#Lily DiLaurentis-Fields

[urdreamygirl]

Aria Montgomery

[alyx-writes]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62046442

Originally posted to AO3 January 7th, 2025.

Emily makes Alison feel like a teenager again.

[veepll111]

Pll girl summer

Hey, cuties ୨୧ It's been a while since I've done a guide, and omg I've missed them! I'm a huge pll fan, I love researching guides on my fave characters, implementing their hobbies in my life, and my bestie E and me even like to pretend we're in pll ♡ I've tried to find the perfect pll summer guide and Haven't been able to find one, so I decided to create my own.

Hangout with your friends

what's not more fun than hanging out with your friends?!

go to the pool

going to the pool is so pll, whether you're swimming or tanning;)

keep a diary

what's more mysterious and Alison Dilaurentis than keeping your very own diary of your thoughts and secrets?

go get frozen yogurt

walk around your town

get to know the local stores, coffee shops, and restaurants your town offers.

go to coffee shops

read

start a blog

I feel like blogging is so pll

pick up some hobbies

experiment with new hobbies! Let me know If you would want to see a hobbies guide ♡

go to the mall

watch pll

obvi my fave🌷

read magazines

keep a video diary

keep an online diary for just yourself, or to share with the world.

take photos and print them out

I love printing memories, putting them in shoeboxes, and revisiting them.

sleepovers

swap clothes, books, and magazines with your friends

you can swap anything with your friends sharing is caring!

That's all cuties! Leave any post ideas in the comments, or ask me in the tab on my profile♡

xoxo, Vee 💋

[esmestarz]

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ INTRO ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

about me ─ ★

she/her

infp

bisexual

i can play on the electric guitar and piano !!

i used to do ballet but now i do belly dancing

i love listening to music esp rap, metal (any type tbfr) and rock, my fav animal is a cat and I'm pretty sure that's it

stuff ─ ★

if you want me to write for a character that isn't on the list feel free to ask me and I'll write for them if possible <3

i will write smut, fem reader, gn reader, platonic and romantic relationships

i will not write rape, incest, gore, gang bang, male reader, gn reader, character x character, character x oc, poly relationships, specified race reader, trans reader since idk how to portray them

