#'I guess I'll go home and get teen-pregnant :['

[madeofjules]

THG character summaries

Book 1

Katniss: I'll do whatever it takes to get home to Prim. I'll kill whoever I have to. I won't let anyone, no matter how sweet or innocent, distract m— is that child over there shaped like my sister? Is that my bread boy dying?? Goddammit

Peeta: guess I'll die but not before I own the Capitol by kissing my crush hell yeah

Gale: I'm about to lose my future wife to a BLOND??

Haymitch: Katniss you idiot

Book 2

Gale: I finally got a win! Katniss chose me, we're gonna start an uprising togeth— aaand now she's back in the arena falling in love with that smooth motherfucker in real time, fml

Peeta: guess I'll die again but not before I own the Capitol by kissing my fake pregnant wife hell yeah

Finnick: I can't believe the fate of the country rests on my ability to babysit two teens. The angry one is having homicidal thoughts about me and the pleasant one is a death magnet. Sigh. At least this arena brings out my eyes

Haymitch: Katniss you idiot

Katniss: what the fuck is going on

Book 3

Haymitch: you can take my booze or my Peeta or my Katniss but you cannot take all three. No I don't have a preference I love them all equally. Wait no I was kidding take Katniss

Finnick: *weeping*

Gale: I FINALLY get to do something. I'm gonna blow up a mountain

Katniss: I'm gonna kill the president and then myself

Peeta: what's my favorite color

[xetlynn]

Twilight- Unknowing: Chapter Four, Beast of the Inbetween

(Alice x Reader x Jasper)

[three] [four] [five]

Bella and I walk out of the house with Jacob behind us, him staying behind my sister.

"Whoever it was, he left his stink behind. It'll be hard to miss when we cross it again. We'll handle it from here." Jake boldly states.

"We don't need you to handle anything. Or anyone." Edward tells him, the werewolf steps toward him, attempting to get a reaction. Something he doesn't receive. "I could care less what you need." Jacob says.

"Alright we're done here." My sister's boyfriend announces. "No, you're done here." Jacob threatens him, Bella steps between them as I watch, amused of course.

"Stop, I'm tired of this. From now on, I'm Switzerland, okay?" She exclaims but it does nothing, the two get closer to one another.

"Stop!" Again, nothing. So this time I boredly tear them away from each other. Both stumbling.

"Listen to the girl you're both obsessed with, would you?" I give them dirty looks, confused with how stupid they're acting. "Thanks." She mutters.

"Mhm." I hum. "I don't expect you guys to chuck a football around together. Fine, but we have a lot of problems and this one is a temporary solution. Are you willing to at least try?" She explains herself and how they need to knock it off. Both of them stay quiet but then Edward nods, Jacob follows suit right after.

"Alright, so you need to coordinate. You know schedules and stuff." She tries to start off theconversation but they stay quiet. Bella looks over to me, defeated.

"What would the pack prefer, tantrum throwing toddler? Days or nights?" I place my hands on my hips. "Nights." Is all he answers with.

"Will days work for your family, angsty teen?" I turn to the guys who's supposedly going to be my future brother in law. He nods.

"See? How hard was that?" Bella asks them. She weakly smiles at me as I laugh to myself.

After getting away from that hot mess I finally got some relaxing time with my lovers, Alice and Jasper.

At our normal spot where we could be alone together in the woods. Both of them sat in front of me, Alice playing the grass as Jasper fidgeted with my hand.

"How come you two never told me that before you were vampires I was in love with you. Like deeply in love with both of you?" I question suddenly, it definitely being out of nowhere.

Both of them stayed silent at first so I went to apologize but Jasper's voice cut me off. "You had to figure it out on your own. Since you never mentioned it we didn't know how much you knew. What we could say and not say." He explained.

"We're sorry." Alice sincerely says but I shake my head. "Don't apologize." I take a deep breath in. "I just, I would like to hear your point of views on what I was like to you back then. I guess." I giggle softly, the three of us all adjust how we were sitting to be more comfortable.

"Since your first life was with me, I'll go first." Jasper grins, I watch as his dimples form and I smile back.

"Our families were close, when we got a little older they introduced us. Eventually we fell in love. You already know that though." He winks at me, I feel my face warm up but I nod for him to continue.

"You were my person, that's for sure. It was like we were conjoined at one point. You were devoted to the ones you loved. You were kind, you loved helping people, it just made me fall for you even more." I felt him stiff before he said his next sentence. "Then when I signed up for the war everything changed. You were angry, upset with me for doing it. You wanted me to be safe and at home with you and-" He pauses momentarily.

"And the baby you held in your stomach. Even though you were mad at me you wrote to me every day, until it stopped. The last letter I had gotten was that the baby was lively. Kicking a storm in your stomach. I wasn't even told if you were alive or not before I had turned." He closes his eyes, my hand grips his.

"I didn't know I was pregnant." I mumble, it was mainly me thinking out loud. But after it left my mouth Jasper looked right at me.

"You didn't know?" He repeats my question. "No, but it's okay. I feel like I remember it but it's far back in my memories." I explained, shrugging my shoulders. Alice took his hand into hers.

"Continue." I nudged him.

"Well after I turned I found out through Max, the wolf that imprinted on you. He somehow found me. Telling me that even though he imprinted on you nothing happened. You had no interest in him as he would've done anything for you. He explained that you were with soldiers that came through the village. Helping them with something out in the desert field." He tells the story and it brings me back to when I was bit by James.

When my memories flooded back and I was searching for Jasper. I had thought he was with the soldiers. Then havoc struck and some thieves or something came about. I was shot and that's all I remember. I didn't remember having a baby in my stomach though. But thinking about it now. It's all I seem to see in my head.

"I was shot in that desert." I cut him off. Alice and Jasper glanced up at me.

"That's the first memory I ever had from my past life the first time." I tell them.

"When I found out I snuck out from where Maria had us staying, being a newborn vampire it was difficult but I did it. I found the man that killed you. You don't understand the torture I put him through." Jasper painfully admits, I furrow my brows. I can tell he doesn't want me to know though.

"Let's talk about something else." He says.

"Well, since we were speaking about babies a little bit. I uh, I remember giving birth to a boy. You were all there, we seemed close but I wasn't in love with either one of you." I tell them, thinking back to how I was married and telling Rosalie and Alice the news in a bathroom or something.

"That was rough to sit and watch." Jasper looks down. Alice closes her eyes, nodding in agreement.

"You were engaged before we met you. You told us that we seemed familiar. Carlisle wasn't exactly happy for us staying in your life like we did. Neither was Rosalie particularly happy about it but when you got introduced to them it was as if you knew them too." Alice explains. I remember going to the market with just Rosalie, a memory sparking in my mind. How excited she was for me when I told her I was pregnant.

I remember telling the family they were aunts and uncles. How I thought of them as best friends, even family after knowing them for two-three years. They attended my wedding. The memories were little flashes. Like I was thinking about my childhood.

"Wasn't hard to watch me be in love with someone else?" I ask them. Jasper does a short nod, his face grimacing.

"You have no idea." He chuckles. "But you were happy and that's all that mattered to us." He kisses my hand, keeping it in his hold.

"It was more difficult after you gave birth. You passed from childbirth. We wanted to change you right then and there but that was a selfish thought. Even though beforehand you had told the nurses about your past lives. Whispering how you needed to see us." Alice's voice was soft, I can tell it was hard for both of them to remember these things.

I remember the childbirth, only getting to hold my baby for five minutes before it all went downhill. My husband's horrified face. It's weird being technically 17 and being older in past lives. Living through adult things and going back down to a teen. Who is now forever a teen, even in past lives I never made it past 22 years old.

"Your son was a sweetheart. We stayed to help your husband until your baby was 4. He found another woman. She was good to both of them. We kept tabs on them, making sure no one hurt either one of them." Alice smiles at the memory. I felt myself grin as well, grateful to know that they lived a good life. Something I don't think I ever really had.

"I would love to share my life with you but there's things that I don't want to talk about." Alice begins to talk, my eyes shift over to her form. She's been in her head this whole time and I can tell. I give her a small smile when she makes eye contact with me.

"That's alright, we have infinity together for you to be ready to talk about it." I remind her, pulling her into a kiss. I feel her hand grip onto my bicep.

I smirk, opening my eyes to look down at the hand. We gently push away from each other.

"You've been very handsy lately." I announce out loud, Jasper laughs. "What? I feel like I'm always handsy." She disagrees with me, I look over to Jasper who puts his hands up in defense.

"You're not going to have my back, Jasper?" She exclaims in shock, her hand still dragging down my arm.

We just stare at her, watching her get all flustered until finally she sighs out. "Okay, fine. Ever since you became a hybrid, your muscles are distracting." She avoids eye contact with me now, I tilt my head, smirking at this new found information.

"Oh, you like these muscles?" I pull the short sleeves up over my shoulders and flex both my arms. Showing them off to my partners.

Kissing at my biceps. She shoves me backwards playfully. "You're annoying." She groans, hiding her face in her hands.

"Mmm, I don't think I am." I get closer to her, purposely flexing my arms as I do so. I gently take her face in my hands and forcefully kiss her once again.

"Hey, I feel a little left out." Jasper quietly speaks up after a few moments. We stop to look at him, then look at each other before pouncing on him.

It of course comes to an end when I have to join Bella to the Rez so the rest can have their night to hunt.

At the edge of the forest I look at my lovers, Alice has a hair strand out of place that I know later Jasper and I are going to hear about and how we should've told her. I smile to myself.

I join Bella, Jacob and Edward in their weird divorce parent looking handover of their lover girl. Who is also my sister and I have to be a part of this weird bullshit.

"Doesn't he own a shirt?" Edward questions aloud.

