, spying Mama Torres setting the table and you were nowhere in sight.

Dante looks up from the paper and says, “she…prefers to work at the office now.”

“Damn.”

“It works for her,” Dante shrugs, “But she’s also hanging out more with those paramedics, Violet and Lyla—Lizzie. Who like to have fun.”

Kevin nods, “alright…what’s wrong with that? Anything that gets her mind off whatever’s going on is good isn’t it?”

Dante looks off towards the dining area where his mom just moved from, “Yeah, I’m not mad at that. It’s just that when I am here, she’s not around and I don’t like that it feels like there’s distance between us when there shouldn’t be.”

“Kay…so why don’t you plan something? A weekend getaway, you don’t gotta leave the city or anything if finances are trash right now. Stay at a nice hotel or Airbnb and get that quality time back if you’re feelin’ some type of way.” Kevin encourages while Dante scratches at his head.

Kevin’s aware that something’s been on Dante’s mind. It’s been obvious although he’s good at hiding it but they were a team and each member always knew when something was up. Even if it was something minor, it was there.

“You might be right,” Dante rubs at his mouth in thought, “it could be just what we need.”

“Yup,” Kevin smirks as he holds his hand out for Dante to give him dap, “and you can thank me later.”

“Whatever man,” Dante chuckles before grinning but that is short lived as the sound of yelling and breaking glass is heard.

Both men jump to their feet, rushing into the dinning room and turning to their right. Mama Torres is on her knees in front of you, as you’re holding onto the back of your head crying. The side window in the kitchen is broken, some glass decorating the dark hardwood floor, which invited the crisp autumn air into the toasty home, the garbage can was knocked over on its side, and there appeared to be a strand of hair by your thighs.

“What the hell?” Kevin mutters before Dante springs into action.

Dante crouches beside the two women, glancing between both of them and his own mother appears to be shook herself. One hand touches his mother’s shoulder, while the other touches your knee.

“What’s going on? What happened?” He cross-examined both women but your eyes are clenched as more tears flood down your cheeks.

He turns to his mother, “Ma! What happened?!”

Her same hues meet Dante’s as she whispers from quivered lips, now holding onto the rosary around her neck, “Malvado.”

Which makes him glance back at Kevin who’s highly confused before Dante yanks you into his arms, tucking you underneath his chin, trying to ease your shaking.

Eventually Dante manages to get you up and through the dining room to the bathroom across from it. He gently closes the door behind him, getting you to sit on the toilet while leaving Kevin to talk to his mom.

“Let’s get you cleaned up, okay baby?” He kisses your cheek, rubbing soothing circles along your opposite jaw, “I’ll take care of you.”

He raised his hands to dig through your hair, to examine your scalp but you latch onto his wrist. Fearing that he’s hurt you, he stops his movements to peer down at your watery eyes.

“This isn’t home anymore, Dante.” You swallow the lump in your throat, “It never was.”

Dante didn’t want to believe that.

He knew you were first reluctant to take on this home, since you didn’t know much about this aunt in the first place. It was a huge question mark trying to figure out why she would leave it in your hands but everyone of your family members either told you to not question it and be thankful or that there were other family members that deserved it more. They could have it at this point! You’ve lived in apartments, condos, townhomes, and two-family homes before so to have a single family home underneath your belt was inspiring.

It was not written in stone that you had to keep it for forever but it was something to invest in. Little did you know that it would come at the biggest price.

Losing your sanity.

However there was so much that Dante couldn’t explain and he wished he could.

Dante wished he could make it better for you…no one can say he never tried.

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

KEVIN ATWATER

co-worker at CPD’s intelligence unit/friend of Dante

“Can you tell us what you saw that Sunday you stopped by?”

Kevin deeply sighs, “I know that girl was hurt and everybody was freaked out. I know that Mama Torres told me what she saw since Dante and I were in the living room when it went down. Mama Torres said, y/n just came up from the lower level of the home where their gym and laundry room is at and was talking to her. Mama Torres was sideways facing the counter while y/n had her back to the side window.”

While he’s explaining, there’s pictures shown of the kitchen and a reenactment appears as Kevin gives details of the spooky occurrence that happened that day, “Mama Torres said it was something you would see out of those horror films. They were chatting and when she lifted her head to the right, the next thing she knows, y/n is being pulled back so hard that she was yanked off her feet. Her back hit the window but it wasn’t just her body that broke that window. It was some unseen force.”

PICTURES FROM DANTE’S PHONE ARE SHOWN NEXT: images of the broken window, specs of the glass are seen inside the kitchen and outside of the home in the backyard, along with the broken frame, the garbage can was turned on its side, a piece of y/n’s hair sat along the wall underneath the damaged window pointed outwards facing the kitchen, and a few drops of blood were also shown on the hardwood.

“A unseen force?” The producer asks, “How can that be? Are you sure Mrs. Torres wasnt also seeing things?”

Kevin lifts his shoulders, “see…we can keep saying that all we want but after a while that also stops making sense.”

ANOTHER SET OF PHOTOS UPLOADED FROM: Dante’s phone, shows photos of y/n after what took place in the kitchen that day. She’s seated on the toilet, the photo is shot from above showing the bald spot in her scalp along with the bleeding gash. The back of her neck and down towards her shoulder blade shows scrapes in her skin from the glass.

“Did Dante ever see anything?”

“Besides something hurting his girl? I’m sure he did but he never spoke on it. That’s something you’d probably have to ask his ma. All I know is that if they had to get away from that hell that was supposed to be their home? I wouldn’t blame them, not one bit. I just hope they’re alright and they’re far from North Ozanam Ave.”

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

After what happened that afternoon, there were no objections about leaving the house behind for a while. If that happened during the day time, then you can only imagine what could have been going on at night. Dante was more in disbelief that he ignored the signs and although he still didn’t see many the actions take place, it was enough to just see the aftermath. The last thing he stared at long and hard (his arms full of duffle bags) was the mark on the wall at the end of the stairs.

His childhood home didn’t necessarily feel any safer, thanks to all the trauma his step-father played a part in but having both of his women under one household gave him some sort of peace. Dante was raised catholic and once he managed to get you to get some rest, he’s in the kitchen talking to his ma who’s got so much incense and sage burning that he feels a tickle in his throat.

“Ma!” Dante flinches once she whacks him for putting out her incense, “it’s getting to me.”

“Good.” She sasses, “whatever that was, I don’t want it latching onto you too.”

