#Little! April Ludgate

[oldestfriend-invisibly]

Little April who calls Ron "Pa", so when she starts calling Ben "Dada", Ron gets jealous/ confused that he’s been replaced.

He turns to April like: "I thought I was "Pa", April?", and she looks him dead in the eyes and says, "Yeah- Grandpa!" like its the most obvious thing in the world.

Ben is off to the side trying (and failing) not to laugh.

[riovidalharkness]

Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate on the Parks and Rec special in 2020

[cryingatwindermerepeaks]

Little!April x Cg!Ben - Onesies

Regressuary day 7 … prompt from: @trail-to-oklahoma

Tw: my lack of editing skills <3

Word count: 727

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After a long day of missing Andy and attending big Washington meetings, April was happy to find herself curled up on the couch with Dada. The entire day had been exhausting and overstimulating for April so Ben had suggested they look at April’s favourite online little shop on his laptop, an activity that allowed April to feel no pressure to talk and be comforted by the little supplies she could see. He’d set the laptop in April’s lap, allowing her to choose what they looked at. After her usual visits - the pacis and stuffed dogs - April was scrolling idly through the options tab, her mouse hovering over the onesies tab for a moment before clicking on it. This piqued Ben’s interest, April had never expressed an interest in this before. He let her scroll for a moment before speaking up, “Do you want one baby bat?” He asked quietly. April stiffened. She’d really just wanted to look… but now she was here she couldn’t deny that they did look comfortable.

“I’m not a baby,” she grumbled defensively, crossing her arms over her chest.

“I know,” Ben acknowledged gently, combing his fingers through April’s hair. “But they look cozy and they would probably save you from a lot of frustration when your normal clothes feel icky.” April thought on this for a moment, her grown up clothes did bother her a lot. The different fabrics and feelings made her skin feel all crawly. “You don’t have to decide now.”

“But Andy wouldn’t wear them,”

“You and Andy don’t have to be the same bubba, if you need different things while little than he does it doesn’t matter. You don’t play with action figures, does that mean Andy can’t?” She supposed it made sense. April squirmed, looking between her fidgety hands and the laptop screen. Coincidentally they’d stopped scrolling right over a black onesie spotted with purple and green dinosaurs.

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After some gentle coaxing from Ben, April agreed to order a couple of onesies to try out. Once her mind was made up April was actually quite excited to try the onesies. It was a good distraction from missing Andy. However, when they arrived a few days later April was suddenly filled with anxiety. She refused to wear the onesies and they were put in the back of her wardrobe for safe keeping.

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“Baby bat, it’s time to go,” Ben called through her shut bedroom door. They were supposed to be heading out to a dinner celebrating a win for their campaign but April had been taking longer than usual to get ready. After there was no reply, Ben knocked again. “April?” There was a faint grumble in reply. “Ok bubba, I’m coming in,” he called out a final time before opening the door. It took Ben a moment before he noticed April’s dark hair poking out from a lump in the covers, initially distracted by the entirety of April’s wardrobe being spilled across the floor. “Is there a little bat hiding in this bed?” Ben called out playfully.

“Nuh uh,” April mumbled. Ben laughed softly, tickling where he assumed her stomach was. April squeaked and squirmed away from him, a faint smile evident on her lips as she emerged from the covers.

“Oh there is a little bat in here!” Ben gawked. April hid her smile in her pillow but let Ben sit down next to her. “What are we hiding from?”

“Clothes,” April grumbled, shooting a harsh glare at the piles of clothing on her floor. “It all feels icky.” Ben nodded in understanding and rubbed April’s back soothingly.

“Can Dada try something?” April nodded, cuddling her stuffed dog tightly to her chest. Ben searched around quickly in April’s mainly empty wardrobe before pulling out one of the disregarded onesies. April glanced nervously in Ben’s direction but quickly soothed herself into the idea of it, the onesie did look comfortable. Ben gently helped April change into the onesie and much to her delite it didn’t irritate her at all. She smiled widely, flapping her hands at the soft fabric against her skin, a relief from all of the rough and icky fabrics and sensations she’d been trying. “Is that good, baby?” April nodded, reaching for Ben to pick her up. “Ok, I think we ought to order in, hm?”

“Pizza?”

“Yeah baby, we can have pizza.”