what and who i write for ─ 𐙚⋅˚₊‧

MOVIES ─ ★

black swan

- nina sayers

- lily

harry potter

- hermione granger

- harry potter

- draco malfoy

- luna lovegod

- ron weasley

- theodore nott

- tom riddle

scream

- tatum riley

- sidney prescott

- billy loomis

- stu marcher

- samantha carpenter

- tara carpenter

- amber freeman

- anika kayko

- ethan landry

- gale weathers

- jill roberts

- kirby reed

- chad meeks-martin

- mindy meeks-martin

SERIES ─ ★

pretty little liars

- emily fields

- alison dilaurentis

- hanna marin

- spencer hastings

outerbanks

- rafe cameron

- sarah cameron

- jj maybanks

- kiara carrera

- pope heyward

- john b routledge

the babysitters club

- sam thomas

- kristy thomas

- stacey mcgill

- claudia kishi

- dawn schafer

malcolm in the middle

- malcolm wilkerson

- reese wilkerson

- francis wilkerson

KDRAMA ─ ★

all of us are dead

- choi nam-ra

- lee su-hyeok

- lee cheong-san

- lee na-yeon

- nam on-jo

sweet home

- yoon ji-su

- lee eun-yoo

- cha hyun-soo

KPOP ─ ★

aespa

- karina

- winter

- ningning

- giselle

twice

- nayeon

- chaeyoung

- momo

- mina

- sana

- jihyo

- dahyun

- jeongyeon

- tzuyu

le sserafim

- sakura

- yunjin

- chaewon

- kazuha

- eunchae

gidle

- soyeon

- minnie

- shuhua

- miyeon

- yuqi

nmixx

- sullyoon

- lily

- kyujin

- haewon

- jiwoo

- bae

new jeans

- danielle

- haerin

- minji

- hyein

- hanni

GAMES ─ ★

the last of us

- ellie williams

fatal frame

- yuri kozukata

- rui kagamiya

cry of fear

- simon henriksson

resident evil

- leon s kennedy

- jill valentine

- ada wong

- claire redfield

- bela dimitrescu

genshin impact

- kinich

- xiao

- aether

- kazuha

- scaramouche

- cyno

- heizou

- thoma

honkai star rail

- argenti

- aventurine

- blade

- dan heng

- gepard

- sunday

ANIME ─ ★

jujutsu kaisen

- megumi fushiguro

- gojo satoru

- yuji itadori

- ryomen sukuna

- inumaki toge

- yuuta okkotsu

- choso kamo

[lisacameron99]

the one with the cast

here's the cast:

Selena Gomez as Lily Grey (the liar)

Drew Van Acker as Jason DiLaurentis (the hottie)

Patrick Dempsey as Mark Grey (the surgeon)

Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin (the best friend)

Brant Daugherty as Noel Kahn (the jock)

Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings (the rationalist)

Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields (the sensible)

Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery (the wistful)

Andrew Garfield as Justin Grey (the brother)

Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis (the immortal)

Tyler Blackburn as Caleb Rivers (the nerd)

Keegan Allen as Toby Cavanaugh (the loyalist)

Ian Harding as Ezra Fitz (the teacher)

Janel Parish as Mona Vanderwaal (the genius)

Tammin Sursok as Jenna Marshall (the blind)

Cody Christianson as Mike Montgomery

Bianca Lawson as Maya St. Germaine

Lindsey Shaw as Paige McCullers

Torrey Devitto as Melissa Hastings

Everybody else is casted as themselves!

Additionally, the age gap between the girls and Jason, Melissa, Ian, and Garrett is four years, rather than six (because - gross).

[celiamae99]

the one with the introductions / cast

Selena Gomez as Lily Grey (the liar)

Drew Van Acker as Jason DiLaurentis (the hottie)

Patrick Dempsey as Mark Grey (the surgeon) 

Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin (the best friend)

Brant Daugherty as Noel Kahn (the jock)

Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings (the rationalist)

Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields (the sensible)

Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery (the wistful)

Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis (the immortal)

Tyler Blackburn as Caleb Rivers (the nerd)

Keegan Allen as Toby Cavanaugh (the loyalist)

Ian Harding as Ezra Fitz (the teacher)

Janel Parish as Mona Vanderwaal (the genius)

Tammin Sursok as Jenna Marshall (the blind)

Cody Christianson as Mike Montgomery 

Bianca Lawson as Maya St. Germaine

Lindsey Shaw as Paige McCullers 

Torrey Devitto as Melissa Hastings

Everybody else is casted as themselves!

Additionally, the age gap between the girls and Jason, Melissa, Ian, and Garrett is four years, rather than six (because - gross).

[palmviewfm]

what female counter parts would you love to see :)

i  would  absolutely  love  to  see  haley  james  scott,  gretchen  weiners,  karen  smith,  janis  ian,  allison  argent,  malia  tate,  sandy  olson,  betty  rizzo,  heather  chandler,  heather  duke,  heather  mcnamara,  morticia  addams,  daphne  blake,  rachel  gatina,  quinn  james,  marissa  cooper,  lily  aldrin,  robin  schherbatsky,  andie  walsh,  allison  reynolds,  claire  standish,  prue  halliwell,  phoebe  halliwell,  brenda  walsh,  cassie  blake,  faye  chamberlain,  melissa  glaser,  diana  meade,  kelly  taylor,  donna  martin,  dionne  davenport,  amber  mariens,  sarah  cameron,  kiara  carerra,  aria  montgomery,  alison  dilaurentis,  emily  fields,  mona  vanderwaal,  melissa  hastings,  maya  st  germain,  valerie  malone,  layla  keating,  bonnie  bennett,  cami o' connell, betty cooper, cheryl blossom, toni topaz, katherine pierce, caroline  forbes,  hayley  marshall,  rebekah  mikaelson,  kat  stratford,  bianca  stratford,  naomi  clark,  erin  silver,  adrianna  tate-duncan,  sloane  peterson,  jeanie  bueller,  jan  brady,  marcia  brady,  stephanie  tanner,  dj  tanner,  kimmy  gibbler,  gia  mahan,  allie  hamilton,  miranda  hobbs,  charlotte  york,  faith  lehane,  cordelia  chase,  daphne  bridgerton,  kate  sharma,  addison  montgomery,  meredith  grey,  jo  wilson,  joey  potter,  jen  lindley,  kelly  kapowski,  jessie  spano,  lisa  turtle,  rory  gilmore,  lane  kim,  and  lyla  garrity  !