“What?” Dante turns his eyes into slits.

“You heard me. It’s connected, preying on her and I don’t want it leeching anymore. We go to church tonight and father will fix this.” The older woman decides.

Dante blinks, not knowing the last time he’s been to church. He had his faith, it’s been on his skin to guide him yet a part of him wonders if it’s all too late. “You don’t need to be out there with us so late.”

“Do you think I’m staying here by myself? No!” She dusted off her hands with a clap so loud it sounded like thunder, “you should have came to me sooner, we could have got a hold of this malvado. It will be work I’m sure but the most high has us all.” She pats his face before stepping back to grab the kettle to pour him some tea.

Being prayed over was not something you were used to but accepted. Your energy was low even with the lavender chamomile tea Mama Torres gave to you. The sleep in Dante’s room had you tossing and turning, covered in sweats but before you knew it, his kind face was a gift to see over these past weeks and you couldn’t help but to hold him and never let go.

You stood outside from the church in the night, while Mama Torres chatted with the father inside and Dante went around the corner to grab the car as the rain started to pelt down over you. Up your hood went as the wind started to pick up, rustling the trees and bringing a chill over your body.

The sound of constant pinging from your phone was heard, from friends checking in on you but you were tired of talking. However you still found yourself pulling your phone out, eyes searching through the rain as you looked out towards the trees. It seemed as if the harder you stared, the more you saw a figure perched between the leaves. With a shaky hand, you mess around with your phone to turn your flashlight on, pointed right at the tree across the street.

And what you saw the longer you kept your flashlight across the street, made you want to scream but no sound came from your lips as the figure seemed to jump down from the tree and onto the ground. Quickly looking from left to right with the flash still on, it felt as if it was moving too fast in a blur of black.

When Dante’s coming around the corner, he sees a hooded you running towards the trees. He looks to his right, seeing his mother standing in the doorway underneath the umbrella that the father is holding, both appearing confused as Dante puts his car in park on the side of the street.

“What did you see?” He yells over the rain.

“It lives in the trees. That’s its home.” The father announces, which makes Dante pull his weapon from his waistband.

He’s not sure what that means but all he knows is that you’ve run off and now he’s running after you.

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

CATALINA TORRES

Mother of Dante Torres

The salt and peppered haired woman is seen with her hands clasped, peering down into her lap.

“In your perspective, Mrs. Torres, What do you believe happened to your son and his girlfriend after the night they ran off into the trees? And why did you hold off on this information when officer Atwater knew they were staying at your house?”

The woman lets out a long exhale with her eyes closed before they open and are watery underneath the lights, “Zechariah 11:2. That’s a verse from the Bible. It reads: ‘Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled! Which means no power on this earth can go against God. We are all made from him, each seed he has planted blossoms into a tree. We can all crumble at his command. In simplest terms, he has the last say and that’s what exactly happened. I have faith that he saved my children from the evil.”

“So that’s enough for you? That god has your son?”

“It should be, yes. As long as y/n is no longer hurting then neither is my son.”

“But why lie to those who are also close to Dante? They went back to that house, searched for any clues…when you and father Paul saw them go into the trees?”

She shrugs, “we do not know if they returned or not. Everything that goes up, down, or in between still has the chance to still lurk around this earth if they so wish. Which is what haunted y/n and that house. It gives me comfort, having that image of them at their happiest in that home, slow dancing not long after Dante settled in. That’s all I’ve ever wanted for my son and perhaps the cypress also gave him that.”

Those in the studio were still clueless about this entire episode they were filming for this documentary series but this was part of their job, to share the unexplainable stories.

“Has Dante ever mentioned any of his own personal experiences with that house? Outside of what was going on with y/n?”

Catalina looks almost offended, “Sure he did! The nights when he would be home there by himself, he always saw and heard it. He installed one of those doorbell camera things after the first weird thing she saw and called him about. Dante saw what I believed she saw in those trees that night she was prayed over on camera. He would not show me out of the sake of my heart but I believed him. He’s never given me any reason not to believe in or of him.”

A series of black and white video footage is shown next. It’s night time and the automatic lights flick on as a blur appears by and then on the steps. The tree leaves announce their strange happenings and it continues on with each footage that is shown but within each different date but similar time, the blur takes shape.

It has pointed skinny and many teeth that flashes the camera, almost as if it’s smiling as it shows itself right in front of the door. That image is put on pause, showing the viewers that whatever it is wasn’t human at all.

“My son’s always been a protector since he was young,” Catalina continues, “Always saw what was wrong or right pretty quickly and acted. That often led him into trouble but when he loves so immensely—which he does—he’ll do just about anything to make sure you’re safe.”

“Which is why he ran into the woods after her. Do you have any idea why she ran towards the woods instead of away? And again, why not mention any of this to the intelligence unit?” Another producer interrogates.

Catalina sniffs while pulling out some tissue, “They’re each other’s home and you don’t go knocking where you’re not welcomed. I understand that while many of you don’t and that’s okay. I did not tell the intelligence unit any of that because I know how it sounds. It’s easier just to make me out as a loony to make sense of my son’s whereabouts but the truth is: this is their story and they’re the only ones that know how it ends.”

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

“Don’t tell me you’re quitting on me!” Dante says, coming into the living room to see you balled up on the couch, ready to fall asleep, “The night is still young.”

You’ve been unpacking and arranging all day, so a nap was needed.

“Babe.” You stare at him blankly although you’re whining as he puts on some music and loudly too.

Dante mocks you, grabbing onto your hands to pull you from the couch but you hold your ground, which makes him raise his brows at you. “Baaaaabe,” he mocks as he pulls you up by the waist spinning you before setting you down on your feet, “just one dance and I’ll leave you alone.”

“Just like I leave you alone about having more color in your wardrobe?”

He rolls his eyes but can’t help but to laugh right afterwards, “exactly.”

You groan, pressing your chin against his chest as you stare at him with puppy dog eyes. All he does is press a kiss to your forehead, which brings a smile to your face.

“There’s that smile I love so much,” he whispers as you lean back to put your hand in his and rest the other against his bicep.

The dancing always starts off slow before picking up pace but the closeness of the slowness is Dante’s favorite part. He sways with you to the guitar, staring at you lovingly while Mama Torres leans in the archway of the dining room to watch in adoration.

His heartbeat is your favorite tune as you rest your tired head against his chest for a moment, staring out at the window behind the couch, ���I hope those trees don’t get any bigger…might have to call someone to cut them down some especially when the bad weather kicks in.”