"I'm good here, you should go." Bella tells the vampire, he pulls her closer. "I'm not going to be long." He whispers to her. I roll my eyes, looking away from the sight. "Don't rush. You need to hunt." Bella tells him.

He then grabs her into a long, nasty sounding kiss. I know it's to purposely piss off the wolf across from us. I chuckle to myself. He pulls away.

"Maybe you rush a little bit." My sister teasingly tells him.

She takes my hand and walks us over to Jacob. I look back at Edward and give him a thumbs up while making a "I'm proud of you" face.

Jacob pulls Bella into a hug having her let go of my hand.  "Hey, beautiful." Nice game, Jakey.

"Hi." Bella smiles.

Edward's car speeds down. "So, whaddaya wanna do today, Swans? Bike, hike, hang? Your call, but we're going to a party tonight." Jacob tells us, opening the door for us in his truck. Of course Bella gets in the middle.

"You sure this is okay? I really hate being a party crasher." Bella nervously looks around her as I am mentally freaking out. "Yeah dude, I definitely should not be here." I chime in.

"Technically, you're both council meeting crashers, see the council leaders, dad, quil's grandpa, sue clearwater. She took over for Harry when he died." Jacob informs us, completely ignoring what I said.

"Okay, we should not be here." Bella puts our steps to a halt. "You're okay. I thought, I mean they thought it would be good for you two to hear the histories." He points mainly to his dad who was already staring at us. "The histories? The tribe's histories? Aren't they secret?"

"We all got a role to play. And you're a part of this. [Name]'s a huge part of this. I mean, it's the first time Seth, Leah and Quil are hearing them, too. But you are the first outsider. Ever. [Name] is not much of an outsider." He glances at me and I press my lips together tightly.

"If I had have known that, I wouldn't believe you. And would've dressed better." Bella sighs, picking at her clothes.

"Jake." Seth, a boy I've sort of met before trots up to us like a little excited puppy. You can tell he idolizes Jacob.

"Hey, it's about time you got here. Paul's been hoovering the grub. But I saved you some burgers." Set tells him with a toothy grin.

"Good looking out, bro. Bella this is Seth Clearwater. Leah's brother. Newest member of the pack." Jacob introduces them.

"Newest, bestest, brightest." Seth gloats.

"And slowest." Jacob grabs the boy in a headlock, the two tumble to the sand. Seth laughs, I smile at the sight.

As kids when I came up here without Bella. He looked up to Jacob then too. Seth always wanted to play with us.

A whistler comes from the circle.

"Come on. Your dad's about to start." Seth says, slightly out of breath. "Alright." Jacob pats him. The boy looks at me with a certain expression. His eyes widen once he realizes who I am.

"[Name]." He mutters out and I give him a small nod.

"The Quileutes have been a small tribe from the beginning." Billy starts as we all sit around the fire.

"But we've always had magic in our blood." I look around at everyone's faces. Their attention wholly being on Billy.

Sam was an exception, his eyes laid on me. My upper lip twitched in realization. I shift in place, fixing my attention back to the commanding chief.

"We were great spirit warriors... shape shifters, that transform into the powerful wolf. This enabled us to scare off our enemies and protect our tribe." He explains.

"One day our warriors came across a creature.." His eyes then met mine and I wanted to shrink into a bug at that moment. "It looked like a man, but it was hard like stone and cold as ice." I shivered from the words, feeling the heat of the fire but thinking of my lover's cold feeling, especially from earlier.

I shook my head from the thoughts that erupted in my mind. "Our warrior's sharp teeth finally tore it apart but only fire would completely destroy it." I think back to when I was a wolf. The feeling of the sharp teeth in my mouth.

"They lived in fear, the Cold man was not alone. And they were right."

"She took her vengeance out on the village. Our elder chief. Taha Aki was the only spirit warrior left to save the tribe after his son was killed. But it wasn't only the beautiful thing that was angered. She had a beast with her. Once that was stuck in between worlds as both combined. She had been spying on the village pretending to be with the wolves. Turning into one the village believed they could trust her. She turned on them when the cold woman came to take her vengeance." Everyone's eyes glanced at me and I felt the heat of the fire engulf me.

"Taha Aki's wife could see that he would lose. "

"The third wife of Taha was no magical being, no special powers but one...Courage." Billy said in a powerful tone.

The third wife's sacrifice distracted the cold woman, and beast of the inbetween, long enough for Taha Aki to destroy them. She saved the tribe." I felt something on my neck, it was a quick sharp pain and then a hot burning sensation around my body.

I was shocked that they could easily kill the monster who I am now. I thought I was more invincible than I really am.

"Over time, our enemies have disappeared but one remains, the Cold Ones. The Beast of the Inbetween comes and goes. Sometimes an enemy. Other times...an ally." His eyes stare into me.

"Our magic awakens when they near. And we sense it now, we feel the threat in our blood. Something terrible is coming and we must all be ready. All of us."

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Chapter Two: Long Story Short, We Survived

Chapter Two: Take Me to the Lakes

Words: 1,984

Chapter Summary: Jo tries to find a comfortable place to labor. While Alex calls Meredith to come over and watch the girls when they go to the hospital.

Summary: Jo Karev is 41 weeks pregnant with her last baby. There is no way the baby is going to send her into labor the day before her C-section. But It wouldn't be a Karev baby if they came into the world without a little bit of drama.

Or the one where Jo is in labor, but denies every minute of it and baby Karev makes an unexpected entrance. 

Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy.

Relationship: Alex Karev/Jo Wilson.

Characters: Alex Karev, Jo Wilson, Helena Karev, Luna Wilson, Meredith Grey, Zola Grey-Shepherd, Bailey Grey-Shepherd, and Ellis Grey-Shepherd.

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences General Audiences.

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Fluff, Angst, Relationship(s), Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Friendship, Humor, Family, Love, Kissing, Light-Hearted, One Shot, Happy Ending, Drama, Slow Build, Domestic, Marriage, Parenthood, Pregnancy, Labor, Childbirth, Newborn, Medical, Children, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Background Relationships,

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Jo looked for a way to ease the pain as she looked around the bedroom. She thought about lying down as the bed looked so inviting. But then she looked towards the bathroom and thought about how nice the shower had felt that morning. She walked over to the shower, quickly stripped out of her dress, and turned on the hot water. Jo let the water cascade over her body as she threw her hair up into a messy bun. She moved so that she was bending over with her hands on the railing. Alex had installed it after she came home from the hospital.

The next contraction hit a few seconds later and with the hot water on her back, it eased the pain a little bit or at least made it more manageable. Jo was able to breathe through this contraction a little better. Thus she was able to relax more after the contraction ended and closed her eyes as she rested.

Now she understood why all her patients wanted to labor in the tubs. Even though as an obstetrician it was a difficult obstacle and kind of a pain in the ass to get dredged in a bath of human fluids. But from the mother's perspective, it was so much easier. 

Jo let out a sigh of relief as she looked at her bump in the reflection of the glass. She wanted to memorize how it would look for the last time. Jo grabbed her phone and took a few pictures. This would be her last few moments pregnant, and part of her wanted to save it. Despite how much she also wanted it over. She looked down at her bump again and cradled it with her hand. 

“Will I guess you made up your mind about when you were finally going to come out,” Jo said to her baby, except this time they didn't respond, although she could still feel them move a little bit. She knew they wouldn't be moving a whole lot while she was in labor.

“I can’t wait to kiss you, especially your cute little toes,” Jo said as she smiled, thinking about how she would be holding her baby in a few hours. “You're going to be brought to this crazy world, but no matter what we love you so much. Even if you are another little girl, your daddy's going to be so happy. He's the best daddy in the world and your sisters are amazing, although I can't promise they'll always be nice to you. I can promise that I'll always try to make them play nicely with you. And I promise I'll always be on your side, baby…”

Jo trailed off as another contraction hit her. She breathed through this one and stood under the water, counting down the seconds for it to end. 

“For the sake of your Mama, please make this easy on me,” Jo said as she talked to her baby who awarded her with his strong kick as her contraction ended.

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While Jo was trying to relax in the shower, Alex was downstairs frantically trying to make lunch and find a babysitter. He had already called Link but apparently, he was already at the hospital, and so were Amelia and Maggie. Even Jules the intern was busy, so he called the person he probably should have called first, Meredith. 

It rang a few times as Alex spread the peanut butter onto two slices of bread so hard that it cut through the slice. He wondered if the girls would notice or care. They were pretty good about that stuff, but Luna was occasionally weird about it, and given her tantrum early he decided just to get another piece of bread. 

Finally, Meredith picked up.

“Hey Alex what's up?” Meredith asked as she casually responded to him.

“Jo's in labor can you come over and watch the girls?” Alex said, getting it all out of his mouth so fast he wasn't sure if Meredith had heard him.

“Yes, I'll be right over, I just have to get the kids,” Meredith said as he heard her get up and yell at Zola and Bailey in the background.

“Great, thank you,” Alex said as he let out a sigh of relief.

“How far apart are her contractions?”

“They’re still about fifteen minutes apart so we got a little bit of leeway, but I want to get her to the hospital soon, especially because of her heart.

“Have you checked it?”

“No, oh shit,” Alex said as he looked over at the girls to see if they had heard him.

He had put on a movie and they were glued to the screen as they watched Elsa and Anna sing. He hoped it would distract them enough that they wouldn’t notice Jo in pain and him panicking. 

“Okay, listen to me! You're going to go upstairs grab the heart monitor and put it on Jo. I’m going to hang up, but we’re getting in the car now and we'll be there in ten minutes. But call an ambulance if her heart rate is elevated or if it declines, then call me back?”

“Yeah, okay, thank you, Meredith. I don’t know what I'd do without you.” 

“I know and you’re welcome.”

“Okay,” Alex said as they hung up. 