[soul-music-is-life]

Hi! I saw your post about cosplay! And I was wondering if you could write a prompt of Alison and Emily coming home to find the twins dressed their little brother as stitch? Any way I love you and hope you have a great week!!!!! 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

Here’s to you having a lovely weekend. Love back at you.

******

It was their first night out in months. It should have been a grand celebration, a time to let loose. Emily DiLaurentis-Fields had planned the quiet intimate night for her wife, the mother of her three children. First they had taken a moonlit walk together, connecting, just the two of them without the constant interruption of their daughters and baby boy. The quiet was almost unnerving. They weren’t used to not having kids around.

After their walk they had taken a canoe ride under the stars. And to top off the night Emily had secured a spot at one of the town’s hottest restaurants that usually required a two week waiting period to get in. Afterwards she had a few more things planned. The whole night was supposed to be relaxing. But she noticed that Alison seemed anything but relaxed. 

Alison was holding her tension in her shoulders. The blonde mama bear had a reason to be nervous. It was the twins first time alone with their baby brother. They were thirteen and responsible. Well, Lily was responsible. But even so, Alison found her mind littered with questions. Had they made sure all of the toxic cleaning supplies were locked up? Did Lily and Grace know the number to poison control? Had they locked all the doors and windows? Did the girls know where the fire extinguisher was in case of an emergency? What if the baby put something in his mouth and choked on it? Were all the scissors put away? Were all the electrical outlets covered? What if their son got scared and wanted his mommies? What if he needed something and they weren’t there?

Everything that could possibly go wrong was going on through her head. Fires, floods, the end of the earth. The pensive look on her face coupled with the fact that she had twirled a huge lump of pasta on to her fork and was still mindlessly spinning the utensil gave her away. 

“Alison, they’re fine.” Emily put her hand on top of Alison’s, stilling her motions. “The girls watch him all the time when we’re home. And Aria promised to look in on them from time to time.”

“I know.” Alison sighed. “It’s just…” She paused, her lips pursed.

“You miss them.” Emily smiled softly.

Alison nodded, shying away, like she was embarrassed to admit she had become one of those helicopter moms. Emily curled her fingers into Alison’s palm.

“I miss them, too.” She squeezed Alison’s hand. Not having their son with them made her feel a longing emptiness. But she knew her daughters were taking care of him.

“What do you think they’re doing right now?” Alison asked.

Emily glanced at her watch. If she knew her daughters they were up to no good. They were probably drawing all over their little brother’s face and gluing fake eyebrows on him and feeding him a bunch of sugar so they could watch him toddle around on a sugar high with a bucket on his head.

“They’re probably reading him a bedtime story.” Emily tried to keep a straight face. She didn’t want to give Alison any other ideas of what could go wrong.

“We should call them to check in.” Alison bit down on her lip.

“Sweetie, relax.” Emily rubbed Alison’s hand. “He’s a tough kid. He can handle a few hours with his big sisters. We made him durable.” She assured her. “Remember when he started walking?”

“My back still hurts from squatting down and following him around everywhere.” Alison nodded with a quiet laugh. She’d referred to that time as “The Hunchback phase” because she spent all of her time hunched over him.

“And do you remember what happened when he fell and hit his head on the coffee table?” Emily asked.

“Besides my heart attack?” Alison asked sarcastically. If Emily was trying to make her feel better about leaving their baby alone she was not succeeding.

“He got right back up and kept going. He didn’t shed one tear. And do you remember why?”

