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mewmewchann · 2 years ago

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If you’re still accepting asks for the Madoka AU, it’s been a hot minute so I could use a refresher:

- Rantaro’s old team was Saiko, Haruto, Sachiko, Miko, Jasper, and Kokoro, right?

- If the main villain of Madoka AU isn’t Tsumugi I will eat my hat.

- Since we’ve learned a lot about them since the last time they came up: anything you can tell us about Rantaro’s old team that you couldn’t before? I’m mostly curious about Miko and Jasper, since they’re the only members of the team besides Rantaro himself that aren’t confirmed to be dead, but extra info about the others would be welcome too.

- Have you ever thought about witches for the magical girls/boys who don’t witch out in the AU?

damn I need to talk about this AU more again huh ty for giving me the opportunity!

Rantaro’s old team was Saiko, Haruto, Sachiko, Miko, Jasper, and Kokoro, right?

Mostly. I recently had a thinking back moment, and actually switched Miko out for another character as it made more sense for them to be there instead of him. (so thankfully he's being spared from angst for once) As for who...All I'll say is I have actually drawn them once, and they're someone I haven't talked about in a really long time. *wink*

If the main villain of Madoka AU isn’t Tsumugi I will eat my hat.

Good news, you're putting your hat aside And ngl her fucking magical power is terrifying

Since we’ve learned a lot about them since the last time they came up: anything you can tell us about Rantaro’s old team that you couldn’t before?

Saiko died first (for those wondering his soul gem broke during a witch fight), Haruto died second (fuck you Tsumugi), Sachiko died third (T^T) and Kokoro died roughly ten minutes before Rantaro met Kaede. And as for Jasper and the other one...Yeah they're still alive. Basically after the whole thing with Macbeth, Rantaro decided to leave in order to keep the others safe, as he believed that whole thing was his fault, as he wasn't able to get a grief seed in time. Kokoro kinda decided to follow him anyway and Onoziam happened.

And before you ask, there is a point where they do get involved. I had the idea of like a mini arc after the Dionysus situation where Kaede decides to leave Kaito and Shuichi and tag with Rantaro for a bit, where the "getting to know each other" portion of a romcom ensues they start to get to know each other and he actually decides to open up for once in his life. And at that point he maaaaay or may not get a message from an old friend~

...Then again this is assuming I actually write any of this sdsdsdsds

Have you ever thought about witches for the magical girls/boys who don’t witch out in the AU?

I mean the only names I have are Clair and Lucille (oh gee I sure do wonder who they are) and that's mostly in Doppel context. I don't really have a lot for Clair (literally all I have in my txt file is "piano key skirt?" rip), but I do have some stuff for Lucille. I never actually sketched a design out, but his inspiration is the snake of Eden. And let's just say that the Doppel idea I have is veeeeery Tokyo Ghoul inspired~

(and speaking of Doppels someone [deactivated unfortunately :(] made a bunch of REALLY cool Doppel ideas for the main cast! won't be using any of them obviously because they aren't mine, but just thought I'd share)

I might talk about this AU more again if people are interested, because even though I haven't talked about it in a while it still holds a special place in my heart ^v^

#madoka au

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bluebudgie · 3 years ago

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I'm looking at the walnut mental health chart.... what happened to the salad during IBS that was worse than Mordremoth?

Short version:

Years of Jormag mindgames getting way worse in the far shiverpeaks and then suddenly coming to an abrupt end (Drakkar's death), with Jormag's death as the cherry on top. Very drastic sudden changes are a lot to handle for little walnuts.

Long version:

It's a rat's tail continuing from Mordremoth. After HoT the walnut went back to the shiverpeaks shutting himself off from everything and everyone, pretty much at his worst during that time. That also happened to be the time Jormy woke up (stretching canon a liiiittle to say they woke at the end of HoT rather than the start of LS3, but who knows maybe Taimi's news was just belated anyway).

Jormy, not quite stupid seeing what the commander(s) (several in my case) have done to the other elder dragons obviously tries to win over the one commander who's somewhat in reach.. It's quite convenient having someone mentally exhausted trying to find peace and rest in the Shiverpeaks when.. you know, you can whisper sweet nothings and promises about rest and all that jazz.

Note: walnut being a terribly-close-to-nature kind of tree sylvari does not realize this is Jormag. He just assumes the forest is somehow communicating with him. Yea, he's that kind of sylvari. How should he know it's Jormag anyway.