He looked down at the sandwiches, in his haste and distraction he had put the two peanut butter pieces together and the jelly piece together. With a shake of his head, he ripped it apart and put them back together correctly. He still ended up cutting them weirdly. Thought the girls wouldn't complain. After adding carrots and chips with some watered down juice he put them out in front of them.

Helena looked up at him and smiled. “Thank you.” 

But Luna just stared at the TV until he forced the sandwich plate into her lap. She looked down for a second, grabbing her sandwich and eating it with a quick thank you sign. With both of the girls fed and entertained, he ran back upstairs to check on Jo. However, he didn't find her in their bedroom.

“Jo, Jo where are you?” Alex called out looking around for her frantically. 

“I'm in here,” Jo said as she yelled from the bathroom and Alex heard the shower running.

“What are you doing in the shower,” Alex exclaimed as Jo looked up at him with a glare and he immediately regretted his words. 

“I am in labor!” Jo said, pronouncing each word to make her point. “I am allowed to labor where ever the fuck I want.”

“Fair enough,” Alex said, nodding. “But I need to put the heart monitor on you.” 

“Ugh fine,” Jo said with a sigh as he grabbed the towel and held it open for her. 

Alex helped quickly dry her off and Jo let him hold her hand and put one arm around her waist as he guided her to lay down on the bed. Jo let out a sigh of relief and closed her eyes as she lay down. Alex put the heart leads on her chest and hooked it up to the monitor. He also pulled out his stethoscope and listened. Her heart rate was elevated, but it wasn't too much of a concern. He also took a chance to listen to the baby's heart and smiled.

“Are they doing alright,” Jo asked him, opening her eyes.

“Yeah they're doing great and so are you,” Alex said, with a nod.

“Can I go back into the shower now?” Jo said reaching for the wires.

“Yeah,” Alex said, however, he only took the wires off and left the sticky tabs on, knowing that they would stay on in the water. He helped Jo get back in the shower and turned on the water as she relaxed.

“Daddy, daddy!” the girls called desperately, he looked back at Jo, who nodded at him, and knowing she was fine, he raced back downstairs.

“What is it, baby?” Alex asked, looking around his heart racing.

“Chips peas,” Helena said, holding up her empty plate to him. 

“More carrots, peas,” Luna asked, looking up at him with a smile.

He realized they had no idea Jo was in labor, nor should they. Alex tried to breathe and put on a smile. “Okay, girls.”

Alex spent the next few minutes going back between Jo and the girls and waiting for Meredith to get there. 

As soon as he got the girls settled with more snacks, he ran back upstairs to check on Jo in the shower. He held her through the contractions, although she was still standing under the water and was adamant about staying there. 

He wrapped his arms around Jo, however, as soon as he did, the girls called back. They wanted him to watch the movie with them, then Jo was screaming for him to come back and be with her. However, Luna started to throw another tantrum as nap time approached and he had to help her and leave Jo yelling for him. When he got back to Jo she cried and begged him not to leave her as Helena called for him again, crying that Luna had hit her, and Alex sighed looking at Jo, who cried as he told her he had to go. 

He went up and down, back and forth, between them. He feels like he’s running around like a chicken with its head cut off. The contractions were now five minutes apart and he was anxious to get to the hospital. He texted Meredith again, but she was still five minutes away and couldn't seem to get there quick enough. Finally, he saw Meredith's car pull up as he ran down the stairs. 

“Thank God, you're here,” Alex said as he opened the front door as Meredith and her kids ran out of the car.

“Sorry, we got stuck behind a bus,” Meredith said as she came in before looking him up and down. “Why are you all wet?”

“Jo’s in the shower,” Alex said, as he pulled off his shirt. 

“Uncle Alex, is Auntie Jo really going to have her baby?” Ellis asked excitedly as she bounded over to him.

“Yeah sweetie but first we got to go to the hospital,” Alex said as he grabbed the bags on the bench next to the door.

“Daddy!” Helena whined as she ran up to him holding her arms up. 

“Helena I can't,” Alex sighed as he heard Jo’s moaning from upstairs, and he knew they didn't have much time. 

“I got her Alex,” Meredith said, picking her up although Helena flailed back and cried.

“No, Daddy,” Helena cried, dissolving into a full-blown meltdown and Alex put the bags back down and took Helena from Meredith.

He held her close, she rested her head on his shoulder and her cries died down as he swayed back and forth. “She's just tired. They both are, why don't I see if I can get her to sleep before I go, she'll probably be out in a few minutes.”

“Alex!” Jo called from upstairs and Alex turned to go to her, but Meredith stopped him.

“I'll go get Jo out of the shower,” Meredith said as she headed upstairs. “Bailey, can you put these bags in Uncle Alex's car? Zola and Ellis, can you help Uncle Alex put Luna and Helena down for a nap?”

“Don't worry Uncle Alex, Mom will help Aunt Jo and the girls will be asleep in no time. Then you and Aunt Jo will be off to the hospital,” Zola said as she walked into the living room and sat next to Luna, pulling her into her lap as Ellis turned off the TV and closed the blinds. 

Alex sighed again as he paced around, holding Helena. He begged the universe that she would fall asleep before Jo had the baby in the shower.

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ARB Birthday Special 2024: Kai Quinlan

~~ April 16th ~~

"Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."

Login Lines:

"...Hmm? No, you're not disturbing me. I was trying to come up with a theme for this song I was working on, but nothing's coming to mind, so I was taking a break. So, what's up?"

"...A present? For what? ...My birthday? ...Oh crap. That is today, isn't it? No wonder Mireya looked so frustrated with me this morning when she asked what today was. I knew it wasn't our anniversary, but..."

Voice Lines:

"35 years old, huh? ...Man, time just seems to fly by. It's been almost a decade since I officially moved here to Japan from the U.S. and became a Japanese citizen. ...It's also been 10 years since Mireya and I became husband and wife. ...Man, has it really been that long since all that? Time seems to move to fast or slow depending on the situation..."

"My fans on the radio show all wished me a 'happy birthday' and thanked me for my radio show. It was nice of them. I thanked them all for their wishes and for being members of the Wolfpac. Without them, Wolf of Shadows would be nothing."

"I got a call from my sister, Kairi. She wished me a 'happy birthday' and congratulations me and Mireya on 10 years. I was glad to catch up with her. She's doing well. ...And you're not gonna believe this, but... well, apparently, I'm going to be an uncle. ...Yup, my sister's pregnant! I'm really happy for her! She doesn't know if it's a boy or girl, but she's hoping for a girl. I'm really happy for her! I'll have to make some time to fly back home and see her when I can."

"I... I asked her how mom was doing, but... she didn't really say. Apparently, mom's cut off all contact with her. I guess she didn't approve of the news that her daughter was going to be a mom. *Sighs* I really worry about that woman. Can she never be happy for once..."

"Hey hun. ...Yes, I finally realized that today was my birthday. I'm sorry I forgot. ...Hey, would it have been worse if it was your birthday, or, Heaven forbid, our anniversary? ...Right. Shutting up now. ...Yes, yes, you're right. Thank you, babe. I really appreciate both it, and you. Thank you."

"So, what is this? ...An Orb Vinyl LP Flattener? ...Oh yeah, I was browsing this on the Internet one day. My vinyl discs were getting scratched up and they say this is supposed to repair them. Thank you very much, love. I really, really appreciate it. ...Thank you, love. I love you too."

"Hey, son. Thank you. ...Old? I'm pretty sure being in your mid 30s doesn't constitute as 'old', son. There are plenty of other people in Japan, far older than me. ...Like Jakurai, your doctor? He's one year older than me. ...Gee, thanks son. I'll be sure to remember that when your birthday rolls around in December."

"So what exactly did you give me for my birthday? Something 'old', I presume? ...LED Glasses? Oh yeah, I've seen some of the teen kids wearing these. They're supposed to light up at certain intervals, right? They look nice, but... don't they seem a little, I don't know, 'dramatic?' ...If you say so, son. Fine, I'll take and wear them. ...Yeah, thanks son."

Mireya Lines:

"Well, good morning, mi amor. I sincerely hope you recall what day it is today. ...Thank goodness. I know you get a little distracted sometimes, love, but that is no excuse to missing on important days. ...Love, if you were to forget either of those days, I'd make sure you spent the rest of this year and the next sleeping on the living room couch. *Sighs* It's moments like this that remind me of why I fell in love with you. I love you, mi amor."

"Anyway, here is your birthday gift. You mentioned that some of your old vinyl discs were getting dented and scratched, correct? Well, I saw this in the history pages on our computer and decided to purchase it. ...No problem, mi amor. I'm glad you like it. I love you, my gorgeous husband."

Zakari Lines:

"Hey pops! Happy birthday! So, how's it feel to be 'old' now? ...Of course it does! Everyone knows that reaching your mid 30s is a sign of oldness. ...Oh, Jakurai-sensei has always been old. He even acts like an old man half the time! Don't believe me? Just ask Kensaku-san over in Toyama! But don't worry, you still have him beat on cuteness! ...No problem, old man! Hahaha!"

"So, here's your birthday gift! ...They're LED glasses! I saw some of the club goers wearing these, and I thought they'd look good on you! You could wear them when you're up on stage DJing! ...'Dramatic?' Don't be ridiculous, pops! They're totally 'you'. Trust me. ...Glad you like them, pops! Happy birthday again!"

[harmonyckrs]

Day 7 in Twisted Pleasantview: Chilling at Home

THE PREVIOUS DAY

NAME: RIPP GRUNT

LIFE STAGE: TEEN

STATUS: ALIVE, BUGGED FUNCTIONAL

SPECIAL NOTES: Behind the cheerful face of one of the most popular kids at Crumplebottom Academy is a deeply traumatized child who just wants to be understood.