Alison stopped to think about it. Once the heavy fear and her panic had subsided that day she had seen something beautiful.

“Because Lily and Grace were right there to encourage him to get back up and try again.” Alison spoke fondly of her daughters.

“They’re good girls, Ali. They’ll take care of him.”

“Yeah.” Alison rolled her palm up to meet Emily’s hand on top of hers. She smiled at her.

She wordlessly slipped her hand away from Emily’s and then went back to her dinner. Emily watched her for a few minutes. The blonde seemed more at ease, but her thoughts were still distant. Her gaze was on her food, but her mind was on their son. Alison noticed that Emily had stopped eating. She glanced up at her.

“Everything okay?” Alison asked.

“Let’s go home.” Emily reached down and pulled her napkin away from her lap. She put it on the table.

“Really?” Alison’s face lit up. Her excitement wavered for a second. “Oh, but Em, you planned this whole night…”

“The goal of this night was to make you happy,” Emily said, knowing that nothing on earth would make her wife happier than seeing their son before he went to bed. “Let’s go see our babies. I know they make you smile.”

“This is why I love you so much.” Alison leaned over the table and kissed her. Her wife knew her so well.

Emily paid the check and then drove home. Alison watched the clock the whole time, wondering if they would make it home before their son fell asleep. Alison had worked herself up so much that she expected a loud chaotic scene with screaming and things on fire when she walked through the door. Instead, they walked into the living room to find a few floor puzzles laid out, a coloring book and crayons sitting on the table, and the TV on low volume.

Their daughters were curled up on the couch with their baby brother. Grace was on one end, her head against the crook of the couch and her feet stretched out over the ottoman. Lily was on the other end, her feet plopped on top of Grace’s legs. They were both asleep. Their little brother was sandwiched between them leaning against Lily, his cheek resting against her side. His bright alert eyes were full of excitement over seeing his moms.

He climbed down off of the couch, pulling what looked to be a blue blanket down with him. When his feet touched the floor they saw that it wasn’t a blanket he had wrapped around his body. The blue hood over his head had bright pink ears outlined by blue wool. The onesie costume was covering his entire body from head to toe.

“Hi, baby.” Alison said softly as he wobbled on his feet to get over to his moms.

“Did you tire your sisters out?” Emily chuckled.

“Sissies sleeping.” He put his chubby little finger against his lips and shushed his moms. He stopped at Alison’s feet and looked up at her. “Hi, Mama.”

Alison thought her heart might melt at the sight of him. The only thing she could see around the face of his costume were his eyes and his smile. His rosy red cheeks puffed out when he grinned up at his mothers.

“Aw, look at you all dressed up like a…blue little koala.” Alison kneeled down and picked him up. He kissed her nose, full open mouth, licking her with his tongue, because he was still learning how to kiss.

“Please tell me you’re joking. You don’t know who he is supposed to be?” Emily raised a single brow at Alison.

“He’s mama’s little koala bear.” Alison nuzzled his face with her nose. She didn’t care that he’d slobbered all over her. He giggled.

“He’s Stitch. From Lilo and Stitch.” Emily laughed.

“I never saw that one.”

“You what? I’m contacting a divorce attorney. I don’t even know who you are.” Emily teased her.

“Hi, mommy.” He reached for Emily. Alison leaned over so he could hug Emily’s neck. He curled his neck and pushed against Emily’s shoulder.

“Hi, sweet boy.” Emily kissed the top of his soft head.

He pulled up and looked at Emily and then back at Alison. He looked at his sleeping sisters on the couch. He started squirming in Alison’s arms.

“Down, mama.” He demanded. 

Alison put him down and he turned away from them. He took a few steps and started to stumble, but put his hands out on the ground before he hit the floor. His butt was up in the air, a little lump for a tail sticking straight up as he moved forward. He got back to his feet and then walked back over to the couch. He reached up and put his hands against Lily’s thigh and shook her.

“Wiwo.” He curled his little fingers against her pants and tugged on them. It took Alison and Emily a minute to realize he was trying to say “Lilo.” Not Lily, but Lilo.

