#Cara needed a nap? Yeah you're getting so many naps now.

[inseparabiles]

the most amazing part about this story so far is that it's been 50 000 words and Lucilla still has less than 0 intentions of having anything to do with the twins, however,

Acacius on the other hand is slowly discovering that he could genuinely like Geta as a person, if it wasn't for all of that, and he's picked up a habit of deliberately pestering him just to get him on the defensive in order to challenge his idiot world views and force him to think about how he's acting. I think this is the same kind of entertainment to him as a pumpkin filled with meat is for a tiger who gets to maul that thing to bits. Like hey remember all of those shitty things you did to me and everyone I love? Yeah. Time to collect on that.

And, though it's been that 50 000 words by now, the only person in the world who can stand Caracalla is still just Geta, full stop. He is NOT making himself any more likeable and at this point I think that's just how he wants to have it.

So I guess it's less Lucilla ruining Acacius's life with politics and more Acacius ruining Lucilla's life by accidentally voluntarily adopting an idiot son with a disaster attachment, and Lucilla's just forced into this deal by a combination of her Rome first attitude and her love and patience for Acacius who's finally found himself a hobby pre-retirement.

Lucius is also about to sniff some dirt nearby, which should decently mess her life up all over again. They're getting so many sons all at once and nobody asked for any in the first place - this was supposed to be an insurrection, not a sitcom

(And it so still is. There's so much politics and war happening around all of this, and there isn't one minute in a day that someone isn't actively worrying about getting murdered or invaded or sparking a civil war that devastates the whole of the Empire and destabilises a continent and a half in its wake, etc. All of the above is happening in the five, ten, twenty minutes a day that people have left over from fighting for their survival and trying to keep everything they love from collapsing around them. That's the actual funniest part, that in all of its ridiculousness and for the whole of its insane premise, this story still fails to be a crackfic.)

unhinged concept (I'm entering that stage): Lucilla actually does adopt Geta and Caracalla which ruins Acacius's life but also makes him their step-father and they finally get an actual father figure who teaches them how the fuck to hold swords and not be the worst people ever.

and we just cancel Macrinus entirely, which, I don't know what the hell happens to Lucius but that's someone else's unhinged concept to worry about.

And we put Caracalla on a leash because the boy cannot behave. That's no way to treat your mother

[vexillumalbum]

Hi hi!!!! I saw your requests open, would it be okay to have a fluff of Ikevamp Shakespeare with a pregnant MC? If you're uncomfortable with him, maybe for Leonardo?

Hello, Anon! Sorry for the wait, like I said, I have a lot of things on my mind now, I hope you don’t mind it being so late. 

I wanted to write it with Shakespeare, I really did, but when I started I really couldn’t think of anything neat. I had only a few stupid ideas and I didn’t want to butcher his character up like that. So I went with Leonardo. 

Hope you enjoy and love you all! 

Btw, when I asked my boyfriend what color are Leo’s eyes he said “yellow” and I wanted him to be a little bit more specific so he said “Sunflower petal at 2:56 PM with 57% cloud cover on October 14th of the leap year.”. Yeah I love this man

“You’re gonna be a father” with Leonardo da Vinci 

It was a warm autumn day when you came back from the town, nervous and uncertain about the future. The garden was covered with colorful leaves heralding the onset of winter cooling and despite the fact that both you and Sebastian successively plundered them, the strong wind characteristic of this time of year still was blowing them around the property constantly. 

You clutched the paper in your hands as you were searching for Leonardo to give him the news. All the way back from your doctor visit you wondered if you should have talked right away or waited, and although both sides had their pros and cons, you knew your boyfriend would have guessed himself if you hadn't told him. 

After all, he was The Master of All Trades and reading you was definitely one of them.

You found him in the gazebo, napping on one of the benches, surrounded by books and metal parts, like clockwork. You couldn't help smiling at the vampire snoring peacefully in the warm light of the setting sun lurking from behind the clouds. His handsome features seemed to be softer under the warm streaks and he somehow appeared to be younger. 

A few deep breaths later you came up to him, but before you could even touch him to gently wake him from his sleep, a large warm hand wrapped around your wrist and pulled you to the man making you sit on his lap. 