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Dear Diary,

As I expected, Angela was kind of pissed about me telling Mom about us seeing her make out with Cassandra, and it go so bad she went to her room and locked the door. I decided it would be good to get some space, and since Mom was at work and Dad was at the hospital as a result of the maid getting him pregnant (and no I'm not sure how that happened) I decided to invite Ripp over.

Ripp asked me about my report, and mentioned that he already finished his thanks to some special connections. Initially I thought this meant that he cheated by having someone else do it, but it turns out his family knows superstar Tom Vandermorgan and he was able to interview him instead. Honestly would've been more impressive it was his brother Reed Vandermorgan, who's way cuter than he is (I'd choose a rockstar over a jock anytime), but honestly still pretty cool

I decided to tell him about Pascal, and it turns out Ripp was also from Strangetown. He confirmed that there was indeed an invasion, though that they had to leave for Pleasantview sometime before that happened due to their father disappearing so he didn't know all of the details. As of now he and his brothers are living with his uncle Julien, who works as a chef.

We then talked about some of the disappearances, and I realized Ripp never met Dustin or Dirk. Going to write a reminder here to throw a party so they could all meet. Ripp said he had a theory that the disappearances were the results of aliens, then started laughing about how ironic it was that his dad who hated aliens ended up being abducted by one. I didn't really understand what was going on or what he was saying, so I just nodded along and pretended to understand.

After Ripp went home, I got that phone call from Vidcund. He asked me to move to a private area (which I didn't need to do because there was nobody else home), before asking me some questions about Mom and Dad and their careers. I told him everything, which also included Mom and Dad cheating on each other with the maid and Cassandra. After that I asked him what he needed the information for, and he said it was secret.

I heard a woman laughing on the other end and some whispering from her and Vidcund about "giving the Goths exactly what they deserve." I would've asked them about it, but quite frankly I do not want to get in the way of their revenge plans or else I'll end up being on the receiving end of them, and I don't really care about the Goths either. I guess as long as they don't kill Alexander or something (don't really care for him but he is just a kid and I'm pretty sure he hasn't done anything) then it's fine.

THE NEXT DAY

[quordleona03]

Snippet meme

@allcanonisrelative and @impishtubist posted a lovely pair of snippets as an AU to Yes Sir, That's Our Baby, which is of course Hawkeye/BJ babyfic. So I thought I'd share my AU Hawkeye/Mulcahy babyfic. Except, I'm me, so she's not exactly a baby.

This is an AU where Hawkeye was an army doctor drafted in the Vietnam war and Francis was an army chaplain, so they're about twenty years younger than they are in the mainverse.

Hawkeye put the phone down. He looked around the office and the boxes he had barely started to unpack, and closed his eyes, just briefly. Then he punched in their home number.

"Who is it?" Francis said. He sounded pre-occupied and exasperated.

"I have wonderful news," Hawkeye said.

"You're coming home early," Francis said.

"No. I mean, yes," Hawkeye said. "I probably am, but I've still got to talk to at least three people here before I can leave and you'll want me to go to the mall before I get home."

"Why?" Francis said, and then, a moment before Hawkeye said, he got it, from the complicated little noise he made down the phone.

"I'm pregnant," Hawkeye said.

He let himself grin then, as Francis made those noises of surprise, worry, astonishment, panic, and - despite everything - delight.

"You can't be," Francis said. "What - who - ? Why?"

"Caseworker called," Hawkeye said. "Mrs Connolly. Fifteen, troubled, mom died, dad's not in the picture, she's getting into fights at school - "

"She? We're having a girl?"

"Yes," Hawkeye said.

"You need to go to the mall before you come home, we have nothing in the house for a girl - "

"She'll be arriving with a couple of suitcases, caseworker said. Mom died about a month ago. All their things aside from the two cases are in store in Los Angeles. We're getting her because they decided she had to be moved out of the area, into a completely different school district, and they asked around and one of the people they asked was Peg Hunnicutt - "

"Oh," Francis said.

"Yeah, and Peg said, if you want her to have a new start in a good foster home, I know these two guys - "

"Ah," Francis said. In New York City, they had fostered troubled teens over twenty years, mostly boys, though there had been some brother-sister placements. "How long for?"

Hawkeye shrugged. "Depends if dad shows up. If not, and if the placement works out, I guess til she's eighteen. Caseworker said she knew our paperwork wasn't up-to-date for California - " They had only moved here three days ago, and they hadn't been intending to start fostering again " - but she'd rush it and we'd be registered from yesterday by next Monday."

"When is she arriving?" Francis asked.

"Our stork is due - " Hawkeye checked his watch " - in three hours and twenty minutes."

"Oh, Hawkeye - " Francis sounded really exasperated. "Be home in two hours, all right? I'll get her bedroom set up, even if nothing else is ready. Get the basics from the mall, we'll go shopping with her tomorrow."

"Tomorrow is the first day of term, that's why they're rushing it."

"We'll go shopping with her tomorrow after school," Francis said. "Did the caseworker - Mrs Connolly - mention any allergies, any diet issues?"

"Nope."

"Pizza, probably," Francis said. "What's her name?"

"Buffy Summers."

"Buffy?"

"We're in California now."

"Can you - "

"I know what to get," Hawkeye said. "I'll be home in two hours. I love you."

"I love you," Francis said, but he still sounded exasperated. They hung up on each other, and Hawkeye got up to speak to the first of three people he had decided he could not skip speaking to on his first day.

He made three stops at the mall, and was home with an hour to spare. "Or more, if the traffic is bad driving from Los Angeles," Hawkeye noted, kissing Francis.

Their front room had been set up with a sofa and a couple of armchairs, facing their television: some of their books had been unpacked, and boxes stood below part-filled shelves. Their spare room - the girl's room, now - was perfectly in order: bed neatly made with clean plain sheets and pillows and a duvet: chest of drawers by the wall: a clock and a bedside light on the bedside cabinet. Francis had even hung curtains in the windows. Hawkeye handed Francis the bag of things he'd got at CVS, and let Francis deal with that: he hung one set of bath towel, hand towel, and face cloth, and put the other two sets away in the chest of drawers.

"You need to shower and change," Hawkeye said. "You smell like you've been wrestling furniture all day."

Francis glanced at his watch.

"Relax. You have at least half an hour."

"Did you get - " Francis said, sounding pre-occupied.

" - yes, and I can follow a boxed recipe."

Francis stopped, and looked at Hawkeye. "Yes, I know you can," he said, and smiled at Hawkeye. "Thank you."

"I'm so excited I could plotz," Hawkeye said, cheerfully. "But instead, I'm just going to go downstairs and bake brownies." He kissed Francis, and Francis reached up and caught the back of his head and pulled him down and kissed him, and they used up at least five minutes they could not really spare, but Francis was quick in the shower when he wanted to be, and Hawkeye had bought the simplest generic cake mix he could find. The brownies were cooling on a rack, filling the house with a comfortable, homey aroma, and Francis was downstairs, fully-dressed, and filling the coffee maker, when the doorbell rang.

The next half hour was what it always was. The caseworker, Mrs Conolly, had forms to be filled in and signed: she accepted a cup of coffee and a brownie, and so did the girl - Mrs Conolly wouldn't let her leave her sight until both Francis and Hawkeye had filled in the required forms and signed them and provided their ID - and then, she collected the paperwork, and shook hands with each of them, and told the girl she would be back to see her in a few days or you have my number, call me, and left. Hawkeye had gone to show her out: when he came back, Francis and the girl were still sitting either side of the table, each with a cup of coffee in front of them. Neither had drunk very much, and the girl had barely nibbled on the brownie.

"Look," said the girl, "I know the score."

"Is that so?" Hawkeye said.

She had a clear, distinct voice, and sounded very sure of herself. "I can take care of myself. You guys just need to show me where the school is, and I'll be out of your hair most of the day. Anyway, this is just temporary, right?"

"Well," Francis said. "We're very happy to have you here, Miss Summers, however long you stay." He smiled. I'm Francis Mulcahy - you can call me Mr Mulcahy or Francis, whichever you prefer."

"And I'm Doctor Pierce, or Hawkeye."

"Hawkeye?" The girl sounded startled. "Like the - " She made gestures which Hawkeye, who was used to this reaction, understood to be miming a bow-and-arrow. " - from the comics?"

"No," Hawkeye said. "Same spelling, different hero. I'm a doctor - I work at a clinic the other side of the mall from here."

"Can I show you round the house, Miss Summers?" Francis said.

"Buffy," the girl said. She got up. She was eyeing both of them, not exactly warily, but as if she was suddenly less sure of herself. "You guys are gay, right?"

"I'm gay, Francis is delightful," Hawkeye said, solemnly.

She gave him a puzzled look, and Hawkeye smiled at her.

"We've only just moved in ourselves, Buffy," Francis said. "Let me give you the full tour. Hawkeye, could you find those take-out menus?"

[traumasurvivorshelpingsurvivors]

Tw// teen pregnancy scare, light mention of sex

I just need to let this out i feel so alone.

Uhm. I'm horrified. For context, I'm in high school. I have an older boyfriend and we had intercourse twice recently. He was my first. We didn't use protection, he pulled out. I'm not sure why I agreed. It's so stupid. I guess I'm just young and naive. I've been hypesexual my entire life and just needed to feel something.

I'm supposed to get my period tomorrow though it tends to be one or two days late at times. I've been sick, like a cough/virus which has nothing to do anything but now i can't figure out if my symptoms are overlapping with..early pregnancy. Because generally when i cough a lot my gag activates, I've had that problem since covid and the pandemic. So if I throw up i have no proof of what it is. I'm also supposed to be in PMS which would explain the symptoms AGAIN and my paranoia as I get really really emotional at this time. So now i have to suffer and wait out the next few days.... My bf knows and I feel bad for stressing him out. I can't tell anybody else i know irl. Obviously because I'm still at school and plus most people don't even know I'm in a relationship, including my parents. My parents think i haven't even had my first kiss and the thought of the possibility of having to break THESE news to them is terrifying.