“Hmm? What’s wrong, buddy?” Lily yawned. She opened her eyes and stretched.

“Mommies home.” He climbed up on the couch, jostling Grace awake as well.

The girls both turned and faced their mothers. Lily and Grace looked at one another nervously. Had they really dozed off when they were supposed to be keeping an eye on their little brother?

“Grace, you fell asleep?” Lily was quick to throw her sister under the bus.

“I thought you were watching him!” Grace frowned.

Emily and Alison looked at one another, amused. They decided to let the girls sweat it out for a little bit.

“We…um…” Lily chuckled nervously, pulling her brother into her lap. “Smile, wave, be cute.” She whispered to him.

He giggled. Alison and Emily still didn’t say anything.

“Okay, admittedly this looks bad.” Grace smiled nervously.

It was Emily who finally broke.

“Nothing is on fire. Your brother is still alive.” She walked over to the girls. She squeezed on to the couch between them. “I think we can call this one a win.” She laughed.

Grace and Lily breathed a sigh of relief.

“What have you party animals been up to tonight?” Alison pushed her way in next to Emily.

“Oh, you know. Keg stands. Beer pong. Drugs and rock and roll. The norm.” Lily leaned in and snorted against her little brother’s cheek to make him laugh.

He squealed out a string of giggles. All of the girls smiled.

“Do you like his outfit?” Grace questioned. “We’ve been saving it for a special occasion. We thought tonight was fitting since it was all about family time. The Lilo and Stitch way.”

“Your mother doesn’t know who Lilo and Stitch are.” Emily smiled crookedly at Alison.

Grace looked at Alison. Her jaw dropped.

“I will disown you, mother.”

“I’m offended.” Lily added, looking at the toddler on her lap. “Tell mom what we learned tonight, little man.”

“Ohana,” he said, crawling into Emily’s lap. He looked up at Alison.

“It means family.” Grace clarified. She leaned over and took her brother’s hands, moving them up and down, making him laugh. “And family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten, right?”

“Ohana!” He exclaimed a little more enthusiastically. He bounced in Emily’s lap, glancing back at Lily, then looking at Grace. “I love you sissies and mommies.”

“We love you, too, Sammy.” Grace leaned across Alison’s lap and placed a kiss on her little brother’s forehead.

The day Samuel Wayne DiLaurentis-Fields had been born he had stolen every single one of their hearts. He was so loved. And he knew it.

Emily and Alison glanced at one another, their hearts completely full. Alison leaned in and placed a kiss on Emily’s lips. She mouthed a silent “I love you” to her wife. She was so thankful they were sharing this moment. All Emily had wanted to do was make this night special for Alison. It turns out, everything they needed to make it special was right at home.

[multxanna]

WHY she made wren the daddy out of all people though ? shake some shit up and make Toby the father. Ezra ? ? shit MIKE MONTGOMERY? 😭😭😭

[ballerinacomplex]

- A

[urdreamygirl]

But im just a girl

I see myself in them

[jls1792]

When Grace and Lily DiLaurentis-Fields have to present their family tree to their class:

Teacher: “Okay, next up will be Grace and Lily.  Do you two have your family tree?”

Grace and Lily: “We actually have a map.”

*Grace and Lily put up a map of Rosewood*

[thats-immortality]

25 Days of Emison

Day #13

Matching Christmas Sweaters

“Girls! Hurry up! Your mom is going to be home any minute,” Emily called up the stairs to her twins.

“We’re coming!” Lily yelled down to Emily.

“Come here, Wayne,” Emily said, bending down to pick up the grabby 2-year-old from where he was playing on the floor. She quickly helped him stand up and straightened out his clothes.

Alison had been having a particularly bad day at work. She was dealing with a bunch of attitude ridden teenagers who just wanted to end start their Christmas break. She had had a disgustingly long department meeting that really made her consider ripping out her own eyelashes. And a mountain of paperwork and papers to grade before the semesters end. 

Emily knew immediately that she needed to do something to cheer Alison up, and she had just the plan. She had been waiting until Christmas morning for this particular surprise, but it was as good a time as any. She’d grabbed the boxes from the attic and dispersed them accordingly to the family, instructed the girls to go upstairs at once and get changed.