Dante follows your gaze but you can feel him shaking his head at you, “That mind of yours is always turning, huh? Just relax and look at all that we did already. That’s good enough for now, baby.”

“You’re right.” You sigh, pulling back as he twirls you underneath his arm, “Thanks for being here with me.”

Dante kisses your lips as soon as he brings you back into his chest, “No need to thank me. I love you and I want to be here.”

“I love you right back.” You wink just as the tempo of the music changes to upbeat.

You break out into some moves, chest bumping Dante who actually stumbles back in shock at what you were bringing out. You needed to dance any bad thought that tried to enter your mind and just live in the moment.

So you did as the both of you invited mama Torres onto the living room floor with you and the wide grin that spread over Dante’s face, let him know that his dance skills can never match up to you two but he tried anyway.

Across the street and through the trees, there’s glowing yellow eyes that awaken to watch the family of three in the brick house.

As soon as some headlights from a passing car shines towards the trees, a snarl can be heard from the creature in the night as they recoil into a blur back into the leaves.

HAVE YOU SEEN…?

DANTE TORRES

If you have any info contact: The Chicago Police Department — The Intelligence Unit.

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ✩₊˚.⋆

Continue with my October anthology prompts here.

[tiny-pretty-sana]

chaeyoung's halloween party | be as one (pt. 2)

← previous part﹒• part 2 of be as one pairings: nayeon x jeongyeon, momo x mina, sana x jihyo genre: halloween fluff warnings/tags: au, unnie line as mothers, school meal club as kids, twice reunion, stablished relationships, chosen family, domestic fluff, halloween w/c: 7.7k a/n: i love this big family and wanted to write more about them so writing a halloween chapter seemed to fit back in october. this is inspired by that one viral kindergarten kid that dressed up as no face from spirited away and obviously by some twice halloween costumes 🎃🧡

“Are we celebrating Halloween now?” Nayeon grumbles while she goes through her emails. 

She is sitting on the sofa with Ryujin in her arms and her right hand busy with her laptop’s keyboard as she reads the mail from Chaeyoung’s school informing parents about the upcoming Halloween party they will celebrate in a few weeks. Next to her, Jeongyeon is breastfeeding Yuna and giving her wife a confused look. 

“I could use some context right now, honey” she teases. 

“A Halloween party, they are doing a Halloween party and Chaeyoung has to dress up. What are we now? Americans? Chuseok was like last week”. She starts ranting. 

“Well, didn’t you want her to attend an international school? Now you’re getting the experience for free” she chuckles. 

“Jeongie! I need you on my side” she whines. 

“Come on, we know you're pushing 40, but don't be boring” she continues to tease her. 

She tries not to make any sudden movements so as not to disturb Yuna while she eats and keeps her voice low so Chaeyoung doesn't wake up. Still, her laugh makes the baby open her eyes wide. She has these huge eyes that remind her of Chaeyoung, she knows it's impossible since they don’t resemble each other in shape or color, but their eyes are as expressive as her older sister’s. The look of curiosity is followed by a toothless smile that mirrors Nayeon's, the resemblance between them is uncanny and is becoming more evident every day. Jeongyeon knows it's impossible, but wonders if she will have teeth like her mother's, giving her that bunny like appearance that characterizes her wife and that is starting to show in the little girl in her arms. 

This thought distracts her for a few seconds until she sees her wife's frown again and tries to convince her that it will be something fun.

“I think she'll love Halloween, you know our Chaeyoungie is a little weird.” 

Nayeon rolls her eyes “Don't say that about our daughter!” she immediately scolds her, but sighs because she knows she is right. 

Chaeyoung loves spooky things, draws things like kids do in horror movies but then describes them as 'cute', is fascinated with Tim Burton movies and laughs at The Adams Family jokes even though she doesn't understand them. She ends up laughing because she knows that perhaps she herself and her decision not to fill his head with movies and stories about princesses are partly to blame.

She just can't help it, it's something that comes with the profession and she has to admit that since she has been watching movies with Chae, her articles have a fresh approach that attracts new readers every day to the different magazines and newspapers she writes for.

“You know you can't deny it” she laughs ”she's going to love dressing up as a vampire or something.” 

The next day the only topic of conversation in the house is the school Halloween party and what costume the eldest daughter of the Im-Yoo family will wear. As expected by her mothers, her choice is unconventional and undeniably original, and of course, influenced by her film buff mother. These past few weeks because of the latest article Nayeon is working on, they have been watching several Studio Ghibli movies and the little girl has loved them so much that she wants to dress up as No-Face from 'Spirited Away'. 

When she announces the decision to her mothers, her eyes sparkle with excitement making the grimace on Jeongyeon's face last no more than a few seconds. Those big eyes and her smile would melt anyone and much to her dismay, after seven years they are still not immune to their little girl's charms. Nayeon, however, loves the idea from the first moment and can't help but look at her daughter with pride seeing that she is raising a little film geek just like her. 

“Jennie can probably get me the contact of someone in costume who can make her a good costume. She'll wear the best costume”.

As she says this, her wife can see that fire in his eyes that comes out every time someone mentions a board game or when Jihyo challenges her to something, so she decides to stop it before it's too late. Knowing Nayeon, she's going to put a lot of effort into this and the last thing she needs is more responsibility on top of everything she's already doing. 

Since Jeong broke the news of her pregnancy almost a year ago, Nayeon has been working non-stop in and out of the house, even returning to work earlier than planned as her savings to face the arrival of a new member were not initially intended for the twins. She has been back at work for almost a month now and in addition to having to catch up, she has been accepting new offers. All this with barely a few hours of rest because the girls keep waking up in the middle of the night from time to time. Jeongyeon, on the other hand, has yet to return to work and although she mainly takes care of the household chores, Nayeon still insists on splitting the duties equally as if she has the time to do so. 

“Honey, she's only going to wear that costume for one day and it won't even fit her in a few months. Let me take care of everything, you're already doing more than enough”’ she says with a warm smile. 

Nayeon is grateful for the gesture, but not very convinced. Among the qualities she admires in her wife, and which make them complement each other, is that she is very practical and decisive, yet when it comes to creative matters she has neither the hand nor the eye for it. Unlike their daughter, neither of them are gifted artistically. 

The costume is not very complicated, just black clothes, a black cloth and some face paint. The two of them look at pictures on the internet and as they continue scrolling, the task seems easier, so finally it is Jeongyeon who is left in charge of dressing Chaeyoung for the school costume party.