(slight tw for a mental breakdown here)

When i was looking at early symptoms i was home alone and i had the worst breakdown I've had in over a year or ever actually. I was screaming inside my room. I stared punching my gut hoping that "it'll" just... go away somehow. I can't have this child. I do not want to. Not now. Not ever, actually. I always said I'll never have kids for so many reasons including generational trauma and my own mental issues. I feel kind of sick today but i felt even more yesterday because the night before that I was at a concert and got really tired, and slightly drunk. So many possibilities and I'm paranoid over the worst one. I feel so fucking stupid. If i find out it's true I don't think I could take it. I'd break apart completely.

hello this is the pregnancy person again. I would like to update. I realized that i cloud be having an anti-placebo (or nocebo) effect from the fear of pregnancy. Because as soon as i read that i felt better physically. And the more i read about the symptoms yesterday the more i "noticed them". Now I'm just hungry because i didn't eat lunch yet. No nausea. And then another thing happened.. I saw blood on my underwear. And now i have no idea if my period is early or if that's early pregnancy bleeding… Of fuck me here we go again. I'm losing my mind and patience…

hey, pregnancy anon here. Got my period. We're good.

Hi anon,

Please know that your concerns about what happened are absolutely valid. It's common to become very health conscious and worry when you rely on the pullout method, especially when you begin to notice signs that you may be pregnant (although it sounds like you aren't, fortunately). This experience highlights the importance of having some kind of protection or contraception during sex, at least so you can have some peace of mind.

I don't know how long you've been with this boyfriend or if either of you have been tested, but because you've had unprotected sex with him, I strongly recommend looking into getting tested for STIs. Even if you aren't showing any symptoms, some STIs can lie dormant in your system and you can also become a carrier (meaning you carry the STI and can transmit it but don't show symptoms). I know you said you're in high school so if you're 18 you may be able to book an appointment with an OBGYN yourself. If you're under 18, your school nurse may have some recommendations.

If anyone else has any comments or suggestions, feel free to add on. Otherwise, I hope I could help, and please let us know if you need anything.

-Bun

[kickflipkidd]

Hi. Tell me about Calum. Or Florian. Baker's choice. 👀

Hi! Thank you for the ask omg! Hope you are prepared for more than a bit of an infodump lol

My boyyyys haha it's a little hard to pick one buuuut I guess I'll go with Florian!

-full name is Franz Florian Leitner

-born and raised in Vienna ((fun fact about both of these characters that I am. cringing to admit but. they both started out as Hetalia ocs cuz I was really into it when I was like 13/14 but I loved them so much they became their own boys)), moved to Berlin at 20, Amsterdam at 24, New York city at 27 and then ended up vaguely in the PNW US at 28. this boy keeps runnin

-his mother Lita was a rising star ballerina who got pregnant as a teen and kicked out by her parents but her grandfather took her in and was there for the first five years of Florian's life before he passed. he left them his home and inheritence so they were financially stable but now Lita was left alone to raise the kid who she sees as the reason her life fell apart. there is a lot of resentment between the two of them

-Florian showed an early aptitude for music and his mother really latched on to that and adopted the same "pressure makes diamonds" attitude her parents had towards her. Florian has practically no social life growing up, all of his free time is dedicated to practicing music

-when he comes out as gay her response is "good to know you won't be getting anyone pregnant. are you ready for that play test tomorrow? I expect to hear good things from your director, Franz" (he started going by Florian as like. an act of rebellion but Lita refuses to acknowledge it bc he's named after her grandfather who took them in and she sees it as extremely disrespectful to his memory)

-But more about Florian himself! the first instrument he ever played was piano and he is very skilled at it, but he fell in love with violin at age 4 after seeing a performance of Vivaldi's four seasons. His grandfather got him a child sized violin and a book on basics and that was that, Florian was hooked. Music is his happy place in spite of the pressure his mother would end up putting on him about it. Since he wasn't allowed to do things with friends outside of performances he spent a lot of time on his own learning about all different instruments, their histories, how to play them, etc. If you give him about a day with any given instrument he can come back to you and play something at at least a basic skill level depending on how familiar he was with the instrument beforehand. (this leads to friends he makes later in life basically just. handing him their instruments and being like "can you play THIS tho??" and the answer is usually yes)

-ask him about an instrument if you would like an hours long dissertation about its history and cultural influences! you can't get him to stop once he starts! (he later meets and befriends a cool nb lesbian named Mickie who is also Very Autistic about music. they become besties and their combined infodumping could educate a lecture hall full of disinterested music majors)

-transcribes music by hand for fun and relaxation

-he is a ridiculously heavy sleeper and can will himself to fall asleep anytime, anywhere. not god themself could wake this mans when he decides it's bedtime

-he looks like the softest sweetest lil nerd who will faint if he hears swear words but he had a pretty hardcore party phase in his early twenties. classic case of stifled/sheltered kid going crazy once they're on their own. he hit up a lot of clubs, experimented with a lot of substances, got into a habit of drunken hookups which he found to be So Much Easier to handle than like. a relationship where you have to deal with your feelings or ~whatever~. his friends later in life are astonished when they learn all this bc they assumed that his body count was MAYBE 1 and that he didn't know what drugs were. he just DOES NOT seem the type

-partied a little too hardy and had to stop. got back into music as a main focus after kinda just fucking around for a few years. tried to live in NYC but hated it. ended up in (vague city, I don't actually wanna be tied to a specific real location lol) for a music festival with a small group and ended up checking out the open auditions the local symphony orchestra was holding. decided to audition on violin and made it in! this is how he ends up in (vague city)

-this boy is very anxious and not very good at making friends. he can hold conversation with other members of the symphony okay but outside of that he really just keeps to himself. it's what he's used to, and aside from that he tends to jump to the worst conclusions about all of his social interactions because he doesn't know how to read people. he leaves most conversations having convinced himself that the other person hates him when usually at worst he may have said some rude shit on accident

-how he and Calum meet varies depending on the setting (I have so many aus for them) but the consistent thing is that there's an immediate connection. which scares the Fuck out of Florian who really doesn't do the whole "commitment" thing. so he bolts which leaves Calum going "hey wtf I thought there was something to this? get back here." lucky for both of them Calum is stubborn

-an important thing to get across - Florian is kind of bitchy. he doesn't mean to be (most of the time) but he doesn't always know what is or isn't considered appropriate to say so he'll say shit not realizing it's rude (like comments about people's appearances or giving his actual brutally honest opinion on something), or he gets overwhelmed by a situation and lashes out. Calum is particularly good at pushing his buttons and the two of them bicker quite a bit, especially at first. it takes Florian a long time to wrap his head around the fact that Calum still likes him even when they're not getting along

-I feel like I should cut it here cuz it's getting long but I'll end saying Florian's story in pretty much any setting is about him learning to love himself and make healthy connections with other people and lean on them for support. I could go on for like. hours but that pretty much covers basic facts and what I consider to be his "base canon" backstory! Thanks so much again for the ask!!

here are a couple old as fuck (circa 2015 I think?) doodles of him. I haven't drawn as much in recent years but that's my boy!

[what-if-nct]

I had a dream completely unrelated to kpop but just really wild and confusing. First it started with me sitting in a tattoo parlor with two people I knew did not like me. And I just all of a sudden walked out without a word. And they asked if I was coming back and I just left without responding. Then I was walking around in this pink dress I literally just bought in real life. I tried it on like five times to see if I like it still split on that decision. Anyway it started getting cold cause I was in an outside mall. And I was putting on a jacket. And I walked past this store with raggedy ann dolls that looked like Sabrina the teenage witch but cartoon version.

And this little girl and her mom went in after me and the little girl followed me and picked up everything I picked up. I pulled out a hello kitty doll and she picked up one and asked her mom to buy it for her. I put it back and left to go outside. And there were like a bunch of guys like 10 of them. They all had shaggy or long brown or blonde hair. The tallest of them came up to me, he had the longest dark brown hair and said "I don't usually do this but I'm a videographer and wanted to know if you'd want to be a part of a project of mine." Then his friend came up to me, he had shoulder length almost black hair and showed me pictures he took of me saying I'd be perfect for it. The first guy didn't understand why his friend did that. And his friend shrugged and said he wanted to. And I said sure I'll think about it.

And his friend stayed near me then they were acting out a scene in the little stone sitting area. And two of the friends had kissed in front of me then one of the guys kissed me randomly causing typical guy loud nonsense. I kinda just didn't really care. Then I got a message and I raised my hand to get their attention and the friend who took the pictures of me and was near me noticed and asked what was wrong and I told him my grandpa couldn't pick me up and I had no way to get home. And the videographer who I think was the leader looked around and pointed out a friend of his who just walked up and said he can drive you. And the guy who was near me said " him?" And then gave him an elaborate story about how I was a pregnant teen and mom was an alcoholic. I don't know why.

And the friend said "yeah I'll take her home ,follow me to my car. " And the guy who stayed near me and took the pictures said he'll take me the short way through the mall and he pulled me away. And he was just a little taller than me when I stood up. And he was moving really slow and fast at the same time. And would hold my hand with both hands and say "I'm not taking you the long way just to keep you to myself" and he walked backwards while pulling me forward a lot then he got roped into this wall climbing game. It fell on him I had to pull him out. And nearing the exit of the mall his arm was just around me the whole time.