Emily quickly ran around the house and plugged in all the lights and the tree. She already had a fire lit in their living room and Christmas music playing all throughout the house, all waiting for Alison’s arrival.

The twins came barreling down the stairs a few moments later, looking adorable as ever. Especially with their added Santa hats.

“Good idea girls! Why didn’t I think of that?” Emily said.

“Here,” Grace said, “We grabbed the rest.”

“You two are the best,” Emily said, putting Wayne’s on.

A few seconds later, they heard the beep of a car locking.

“Come on, everyone get ready!” Emily said. Everyone getting into position in front of the fire.

“Hello?” Alison called from the front door, “Where is everyone?”

“In here, Mommy!” Lily yelled, giggling excitedly.

Alison crossed into the living room and immediately burst out into laughter.

“What’s all this?” she asked, crossing over to take a look at everyone. She first spotted Emily’s red Christmas sweater. In white embroidered letters it said “Santa Mama.” And all three kids had matching sweaters that all said “Santa Baby” on them.

“Well,” Emily said, crossing over to Alison, “we knew you weren’t having the best day at work, so we wanted to surprise you. I’ve had these for weeks.”

“This is amazing. You are amazing,” Alison said, wrapping her arms around Emily’s waist and kissing her soundly.

“Here, mommy!” Grace said, walking over and holding up another red sweater.

“Is this one mine?” Alison asked.

“Yeah!” Lily said, “Go put it on!”

Alison opened the sweater, hers said “Santa Mommy.”

“These are awesome! I’ll be right back.”

A few moments later, Alison came back all changed into her new sweater, and joined Emily and the kids on the floor where they were sitting by the fire.

“You really like it?” Emily asked, moving a chunk of hair from Alison’s face.

“Are you kidding? I love it. And you. Thank you for always doing the most ridiculous things to make me laugh,” Alison said, grabbing hold of Emily’s hand and giving it a squeeze.

“I promised you I always would,” Emily said, leaning in to give Alison a quick kiss.

“Don’t forget your hat, mommy!” Grace said.

“How could I ever?” Alison said, quickly putting on her Santa hat, officially matching the rest of the 

family.

“Come on,” Emily said, reaching for her phone, “Let’s take a photo!”

She quickly leaned it up against a stack of books on their coffee table and started the timer. The whole family grouped together and put on their best smiles. This quickly became one of their all time favorite photos, and a new Christmas tradition they’d have for many, many years to come.

[awesomesuperherowanted]

Dilaurentis-Fields: Failure

Grace emerged from the locker room, her hair still matted from the ice cold shower she had inflicted upon herself to erase the stench of defeat. The water was slowly seeping into her oversized hoodie, causing the empty gym to feel a lot colder. She stood at the scorers table trying to imagine that less than an hour ago the place had been packed with at least a thousand screaming fans. All that was left were abandoned soda cups and candy wrappers that the cleaning crew would no doubt be picking up before the end of the night. She glanced up at the rafters, mentally, she erased the state banner she had envisioned hanging in that very spot, her heart sank as she acknowledged her failure.

"This isn't how it was supposed to end," she thought to herself. She wanted to cry, but honestly what would that do. The buzzer had sounded and it had taken everything she had to not crumple to the ground. Everyone had come up to her and congratulated her on a great game. "You'll get them next time." "You guys did awesome." "Don't worry, there's always next year." The words ringing falsely in her ears.

She could feel the anger course through her veins. She hadn't put in all that work to come up empty handed. She kicked the basketball across the court and slammed the bleacher with her fist before finally falling to the floor. The ball sailed across the gym, bounced harmlessly off the wall before it settled underneath the basket. She stared at it, hot tears running down her cheeks, she didn't care if anyone saw, "What did they know anyways," she said to herself.

Emily watched her daughter slowly shed her tough exterior. She had seen how beaten she had looked at the end of the game but she had kept that shell intact. Emily knew what that felt like, to have to smile and let everyone comfort you even though none of it would help. To have to stay composed and seem like it didn't faze you, when in reality the outcome was so devastating that all you wanted to do was just curl up and disappear for awhile.