Yadda yadda the years go by, things happen, obviously the whispers stop again at the end of LS3 but walnut just assumes that is due to him not being home in his Shiverpeak forests (well.. partly true). Makes him uncomfortable though. He'd like them back, they were calming.

And then Icebrood Saga starts. Obviously the mindgames become way, WAY worse once the commanders make their way to bjora marches. I think it's also when he probably gets an idea that this is actually Jormag talking to him (he maaaaay have had suspiscions earlier? Possibly?). At this point he's so far out of it though he might as well have turned tbh. Thank god he has a co-commander who's getting stuff done. So when Drakkar gets killed (walnut IS present during that.. at least physically.) it's uh.. a shock? It's years of admittedly soothing and reassuring whispers gone. Within the blink of an eye.

Well and later Jormag dies too. Kind of a symbolic cut. Walnut's not been ok for a while after that (especially returning to the... now oddly silent Shiverpeaks forests) but I guess ultimately it was a relief. He may have actually experienced a Genuine Emotion TM for the first time in years!

Closing this off on a slightly less depressing note: Walnut's got some good friends. He's not terribly emotional (by which I mean he is practically a lifeless brick) and he doesn't really show it much, but those few good friends he has made sure he gets through this.

#budgie plays gw2 #whoops sorry i didnt think longer version would actually be long long

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blue-eyed-korra · 5 years ago

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Is Dylan really Kieran? A Theory Dissection:

So I’ve taken the time to process everything that’s happened in the amazing season finale of Purple Hyacinth because I didn’t want to rush into posting about it and I really wanted to let my thoughts about it simmer for a bit. I also decided to reread the entire season over the course of a couple days to get the best idea of how it worked as a whole. Once again if you haven’t read this yet please do yourself a favour and check it out it’s really phenomenal.

I’ll probably make a few posts about PH over the next couple weeks as we wait for season 2. However I won’t post an analysis of the finale mainly because Lanxyuu already did an amazing job of that already. Check it out if you’ve got the time, it’s 10000 words of pure analytical gold. Writing about any of that would be redundant. That being said the first thing I’m gonna talk about is the whole ‘Is Kieran actually Dylan’ theory that’s the new hot thing in the fandom, mainly because I’ve received a lot of requests to discuss it and also because I feel like I can add my own points to the debate.

So let’s just get it out of the way: do I think Kieran is Dylan? As of right now the answer is no. I just don’t think we have enough evidence to prove it, and what’s there is more circumstantial. That doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy theorizing about it. I’ve found that discussing and sharing theories and ideas is one of my favourite ways to interact with a fandom. So I’m gonna put all of the evidence that I’ve observed in the entire first season both in favour of and against this theory and show why I think we can’t say that Kieran is Dylan. I’m not telling you to not believe it. Believe what you want! Like I said it’s fun to do this. I’ve just been specifically asked my opinion and I want to be able to justify it through what I’ve seen in the comic itself.

For more of my posts about Purple Hyacinth check out my ‘ph posts’ tag!

So with all of that out of the way, let’s get started!

Evidence in favour of Kieran being Dylan:

One of the things I think most of us can agree on is that Dylan probably isn’t really dead. In general if I’m not shown a body, I don’t believe they’re dead. I’ve seen far too many movies and TV shows and have read far too many novels to be fooled by that. As of right now, in my head, Dylan is alive, or at least wasn’t killed in the bombing. So obviously if he isn’t dead then that frees him up to show up in the plot at some point or maybe he was there all along...?

This kind of ties into my next point: what happened to him then? His hat was found at the scene, so he must have lost it at some point before the explosion. This is all speculative, but he could have been snatched up by Tim and the driver in Lauren’s parents car. We heard Tim mention that children were in the car so it’s somewhat plausible that Dylan could have been kidnapped. Maybe he saw something suspicious and snooped around a bit which lead to him being snatched up or something. From there he’s tortured and broken and made into an assassin for the PS. Only he isn’t broken. He steels his resolve and does as he’s told because he’s now set on biding his time and getting revenge on those who robbed him of his life and humanity. It makes for a pretty compelling character arc.

The tragedy of his character arc could also be supplemented by the fact that when he was young, he wanted to be a doctor and save lives, but they made him into an assassin who takes lives. Brutally. Violently. Painfully. All of this would emphasize why he views himself as such a monster. The person he is now goes against everything the person he once was values. It’s this dichotomy that reinforces his ‘monster’ persona and allows him to justify this view of himself.