[flipjack]

My money don’t jiggle jiggle

[yourgalgremlin]

Regulus Black 🤝 April Ludgate:

[deaths-girl]

finally started parks and rec… little!april and mama!ann are so dear to me already. my spooky baby <3

[thesharkwhalewhoohooooo]

I need more april ludgate fics and I am ready to rip a man’s arm off andy dwyer’s to get them.

[chaosinbodyform]

Aubrey Plaza in Legion (2017 - 2019)

[cryingatwindermerepeaks]

Eee yes!! Such a cutie

noodle in the fields 🌾

being nostalgic over some of my favorite pics <3

[simpxmachina]

✎ ｡✿ BOTLIST

!cai

ᗢ MCU

❤️‍🔥 agatha harkness - SWEETHEART

🧩 wanda maximoff - MISSING PIECE

⛓️ wanda maximoff - HEADLOCK

☏ SCREAM

🍻 sam carpenter - NEW ROOMMATE (old bot)

👀 amber freeman - NEW GIRL (old bot)

🌑 sam carpenter - EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG (old bot)

ღ YELLOWJACKET

💜 lottie matthews - HERS NOW (old bot)

🦜 misty quigley - IN THE WILDERNESS (old bot)

⚽ misty quigley - HER FAVORITE PLAYER (old bot)

۩ KATHRYN HAHN UNIVERSE

🍑 eve fletcher - TOO YOUNG ?

🥀 eve fletcher - NOT YOURS

📌 jennifer barkley - MY LITTLE PROJECT

��� AUBREY PLAZA UNIVERSE

📌 april ludgate - PARTNER IN CRIME

🫀 aubrey plaza - LIVE LAUGH LOVE BODYGUARD (!new)

OTHERS

🚬 baek harin - HER FAVORITE 'F' (old bot)

🥧 love quinn - CURIOUS NEIGHBOR (old bot)

🌡️rhiannon lewis - MAYBE...SHE LIKES BEING IN CONTROL

💐 serena joy waterford - IF YOU WERE A MAN (old bot)

☀️ tatum riley - A SUNSHINE (old bot)

🪓 amy hughes - PSYCHO KILLER, QU'EST-CE QUE C'EST ? (old bot)

🫀 sophie of gavaldon - THE PRETTIEST OF THE NEVERS

💎 chanel oberlin - SHE ONLY WEARS CHANEL (old bot)

🍸 alison (everything now) - TWO SLOW DANCERS (old bot)

🔞 vanessa afton - I'M A GOOD GIRL, OFFICER (old bot)

💄 madison montgomery - A GLAMOROUS WITCH (old bot)

🥀 alison (e.n) - THE SWEETEST GIRLFRIEND (old bot)

👠 charlotte (courtney eaton) - QUEEN BEE IS BORED (old bot)

💕 alison (e.n) - HEART EYES (old bot)

🌔 millie kessler - A PART OF DARKNESS (old bot)

[isagrimorie]

Concept writing for a potential April Ludgate/Jen Barkley story…

But I can’t just start Jen and April off as falling into some relationship because it won’t be true to April’s character. April truly loves Andy… Their relationship is one cornerstone of Parks and Rec.

But Jen Barkley is exactly the type April Ludgate would Stan, and that we didn’t see them interact on Parks and Rec is a crime!

I know Parks and Rec closed the book on the entire gang with happy endings but as I’ve mentioned again and again; I hated how April gave in to Andy’s wish to have kids when she’s been vocal for several years on the show that she doesn’t want any kids.

Anyway, just trying this out as a concept writing.

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Eight months after the Halloween dinner with Leslie and Ben, April decided to divorce Andy.

It wasn’t a decision April came to lightly. She loved Andy more than air. She can’t remember a time when she hasn’t been in love with Andy.

But Andy wanted kids and every year that ticked by, it felt like his desire to be a father was a sharp wedge between them that April couldn’t climb.

She even had a talk with Leslie. April hoped that Leslie’s pep talk would help and maybe it did a little because April did like teams and being on the winning team.

The feeling didn’t last long. The next time Andy expressed his wish to have a kid it ended with April staring at the ceiling, staring at one spot, feeling like the walls were closing in.

April didn’t like who she was becoming whenever the topic came up. Angry and biting. She liked being angry, but she didn’t like being angry with Andy. She didn’t like the resentment that was slowly building in her chest or the sick feeling she had at the pit of her stomach she’s beginning to have at the sight of Andy.