“Besides the costume, think about what you want to do for your birthday”.

───────── ⋆ ─────────

“Tzu, honey, have you thought of any costumes for your school party?” Sana asks her daughter as they eat.

She nods as she chews and pauses to swallow before unveiling her decision. Next to her, her other mother eats with the same enthusiasm as her child, both with the same focused look on their faces as they enjoy their dinner. Moments like this never fail to warm Sana's heart, who every day sees in Tzuyu more mannerisms, expressions and even some quirks from both of them since they officially became a family a year ago. 

“I want to be a dog” she says, looking at her mothers seeking approval from both of them. 

Exactly what they expected, it won't be scary, and besides looking adorable they know she will be the happiest little girl in the world once she has her dog costume. Both mothers look at each other with a smile knowing that they will end up seeing Tzuyu running around the house in her costume on any other day with no reason to dress up. Just as they know that they will soon end up adopting a dog to fulfill their daughter's dream. 

“Perfect, we can go this afternoon to buy it, okay?” replies Jihyo to her. 

“Yes, Mama!” she says quite excited compared to her usual calm tone. 

It's nearly a month away, but Jihyo likes to prepare things in advance and Sana is sure that as soon as they received the email from the school, her wife started looking for the nearest stores and by now she is probably able to sort them out according to distance and price-quality balance. 

Sana was not wrong, after picking up Tzuyu at school and Jihyo at work, the latter takes them to a huge store with hundreds of costumes and all kinds of decorations for Halloween, birthdays, Christmas and any kind of celebration you can imagine. There are costumes of many fictional characters, professions or animals for all ages, they even see some for babies that Jihyo takes pictures of to send to Jeongyeon. She and Sana agree that the twins would look adorable in most of these. 

It doesn't take them long to find the children's costumes, some of which are dog costumes. The little girl ends up deciding on a onesie with floppy ears, although she hesitates for a few seconds when she sees a shiba inu one. 

Tzuyu doesn't have a favorite dog breed, thanks to constant visits to the animal shelter, but she has a soft spot for the shiba inu because she says they look like her mommy. Sana still gets emotional remembering the time when her daughter assigned them each an animal even before she called them mama and mommy, she is a shiba inu while Jihyo is a black cat, maybe someday they should all dress up as animals. But that will have to wait because Sana has spotted a costume that would suit her wife much better. 

While her daughter makes up her mind, Jihyo takes her usual pose hugging her wife from behind with one arm around her waist and her chin resting on her shoulder, luckily today she has replaced the heels with comfortable, low sneakers.

“You would look so hot in that costume” she whispers so only she can hear her as she glances over to the superhero costume section. 

That's all she needs to say for Jihyo to end up trying on the costume and leaving the store with a dog costume for her daughter and a Spiderman costume for herself. They don't have any Halloween or costume parties to go to, but she's sure she'll find the perfect occasion to wear it and give in to her wife's wishes. 

Sana has either great powers of persuasion or Jihyo is simply weak when it comes to her. 

That becomes the topic of discussion and laughs when the three of them go for dinner after shopping at Momo's restaurant, which since her friends got married also belongs to Mina and where the couple has now been working together for some time. 

The conversation soon gets forgotten as Mina is excited about Jihyo's costume. She is usually quiet, especially if you compare her to Jihyo and Sana, but when it comes to anything involving superheroes she could talk for hours. Mina's excitement for Jihyo's costume is shared by Sana as well, although her motives are completely different. 

“Besides Ji, the only one who would look good in that costume is Momoring, don't you think?” she asks her with curiosity, but to anyone who knows her long enough it is obvious the playful tone that awaits the question. 

Momo, hearing this, smiles proudly and flexes her muscles achieved in equal parts from hard work in the gym and the restaurant, plus enviable genetics. She doesn't know what she's just done, but the blush that spreads across Mina's it doesn’t go unnoticed by her friends. Luckily, she’s quickly saved by Tzuyu. 

“ Does Dahyun already have her costume?” she asks. 

In response, she gets two snorts from her friend's mothers. 

───────── ⋆ ─────────

People say that it is not good to mix business with personal life, but they manage to do it successfully every day. Momo now works exclusively in the kitchen while Mina takes orders from customers, and they have hired two young girls, Sakura and Kazhua, in order to be both present for Dahyun. 

This is something that has always worried Mina, but now it has finally become a reality. When Dahyun was born and her biological father decided to disappear from their lives, Mina has always tried her best to spend as much time as possible with her daughter with impossible work schedules to give her a good life. Luckily, Sana has always been there to support her even when runways and photo shoots took her thousands of miles away. With Sana came Jihyo, Jeongyeon and Nayeon. And then there was Momo. 

She has always had a soft spot for her Dubu and also for her mother. Before they were even friends, she sometimes would offer to pick her up from daycare and entertain her at the restaurant with some coloring books and games until Mina got off work. As the relationship with Mina progressed each time her role in Dahyun's life was more important, but always without overstepping and letting Mina be the one to make the decisions and have the authority. However, since Dahyun started calling her mom something changed and Momo has stopped being always one step behind her now wife to become equals in terms of raising, taking care and educating the girl. It has been a long time since for Momo she is no longer 'Dahyun, Mina's daughter' but 'Dahyun, our daughter'. 

Now at 8 years old, Dahyun is already capable of telling her moms about school field trips, the dates when she will receive her grades and other communications between the school and parents before they have time to check the mail. Usually, Mina and Momo ask her after she tells them about her day on the way home from school or to her piano lessons. This time it's not necessary because the girl excitedly shouts out that they will have a costume party for Halloween even before she even greets them.

Anyone would think it's the excitement of just receiving the news, but it's not. During the month that passes between the announcement of the party and the actual party she talks about it at least once every day as eagerly as she did when she left school shouting “HALLOWEEN PARTY”. And the thing is that she has changed the costume she would like to wear during each of those days. 

Every day she picks a new costume, each one weirder than the last. From children's movie characters to tofu, to various professions like cook or rock star and all kinds of animals like a dog and even a snake. Some more terrifying, some funnier and some she would look adorable in. Momo is not a big fan of the scary ones and Mina is not a fan of the adorable ones because her daughter already is and because for her Halloween is a serious matter and should be scary, though not so scary as to give Momo nightmares. That said, the only one discarded by their mothers was a processed doll from some horror movie. 