Another point is that this could explain why Kieran hesitated when he could have killed Lauren way back in episode 3. Of course he would hesitate to kill someone who was his close friend. Most of his murders were of people he either didn’t know or didn’t know very well. If he’d had a close friendship with her in childhood, it would obviously make him stop for a moment when he realizes who she is, just like he does in that episode. We even see Lauren say that if she knew why he hesitated then ‘everything would be different’. Obviously if she found out that he was her-long-lost-thought-to-be-dead friend, the person who symbolized her guilt for not stopping the bombing, the plot would be waaaaaay different. Just like the line about being the most blind of all in the prologue, the implications of this line are going to play a major role in the story, and this theory could explain that.

Then there’s those god damned purple hyacinths. Obviously Dylan’s knowledge of these flowers, both in their cultivation and meaning, are things that Kieran must know too. We pretty much know that they’re his signature for both their royal symbolism and their use in mourning, and that Kieran must have a stash of them growing somewhere. There’s also the fact that Lauren, who we know is very intelligent and well educated even at 12, doesn’t know the meaning of purple hyacinths other than their use as a symbol by the royal family. This tells me that their symbolism outshines their meaning in the traditional sense within the pop culture. Honestly, I didn’t even know the meanings of most flowers except for roses until I started reading this Webtoon. I’m not saying that people don’t know the meaning at all, I’m just saying it may not be common knowledge.

The final point I wanna talk about in favour of this theory is their appearances, since that will bleed nicely into the points against it for obvious reasons. So many people, myself included, have noticed that if you switch Dylan’s hair and eye colouring for Kieran’s, he’d basically look like little Kieran, and yes, I see it too. You could say that he could be dying his hair, it’s not crazy to believe hair dye exists in this world. How else does Belladonna have pink hair if they didn’t have access to dye? Unless it’s just stains from the blood of her victims… Actually that could be a theory lol but that’s not the point. Point is Kieran could theoretically have his hair dyed black, but it’s a bit of a stretch, as I explain in...

Evidence against Kieran being Dylan:

While he maaaaay be able to change his hair colour from light blond to black, there’s no way for him to change his eye colour from grey to blue. If rectangular glasses don’t even exist in this world yet (thank you Soph for this justification for why you gave him Harry Potter glasses), there’s no way that they’d have access to contact lenses yet. The other argument is that his eye colour changed with age but that feels a bit too... convenient for my taste. Odds are our boy Kieran is sporting the look he was born with. Additionally, with everything going on in his life and his priorities, when would he have the time to constntly maintain this look, and why would he feel the need to disguise himself in the first place? He already operates in the shadows of the night and none of the authorities, other than Lauren, were able to get close enough to describe his appearance. There would simply be no need for all of that extra disguising.

Speaking of his appearance, we’ve seen one of his victims recognize him before he murders them. He says something interesting: ‘You were that boy’. Now this whole thing is one of my favourite mysteries of the series, so you best believe I am jumping on this shit the second we get more info about it. But for now, I want to use it to show that this aristocrat, who were loyal to the crown and presumably hadn’t seen him in years, took one look at Kieran’s face and immediately recognized him from when he was a child. If this man knew he had these same features as a boy, then it’s safe to assume that he’s always looked like this. This also links him to the aristocracy, since there’s no reason why this man of high status in opposition the PS would know anything about him unless he knew him before he entered the PS. Dylan, on the other hand, was the son of a gardener. He was friends with Lauren sure, but he clearly was of a lower station in society than someone like Lauren or the other aristocratic families. It’s doubtful that he’d leave such an impression on this high society man.

On top of all of that, if he were really Dylan and this man really did see through his change in appearance, why wouldn’t Lauren see through it too? She was one of his best friends and thinks about him constantly. If this man was able to recognize him in a single moment but she still doesn’t recognize him after months, then odds are he just isn’t Dylan.

There’s also the fact that Kieran doesn’t lie when he tells Lauren his name. It’s the same name that people like Belladonna know him by and it’s the name he uses when he becomes the archivist in Lauren’s precinct. Like he said before: there’s no need for him to hide his identity. He’s protected by his reputation and the PS itself. I can see an argument where he could have ‘renounced’ his old name because the person he once was is dead and only the monster remains, which is again a cool theory , or you could say it’s to keep people from knowing that he’s actually alive. But there would be no real need for him to change his name. He could have two names just like the hyacinths have two meanings. I will say that this theory about ‘Kieran White’ not being his true name could also work in favour for him not being Dylan too as, if he was an aristocrat, the PS could have changed his name to hide him from his family as well, but that’s neither here nor there, just something to consider. For now we know that he really is Kieran White and there’s no evidence to disprove that (yet).