Unexpectedly, it was Ann who finally pushed April off the cliff. They all promised to attend an event Gerry was throwing for their old Parks department, and of course, Leslie roped April into helping organize the party. April didn’t mind, she was feeling nostalgic for the old days.

Oliver Traeger and Leslie’s Triplets ran around with Andy chasing them.

“They look so happy,” Ann observed.

April rolled her eyes. “Of course they are, Ann. Andy’s the best.”

“Andy would make a wonderful dad.”

One kid dropped and rolled, Andy stopped to check, but that was a ruse and Oliver tripped Andy into crashing. April watched the kids pummel Andy.

“April, is something wrong? You look… angrier than normal?”

“Do you remember what I told you about my gut?”

It was years ago, but April expected that Ann would remember the few times April ever spoke to her. Ann didn’t disappoint because she answered uncertainly, “That your gut was always right?”

“I’m going to correct that because my gut is killing me. My gut’s being an asshole.”

“Wait, are you sick?”

April glowered at Ann. “No.” And then she crossed her arms. “Did you regret following my advice about your gut?”

There was a thoughtful expression on Ann’s face, and April didn’t like it. “No, I think that was one of the best advice I ever got from you.” Ann’s eyes darted behind her and back to April. “Is there something you want to talk about?”

“No.”

And then April walked away to get some booze.

But she also had her answer, and she hated it.

Two weeks after that, April told Andy she wanted a divorce.

The entire night was… terrible and April never wants to live through that again. She called Ron and Ben and told them that Andy needed their help. April didn’t tell them what for but made sure she wasn’t anywhere when they arrived.

April took an assignment that would take her out of the country. Donna appeared the day the news got out. She knew when it did when she received wave after wave of messages and calls from Leslie. She ignored them all.

But Donna knew her itinerary since she helped April book her rental in Puerto Rico. Donna flew out — “I’m only here for the day. Joe and I are heading out for our South American extravaganza.”

“Donna…”

Donna took out a tequila bottle and began pouring them into the hotel glasses. “Drink. I invested in this Tequila company, and it’s fire.”

April did what she was told and drank the burn of the alcohol going down her throat was amazing. “Blaaah.”

“I get it,” Donna said, after things calmed down. She was pouring them another round. “Leslie doesn’t understand why, but I get it.”

True to her word, Donna was just there for a day, she left April her third Fuego tequila bottle and a truly stupendous hangover.

Leslie blew up her phone, asking to meet her, but April shut it. April was back in DC and she knew it was only a matter of time before Leslie found her. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

April cringed but opted for the truth. “Because I thought you’d talk me out of it.”

“That’s fair. I probably would have,” Leslie said with some chagrin, but then her face softened. “I told you, whatever you decide, Ben and I will support you.”

“Okay,” April could feel her face crumple."You can go now.”

Leslie ignored the goodbye, as usual, and then hugged her. “Stop,” April ordered, but even her arms didn’t listen and she found herself leaning into Leslie’s hug.

She’s never cried so hard. She felt empty. But, a good kind of empty.

“I promise you, no matter what happens, April. You’re never alone, we’ll be here for you. Team April is great.”

That was a stupid thing to promise.

“I hate being a grown-up.”

“Yeah, me too.”

--/--

tbc, Part 2

[oldestfriend-invisibly]

Little 'Pril- Camping

Hello!! This is my first agere fic, based on the series 3 episode 'Camping'. April isn't enjoying the mandatory office camping trip and ends up having a meltdown and regressing (Tiny Baby 'Pril at the end as a treat!!).

Hurt/Comfort, 2.4K words.

Warnings- brief mention of harmful stimming during a meltdown. (It is very brief, but if you wanted to skip it, it's from "April, could you come out here, please?" to 'Ron decided the best course of action was to wait this one out'.)

...

April was really not enjoying this camping trip. Truthfully, she was only there because Andy had talked her into going, at least he would be there for her to hang out with. It would be bearable with Andy there. They could make spooky noises outside Leslie’s tent in the middle of the night, and fill Jerry’s sleeping bag up with leaves. 

Except Andy wasn’t there. April was stuck outside in the woods, sat on a log with her annoying colleagues, wearing a coat that made a nasty scraping sound whenever she moved her arms to pick at the bark of the log she was sitting on, and Andy wasn’t there. 