As the last week before the party approaches, Dahyun hasn't made a decision and her mothers don't want to pressure her, but they know she has to decide soon or it will be hard to find a costume in time. The couple comes up with the perfect way to get her to make a decision. 

“Dubu, you have until Monday to decide because Dobby and Boo already know what they want to dress up as, but they are waiting so they can go matching with you” Momo lets her know. 

“They celebrate Halloween too?” Dahyun asks with excitement. 

“Of course, since they found out that you were going to celebrate it at school with Chaeyoung and Tzuyu, they want to celebrate it with you too”  Mina replies with a completely serious expression. 

Convinced by her mothers words, Dahyun gets up from the couch and goes to her room to get a notebook and some colors and sits down making a list where words, drawings and misspelled names are put together on several pages decorated with what it’s supposed to be pumpkins and spider webs. Despite Momo's efforts to help teach her to draw, it seems best for now to focus on the piano. 

The next two days she spends them walking her notebook around the house. She takes notes in the kitchen, in the bathroom, while playing and while watching a superhero movie with her mothers until the movie gets her full attention. 

When the movie is over he picks up the notebook again and starts writing and doodling colorful scribbles that resemble the main characters in the movie and watches them for a while, goes back to the previous pages and her expression is the same as the one she wears when she does her homework. After a while, she squeezes in between her mothers and shows them her notebook with a drawing that takes up the whole page. 

“Mommies, I know what I want to dress up as” she tells them with determination.

───────── ⋆ ─────────

The day is finally here and, like every morning, mothers and daughters meet at the school gate before the hour. This is the usual routine since Dahyun and Chaeyoung go to the same school, but for a while now, with the arrival of Tzuyu, Sana and Jihyo have joined the group of mothers. With everyone's work schedules, this is one of the few times when they all usually get together and have time to catch up, arrange playdates and if they have the chance, gossip about the other parents. 

The first ones to arrive are Tzuyu and her mothers. She is dressed as a dog and her excitement is evident, since she got dressed at home and during the whole way, she hasn't stopped playing with the ears and tail of the costume while barking and moving her hands as a dog would do with its paws. Used to the little one's contained emotions, it is amusing to see how now there is no trace of her usual calmness. Tzuyu is very happy in her costume and it shows in the huge smile that makes her eyes barely visible, probably for her this is better than the party itself. 

The rest of the families do not take long to show up. 

Chaeyoung arrives holding onto her sisters' stroller along with their mothers. She is dressed in black from head to toe with a dark black cloth wrapped around her and her face painted white with No-Face's characteristic violet lines vertically across her eyes. The obscure attire contrasts with the bright smile the little girl has plastered on her face, just like Tzuyu, she is delighted with her disguise. She looks scary, especially when she tries to replicate the character's expressionless look, but as soon as she opens her mouth or smiles the only way to describe her is adorable. 

The two girls start showing off their costumes, complimenting each other and getting into their respective characters. Meanwhile Sana and Jihyo melt when they see that the twins are also dressed up in baby sized skeleton onesies under their warm clothes and soon they take them in their arms. As usual, Yuna, who seems to have a favorite aunt, starts smiling and stretching her little arms as soon as she sees Sana's face. After a few minutes they end up exchanging them because, according to the couple, they don't want their 3-month-old nieces to think they have favorites. And as always, Jeongyeon doesn't miss the opportunity to tease Jihyo by reminding her that she doesn't have to worry about it because the babies are the ones who do have favorites, Yuna loves Sana and Ryujin loves Mina. 

Before Nayeon can join the three-way bickering, Mina's car pulls up next to them. 

“Minari, Momoring just in time” Sana says as she greets them. 

However, what stops Jihyo and Jeongyeon from continuing to tease each other is not the arrival of the other family but what they see next. Momo opens the back door of the car covering her daughter and then steps aside revealing Dahyun painted green, in a full body costume with muscles and a short wig. Everyone, even the girls freeze with unreadable expressions, a moment that Dahyun doesn't hesitate to take advantage of. 

“I'm the Incrdible Hulk!” she introduces herself, showing her teeth and clenching her fists.

They all burst into collective laughter interrupted by an excited shout from Chaeyoung. 

“BROOO, YOU’RE SO COOL!”. 

Only then does the laughter get louder as Mina covers her face in anticipation of what is coming next. 

“Please, Momo confirm to me that you guys were late because you had to paint Dahyun” Nayeon requests. 

“Dubu insisted... she was supposed to wear a mask” Momo admits defeated. 

The laughs get louder once more as the two explain how they both put on the make up with the tiny sponges that came with the face paint they still have traces of on their hands. Sana and Momo soon join forces to argue that it's Mina's fault for watching so many superhero movies and other nerdy things.

“That's the same thing I told Nayeon, look at Chaeyoung, she's gonna turn into a movie nerd like her” Jeongyeon doesn't miss the chance and her wife replies by punching her arm. 

“Don't be like that Jeong, she looks adorable and you did a good job” Sana replies with a bright smile.

“Sana is right. I have to admit I'm surprised” Jihyo agrees. 

“And what is that supposed to mean” Jeongyeon complains, offended. 

“Jeongyeon” Jihyo looks at her seriously. “You were the only person to fail Art in your whole course, you were the first student that Miss Son failed” she reminds her friend. 

“Well that was like decades ago” she tries to defend herself. 

“Honey, you did great on the costume, but Jihyo is right. Our daughter has been drawing better than you since she was 5 years old” her wife adds. 

Nayeon and Jihyo high-five while Jeongyeon accepts her fate of being teased by her wife and best friend, which has always been the case since they met Nayeon in college. In the same way Momo and Sana join forces to tease Mina, only their way of teasing Mina is by babying her instead of teasing her. 

They share with each other how each of them handled the whole costume thing at home, making Sana and Jihyo silently celebrate that they didn't have to do it themselves and that any face paint wasn't necessary. The youngest one even dares to brag about having the most normal daughter, but as soon as she says it, they hear her barking at Chaeyoung before biting her finger. 

“Nevermind...” Jihyo rolls her eyes and turns to her daughter “Tuzyu, don't bite!”. 

When Jihyo scolds her, Jeongyeon goes to support her friend in the only way she knows how. It is not easy to take on the motherhood of a 6-year-old girl with no previous experience, so her friends never hesitate to give them a helping hand, always with respect and caution. It is rare that her friends have to intervene, but Jeongyeon and Tzuyu have formed a very special bond through their love for dogs and sometimes she is the only one with whom she is assertive. After Jihyo scolds her and after her daughter excuses herself saying that she is a dog it has to be Jeongyeon who puts the topic to rest in the best way she knows. And that is by explaining to her that good, polite dogs only bite if they are in danger or if they are attacked, so she should behave like Butter, her favorite dog at the shelter.  The same dog she hopes her friend and her family will soon adopt. 

