#🪡laura🪡

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I have this mental image of Gabriel brushing and braiding Laura's hair while she works on her sewing, and I can't get it out of my mind. Enjoy this short!

The brush was soothing. Familiar. Mother used to brush Laura's hair, only to then put it up. She claimed it was to show Laura's status, but to also keep it from getting grabbed by any pesky intruders. Laura never let her mother cut her hair, so this was their compromise. At this point, Laura couldn't remember why she was so attached to her hair, but at least Mother had respected her choice to not cut it.

But Mother wasn't here anymore. One of those pesky intruders had managed to finally end Mother's reign of terror, only to start his own. But she couldn't hate him. No. Even if he had killed her mother, she loved him like a father. He had saved her. Had saved humanity. He wasn't given a hero's welcome. No. He took the curse and sacrificed his own humanity. He was her father, even if she was his dam.

His hands were soft, despite the blood coating them. They gently brushed her hair. He never complained about the length. Never told her she needed to cut it. Never forced her to compromise on it. Each stroke was the bond they shared. He had no kids. She had no parents.

Laura's hands stilled on the doll she was sewing. The brush paused. She leaned back, looking at the man who had taken her in. His once brunette hair, now as black as hers. His skin was as pale as hers. His eyes... His eyes were red, no longer those deep blue. Father looks down at Laura and pressed a small kiss to her forehead.

He was more affectionate than Mother had been. More careful with her. She was treated like a child, but he respected her more than Mother had. He took her thoughts into account. He played games with her. Deep in her mind, she recalled feeling this before. A long time ago. But that time had long since passed.

She smiled and said, "I love you, father."

He simply smiled back at her and replied, "I love you too, daughter."

She turned back to her project and started sewing. This time with a smile on her face. He went back to brushing her hair, braiding it in ways Mother would've hated.

Life was good for Laura and Dracul, and this little bond they created with each other.

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Laura from LoS Agere Board!

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[treemaidengeek]

you've probably seen this zigzag trim called ricrac/ rick rack, especially if you do craft supply thrifting or work with vintage materials (or grew up between the 1950s & 1980s).

(image from a 2022-23 article touting a rick rack revival)

✨️🧵🪡 Did you know rick rack was invented in the 1860s? 🧵🪡✨️

First known as “waved crochet braid” (catchy huh?), rick rack first appeared in the 1860’s but didn’t take on its modern form or name until around 1880. During the 1890’s rick rack sewing trim was imported for use by American sewists as a decorative edging for dresses, aprons, and lingerie. It was also incorporated into lace and then used to decorate curtains, bedding, and other home linens.

After a brief slump in popularity, rick rack ribbon once again came into vogue during the 1910’s when American manufacturers began to produce it. One of these was William E. Wright & Sons, which was founded in Massachusetts in 1897.

Cotton rick rack was in high demand from the 1930’s through the 1950’s when home sewists were upcycling cotton sacks used to pack commodities such as flour, cornmeal, and livestock feed to make dish towels, aprons, and clothing for their families. Wrights rick rack was prized because it was durable; it would tolerate rigorous laundering. The many choices of Wrights rick rack colors complimented the bright flour sack prints. Adding a bit of rick rack helped alleviate the stigma of having to use the feed sack fabric that was available.

After another lull during the 1960’s, rick rack experienced a resurgence of popularity during the 1970’s thanks to Laura Ingalls’ influence. But rick rack hasn’t ever really gone out of style, and it is available in a rainbow of currently popular colors.

(Missouri Star Quilt Co. on Wright's Rick Rack)

more interesting details on early-20th-C history, from Wikipedia...

During the 1910s, rickrack experienced a resurgence in popularity, and American manufacturers began producing rickrack to supply to the domestic market. Among other uses, this rickrack was incorporated into crocheted lace. Books of designs, such as Nufashond Rick Rack Book, helped to popularize the craft.

In rural America in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, rickrack was used to decorate feed sack dresses. These dresses were worn as everyday attire, and were constructed from the large cotton bags that flour, chicken feed, and other goods were shipped in. Since the food had to be shipped in fabric bags anyway, the flour mills competed with each other by using attractive, colorful fabrics that the buyer could either resell or upcycle into dresses, aprons, nightgowns, dishtowels, and other clothing and household items. Adding trim like rickrack was a way to reduce the stigma around needing to use whatever fabric was available, rather than buying it from a store.

I fell down this rabbit hole when I saw Anna wearing this hat in the early 1920s of Downton Abbey s3:

though on closer examination I see that her hatband accent is not actually ricrac, but rather velvet ribbon woven into a ricrac-style zizag pattern. given Downton's notorious attention to historical set & costume detail, & ricrac's contemporary popularity, I wonder if more "fine family" types & their staff picked up the visual trend in higher quality materials. Very cool!