She sucked in a deep breath, trying to calm the overwhelming frustration bubbling up within her so she could focus on Leslie, who was currently desperately badgering them for ideas on how to follow up the Harvest Festival. But it was hard to focus on Leslie over the off-putting freshnes of the air, and the incessant noise of that stream flowing somewhere nearby, and the small voice in her head repeating over and over that she didn’t wanna be here!

“April?” The girl's head whipped upwards to see Leslie peering down at her expectantly. Assuming the older woman wanted her input, April simply mumbled-

“Didn’t come up with anything.”

“Why?”

“Because,” April started snapping, before shrinking back into herself under Leslie’s scrutinising glare. “Whatever we come up with isn’t gonna be good enough anyway. We’re just gonna go with your idea.” She kept her gaze fixed on her lap, too overwhelmed to meet Leslie’s eyes.

A low murmur of agreement made its way round the circle. That was slightly reassuring, at least. She sucked in another deep breath, telling herself that maybe she’d manage not to curl into a ball and scream, or violently murder one of her colleagues before Andy arrived after all. But then-

“I’m really disappointed in all of you.” 

Leslie then added something about taking an hour to clear their heads, but April had stopped listening. Being stuck in the woods, in nature which she hated? She could maybe cope with; gritting her teeth and wincing whenever she moved and her coat made that horrid sound. Being there without Andy? With the promise that he was on his way and would soon be there for her to curl up against and pretend she was back at home; she could just about handle. And if it weren’t for the decidedly awful day she was already having, April would’ve been able to withstand Leslie’s disappointment.

Finally looking up, she met Leslie’s eyes, which reflected all of the disappointment in her voice, with her own that were now welling up with tears. April really needed to go home now. Home wasn’t an option, however, so she took the next most immediate solution that pushed its way through the loudness in her head. She stood up off of the log, and almost tripped over it in her haste to turn around and get away. The group watched, stunned, as the girl stormed off into the trees behind them, a sound somewhere between a strangled sob and a scream leaving her.

After a moment of silence, Ron stood up with a sigh. “Well, one of us should probably follow after her.” Despite the open statement, there was an unspoken knowledge that he was the one who always followed after the girl in moments like this. 

So, Ron stepped out of the circle, and before he started off in the direction April had fled in, he quickly went over to the car, picking up the bag he knew had been stashed in the trunk. 

… 

In her search for somewhere to hide, April had squeezed her way into the remnants of some Boy Scout group’s stick fort. She was sitting with her legs crossed though she shifted restlessly, trying to work out some of the frustration that seemed to buzz inside of her. She picked up a few twigs, snapped them in two, and threw the pieces back on the ground like they had personally offended her. April imagined each twig she snapped and discarded was another of her stupid annoying coworkers who were stopping her from going home. The coat had been torn off somewhere near the fort’s entrance, and she was really hoping a raccoon or something would steal it and she’d never have to see it ever again. 

Even with the coat gone, April’s head was still much too noisy. She felt angry, and frustrated, and sad, and guilty, and lonely all at the same time, and the girl wasn’t anywhere near big enough to handle it all by herself. 

April let out another cry, which did nothing to lessen ever-growing heaviness in her chest as her fifth call in a row to Andy failed to connect. Why couldn’t Andy just be here already! Stupid stupid stupid phone!

Her eyes filled with tears once again, and she threw the phone as hard and far as she could, not looking up to see where it landed. In the haze of her meltdown, April didn’t register the cracking of twigs indicating someone approaching the fort. 

“Careful you don’t break that thing, it keeps you from doing your job properly, I appreciate that.” Ron squatted down awkwardly in front of the two logs serving as the doorway, debating how he could climb through, if necessary, whilst making as little of a fool of himself as possible. He peered inside to see the little girl, who now held her knees tight against her chests and was chewing on the end of one of her braids.

“Go ‘way” April huffed angrily, though her voice wavered, bordering on a whine and muffled by her hair. 

“April, could you come out here, please?”

Why did he not understand? Unless he was here with Andy, or with news of Andy, or to take her home, she wanted him to leave her alone. 

“No! Go ‘way. Go ‘way!”, she repeated, though this time some of her tears began to fall, and she buried her face in her knees in an attempt to dampen the sob she could no longer contain. Her frustration finally bubbled over and she lifted her head momentarily, only to bring it back, hitting it against the tree behind her.

“Ok, nope”, Ron decided he couldn’t wait any longer to intervene. His prior concerns about looking like a fool were disregarded when he noticed April’s eyes were now screwed shut as more tears escaped in ribbons down her cheeks. 