They both know that Tzuyu doesn't need more than a little gentle warning since she just wanted to act like a dog and not hurt Chaeyoung. After the gentlest scolding ever, she just nods and apologizes first to her mama and aunt and then turns to her friend. To her apology she adds a caress to Chae's finger and a kiss on the spot marked with her teeth. The other girl doesn't seem to think much of it and immediately hugs her before stroking her head as she would do with her dog. 

They both girls go back to playing together like nothing happened while their mothers shower the twins with love and cuddles and the Momo and Nayeon take a couple of pictures of the three before they all walk into school together hand in hand. Like every morning, Dahyun grabs Tuzyu and Chaeyoung hands and walks them to their class and then goes to hers. 

Outside the school, their mothers continue talking a little more until it is time to leave for their respective jobs. Momo and Mina are the first to leave, as it is Friday, the day to receive suppliers for the weekend. Jihyo leaves alone in the car to the company and Sana stays with Nayeon and Jeongyeon to have coffee together since Sana is free and Nayeon has her own schedule. 

They go to a coffee shop that has recently opened, on Sana's own recommendation. They go to a coffee shop that has recently opened, on Sana's own recommendation. It doesn't matter that she's no longer a top model, her new job keeps her connected to the latest trends, and that includes the hottest spots in town.  It seems that the attraction of the site is not only its overpriced coffee, but also its teas and pastries. Sana tells them that in the evenings and on weekends the queue goes all the way to the outside of the store, but at this time the people there are mostly students, elderly people and some curious tourists. 

The place is large with big windows and light colored walls making the space really bright. The furniture and decoration lean to a more minimalist style. The touch of color is given by the plants that decorate the whole place, which along with the scent of coffee, vanilla and cinnamon make the place more welcoming. It's nice, but all this gets overshadowed as soon as you see the counter., where there is a wide selection of pastries, cakes and breads. 

As is usual now, the bulky baby stroller helps them get a table before and. Just as they are all seated, Sana takes one of the babies and Jeongyeon is about to get up when she is stopped by her wife who puts the other baby in her arms to go herself to order two iced coffees and tea for her wife. 

Seeing Nayeon going to order for everyone is an image that keeps catching the attention of Sana and the rest of her friends, to see this side of her. This past year they have seen an even bigger change in her than when they had Chae. Don't get her wrong, her friend has always been a wonderful wife and mother, but Nayeon is the kind of person who demands attention with her mere presence and her playful side that could even be considered childlike makes them forget that she is actually the oldest of them all. Jeongyeon, on the other hand, has always had that gentle charm and is the kind of person who opens the door for you, offers you her jacket or makes sure the food she serves you isn't too hot. 

It's endering to see how their roles have reversed. 

“Why are you smiling like that?”

“Nothing, it's just funny to see how Nayeon keeps giving you the pregnant treatment.” 

“I'm not going to lie, there are still times when it feels weird to me” she says jokingly but she can't help but let out a sincere smile. 

“Well you also deserve to be taken care of like this from time to time, even if you feel more comfortable giving, it's also good to learn how to receive, to be taken care of” she replies giving a smile back at her. 

The look on her face is one he has seen many times during those private conversations they occasionally share in the kitchen when Sana keeps her company or when Jeongyeon needs to catch her breath and Sana comes behind. Her gaze, like her words, is subtle and she doesn't need to say much more to know she's not looking for an answer from her either. Fortunately for Sana, reading others is like breathing, so they just change the subject. 

“Jihyo told me she's gotten quite a bit better at cooking.” 

“Oh yeah, almost all her food is edible now,” she says in a joking tone, but they both know she's totally serious. 

The conversation between the two doesn't go much longer when Nayeon arrives and takes the little girl in Sana's arms before sitting down next to his wife. 

“What were you two talking about?” she asks curiously. 

“We were talking about you.”

She doesn't even respond and just rolls her eyes, used to her wife's antics. However what comes next does surprise her. Jeongyeon places a hand on her cheek and kisses her. 

After the kiss, Sana notices both of them blushing and wonders if she and Jihyo will be the same after that many years together. Making her blush is difficult, but she wonders if after spending more than a decade together they will still surprise each other with small gestures and if they will be able to make each other's heart skip a beat with a kiss. 

───────── ⋆ ─────────

They have barely had half of their drinks when Nayeon's phone starts ringing. It's from the school so the three's motherly instincts immediately put them on alert. 

“Hello. Yes it's Im Nayeon, Yoo Chaeyoung's mother.”     

“Is everything alright?”

“Yes, I understand” 

“Okay, we'll be right there.”

Nayeon hangs up the call and turns her eyes to her wife. She looks at her expectantly and worried.

“They say Chaeyoung's costume is making the other children cry and they are asking us to bring her something else or pick her up” she sighs annoyed. 

They all pick up their bags and coffee in hand to go back to the school. 

In the secretary's office they find Chaeyoung with her teacher, both are drawing, it is obvious that Chaeyoung has cried, as her eye makeup is smeared all over her face. As soon as she notices someone's arrival and recognizes her family she runs into her mothers arms. Jeongyeon lifts her up in weight while Nayeon gives her caresses that make her laugh out loud. Her aunt, Sana and her teacher, Sunmi watch the scene with a sad smile as they see Chaeyoung's little pout as she explains what happened. 

“I didn't do anything mommies but the kids were crying” she says worried about getting a scolding. 

That reprimand never comes, in fact, both Jeongyeon and Nayeon are trying not to cry knowing that their daughter felt bad for making her classmates cry. 

Sunmi looks at them and proceeds to bow apologetically. 

“I'm really sorry, I was told to call you because nearly all of the children except for Tzuyu have started crying. I have to admit that's the most creative costume I've seen today, Chaeyoung certainly knows how to pick a Halloween costume” she says, giving a small caress on the cheek to the girl who can't help but smile at the attention she's getting. 

The teacher asks them if they are taking her, noticing that they don't seem to have brought a different costume, and apologizes again. When they both go to the classroom to get Chaeyoung's backpack, they see the results of the chaos caused by their daughter's costume. Some children are still crying and others are blowing their noses with the help of another teacher after calming down. 