She wanted to hug her and tell her everything would be okay, but she knew that it wouldn't change anything. Grace just needed time to process that sometimes things aren't meant to be regardless of how much work you put in. Sometimes it's not about effort or you, it just isn't enough. Emily grimaced at that thought. Her daughter learning this lesson was one she had hoped to put off for as long as possible.

Grace sniffed. She knew she shouldn't feel sorry for herself, it was just a stupid game, but she had spent countless hours working towards this moment. They were one game away from the big game, they just needed this win and they could make it to the state championship - the big leagues. This was a chance to play on a bigger stage with scouts and thousands more watching, it could be her lead in to getting a scholarship, or better yet, getting an offer to play overseas. Everything had been riding on this game, and just like that it was all over.

Grace pulled her knees tightly against her chest, her heels digging into the floor as she leaned against the bleacher, Emily quietly lowered herself to the hardwood floor and placed her arm loosely atop the bleacher behind Grace's lanky frame. She didn't say anything, she just sat comfortably waiting for her daughter to acknowledge her.

Grace sat rigid, staring vacantly at the gym doors. She wasn't sure what her mom expected her to do. She muttered, "This sucks." Emily stroked her daughter's hair as she simply replied, "Yah, it does." Grace leaned into her mom, she started to feel tired, all the anger and disappointment sapping every ounce of her energy, her voice broke as she spoke, "Now what?"

Emily shrugged before replying, "You're the only one who can answer that." Grace could feel the anger in her voice as she spat out, "I sucked. I should just quit." Emily countered, "You have been better, and you've never quit before."

Grace looked her mom squarely in the eye, "I choked when it mattered, what's to say I won't next time around?" Emily's eyes softened as she chose her words carefully, "Yes you did, however how will you ever rise up if you never give yourself the opportunity?"

Grace scowled, "You know mom, most people wouldn't tell their daughter they suck." Emily smiled down at her daughter, before correcting her, "I never said you sucked, I said you choked."

Grace could feel the tears of shame well up, Emily brushed them away, "You caved under pressure, everybody does, it's normal. Now what you do after is what matters."

Grace whispered feebly, "What kind of person would I be if I quit?" Emily shrugged, "I don't know, but if you do we will find out."

Grace thought about it for a second before asking, "You wouldn't stop me?"

Emily shook her head, "If you truly believe you should quit then I would support what you choose." Grace opened her mouth to say something, Emily raised her hand, motioning for her to keep silent as she continued, "However, if you did, it means that you believe the work you put in before was for nothing and not worth the effort to try again. Life's tough, you know that."

Grace stared at her hands before slowly nodding in agreement. She whispered, "I really sucked though." Emily smiled tenderly at her daughter, before lightly teasing, "Look on the bright side, if you decide to stick to it, you will definitely be better and all you would have to do is show up."

Grace nudged her mom before pointing out, "Wow, there is something seriously wrong with your parenting skills. Most moms would be like you were good and next time you'll be awesome," Grace rolled her eyes before exclaiming, "Not my mom."

Emily feigned a hurt look before reminding her, "I am sure your other mom will say those things as soon as you get home, as will your grandmother, and your aunts, plus don't forget your friends and your brother and sister. I highly doubt you need me to tell you that you are awesome. You know you are, you just don’t see that right now."

Emily gave her a reassuring hug, before adding, "It may not feel like it, but it will get better." Grace sniffed, she knew her mom was right but she didn't want to feel better, not yet at least.

As if Emily could read her every move, she leaned over and whispered, "Nothing wrong with sulking for awhile." Grace sat in her mom's embrace, normally she would back away because after all her mom was a teacher and they were in school, but she didn't care. At this moment in time, she knew she needed her mom and she was just fine with that.

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Emison, Lily and Grace

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OH MY GOD I'M LAUNCHING MYSELF INTO THE FUCKING ICU BC MY HEART BLEW UP SNAKWODKFK I LOVE MY FAMILY 😩💕