#( okay so tim and henri and ramsay are all in the kitchen )
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“ you must be mayven, yeah? come on in; mum had to go pick up some last minute gifts, but she should be back in an hour. “ she’s never been a fan of the holidays. but she has to admit, the blending of all the typical festivities into their own personalized set of events is something she has no choice but to admire since aisling adopted her. unless anyone in the family observes certain religious traditions, for the most part, they just contribute their own rituals and watch the festivities elevate from there. today is the first of these celebrations. the day of the jonas brothers. no kidding. that’s the genuine, honest to goodness title for today. it started as aisling trying to suggest jones-mas as a substitution, then jone-mas, and then richard misheard her and started calling it jonas, and then renée, in a haze of rosé and peppermint candy canes, declared the day of the jonas brothers to be off to a brilliant start. now, two years later, they have the great pleasure of explaining the entire saga to mayven. but tina’s wiser than her age should imply. let it fall to someone else to explain the logic behind today. for now, she holds out her hand, gesturing to her coat with raised brows. “ i can hang it in the closet, if you like? and there’s drinks and snacks in the dining room, but be careful; henri gets cranky when people eat snacks before dinner, and etienne is trying to get him to agree to a road trip to some culinary fair in texas, so he won’t stop him if he starts ranting. “
@manhattanopus liked THIS POST for a family holiday dinner starter! ( and all the locations for the rest of the muses are in the tags if u want mayven to move around and mingle! )
#manhattanopus#( closed starter. )#( MUSE: T. LI. )#( I HOPE THIS IS OKAY MY BELOVED )#( LMK IF U WANT IT CHANGED AT ALL )#( and now for the other muses!!! )#( stanley and victor are up on the roof tending to the greenhouse )#( richard is trying to take a nap in the living room but ramsay keeps nudging him to watch the simpsons )#( nate is sitting beneath the dining room table with a tray of mini vol au vents )#( eli is trying to find a solid playlist in his room so they don't have to listen to mari.ah car.ey all night )#( renée is determinedly ransacking the cd cupboard for anything with the jonas brothers on it )#( leo is trying to wrap his presents in the hallway )#( sammy and tim are locked in a fierce debate about why cookies can't be used as burger buns )#( sammy can't see what the problem is bc they have brioche burger buns and brioche is sweet???? )#( tim is thoroughly revolted by the very idea )#( henri and etienne are preparing dinner in the kitchen )#( and andrew is practicing mario kart for the post-dinner tournament )
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“ you... must be a friend of aisling’s, right? sorry, i don’t mean to be rude, i’m just kinda new here. i’m gabriela. “ her hand extends hesitantly, a practiced motion that doesn’t quite have the opportunity to feel natural just yet. it’s been a week since she came to live here. eight days, technically, but who’s counting? and considering the first five days were spent in a blur of endless meetings, appointments, exams and skype calls, she thinks she ought to be given a little leeway in terms of familiarity just yet. but aisling did mention that some friends of the family would be joining them tonight... and she trusts these people more than she expected herself to be capable of. so surely that must mean that any friend of the family can be considered a friend of hers. right? it isn’t until a snowflake drifts in towards the doorway, landing in the stranger’s black hair, that she realizes just how rude she’s being to her new potential pal. “ oh! god, i’m sorry, come on in! the heating is on, and richard is setting up a fire in the living room, if you wanna go in there? aisling’s on the balcony, it’s just down the hallway and through the last room on the left. or, if you prefer, i can go let her know you’re here? “
@namcre liked THIS POST for a family holiday dinner starter! ( and if u want namor to go mingling, i’ll put the locations of the other muses in the tags! )
#namcre#( closed starter. )#( V; ALL. )#( MUSE: G. COSTA. )#( U GET THE NEW BBY )#( BUT ALSO TELL ME IF U WANT SMTH ELSE OKAY MY ANGEL?? )#( AND NOW FOR THE LOCATIONS! )#( aisling is on the balcony. what's she doing? idk. nobody knows. she's just vibing. )#( richard is setting up the fire in the living room )#( nate and stanley are excitedly preparing to roast a bunch of stuff over the fire )#( stanley has chestnuts and marshmallows. nate has a party popper and six dinner rolls he forgot to put in the oven )#( leo is throwing darts at a map in the study room to decide where his next vacation will be )#( sammy is with him and preparing to repair the holes in the wall afterwards )#( renée is preparing a russian roulette of non-alcoholic shots in the living room )#( henri and ramsay are trying to find the turkey wishbone so they can decide who's going to be in the kitchen today )#( etienne is making cocktails in the hallway bc he can't deal with the tensions in the kitchen rn )#( eli and tina are compiling a new holiday playlist and movie list in eli's room )#( victor is also in the hallway but he's helping tim leave out mini packs of gingerbread cookies and macarons on the doorhandles )
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“ betty, good to see ya! come on in, aisling just stepped out to get some cranberry sauce, she should be back soon. “ he tried, at least briefly, to tell her that no store in the city would have so much as a shot glass of cranberry juice left in stock tonight, but she seemed committed. and hell, if he can’t let aisling chase a crazy cranberry sauce dream on a night like this, then when can he? for now, he holds out his hand to take her coat, stepping back to let her into the toasty apartment. a bowl of hot mulled wine sits on the counter, with just two cups remaining, the spiced scent of heated fruits struggling to make themselves known above the rich aroma of gravy, sizzling bacon, and honeyed carrots. his sole contribution to the evening sits in a wide bucket by the window, nestled around frosty bottles of soda and chocolate milk, and he reaches down to collect a glass and scoop several cubes into it, offering it to the journalist with an encouraging nod. “ make yourself at home, okay? and i know you know where everything is, but renée and henri got into a fight, so they swapped everything around the place. i can only say for certain that the mustard, as of ten minutes ago, was in the bread bin. after that, you’re on your own. “