None of the mothers present have any complaints with the teacher who has always been understanding of both families and their circumstances, nor can they blame the poor children who seem terrified of the little creature wrapped in a black cloth with a painted face that has invaded the classroom on Halloween. However, they can't help but be disappointed with the situation when they see Chaeyoung's face, so different from the one they saw this morning when she was happily showing her costume to Dahyun and Tzuyu. 

“Let's have our Halloween party!” Nayeon says out of nowhere as they walk out of the school.

The response she receives is a sigh from Jeongyeon and a shout of excitement shared between Sana and Chaeyoung, while the twins sleep oblivious to what's going on around them. They all know that Jeongyeon's reaction is just a facade, she is unable to deny anything to her wife and daughter, and certainly not to Sana, who she has a soft spot for. 

That is how Jeongyeon is left in charge of cleaning the house and taking care of the twins. For anyone else it would have been the worst part of organizing a party, but for her it is a moment of peace and quiet with herself. Cleaning always brings her calm and a nice sense of control, and right now it's a good distraction after what happened with her daughter at school.

Nayeon along with Sana and Chaeyoung are in charge of buying decorations. It's not the smartest decision to put a little girl with a special interest in Halloween together with two adults who are not very responsible when it comes to shopping, but there are no other options. The three of them go through several stores adding anything that catches their eye to the cart. And Sana does what a rich aunt does and that is to spoil her niece after a bad day at school by buying everything Chaeyoung looks at. 

After hearing what happened, Jihyo offers to pick up Dahyun and Tzuyu from school, while Momo and Mina close the restaurant and set to work preparing Halloween-themed snacks.  

And lastly, the six mothers have something more important to do, find a costume. 

The afternoon arrives, school is over and the Halloween party begins. 

The Im-Yoo family's living room has been invaded by orange, black, white and purple decorations in the shape of pumpkins, skeletons, bats, ghosts and spider webs. All of them with googly eyes and funny faces, giving it a childish and fun touch that makes it kid-friendly, but especially Momo-friendly. 

The cups have cranberry, strawberry and other red fruit juices. The snacks also have cartoonish eyes, pointy teeth and legs made of different ingredients. The treats are shaped like spiders and worms. And they look as delicious as they taste. 

The costumes are a bit more diverse and not as scary. The youngest in the house are back in their little skeleton onesies and the older ones are still in the costumes they wore to school. Dahyun is still painted in green, but at some point she lost the short hair wig, Chaeyoung has her facial makeup fixed and Tzuyu is now in the company of her stuffed dog she got in Chritsmas.  

As for the adults, the theme is diverse. Nayeon has opted for something daring and sexy with a Catwoman costume, wearing a tight and daring full bodysuit - she swears it's a costume they used for a spy series - to which she has added a tail and ears at the last minute. Jihyo hasn't missed the chance to try out her Spiderman costume, just as tight although not as suggestive as Nayeon's. Momo, Sana and Mina with the little time they have had have coincidentally rescued the Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars costumes from the closet. Momo is wearing Jihyo's, as they bought together a few years ago when the color of their hair was the same as their characters.

Jeongyeon is the last to appear in her costume. She waits for everyone to arrive before going to the bedroom and for more than thirty minutes she barricades herself on the other side of the corridor that separates the living room from the rest of the rooms. They hear how she opens and closes cabinet doors and then does the same in the bathroom, awakening the curiosity of both the little ones and the older ones, even Yuna and Ryujin turn their attention to the source of the noises.

After creating so much expectation among everyone in the room, they see her pop up down the hallway revealing a copy of Chae's costume. 

“Moma!” exclaims her daughter before running into her arms.

To her surprise, no laughter is heard after that, not even from Nayeon or Jihyo. When he looks up, with Chaeyoung still in his arms, he glances at his wife who looks back at her with sparkling eyes and a big smile that is interrupted by a mouthed “I love you.” There is not a hint of teasing or playfulness in her gesture, just pure love. 

The rest simply smile with an expression somewhere between amusement and tenderness, in Jihyo's case closer to amusement, but she doesn't actually laugh. Jeongyeon will later remind her that motherhood has softened her because a while ago she wouldn't have heard the end of it if she had seen her like this. 

“Let me get the camera, honey. You two look adorable together,” Nayeon says before giving her a peck careful not to smudge.

She disappears down the hallway and returns with one of her cameras to capture the first of many moments tonight. Maybe celebrating Halloween wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

───────── ⋆ ─────────

The atmosphere is festive and homely. 

They all eat the delicious and terrifying snacks made by Momo, who blushes at the compliments, and Mina, who can't hide her proud smirk. The girls talk to their mothers and aunts, Dahyun is the one who keeps bringing up different topics until Sana is the only one who really pays attention to her adorable rambling. Sometimes it's hard to believe that the girl is as introverted as her mommy. All the while Ryujin and Yuna sleep, wake up, go back to sleep and join in the games and fuss by shaking their toys. As usual, whenever their aunts are around, their mothers can take a well-deserved break.

The time to relax doesn't last long, as it wouldn't be a family reunion without a round of games that push Nayeon and Jihyo to the limit until they get a warning, but not intimidating, look from Jeongyeon to let the kids win in one of the rounds. 

When the time comes, it is Jihyo and Sana who are in charge of giving the twins a bath. It's been years since either has done this, but as soon as they take off their adorable skeleton costumes it comes naturally to both of them. Sana did this same thing a thousand times with Dahyun and Jihyo, though she didn't have to do it as much, she did have enough practice when Chae was a baby. They move in sync as if they have done it together a thousand times and make bathing two three-month-old babies look easy. 

There's something about seeing Sana taking care of her baby nieces that warms her heart. She imagines her wife when she was 27 years old helping Mina with Dahyun's care in between catwalks and photo shoots. She tries to recreate in her mind what it would have been like to take care of Tzuyu as a baby and can't help but smile at the thought of that picture of their daughter as a baby they were given. She pictures her wife a few years younger with dark hair holding a baby with wide eyes and a very serious expression. Jihyo's smile is nothing compared to Sana's, who keeps smiling and laughing making her nieces smile. 

After the bath, it is time for dinner and it is time for them to go to sleep. Mina and Momo get them ready for bed, with Chaeyoung, Dahyun and Tzuyu guarding them, who decide to tell them a bedtime story that takes longer than expected, as Dahyun is the only one of the girls able to read fluently. 