Finally, many of the points listed in favour of the theory; the motive, the character arc, the knowledge of flowers, it’s all circumstantial. For all we know, Kieran could be Dylan Rosenthal, or he could be some boy connected to the aristocracy or even the royal family. He could be Dylan Rosenthal, or he could be his own character with his own arc yet to be fully revealed who’s connected to Lauren somehow. The meaning of purple hyacinths could come from Dylan’s prior knowledge, or they could common knowledge and Kieran just bought ‘Gardening for Dummies’ or some shit to make sure he didn’t kill them. Any number of different things could really be at play that we simply don’t know yet. But we do know that a man recognized him at a glance while Lauren, Dylan’s best friend, didn’t recognize him whatsoever. We do know that there’s no proof that hair and especially eye colour can be changed in this world. We do know that we still have quite a ways to go in this story and that the answers aren’t what we expect.

Eph and Soph have done an amazing job of revealing the story to us in disjointed pieces so that when we finally get that one piece that fits, may of them fall into place too. How many of us realized it was her parents’ car in the picture before it was revealed in episode 49? Or thought that Harvey was a spy all along? I don’t think we know nearly enough about him to prove he’s Dylan, but what we do have at this moment is enough to disprove it. What we have now is primarily speculation versus hard physical evidence. We need to accept that we don’t have all the pieces to the puzzle yet and that we’ll only receive new ones little by little.

So, until we learn more about Kieran’s past or until we see ‘changing-eye-colour’ join ‘lie-detecting’ as a new supernatural ability, I’m afraid that I can’t fully get behind this theory. Again, this doesn’t mean I’m telling you not to believe it. Thinking about all the implications of Kieran being Dylan is a lot of fun, just like thinking about Kieran’s backstory and motives is fun. And I could be wrong about all of this, who knows? Writing this just got me really excited to see where his arc will lead us and even more excited for season 2!

Thanks again to everyone who wanted me to discuss this! I had a lot of fun writing it and would love to hear feedback from you guys about any thing you may want to contribute that I may not have mentioned. This post was born of a sleepless night into morning and a need to get all my thoughts out of my brain so it could finally turn off and let me sleep. I already have an idea about what I’m gonna write next so stay tuned and thanks again for all the support!!

#purple hyacinth #webtoon #kieran white #lauren sinclair #my thoughts #ephemerys #sophism #ph posts

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let-it-raines · 5 years ago

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@dorisquinn I accidentally posted your ask before it was ready, so I had to delete that. Haha. But I will answer it now!

This is decidedly not exactly what you asked for. That maaaaay be coming a little later on since I got another prompt with some more specifics on that. This does, however, involve Killian, Jace, and some baseball introductions.

found on ao3 | here | if that’s more your cup of tea!

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October 2023

“Killian, where are we going?”

“I can’t tell you that, love.”

“Because you’re being obnoxious.”

“No, because I’m surprising you.”

He hears Emma scoff, and he reaches his hand over to place it on her knee, squeezing before leaning his palm against the rough denim.

“Swan, I packed everything we need. I even made some brownies for you. Plus, you and Jace are both wearing appropriate clothing, and we don’t have to stay for the entire time.”

“The entire time?” Emma hisses before looking up into the review mirror to see Jace in the backseat. He’s been sleeping since they put him in the car seat, and since he always sleeps when they drive him, Emma really shouldn’t expect him to wake up anytime soon. “Where are we going?”

Killian sighs and looks over to Emma, flashing her a smile, before threading their hands together and bringing her hand to his lips. “There’s a fall Little League I heard about last week. They’ve got games today.”

“I thought Little League happened in the spring.”

“Aye, it does, but this is a league specifically for fall. It’s for the kids who pretty much eat and breathe baseball.”

“Oh, so you.”

His nose scrunches up. “Yes, you could say that.”

Emma shifts in her seat and runs her thumb over his knuckles. It’s always so soothing when she does that. They could have stayed home today. It would be so simple and wouldn’t have required them to change out of their pajamas, but he wanted to do this. He wanted to take Jace to this game and to have him see kids playing instead of professionals, even if there’s not a chance in hell that he’ll understand what’s going on.

“I like that about you, you know?”

“You like that I’m obsessed with baseball?”

“I like that you have something you love so much.”