“What are you sneaking like that for, cara mia?” He didn’t even open his eyes as he brought his face to you hair and inhaled your scent.

“I wasn’t sneaking!” You huffed slightly hitting him on his study chest with your palm. “You need to stop falling asleep here, you might catch a cold.”

You didn’t even know if vampires could get sick (after all you haven’t seen any of the residents  become ill in the years of living with them) but you also didn’t think a vampire would be able to get human pregnant and here you were, so…

“Mhm.”

“I’m serious!” Another light tap of your hand against his body was made before you inhaled deeply and clutched the paper in your other hand even tighter. He chuckled still having his eyes closed. “I actually came here to tell you something important.”

“And what would that be?” 

“I think I’m pregnant.”

In an instant his eyes snapped open and his roasted honey-colored irises have found yours. Oh wow I think you've found a way to quickly wake Leo out of his nap

“No, actually, I’m sure I’m pregnant.” You continued after a few seconds silence between you interrupted only by the howling of the wind. “I missed two periods in a row and today I went to confirm it and... here you can see everything the doctor said. I asked for a short note for… the child's father.” You thrusted a piece of paper into Leonardo’s hand and watched as he slowly opened it and examined the inside. 

You were sure he was able to hear how loudly your heart was beating as you were waiting for a response from him. You coughed trying to get yourself together but it really didn’t work. Immediately afterwards his gaze returned to you again.

“So that means we’re gonna be parents?” 

“Yeah, that’s usually how pregnancy works.”

Strong arms surrounded your body and after a while you found yourself hugged tightly to  vampire's warm chest. He chuckled quietly making you giggle yourself. His lips left a few kisses on top of your head, and somewhere between them you heard the quiet whispered, "Grazie, cara mia,” and you couldn't stop the tears of happiness anymore.

Throughout your pregnancy, Leonardo tried to avoid smoking cigars around you (and in general), which previously had seemed easier to him than it really was. Ask Comte about how many times he had to hear complaints from his friend that he could not light his favorite cigar before bedtime. But every night he reminded himself that he was doing it for you and his soon-to-be-born child and this (plus a few of your sweet kisses to his pouty face) was enough for him to keep trying.

The Renaissance man he was, he decided to make all the furniture for the child's room by himself. Cradle, cot, changing table, wardrobe - you said something, he immediately had a project and materials to do it. Often you found him sleeping among the boards and tools tired after another day of furniture assembly. In moment like this you regretted not having a camera

You didn't want him to give up numerous trips to the town he liked so much (even though it was his original plan, after all he wanted to be sure that his cara mia was well looked after), so you asked Comte to help you convince Leo, that you were doing great without his constant presence. He finally agree upon condition that every other resident would make sure you were alright and Count himself would do everything in his power to ensure your safety.

Often, you were in the kitchen late in the evening when the cravings didn't let you sleep. Leonardo tried to fill every whim, but when you once again asked for a chocolate cake he had to intervene.

“I don’t think that much chocolate is good for you and the baby, stella mia.”

“I don’t think that a grumpy old man is also good for me or the baby so give me my cake, Leonardo, or you’re gonna be sleeping in the cat bed with Lumiere!”

Needless to say you got your dessert that night.

Sometimes, when you were suspended between sleep and reality, you felt Leo’s hand gently caressing your stomach. 

The vampire’s seen a lot in his life; he witnessed the birth and death of many people, and long ago learned to distance himself from all feelings related to the perception of the passing of life. However, when he looked at you and the life growing inside you - his child - all these feelings returned to him and flooded his mind with doubts. 

Were you sure you wanted to have a family with him of all? Were you ready to watch your child grow only to a certain point and then stop because of having vampire blood flowing through their veins? Was he ready for that? What if it worked another way and he would have to watch your child dying of age or illness because the half-vampire half-human child would not be immortal like him? No parent should have to go through this.

But when you, in a sleepy voice full of love, told him how much you loved him and how much you could not wait for the birth of your child as you cuddled up to him, Leonardo knew that everything was worth it and he wouldn’t have traded it for anything else.

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