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#buglesgirlfriday#( closed starter. )#food mention tw#( okay so tim and henri and ramsay are all in the kitchen )#( tim is trying to bake a pecan pie but he can't find the flour and it's beginning to agitate him )#( ramsay is trying and failing to convince henri to replace all the kitchen stuff to the right places )#( etienne and renée are sitting on the rooftop. renée took all the wine and henri's favorite saucepan. )#( tina is in her room and evaluating her life choices )#( victor is standing guard in his greenhouse on the roof bc he refuses to let henri or renée mess with his plants )#( stanley is in the hallway watching an old french movie )#( richard is trying and failing to do a crossword in the living room )#( and eli and andrew are in eli's room adding the finishing touches to a ti.ktok video )
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“ you must be love, yes? please, do come in, new york is much too cold for us to make our introductions on the doorstep! “ he stands tall, but the blankets that drape his shoulders make him feel much smaller than the six feet five inches he stands at. that and the mug of hot cocoa that warms his hands, long fingers wrapped around the heated porcelain as he steps aside and nimbly nudges the door closed behind her and the tiny bundle in her arms. then, just as quickly as he’d felt so small, the tiny, beaming face of the baby is enough to make him feel like a giant, a soft gasp escaping him as he sets down the mug and lifts his hands to cover his mouth in awed wonder. “ oh! this is your son? oh my goodness... oh... he looks so much like you! please, please, come in, it’s much warmer in the kitchen! or the living room; wherever you like, okay? i can bring you something to drink and eat; we can’t have you or this little rudolph catching a cold, now, can we? “
@sugcrwrites liked THIS POST for a family holiday dinner starter! ( and the locations of all the other muses are gonna be in the tags if love wants to explore a little! )
#sugcrwrites#( closed starter. )#( V; ALL. )#( MUSE: E. MONET. )#( I MIGHT FORGET SOME MUSES HERE BC THIS WAS SO FUCKING SOFT ETIENNE WHAT ON EARTH )#( OKAY NOW )#( aisling is trying to set up the baby crib that stanley got in ikea in the guest room )#( stanley is sitting in the corner and trying to read the german instructions )#( tina is quietly correcting every single translation he makes )#( in the hallway renée and richard are placing bets to see who will crack first. renée thinks tina will. richard reckons aisling. )#( new muses alison and april are watching the grinch in the living room with gabriela and mina )#( andrew and tim and eli and victor are all playing monopoly in the laundry room )#( nate is attempting to remodel aisling's en-suite and has so far caused six leaks and about four figures in damage )#( sammy is patiently waiting for him to give up so he can fix everything )#( and leo + ramsay + henri are all in the kitchen )#( henri is making a small list of easy french words for henry to learn bc he's convinced the name similarities are a sign )#( ramsay is eagerly adding spices and zests to absolutely everything while henri is distracted )#( and leo is washing the dishes. except it's one dish. and it's only to stop henri from asking him to do stuff. )
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“ tess! there you are, we were beginning to think you might have bailed on us! “ not everyone, of course. aisling and stanley occupied a surprisingly serene stance when they all began to worry about road conditions and weather warnings in relation to tess’s safe arrival, and now that she’s here on the snow-sprayed doorstep, it feels almost unnaturally absurd to have ever been concerned in the first place. one arm around her shoulders, renée pulls her in for a warm side-hug, and then gestures with her other hand ( which grips a mince pie between two scarlet-nail-tipped fingers ) for tess to go inside. “ come on in! aisling’s just gone for a little training session with andrew, but she’ll be back any minute. you want something to eat? drink? ramsay’s making peppermint hot cocoa, and i swear to god, it’s like drinking literal paradise, tess. oh! and there’s a new girl! she’s up on the roof with victor if you wanna meet her? aisling took her in a week ago, and henri’s taking another hour with the dinner, so you have plenty of time to mingle! “
@astrapure liked THIS POST for a family holiday dinner starter! ( and i’m gonna put all the locations of the other muses under the tags so that tess can mingle! )
#( MUSE: R. LAMBERT. )#( closed starter. )#( V; ALL. )#astrapure#( OKAY HERE WE GO )#( ramsay is in the dining room pouring out hot cocoa and eggnog )#( nate is peeling carrots in the kitchen while henri cooks everything else and rewards him with butterscotch )#( etienne and sammy are making snow angels on the roof )#( victor is gathering herbs from his greenhouse and wondering what the treatment for frostbite is )#( NEW FOSTER CHILD gabriela costa is also on the roof but she's trying to control her powers to suspend the snowflakes in the air )#( leo and tim are trying to crack walnuts so that tim can make a coffee and walnut cake )#( they're also in the living room! )#( stanley and richard are Dadding Aggressively and trying to fix the leaky faucet in the bathroom )#( they are failing miserably )#( tina is trying to teach eli how to pick a lock )#( eli is too busy blocking out the fifteenth replay of mar.iah ca.rey with a pillow over his head )#( and i think that's everyone! )
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