He squeezes her hand and turns on the blinker before switching lanes. “I love you far more than I love baseball.”

“That’s rom com level cheesy.”

“You know I have a track record for that.”

“It’s honestly a miracle we’re together because I am not a fan of cheesy.”

Killian scoffs and shakes his head. “You say that you’re not, love. You do this thing where you scrunch up your nose and scowl, but afterward, your lips tug up and compliment the pretty blush on your cheeks. You like it.”

He hits the breaks as the light in front of them turns red. Emma leans over and kisses him, lingering a few seconds more than a quick kiss would require. “I will never admit that.”

Eventually the light turns green, and he keeps driving them toward the fields. It’s a little further away than he was expecting, but then again, traffic was absolutely horrible getting out of Manhattan. He’s not supposed to be doing this. Technically, he’s supposed to be reviewing tape for the ALCS next week, but he knows the techniques of the Astros well enough to know what he’s got to do. Really, he should have an ice pack around his shoulder and should be in bed, but he wanted to do this.

He needed to do this.

The parking lot is full of cars, all of the fields already have games going on, and Killian quickly pulls in a spot near the back of the lot before he and Emma get out of the car.

“Would you rather get the kid or the bags, sweetheart?”

“Bags. He’s going to be mad if you wake him up.”

“Should I just undo the car seat then? Let him sleep?”

Emma hits the button for the trunk to open. “I would.”

Killian nods and quietly opens the door to get to Jace only to find him awake, his eyes sleepily opening until Killian is looking into a pair of blue eyes that look far too much like his own.

“Well, hello,” Killian sighs, reaching forward to undo Jace’s straps. “You woke up just in time, lad.”

“Dada,” he sleepily says. The kid’s got three words down, which Killian is pretty sure means he’s going to be a genius, but that particular word will never get old. “Dada, Dada, Dada.”

“Hi, Jace. Mom and I are going to have you watch some baseball with us. I know you can’t be tired of that, right? It’s not like you watch games all the time, is it? You’ve probably been inside Yankee Stadium more than a lot of the rookies.”

“Dada.”

“So articulate.” Killian keeps undoing Jace’s straps until he’s free of them and can stretch his arms out, releasing a small yawn, and then curling himself into Killian when Killian picks him up.

“Did you wake him up?” Emma asks.

“He was awake. Do you want to trade since we don’t have the car seat?”

“Nah, this is fine. Lead the way, Captain. I assume you have some kind of game plan.”

“I kind of figured we’d wander around, check out a few different games.”

“We can’t just aimlessly wander at a park with a bunch of kids. That’s what creeps do. We’ll look like creeps.”

“We will not.”

She motions toward him. “You have on a baseball cap and sunglasses and dark clothing. You are going to look suspicious.”

Killian pushes Jace up on his hip. “The baby makes me look significantly less creepy. Plus, you. You help.”

Emma shakes her head and rolls her eyes before grabbing a small knit hat out of the bag and tugging it down over Jace’s head. “We can wander if you get me a hamburger and a hot chocolate from the concession stand.” “Deal.”

After he gets Emma her food, even if he does remind her they have brownies, they begin wandering around the fields. It’s colder than he thought it would be, the wind picking up and blowing around the bleachers, and Killian makes sure that Jace is covered at all times. He keeps squirming, wanting to get down and move, but considering he’s not walking yet, Killian isn’t going to put him down on the concrete. Later, they’ll put a blanket down and let him crawl there, but the kid has got to chill.

An eleven-month-old obviously listens when someone tells him that.

“My mom used to do that.”

“Hmm?”

“The woman sitting in the top corner of the bleachers.” Killian points toward a woman sitting down with a sign at her feet next to a cooler he’s sure is full of snacks. She’s wrapped up in a blanket, and she’s sitting away from all of the other parents. “My mom would always sit away from the other parents because they were always losing their shit over a bunch of seven-year-olds playing a game. She said between them and my dad, she just needed a place to breathe.”

Emma exhales next to him, a small white puff of air appearing, and if the sun doesn’t come out soon, they’re going to have to go home sooner than he anticipated. But then she’s leaning her head onto his shoulder and resting her hand on his knee, and everything in the world feels right for a moment.

“Did your mom practice with you? Or was she just your biggest fan from the bleachers?”

“If I asked, she would.” Killian grabs Emma’s and traces his finger over her rings. “She preferred to read with me or to play soccer or something. The only time we really talked about baseball was when I brought it up or when she and Brennan were arguing over how hard he was working me. Of course, that didn’t truly start until after she’s passed, so she missed the worst of it.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Tis okay, my love. It was a long time ago.”