[lunar-kiddos]

This is a blog for the kids in our DID system to reblog things they like, and maybe occasionally post. This blog will be closely supervised by our protectors and caregivers, Claire, Brayden, Arya, and Jack. PLEASE DNI if NSFW!

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Here is a list of alters who may post:

- Clementine (Clem) 🦄

Clem is 8

- June (Junebug) 💕

June is 4

- Quinn 🪡

Quinn is 3

- Bee 🐝

Bee is 7

- Jake 🦜

Jake is 9

- Michelle 🔔

Michelle is 6

- Laura 💤

Laura is 7

- Sally🪡

Sally is 11, but sometimes acts younger

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Laura deserved so much better than she got in the game. She was a child doomed to immortality, then to die painfully from an emotional wreck who lost control over himself. Gabriel literally ate her. Yes, she knew it was a possibility. She knew this could kill her, and she made her peace with that. But imagine being ten (10) years old, and forced into a position of either letting the world get destroyed, or die for the sake of humanity. Humanity you no longer share, nor even remember having.

I'm having a lot of emotions today, and I want to talk more about Laura.

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🐿!!!

🐿: What are some of you and your f/o’s favorite autumn activities? Do you have any special traditions?

So Marie, Gabriel, Myrrh, Laura, Trevor, and I have a tradition of going to Pumpkin patches! The mazes, picking pumpkins and other veggies and fruit, playing games, the food, we love to do all of it 🩷

And this year is going to be Richard's first year for it 🩷

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4 and 45 for the self ship ask game!

4.Which one is more protective? Who needs to be ‘protected’?

Gabriel is the most protective, and he will do anything he can to keep his loved ones safe. No one is safe from the Dragon instincts. Marie and I are usually the ones who he's protecting.

45.Can they fall asleep without the other?

Gabriel absolutely cannot sleep without someone beside him. He doesn't sleep much to begin with, but having someone he can trust helps his sleep. Usually that means that Trevor, Laura, Richard, Myrrh, and/or Marie sleep beside him, so he knows where his family is if he has a nightmare. However, I like to sleep away from people. So if the bed is big enough, I'll sleep there too, but just not where I'm touching anyone.

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🥰 - If you adopted them, when did you adopt them? How did you tell them you were adopting them? What was their reaction? How did you decide you wanted to adopt them?

🎂 - When's their birthday, if they have one? If they don't have a canon one, what do you hc their birthday is?

🤬 - Have you ever gotten into any arguments? If so, what was the worst one? How did you guys make up?

🥰 - If you adopted them, when did you adopt them? How did you tell them you were adopting them? What was their reaction? How did you decide you wanted to adopt them?

So for all of my kids, it was mostly just through time I guess? Like, for Laura and Trevor, it was because of how much time I spent with them and Gabriel, that they just kind of accepted me as another parent. Gabriel just kind of showed up with Myrrh, and they were too young to be on their own, so we adopted them temporarily. We're hopeful that we'll find her actual parents at some point, but she's safe with us till then.

For Timmy and Tommy, they found out I started Tom, and just started calling me Aunt Pearl, sometimes they'll call me Mama Pearl. They were very excited that I spent more time with them.

For the Little Nightmares children, it took them awhile before they started trusting me. Mono and RCG were the first to trust me. RB, Low, and Alone took a little longer. However, Six is the one who still is unsure about me. They all kind of consider me a safe space, but I doubt they consider me a parent, even if I consider them my children.

🎂 - When's their birthday, if they have one? If they don't have a canon one, what do you hc their birthday is?

The only ones with a canon birthday are Timmy and Tommy, who were born June 7th.

I headcanon Laura to have been born April 12th, probably late 900s to early 1000s AD. Trevor was around March 5th, 1046 AD. Myrrh was born on June 28th, 2055 AD.

As for the LN kids, I don't have a set birthday for any of them, but I vaguely have the month. Six was born in December. Mono was born in August. Low and RB were both July kids. RCG is a January kid. Alone is an October baby.

🤬 - Have you ever gotten into any arguments? If so, what was the worst one? How did you guys make up?

I've been in a few arguments with the LN kids about them taking care of themselves, but they're traumatized children who are scared of most adults, so I try not to argue with them and let most of what they do slide, as long as they aren't harming themselves.

The worst argument was with Laura. The argument was about her being treated like a child. Mind you, she's a vampire child, so she was around like, 9-12 years old when she turned. It was so bad, that Gabriel had to step in. It took two weeks before we spoke to each other again. I apologized for treating her like a child, I thought that she would have appreciated not having adult responsibilities placed on her, however I never put into consideration her trauma around being stuck as a permanent child. She apologized and told me, she was scared to be a child again, after so long of being a vampire. She thought she didn't deserve it, so she reacted in the only way she knew how. Things are better now and we're slowly healing her childhood innocence.