Then the mood becomes quieter. Now that the twins are asleep, the girls watch a movie and the adults talk in whispers around the table. 

Sana and Mina recreate some of the old photos they took when they wore these same costumes a few years ago. And after the second glass of wine, they both start recreating the poses of the Sailor Moon characters. 

“Mina is really living her dreams” Jihyo laughs. 

It's not a mockery, she just loves to see the nerdy and unnhibited side of her friend, she would never admit it out loud but she finds it adorable. They all love to see this side of Mina and some share some common hobbies like Jeongyeon with LEGO or Sana with some anime, but the one who always listens when she talks about her hobbies, some character she likes or the new video game that ruins her sleep schedule, that's Jihyo. Most of the time she's not even quite sure if she's understanding her friend, but she always listens with enthusiasm and fascination, appreciating the wonder that is listening to Mina talking non-stop and unfiltered. 

“Come on, Momo. Join in,” Jeongyeon encourages her. 

“Ji, I have to admit that it was such a good move to give your costume to Momo, are you sure you didn't want to fulfill some fantasy?” asks Nayeon and her wife bursts into laughter. 

“That’s true, the last time you saw Sana and Mina in those costumes, you ended up flirting with Mina too after a few drinks” Jeongyeon recalls with laughter.

Jihyo squeals and rolls her eyes in annoyance. Unlike her friends, who love to bring this conversation up every chance they get, she doesn't like remembering the week she spent afterwards apologizing to Sana and buying flowers every day. From the look Sana gives the three of them, neither does she. 

In an attempt to divert the conversation, Jihyo does what she does best, and that's tease her unnies, starting with Jeongyeon. 

“I think we can safely say that the only one here who isn't fulfilling a fantasy is Nayeon” Jihyo finally jokes about her friend's disguise. 

Jeong just sighs in annoyance and doesn't answer her, but Nayeon does it for her. 

“So you don't deny that you gave Momo the costume to fulfill some twisted fantasy of yours involving anime women” she says while giving her a faux judgmental look, knowing what's coming next. 

Jihyo reacts just as expected. She begins to deny it and argue, with the passion of a lawyer defending someone in a trial, that she doesn't even watch anime and that what happened that night was a misunderstanding. She explains how the lights of the place added to the alcohol made her confuse the costumes of both while Sana looks at her attentively, Mina does her best to hide her blushing cheeks and Momo asks herself a lot of questions. 

Fortunately for some of those present, the conversation ends up getting sidetracked when they begin to discuss what color would represent each of them if they themselves were anime characters or superheroes. At the same time as the end of the movie the girls are watching comes on, they soon join in the conversation to choose their favorite colors, and their mothers can only hope that they haven't heard any of the previous discussion.

At some point of their exchange, they start to organize Jeongyeon and Momo's birthday, after explaining to Tzuyu and Chaeyoung why birthdays happen to be on the same day they were born. Despite the explanations, for Jihyo and Sana the confusion on Tuzyu's face doesn't go unnoticed and the two know very well that this expression means a conversation when they get home, or most likely next morning during breakfast. 

A few months ago, these kinds of sensitive topics or the child's sudden questions about any issue related to the family or adoption was like a switch that triggered the mothers' fear of not knowing how to respond in the most appropriate way. Now it has become a part of their lives that they deal with quite naturally, it is a constant learning experience for both of them and not only for Tzuyu. In Jihyo's case it has also been somewhat therapeutic to have to question what it means to be a family, to be a mother and to understand that the chosen family, the found family can have as much or more importance than the biological family. Love is what unites, not blood. 

It is not a distant concept for any of them since they were very certain from the beginning that it was no different for them to have an adopted child, but even today Jihyo sometimes has trouble accepting that same premise when it comes to her own parents and the family that once pushed her away. 

For her, as for her wife and her friends, family is this. Getting together to laugh, eat, talk, joke, tease, tease each other and take care of each other. It's throwing a party because Chaeyoung had a bad day at school, it's giving the twins a bath to give their mothers a break, and it's organizing Jeongyeon and Momo's birthday all together. 

───────── ⋆ ─────────

The party goes on until night falls and the first yawns come from the little ones followed by snoozes and eyes that can barely stay open. This is the sign to start packing up and end the party, despite Chaeyoung and Dahyun's soft complaints as they try to prove they are not sleepy when they are suddenly interrupted by Tzuyu's soft snoring on the couch. 

With Jeongyeon in charge, it barely takes time for them to clean up the living room as it was, except for some decorations left behind at Chae's request. The first to leave are Sana, who carries the big stuffed dog and Jihyo, who carries her sleeping daughter in her arms. Shortly after, Mina, Momo and Dahyun leave, the latter leaving with her face washed, but still with some green paint. 

Silence fills the apartment and the three of them sit for a while on the couch. Their daughter lies down on top of the two of them, looking even more affectionate than usual. 

“Thank you mommies” she says as her eyes close from sleep ‘I had a great time Mom and you're so cool, Moma’.

It's those words that make it all worth it. Such simple words, but they fill the hearts of Nayeon and Jeongyeon, who do their best every day to give their daughters a good life. 

← previous part﹒part 2 of be as one

[letsgetrowdy43]

Sunny’s halloweekend—

Au Masterlist!!

SunnyHughes just posted!!

Liked by elblue06 and 8 826 others

SunnyHughes Let them eat cake 🥂 🍰

Tagged @/Charlotte & @/otherroomie

Load more comments

Adamfantilli Sunshine… this awoke something in me…

Dylanduke25 🤨🤨

Seamuscasey26 horny!!

Dylanduke25 😦😦

Adamfantilli I was gonna say love… freaks…

SunnyHughes love you to Adam 😽😽

User63 you outdo yourself every year 🧡

Lhughes_06 where are your clothes…

SunnyHughes on my body??? duh

Jackhughes BARELY 😰

User73 OMG BABES YOU GUYS KILLED IT

User19 till next year <3

SunnyHughes can’t wait!!

Charlotte We did that!!

Otherroomie we did that indeed

SunnyHughes we made Halloween our bitch, again!

User19 I’m in love 😻

Lucafantilli off with her head!

SunnyHughes you want me dead 😧

Rutgermcgroarty you’re a bitch Lulu…

User83 SO REAL. SO IN LOVE

_quinnhughes why Mary Antionette?

SunnyHughes Marie*** served!!

_quinnhughes served what…

Sun nyHughes CUNT!

_quinnhughes I’m confused 😕

-

-

-