“I know, but that doesn’t mean it sucks any less. One day Jace will be telling someone all the ways we screwed up, too.”

Killian scoffs and shakes his head before turning to kiss Emma’s temple, breathing her in. she smells of a warm vanilla, and he’ll never tire of it. “We’re definitely going to screw up, but we’re nothing like our parents, Swan. It’s not going to be the same.”

“No, no I guess not.”

“I know not.”

Emma laughs and presses their hands forward, releasing his to clap for Jace so he’ll start crawling back toward them. “I’m pretty sure Jace is about to eat grass, so we’re obviously doing a great job.”

“Darling, I think every kid eats grass at some point. Kids come from two people having sex, so it’s not like there’s really a test to see if you’re qualified.”

“Oh my God.” Emma shoves his shoulder and lets go of his hand until she’s leaning forward and grabbing onto Jace. “Your dad is ridiculous, kid. Do you know that? He’s absolutely ridiculous.”

“For saying how the reproduction system works because I – ”

“Excuse me.”

Killian quickly turns from Emma to look up at a young boy standing above him. He’s in a dirtied-up uniform, dirt marks on his knees and scuffing up his cleats, and his jersey is far too big for him. The timid smile on his face, however, seems far too small for him.

“Can I help you?” Killian asks as he tugs down his hat.

“Are you – are you Killian Jones?”

Killian smiles and moves his hat up. “Aye, I am. And may I ask, who are you?”

“Henry.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Henry. Do you want me to sign your ball?”

The kid nods, basically thrusting the ball and the marker into Killian’s hand until Killian is signing the ball while asking Henry about his team and what position he plays. The boy gets a little more talkative, the nerves waning off, and Killian gets it. He does. He never likes to think too highly of himself or think that he’s some big deal, but he’s living the dream. He’s living the dream that ninety percent of the kids here are going to dream of for at least one moment in their lives, and it’s fucking awesome.

It’s…

“Can I tell all of my friends that you’re here?” Henry blurts out.

“Oh, I, uh – ”

“I’m going to take Jace to go watch that game over there,” Emma tells him, nodding and smiling. “You go ahead.”

“Swan – ”

“They’re kids,” Emma whispers. “It’s your favorite. I don’t mind. Go make their day. Henry, you can tell your friends.”

His smile finally matches the size of his face. “Awesome. I’ll be right back.”

Henry sprints away to a group of kids in the same uniform as him, and Killian quickly turns to Emma as she stands and picks Jace up. “Swan, we can leave right now. We don’t have to stick around.”

“Twenty-nine, you came to a ballpark in New York full of kids who are obsessed with baseball. You were obviously going to get recognized despite you’re not so sly disguise. The only people you don’t mind signing autographs for and taking pictures with are kids. Jace and I will go hide out somewhere else, and it’ll be like we’re not here so there aren’t a million and two pictures of him online.”

Killian nods and rises to his feet as well, leaning forward to glide his lips over his. “I love you.”

“I love you, too.”

Jace takes the opportunity to make some kind of unnatural noise then, dimples popping up in his cheeks, and Killian’s heart decides to do some kind of unnatural beat to match his son’s noise.

God, he might be the luckiest man on the planet.

“And Jace either loves your or hates you. I can’t tell.”

“It’s love,” Killian assures her while tugging down Jace’s beanie. “It’s definitely love.”

“Whatever you say, Jones. I think your fan club is on its way over.”

“Wish me luck.”

Emma salutes him and then walks away as Killian hears Jace start screaming out the word “ball.”

He wouldn’t be the son of a baseball player if one of the three words he knows wasn’t ball.

“Yep, ‘ball,’” Emma tells him. “Your daddy plays baseball, and he does it really, really well.”

Killian signs autographs and takes pictures for thirty minutes. It could be longer than that, but he starts losing track of time as more games end and kids keep coming over. Some of them have absolutely no interest in him, actually probably despise him and everyone on the Yankees, but that’s fine. He gets it. Sports are intense, and as long as no one is making any actual threats toward him or his loved ones, Killian is here for a little antagonistic taunting.

(Actual threats happen more often than he’s comfortable with, and while he and Emma have always been private, they are much more so with Jace and the information they share about him. People are bloody insane, and Killian isn’t going to ignore the possibility of harm.)