And we kept trying to exchange numbers but it just didn't happen. But I was able to call his friend and his friend said I took too long and he went back to his dad's hotel. Then the guy I was with said "I guess I have to drive you home, let's get dinner first" and we walked into this cobblestone area that was very different from where we were and he led me to a cafe and I pointed out Anna Nicole Smith with some old guy and a bunch of women. Then as we walked to his car there was this huge mirror in the way and I looked into it and I still looked plus size but I didn't look the way I thought I looked, I looked the way I wished I did but it was literally the way I always looked it's hard to explain.

But yeah even my non kpop dreams make absolutely no sense. And I'm forgetting a lot of it.

[gnattyplayssims]

1951 Pt1 - A New Home

With winter in full force it was easy for Sofia to hide away in the home without much worry of anyone finding her. The first few months with Ava were hard and at night Sofia would often wonder if it might be better to go home. Then those hurtful words would come back.

The home had 3 other women staying at it and was always full of activity. Sofia appreciated the busyness but the home would only be available to her until Ava was an infant. Then she would have to find somewhere else. Gail seemed to be the only exception to this rule.

"So Gail, when do you have your 2nd trimester ultrasound? We should plan it for the same day and go together."

"No need Aubrey, I saw the doctor last week."

"Really? I never saw you leave the house. Did you find out what you're having?"

"Oh...a girl...like you."

"Aubrey stop provoking her."

"I'm not provoking her I'm just asking questions. You think it's weird don't you Sof, She says she's in her 2nd trimester but she hasn't gained any weight in months."

"Well everyone's different."

"Not that different. I don't think she's pregnant."

"Aubrey that's enough! If you keep throwing around accusations you won't be welcome here anymore."

"It's okay Maia. You don't have to pretend. The truth is I lost the baby. I've been recovering but will soon be heading back to Oasis Springs."

"Oh no Gail!"

Sofia went to check on Ava, feeling a little shaken by Gail's news. She couldn't imagine the pain of losing Ava even before they had officially met. Yet Gail seemed so calm about it. She tried to let Ava distract her.

"We're going to need to find a new place soon Little Bird."

Once Ava went back to sleep Sofia went downstairs to find Aubrey and Gail in the sunroom. "It's okay Aubrey you don't need to apologize. You didn't know."

"But you hid it so well. No one even knew and that was weeks ago."

Gail shrugged. "I guess I'm just trying to move on."

Aubrey left to get to a class and Gail turned to Sofia. "So where are you going to go once Ava becomes an infant?"

"I've been trying to figure that out."

"You could come with me to Oasis Springs. The man I work for is always looking for dancers and he provides housing."

"I don't know."

"Think about it. You have the body for it, you'd pick up the skill and you need a place to go. For Ava's sake."

Gail was right. There weren't many choices for a woman and a job that offered housing would assure she could provide for Ava.

Over the next few weeks Sofia tried to find something in Copperdale but no one wanted to hire an unmarried teen with a baby. Soon time ran out and she knew her choices were to return home or go to Oasis Springs with Gail and make her own way. Even if that meant being a dancer.

"They arrived at Skyward Palms in the evening and Gail brought Sofia straight to the office." "Nightingale. I was wondering when you'd return. Is it taken care of?"

"Yes, sorry it took so long to get back but I brought someone with me. This is Sofia Mizrahi."

"Mizrahi?"

Don stood, "Thank you Nightingale, you may go."

Gail slipped from the room and the tattooed man came closer. "Sofia Mizrahi."

"Yes sir."

"How old are you?"

"16."

"Good. Old enough to marry means you're old enough to work here. Did Nightingale explain what I do?"

"Yes."

"Hmm, you have spirit. I like that. I also hate it. I don't need a woman with opinions understand?"

"I think so."

"There's a vacant room upstairs you can have."

"I have a daughter." He cocked an eyebrow at her, "I'll do whatever you want I just need a place she can stay too."

He pulled her closer. "I don't do jealous husbands. If someone's looking for you, find somewhere else."

"There isn't. That man is only her father by blood. He doesn't want her and I'd sooner see him dead"

"Not the innocent little dove I thought you were are you Miss Mizrahi?"

She gasped as he suddenly pushed her against the wall, "I may have another option but it will cost you more."

"I don't have any money."

"No. That's why you came to me." He stroked her face gently and her heart fluttered at the touch. "Be my girl and I'll provide everything."

She pulled his hand from her face. "Please don't"

"Sofia, I'm not going to force you." His voice was gentle, soothing even. "The father, he forced you didn't he? Left you with a child then dumped you. Tsk, a coward. There's nothing attractive about forcing a woman."

He leaned in to whisper in her ear. "You are a beautiful woman, Sofia. A valuable catch. Every man at my club will desire you, every woman will want to be you. As a dancer you will be nothing more than a body, but at my side no one will be allowed to touch you."

He pulled back and the distance filled her with a surprising longing. Don was breathtaking and he wanted her and he would take care of her. He would provide for Ava. It wasn't what she had wanted but maybe it didn't have to be hell either.

"As I said, I won't force you."

She reacted before she could think it through, pulling him into the most passionate kiss she could manage. Trying to conjure up the images of a hundred novels. Hoping she wouldn't disappoint him.

Finally he pulled away with a chuckle. "We'll have to work on that a bit."

Don pressed her back against the wall. "Let me show you how it's done. I'll make you mine Little Dove and I'll make sure everyone who sees you knows it."

She tried to stifle her pleasure as he traced her collarbone then pressed his mouth to her neck.

"It's okay. Let me hear you"

1951 Pt2 - Don's Girl

[00katrinka00]

Landcaster Legacy Gen 7 Update #4

Dear Gianna, I guess Copperdale isn't terrible but it'd be better if we were still neighbors. This house has a massive attic and my Dad says the watcher will convert it into a bedroom for me how cool is that! Leo's totally jealous but I found the room first so it's mine.

-Violet

"Now that we're settled into the new house, do you want to get started on the whole new baby thing?" Ethan asked Mads that evening over a game of chess, "Absolutely," Mads grinned.

The next morning Leo played some video games. It was cool to have a gaming console in his bedroom now. Meanwhile Violet was ecstatic over the fact that she now got that piano she'd been wanting for years, so she spent the morning practicing.

That morning Mads felt pretty confident about taking a pregnancy test, she'd gotten pregnant right away with both Leo and Violet, so she never expected to get a negative test. "It's okay," Ethan pulled Mads in for a hug to comfort her. "We'll keep trying."

Since it was Sunday, Ethan was off work and decided to cook breakfast for everyone. The four of them sat and ate as a family, and when they were done Leo and Violet got started on their homework.

"Leo, how about you take Violet to the pier today," Mads suggested. "Do I have to?" He asked "It would be nice, you two can get ice cream and ride some rides. Who knows maybe you'll make some friends before your first day of school tomorrow." "Fine," said Leo.

Violet insisted on getting ice cream as soon as they arrived. "Don't eat too quickly, otherwise you'll get a brain freeze," Leo scolded her. "I'll be fine," Violet snapped back. She continued eating her ice cream, and then a sharp pain passed through her head. "Told you so."

"How about we go on the ferris wheel," Leo suggested. Judging from the size of the lines it was either this or the tunnel of love and Leo really didn't want to take his younger sister through that ride. "I guess," Violet agreed.

"Is that Natasha?" Leo asked as soon as they stepped off the ferris wheel. "Guess it is," Violet grumbled. "Leo!" Natasha waved them over. "Hey Nat!" Leo exclaimed. "Didn't you guys just move yesterday?" "Well, the watcher already had our house ready to go so it was a breeze."

Violet studied Leo as he and Natasha talked. 'I wonder if she's oblivious to the fact that Leo is completely crushing on her,' Violet thought. 'No way, she totally knows. Nat isn't stupid, just look at how he's looking at her' "Googly eyes" Violet teased her brother out loud.

"What did you say?" Nat asked. "She said nothing, absolutely nothing," Leo said quickly trying to change the subject. "He looks at you with googly eyes," Violet explained. "Violet, shut up!" Leo exclaimed. "She doesn't know what she's talking about, I don't have googly eyes."

"I think it's time for us to head home" Leo said awkwardly. "But I'm just starting to have fun," Violet complained. "We're leaving" Leo clenched his teeth. He really didn't want to be embarrassed even more. "I want to stay" "Violet home now" Leo sternly said. "Fine party pooper"

The following morning Mads woke up and decided to take another pregnancy test. This time she was ecstatic to find that it was positive. She rushed to tell Ethan. "I'm pregnant!" she exclaimed. "We're having another baby!" "That's wonderful!"

Ethan got started on cooking breakfast while Mads washed some dishes that had been left out. Leo decided to get up early and go for a run.

"So," Mads began to ask Violet after she came downstairs. "Are you excited for your first day?" "Not really," Violet admitted. "I'm changing schools again in a week when I become a teen, so I guess it doesn't matter if I'm excited for school."

Mads decided to tell Leo and Violet the news about the new baby over breakfast. "So," she started to say. "How would you two feel about another sibling?" "No way," Violet said quickly.

"Well," Mads began to say after a bit of an awkward pause. "I'm pregnant, so you will be getting a new sibling!" "Oh, wow, um," Leo stuttered. "I guess if that's what you want then congratulations." Violet wasn't excited.

"Good morning class, we have a new student today," Violet's teacher began. "Violet Landcaster, why don't you tell the class a bit about yourself sweetheart." "Well, I'm Violet and I'm 12. I don't see a point in going to this stupid school because I age up on Saturday."

"I never wanted to move here and honestly this introduction is bullshit, this school is bullshit, and this town is bullshit" Violet said "Ms. Landcaster" her teacher scolded "We do not use forbidden words like that in this school principal's office now" "Ooooooo" the class echoed

Violet stomped to the principal's office. Shortly her mother arrived "Thank you for coming Mrs. Landcaster" Principal Rivers began "Obviously you're aware that the reason we called you in this morning is due to Violet's use of forbidden words in class "I'm disappointed in her"

"I am going to need Violet to stay after school today to sit through detention" Principal Rivers continued. "A fair punishment, I'd agree," Mads replied. "What?" Violet exclaimed angerly. "Actions have consequences sweetheart" said Mads "This is bullshit" Violet said quietly.