[toadagere]

Trey is always just a little fussy, but he follows his "Brothers" and "Sister" everywhere when one of the CGs aren't there. Trey has also been regressing longer, and I'm surprised he isn't a permaregressor. He loves to play on those little pretend house sets with the little fake produce and such! He has so much fun, and he gets his sippy cup of juice! It's a win-win for Trey.

Laura is a little harder to tell, since she's always child-like anyways, but it's a subtle regression. She follows Gabriel around more and doesn't annunciate her words as well. In saying that, she still likes board and war games even regressed. One of the ways to keep her calm, is me putting in a let's play of Civilization challenges or Catan, and sometimes even DnD episodes. The other way to keep her calm is to brush her hair. Also both of these have to involve Gabriel in some way.

I see a lot of people on here who have F/O caregivers, but I don't really see that many with F/O age regressors!

So, allow me to gush for a minute.

Gabriel is really cute when he's regressed, mostly because he's just a little bitty baby. He'll waddle after me like a little duckling, and I hold his hand because he gets lost easily. He doesn't like to be alone, especially when regressed, so he always has one of his caregivers with him.

Trevor and Gabriel are also adorable when they regress together! Trevor will be babbling about a toy to Gabriel, and little Gabriel will just suck on his pacifier and watch in child-like wonder. They also get excited for sweets and love to help Marie and I make them!

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Parental F/Os!

💴Kakuzu💴 (Naruto. My dad)

🔥Alder🔥 (Pokemon. Dad)

💐Dis💐 (Darksiders. Mom)

🟠Lord of the Hollows🟠 (Darksiders. Grandfather)

Sibling F/Os

🍜Naruto🍜 (Naruto. Brother)

👘Valerie👘 (Pokemon. Sister)

🥪Arven🥪 (Pokemon. Brother)

My Kid F/Os

🐺Trevorcard🐺 (not the ship, Gabriel's son is simultaneously Trevor and Alucard, so I'm taking back the nickname)

🪡Laura🪡 (C:LoS. My daughter)

🕷️ Myrrh🕷️ (C:LoS OC, my child)

🦇Richard🦇 (C:LoS OC, my son)

🐾Nooklings🐾 (Timmy and Tommy. my babies.)

🐀Six🐀 📺Mono📺🏹Low🏹🔧Alone🔧🎈Raincoat Girl🎈🍖Runaway boy🍖 (All from little nightmares. Also all my kids) I might also use the tag #The kids for pics or stuff that includes all of them!

📷Luca📷 (Madison. Son)

[toadagere]

Hi! My name is Mono, and this is my Agere Blog!! I write for Castlevania Lords of Shadow, being the sole person into Lords of Shadow Agere apparently. If you have asks or questions, I'll be more than happy to answer 🩷 all my Fictional Regressors and Carers are under the Readmore 🩷

I follow back at @monochromatictoad

Gabriel Belmont: Flip, but prefers baby space. Age range can vary from 0-5. Also pet regresses, which can be either rat or dragon.

🩷Gabriel🩷 Board

Trevor 'Alucard' Belmont: Flip, but prefers to be a caregiver. His little range is 4-7, and he also pet regresses, which is a wolf puppy.

🐺Trevor🐺 Board

Trey, or N!Trevor: Little and a trauma regressor. Fire and alcohol are his biggest triggers for regression. His regression range is between 3-5.

🌼Trey🌼 Board

Laura: In a way, a perma regressor. She is stuck as a child, but her headspace can range from 7-10. She's a good sister regressor with Gabriel. She's protective over her little brother.

🪡Laura🪡 Board

Marie Belmont: Mother caregiver to her boys and I, though she focuses more on her boys.

🕊️Marie🕊️ (Mama) Board

The Toymaker is the earliest caregiver for Gabriel and Laura, and he is such a Grandpa.

🎇Toymaker🎇 (Grandpa)

🐉Dracul🐉 (Papa) Board

Dracul: For the sake of this, he's my fictional caregiver as Marie is. Will be tagged like this when caregiving, but is Gabriel.

Drake: Also my f/o Caregiver. Has been with me the longest, in terms of OC F/O.

🎃Drake🎃 (Dada) Board

Kakuzu: My dad. My dad through and through. Has been my dad for almost twenty years.

💴Kakuzu💴 (Oto-san) Board

I am a flip, but tend to lean more towards the caregiving side, and I'm a big softy. However, when I am in little space, because of the house I live in, I only really stay in the slightly older space (5-8).

I'm sure more will come up over time!