Eventually, though, once his hand starts to cramp and his cheeks hurt, Killian finishes signing balls and jerseys and taking pictures and politely excuses himself, telling everyone that he’s got a game to prepare for. It’s true, but not entirely. Mostly he wants to get back to his family, get in the car, and go home.

He wanted to be here today, wanted to watch all of these kids have such joy for the game that has defined his life, and he wanted to feel it somewhere outside of the mound.

His shoulder has started hurting again, is an absolute pain in the ass, and Killian has done everything to make it better. It’s not every day and not every game, but it is happening far more often than he’d like it to. It’s happening when he wants to pick up his son after a game and when he’s got his shoulder wrapped around his wife.

It’s happening.

He doesn’t want it to.

And somewhere in the back of his mind, Killian knows that this season won’t be the end. Next season, however, if he can’t pick Jace up without much pain, he might have to hand in his glove. He’s got All-Star games and three fucking World Series Championships, which is more than he could have ever dreamed about. He’s got friends and family and…Emma.

He’s got the love of his life who he shouldn’t even be with.

He’s got the love of his life who he can’t tell these thoughts to, not yet. They’re not supposed to keep secrets from each other, but he’s going to for now, until he knows for sure.

Asking her out all that time ago was complicated, but it worked out for them.

She should have slapped him, refused to talk to him again, and then filed some kind of order against him when he asked her out on television. That was still an asshole, misogynistic move, and every time Killian sees something similar happen, he hates himself for doing that and for possibly encouraging other men to do it. He didn’t…well, he didn’t mean to cause any harm, but he still did, didn’t he?

Emma’s forgiven him, though, and at the end of the day, even with all of the awareness he tries to bring to the problem that keeps persisting with men not taking female reporters seriously, Emma forgiving him is what matters for his personal life.

Emma forgiving him and sticking by his side while he does obnoxious things like drag her out in the cold to go to the little league fields.

“Hey,” Killian whispers when he walks up to the two of them, “you guys ready to go?”

“I think my fingers are icicles.”

“So that’s a yes?”

“That’s definitely a yes.”

They’re able to get out of the park fairly easily, moving away from the crowds and getting into their car, and before Killian knows it, Jace is asleep in his car seat while Emma has her hand in his once more.

Like clockwork.

“Are we going to be those parents who drag their kids out to little league games when it’s not even little league season?”

“Technically we already are.”

Emma laughs and taps her thumb against his hand. “You know what I mean.”

“Aye, I do. And I imagine that if Jace or any other kids want to play baseball during the fall, we’ll be out there, coolers full of snacks and signs tucked under our arms.”

“You’d definitely have to be the coach.”

“Would I?”

“Twenty-nine. C’mon. You would be the first one signing up for it.”

He would. He knows it. If Jace wants to play, Killian would be beyond thrilled to be the coach.

“Sweetheart, if Jace plays baseball, I’ll be the coach. If Jace plays tennis, I’ll be the coach. If Jace is on the debate team, I’ll quiz him. If he is into art, I’ll be at every art show and every class. If he’s into something else entirely different, I’ll be there. I’m always going to be there.”

Emma’s hand squeezes his before he brings her knuckles to his lips once more.

“Killian, are you okay?”

“I’m perfect.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah,” he says. It’s a lie and the truth all at once, but for right now, just like this, he’s going to lean more toward the truth of things. Today’s not the day to be figuring everything else out. “I am.”

-/-

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Idol Sibling Appreciation

3 days ago we asked netisims to send idols with siblings who also work in the idol industry or just who netisims were surprised to see they were related to another idol. This post may end up lengthy as we had a lot of answers!

(Instead of one of my trash explanations I decided to use whatever examples I got from certain people and go off of that to make it cuter?)

Dani & Alec (WannaSul)

@/minstoenail: “@k-simsent ‘s Danielle Mongkol and Alec Mongkol. I didn't know freckles were a genetic thing, but they have the same smile it's really scary? Other than that they don't look too related. Alec wasn't born in Bangkok like dani was too, they're both cuties though."

Harley & Maia (Bilingual)

@/duexlingual: "@monarchy-entertainment-sims 's Huang Harley and Huang Maia. The huang sisters need to be appreciated most definitely. they're both in bilingual together and they model together a whole lot. I DID NOT THINK siblings could get along so damn well."