"Look, Violet," Mads sat down with her daughter after detention that day. "I understand that this move has been difficult for you, leaving Gianna and now finding out that you're going to have a sibling that you don't want, but that's no excuse for your behavior today." "Whatever"

"This is not 'whatever'," Mads scolded. "Look, all I'm asking is for you to try a little bit harder. if not for me then for your father, this promotion is something he's been working towards for years." "I'll try harder," Violet grumbled. "For Dad."

After their talk Mads and Violet headed outside to get started on Violet's school project. When Ethan arrived home he headed to the back yard to help Leo with his.

[apollagumbay]

It's hard to be me.

I wish there was someone whom I could always talk to about what's what, what's been going on... the highs and lows of the day, the week, the month. I've just finished watching the second season of Firefly Lane and I've always wanted that kind of friendship with someone. I had, and maybe still have, one--my first cousin Golda--but she's about 7,000 miles from here. She's in Ireland practicing as a nurse and finishing her masters. She's not coming home for good anytime soon after the fire accident last 2019 that killed my aunt, her mom. I also finished watching "A Bad Moms Christmas" and I also want that kind of friendship. I have a couple of mom friends. One particularly who I care dearly, Yuhyu, but also has her own very serious battles. Funny thing about me is that I used to be sociable. Back in college and medical school days, I LOVED going out and hanging around with my friends... laughing and having the time of our lives. But somehow these days, I'd rather be in the comfort of my own home where my son is, watch Netflix or any other streaming videos, obsess about the DCU and Zack Snyder... and just sleep. Yes, I cannot deny I'm no longer in my teens or early adult years--I am in fact "adulting". I'm 38 as of this writing. As much I loved those days, I don't miss it at all. It will forever remain in my fondest of memories and I shall leave it at that. What I do miss is having someone to talk to about anything. I have a partner. I call him my partner because he's the father of my son. We have been living together for about 9 years now since I got pregnant. I feel quite awkward calling him my boyfriend though. And after what we've been through together, my experiences with him in the past--I cannot quite trust him... financially... yet? But he is a good and kind man. Financially though... I just cannot trust him... again. We don't really see so much eye-to-eye when it comes to our personal interests. Like he is into dancing and TikTok, while I like Indie Music and NOT TikTok. He likes to be popular, I like to be low key--unlike the majority (Michael Jackson is an exception). In the car I would play some music I've never heard before and I loooooove listening to it when I'm traveling or driving and he would be, like, "Play some music that I know!" Then I would sadly do what he requested for. I love him! I do! It may not be the kind of love that you see in movies or listen to in songs. I love him. He's family. But marrying him? I don't quite see that yet.

I am writing this because I have been so frustrated for a while now. I'll talk about it soon. But I guess I've cooled over for now. When I initially wrote this, I balled my eyes out. I guess you'll have to wait until I get so overwhelmed with bottled up feelings again soon to know more about my story. Until then, thanks for reading. It means a lot.

[tuiyla]

I'm pretty sure anyone who thinks S1 Quinn's plot is well done actually just means that Dianna is really, really beautiful when she's sad. Cause she is ALL that is holding that mess together. So much of it is just deeply uncomfortable...the lack of follow-through over her being literally disowned. The way she is 100% reliant on two boyfriends who she knows don't really want her. The ONLY adult in her life offering any kind of guidance is Terri, ffs. One thing I think of constantly is what if Quinn's dad hadn't cheated? Was Quinn just NEVER going to go home? This girl is 16 and there is no one trying to find her a legal guardian, no one having her talk to adoption agencies, no one saying "maybe we need a better plan than handing your baby off to this random woman stalking you in the hospital?" Cause you're right...nothing about this plot was really about Quinn. It was there to delay Finchel hooking up, and to give both Will and Finn justification for being cheaters. And so from that perspective, I guess I get why Ryan Murphy was so annoyed with Dianna making people feel like Quinn was a person from time to time.

Oh Anon you reminded me that I need to respond to that ask about the infamous Rolling Stone interview. Have patience other anon, we'll get there.

The most common opinion on Quinn's season 1 arc that I see is that she had the best and most consistent character development there and then it was all downhill. And though I think season 1 is where Quinn is most integral to the show overall, unfortunately she's not centered in her own story. What she does get is, for lack of a more accurate term, trauma porn designed to serve others' plot and humble her. And hey, maybe it was because Dianna Agron is really really beautiful when she's sad lol.

When she reveals she's pregnant, it's immediately about Finn and Will bonding, then it's about Puck wanting to step up, then it's about Terri using her, all that. There's this one scene, fuck if I know which episode (here's where I'd check my rewatch notes but if I leave tumblr I'll never finish this reply) but the point is, it's Fuinn going to a doctor's appointment and the focus is on FINN and talking with Will, not Quinn who is actually carrying this baby. We explore more of Puck's feelings about Beth than we ever do Quinn's and the drama lies less with Quinn literally getting disowned and more with the adults and the problems it causes in the love dodecahedron. I also just don't think the writers thought through how big a deal a teen pregnancy was but more on that when I get to that other Quinn ask.

I could go into more detail on how we can tell who the pregnancy storyline is really about but I think you also get what I mean when I say it's sure as hell not Quinn. She just goes through it during the season and learns to embrace her club of losers because she has to. Sure, she develops, and I wouldn't want to take that away from her because god knows season 2 is gonna anyway. But it's trauma upon trauma and this uncomfy feeling I get about her needing to learn humility or whatever, as if there aren't other ways to do that. It's the way her frustrations rarely get acknowledged and when they do like in Bad Reputation it's really lackluster. Even the found family aspect doesn't work because the Glee club's support focuses more on Finn, again. The arc is supposed to be Quinn learning to rely on people she previously thought were losers and actively bullied but because we never fucking center her, it falls flat. You know the one point where it works? With Mercedes. Both in Home and later in, I wanna say, Funk? That works really well. But it's one member and we all know they just drop that friendship come season 2 because of course we can't have nice things. Shame because Quinncedes is the only thing holding this arc for Quinn together. Like a prev anon said, adding Kurt into the mix could have really strengthened this. Or you know, anything. But they were too busy for Quinn because Finchel drama, I guess.

Quinn's story in season 1 isn't all that great, it's just throwing everything at her and humbling her without putting the work of exploring her character in. The few moments of reflection are too little too late and Dianna has to put her all into it to make it work. The only thing that does work is Quinncedes but Glee hates three things: girls, friendships, and everything nice. So we can't have that followed up on, of course. People who think this was the best she was written just like that she got nicer by the end. But my god, at what cost. And who cares when she reverts back to Alpha Bitch anyway lol.

And god, anon, it's so fucking depressing to think Terri fucking Schuester was the person most involved with Quinn lmao. What's more, she's Terri's teenage parallel! I just wanna talk to RM about his feelings on blondes, is all. But you're right, we never follow up on the huge deal of her getting disowned because the story doesn't care. It doesn't care that she's 16 and essentially homeless, incredibly vulnerable, and her relationship with her family ruined for good. I wrote about her and Judy here, and fuck I have a three-month-old ask about Russell. But suffice to say, it's an actual story that would need to be explored but then we wouldn't have the screentime for the 40th Rachel solo and Finchel's latest breakup. Bitter, me? Never.

I swear, despite how much I go on about her, I don't even go that hard for Quinn but it drives me insane how poorly she was handled as a character. This show was on television! It was the biggest fucking thing of its time! People gave these writers A Lot of money to write these scripts! Insanity.

[im-in-love-with-pizza-bites]

It Takes A Village Chapter 19

Chris Evans x pregnant!daughter!reader

Series MasterList

Series summary: You find out that you're pregnant. After being kicked out of your mom's house you go to live full time with your Dad who you only saw once every few months. Will he react badly to you being a mom at such a young age?

Chapter Summary: Your dad helps you set up the babies' crib.

Series Warnings: swearing, fighting with a parent, teen pregnancy, speak of abortion.

Chapter Warnings: Teen Pregnancy

You carefully sat down and looked at the pieces of the crib. You don't know why you told Chris you could put it together. You really couldn't. You grabbed the instructions reading them.

"Hey Bubba how's it going?"

"It's okay..." You looked up at him hesitantly.

"I'll help you." Chris said sitting down next to you.

"Fine." You mumbled shrugging.

"I know you want to do this mostly on your own but getting help is good. Especially since you want this done this week." Chris laughed.

"Yeah I know but normally I'd be able to put this together on my own. It's just because of this big belly." You crossed your arms.

"Yeah." He laughed leaning in to place a kiss on your forehead before helping you put the crib together.

———

Two hours, multiple songs, and one dance break later the crib was put together and the mattress was in. You were putting a little bit of a decorative with a small canopy that used to hang above your bed. Then you added other small things that eventually will find new a new home later since a baby crib has to be empty when a baby sleeps. Or two.

"It looks, great Sweetpea!" Chris smiled.

"Yeah thank you for your help Dad." You said resting a baby blanket on the edge of the crib.

"I'll always be here to help you bubba. You and the twins." He assured as you stepped back. "Can I feel the babies?"

"Yeah." He smiled resting his hands on your belly.

"They're very happy." He laughed feeling them kick.

"Yeah they've been active lately.."

"Why have you seen your friends since we got go hang out with them."

"Oh. Uh we lost contact it's fine though." You shrugged sitting on your bed.

"Oh sorry." He smiled you sitting next to you.

"It's okay." You said resting your hands on your belly.

"So your room is all set up for the babies and I'll help you baby proof the house on another day." Chris said wrapping an arm around your shoulder.

"Okay! Do you want to see which outfits I picked for their coming home outfits?" You asked smiling.

"Of course."

"Here I'll grab them." You went over to the shopping bags that were just waiting to be put away and pulled out two dinosaur onesies. "They're gonna look so cute in these!" You said smiling.

"That they will." Chris smiled. "I think I still have your coming home outfit somewhere in the attic."

"Oh I thought mom had that?"

"No I kept them." Chris said. "She couldn't take your baby clothes and blankets when you guys moved so I kept them." He explained.

"Oh cool." You sat the onesies back in the bag.

"Oh sweetheart you should pack a hospital bag soon just to be ready."

"What should be in it?" You asked him.

"Well the babies coming home outfits, and... Okay maybe you should ask aunt Carly or nana, or maybe find a YouTube video. I'm not sure what you'll need." He shrugged.

"Yeah... I wish I could ask mom about it." You sighed.

"Hey, bubba. No thinking like that. She doesn't deserve to be in your life or the boy's lives." Your dad said.

"I know but I always thought when I had a baby mom would be there giving me advice for this kinda thing and the baby's dad would want to be in their life."

"And now you just got your kickass dad. I think that's a good trade." Chris joked making you chuckled.

"Yes it is."

"Okay lets go get dinner and watch something."

A/n: Not gonna say much but the next chapter is exciting! 😁 tho you probably guessed already.

Taglist: @toastisgood @coldmuffinpartycloud @thevelvetseries @uniquebeautyqueen @kaitieskidmore1 @peggycarter-steverogers

Oh and this is the coming home outfits and what I'm imagining their area in your room to look like but you can change it.

Looking at baby clothes has given me baby fever...

[harmonyckrs]

Act 3, Scene 3 of Twisted Veronaville: Two New Members of the Family

THE LAST PAGE

Ripp: So, yeah...that was everything I saw.

Sita: Hm. That's really concerning...that means solving the conflict between the teens wasn't the problem. I guess there really is no hope...

Viola: No, you're wrong. We have to go to the source.

Ripp: What do you mean?

Viola: Well, in the book, after Mercutio and Tybalt die, Consort declares war on the Montys...

Ripp: Which means we have to go after the men who started the feud...Patrizio and Consort.

Viola: Exactly! As long as they're still alive, there's going to be problems. We have to attack the conflict at its core.

Ripp: Thanks, Viola...but how do you know this?

Sita: Yeah, you're-

Aktu: SITA! TAKE A-AAAH!

Sita: Okay, phew, it's just aliens. Hopefully they're not as rough on him as last time.

Ripp: Is he going to be okay?

Sita: Well, it's not his first time. The only issue is that we'll need to make room for a baby, but we can use the baby to barter for Tank. Would that be okay with you?

Ripp: I mean, I don't really want to be under the same roof as that guy again. I'd rather have the baby.

Sita: That bad, huh? Well, then we don't need to worry about it.

*ZOOM*

Aktu: Holy Watcher...I can't believe I met them again...I feel really ill, though...

Sita: Congrats on the pregnancy, I guess. What are you going to name it?

Aktu: I'm not pregnant...I think it's just nausea from being abducted. It's worse than I remember, but I'm just going to sleep it off. You two should sleep too...it's late. And Viola, you should probably go home.

Viola: Alright.

Aktu: Goodnight, you three.

Ripp: ...How long do you think it'll take him to find out?

Sita: I'll just take him to the doctor tomorrow, but honestly I am a bit curious if he'll realize it at all...

Zoya: You saw that, right?

Tank: The UFO?

Zoya: Yeah. I believe it's a sign of Aktu-

Crystal: No, it's not. You can't just call everything a sign of Aktu! And come here! Hamza and I want to show you something.

Zoya: (What could possible be more important than this?) Fine! I'm coming!

Zoya: Crystal, what...where did you get those?

Crystal: Hamza and I decided to have a baby to celebrate our fake wedding! Meet Zagreus and Melinoe!

Zoya: (They named their children after Greek gods? Interesting...)

Tank: Those are weird names. You should've named them, like...Scout or Nuke or something.

Zoya: (I hope he never has children.)

As the two groups of Terrestrials prepared for the two new members in their respective families, Tybalt was having a discussion with Oberon.

Oberon: You want a potion that'll help you fake your death?...is there a reason?

Tybalt: Just wanted to experiment with something.

Oberon: I see...well, there's this special potion that we have that we're meant to save only for the most dire of situations. It's when if continuing to live the life you have is too much to bear.

Tybalt: Yeah, that sounds about right.

Oberon: Here, a vial. It should last for about three hours. It's just enough time for your family to see your body and send it to the Veronaville crypt...

Tybalt: Thank you, Oberon.

Oberon: You know, if this is about Mercutio and that arranged marriage that Consort told me about...this normally isn't something we're allowed to do, but I can marry the two of you once you both turn eighteen before he does.

Tybalt: (We can do that before we leave!) Yeah! That sounds good, Oberon. Thanks again!

Oberon: (I need to tell Titania about this.) Of course. Always happy to help...and make sure to send a letter to Mercutio, to let him know.

Mercutio: I can't believe you!

Romeo: Oh, I'm sorry! You're making out with the guy that was literally beating us up days prior! You think I wouldn't tell Nonno about it?

Mercutio: I didn't tell them about Juliette!

Romeo: That's different! Juliette's a girl, and I'm a boy! And Juliette isn't the guy running around beating people up! I'm just trying to protect you!

Mercutio: From what, love and affection? I finally find someone that I can be with and actually wants to be with me, and you just had to...ugh! This is ridiculous. And now I'm fucking grounded because of you! I didn't expect YOU of all people to be homophobic!

Romeo: It's not homophobic! I'd be fine if it was ANYONE ELSE!..you know what? Go cry in your room. I'm going to go check the mail.

Romeo: Hm...bills, more bills, and...what's this?

Romeo: Oh, it's for Mercutio...from Tybalt.

Romeo: I'm just going to throw this in the trash. It's probably nothing important...just some cringy love letter or something like that.

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[quordleona03]

Okay, here's 500 words of fic. I may regret this....

Hawkeye put the phone down. He looked around the office and the boxes he had barely started to unpack, and closed his eyes, just briefly. Then he punched in their home number.

"Who is it?" Francis said. He sounded pre-occupied and exasperated.

"I have wonderful news," Hawkeye said.

"You're coming home early," Francis said.

"No. I mean, yes," Hawkeye said. "I probably am, but I've still got to talk to at least three people here before I can leave and you'll want me to go to the mall before I get home."

"Why?" Francis said, and then, a moment before Hawkeye said, he got it, from the complicated little noise he made down the phone.

"I'm pregnant," Hawkeye said.

He let himself grin then, as Francis made those noises of surprise, worry, astonishment, panic, and - despite everything - delight.

"You can't be," Francis said. "What - who - ? Why?"

"Caseworker called," Hawkeye said. "Mrs Connolly. Sixteen, troubled, mom died, dad's not in the picture, she's getting into fights at school - " "She? We're having a girl?" "Yes," Hawkeye said.

"You need to go to the mall before you come home, we have nothing in the house for a girl - "

"She'll be arriving with a couple of suitcases, caseworker said. Mom died about a month ago. All their things aside from the two cases are in store in Los Angeles. We're getting her because they decided she had to be moved out of the area, into a completely different school district, and they asked around and one of the people they asked was Peg Hunnicutt - " "Oh," Francis said.

"Yeah, and Peg said, if you want her to have a new start in a good foster home, I know these two guys - "

"Ah," Francis said. In New York City, they had fostered troubled teens over twenty years, mostly boys, though there had been some brother-sister placements. "How long for?" Hawkeye shrugged. "Depends if dad shows up. If not, and if the placement works out, I guess til she's eighteen. Caseworker said she knew our paperwork wasn't up-to-date for California - " They had only moved here five days ago, and they hadn't been intending to start fostering again " - but she'd rush it and we'd be registered from yesterday by next Monday."

"When is she arriving?" Francis asked.

"Our stork is due - " Hawkeye checked his watch " - in three hours and twenty minutes."

"Oh, Hawkeye - " Francis sounded really exasperated. "Be home in two hours, all right? I'll get her bedroom set up, even if nothing else is ready. Get the basics from the mall, we'll go shopping with her tomorrow."

"Tomorrow is the first day of school, that's why they're rushing it."

"We'll go shopping with her tomorrow after school," Francis said. "Did the caseworker - Mrs Connolly - mention any allergies, any diet issues?" "Nope." "Pizza, probably," Francis said. "What's her name?" "Buffy Summers." "Buffy?" "We're in California now." "Can you - " "I know what to get," Hawkeye said. "I'll be home in two hours. I love you."

"I love you," Francis said, but he still sounded exasperated.

tbc?

Buffy/M*A*S*H crossover

(I need to SLIGHTLY update the chronology of MASH for this to work - say Hawkeye and Mulcahy met in the Vietnam war...) Hawkeye Pierce has retired from a successful career as a surgeon to a quiet California backwater where he and his long-term partner Francis Mulcahy plan a leisurely sunny retirement: Doctor Pierce will be working mornings in a free clinic, Mulcahy will be a part-time PE teacher at Sunnydale High School, coaching boxing and running. In New York City, pre-retirement, they fostered troubled kids: a long-standing acquaintance (via the Hunnicutts) contacts them about fostering a troubled teenage girl whose mom died recently (sorry, Joyce) and whose dad is out of touch. Girl needs a completely new start, and they think the Pierce-Mulcahy household might be the right environment for her. So, Buffy Summers comes to Sunnydale High. expecting the most awkward thing about her life there is that her foster parents are gay. And then there's the Harvest.