Honey (Former Gold Crush) & Minji (XX)

@/24kgmagic: "@k-simsent 's Park HyeonJu and Park MinJi. Honey has like a ton of siblings apparently, i wonder if any more of them are idols too? Minji gained attention quick because she looked like Honey... but either way they seem to be really close. I hope they make a dance video together at least once."

Junmoney (NextGen) & Jiaho (BiLinGual)

@/downwithmonarcy: “@monarchy-entertainment-sims 's Junmoney and Jiaho. Junmoney's in next gen, jiaho's in bilingual. I saw that their family's like super f***ing rich, like the richest in china. A plus is: they're both great rappers/soloists and they're like extremely close too! Sometimes they help produce each other's songs.”

Jieun & Wooyoung (Lost Boys)

@/foundboys: “@globalsimsnetwork 's Kim Jieun and Kim Wooyoung. Jieun is like 3 years older than Wooyoung and known for going in and out of multiple companies and also being Wooyoung’s older sis. Wooyoung is known for formerly being a cosplayer and now the main vocalist of Lost Sims. I know that Jieun’s a brat to Wooyoung but they love each other sometimes so it’s all good.”

Junseo (5oul) & Hanbi

@/junseo5seoul: “@neverlandent 's Junseo and Hanbi. They do not look related at all, but i would KILL for a sibling to back me up the way Hanbi did when Junseo was outted. Hanbi is a queen and Junseo deserves the world and that is period."

Leiko & Keiko (Sunbeam)

@/kokolee: "@k-simsent 's Sone Leiko and Keiko. Leiko debuted before Keiko but Keiko is more known now. They are both charming in their own way, Keiko likes to sing more then rap and Leiko likes to rap more. If they did a song together it would be a instant hit.”

Masami (Infinity Girls) & Kanano

@/itouxitou: “@mnemosynententertainment 's Itou twins. The twins are the most known of the Itou family. They are the weirdest of the siblings too, Kanano said her and her sister once talked about opening up a Mortuary if they didn't become famous. FINally found people with personalities outside of being idols.”

Miyun (NovaGirls) & Hyori (DayDream)

@/nglovesstaries: “Kim Miyun is related to Kim Hyori from @belladonna-entertainment ! Yes, our baby Miyun from NovaGirls is Daydream’s Hyori’s sister. They don’t look alike but I have inside source that they were born together (like years apart) so don’t @ me on this one. They’re both really talented so f***.”

Suki & Yoko (Intruders)

@/okoyoko02: ”@redstrikeentertainment ‘s Asuka Suki and Asuka Yoko. Suki made a name for herself having been kicked out of Moonlight. She has been rumored to be with a new company, which isn't about this. Her little sister Yoko is much different. Yoko had a YouTube channel called OneYoko, but went on a hiatus because of her joining RedStrike. She is referred to as the "the prettier sister", both in looks and personality. Surprisingly, Yoko has opened up about her sister Suki, her bringing a bad tone to the Asuka name, and has expressed missing her sister a lot. They were really close before. Even though it haven't been a interaction between them for a long time, the Asuka sisters is already known in Korea.”

Sunghyo (B.O.S.S.) & Sunhyon (DayDream)

@/pprmimi: ”@belladonna-entertainment has lots of siblings in their company! The first one that would come to mind is Lee Sunhyon from daydream and Lee Sunghyo. Sunghyo’s announced to be on B.O.S.S., so I luckily won’t get reported for sending in this photo!”

Wonyong & SooIn (S&S)

@/boolue99: “@eden-ent ‘s Pyo Wonyong and Na SooIn. This maaaaay be a big hunch but these two look too much alike to not be siblings. Which is weird because SooIn’s father and mother were/are both really popular actors, yet they only expressed having one SooIn? This photo was taken by a Wonyong fansite and our Wonyong doesn’t seem like the type to cheat after having outed her relationship in the first place.”

「NETISIMS COMMENTS」

[+2394, -187] Every single idol here is so attractive? I WANT A HOT SIBLING

[+1994, -594] The amount of upvotes for the first comment is so alarming..

[+1339, -1001] So, Na Jaehyun might be the father of Pyo Wonyong and you guys are talking about potentially wanting to f*** your hot sibling?? I want to know more about that, because WonP does look really similar to actor Na Jaehyun, like more than his daughter.

[+857, -304] Idols are either really poor, have very sad backgrounds or really rich.

[+594, -239] You think Junseo’s parents dropped him for being gay?

[+201, -444] I think every artist at mnem are just freaks?? I swear Mnemosyne’s trainees have scarier idol facts everytime they’re mentioned.

#top 10

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