Not wanting to startle the girl and overwhelm her further, Ron began to shush gently so she knew he was there, before placing a firm hand between April’s head and the tree. Hand now cupping the back of her head, he guided the little one to rest against him. 

“Let’s take this out, hm?”. April whined as the braid was pried from her mouth, instantly replacing it with her thumb. Ron winced inwardly, knowing the little one’s hands probably weren’t clean. However, with her being as worked up as she currently was, he wanted to minimise further upset, deciding he’d swap her thumb out for her pacifier once she calmed down.

“Can you tell me what’s going on, April?”. He winced as the girl frantically shook her head, “Noooo!”, and began to cry heavier. She started hitting her head again, though this time against the soft barrier of Ron’s chest, and with much less vigour as her energy had clearly started to wane. 

Ron decided the best course of action was to wait this one out, though he figured could still try to help her calm down on her own. He reached back with the hand that wasn’t rubbing up and down the small girl’s arm and managed to unzip the bag he’d brought with him. From the bag, he retrieved a slightly worn dog plush. He offered it to April, who grabbed it with trembling fingers, and pressed the fuzzy material of the dog’s ear against her cheek. 

Now, with the secure pressure of Ron’s arms and the familiar soothing fabric of her stuffy, the weight in April’s chest and the noise in her head started to fade. Having noticed the girl’s overwhelmed whines slowing, and feeling her tense body finally relax into his arms, Ron hummed, once again wanting to avoid startling April when he made his next move. Carefully, he straightened up, shifting April up from where she had been resting against him. 

“Good girl, there you are.” Watery brown eyes briefly met his once he swept April’s fringe back into place. “Think you’re ready to let me know what’s going on?” he softly pried, and had to hide his surprise when the girl nodded.

“Wanna go home. Want Andy but Andy not here, an’ Leslie angry at us.” April’s eyes began to water again, but Ron just kept running his hand in calming motions up and down her arm and let her carry on. “An’ coat an’ stream make bad noises an’ make head hurt an’ feel yucky. Hate forest without Andy, an’ wanna go home”. 

“Thank you for telling me, April. Good Girl.” he praised, knowing April rarely articulated her feelings so clearly when regressed and overwhelmed. 

Now that April had calmed, Ron gently pulled her thumb from her mouth, and instead offered her the black bat pacifier he had retrieved from the bag. Although April wasn’t currently as little as she usually was when it came to using her pacifier, she immediately accepted the comfort it brought. 

“Do you think you’re ready to head back? We can talk to Leslie about making sure she isn’t angry with you. We can also see about having someone drive to pick up Andy and get him here quicker, and if that isn’t possible, we can then look at getting you home. Does that sound alright?”

“Yeah. Alright. Can stay here for a bit first though?” Despite the pain in his back begging him to insist otherwise, Ron couldn’t deny the girl a moment more peace and quiet, especially after the day she’d had.

Once again huddled in Ron’s arms, though this time much more relaxed, April fully felt the stress and tension of the day slip away. The promise that they’d help her see Andy sooner made her smile, and she hummed contentedly. After a few more minutes, the girl’s breath finally evened out fully, and she felt ready to head back to the others.

Ron deliberately played up his struggle clambering out of the fort, which had the girl in a fit of giggles before she expertly climbed out after him.

Taking her hand in his, Ron led April back to the campsite, stopping along the way to pick up her phone, and the coat (which April was annoyed to see hadn’t been taken away by any wildlife). 

…

Later that evening, curled up against Andy’s side, wrapped in her blanket with her dog and her pacifier, April decided she didn’t hate camping so much after all. The night was cloudy, so she couldn’t see the stars. She’d tried to explain to the others why they freaked her out so much, but she could tell they were just nodding in support. 

The warmth of the campfire burning in front of her wrapped around her. The light conversation of the others huddled around the fire washed over her soothingly, though she made little effort to tune into anything being said. 

The little one had clung to Andy’s side almost exclusively since he’d finally arrived, babbling to him about how silly Ron had looked trying to climb out of the stick fort. However, once the excitement of Andy arriving had worn off, and the group as a whole had decided to light a fire and chill out for the evening, April let herself drop fully. 

She was so exhausted from the intense emotions and the meltdown she’d experienced that day, but now everything was finally ok again. Leslie had assured April that she definitely was not disappointed in her, and had even admitted that she didn’t have any ideas either. Ann had poured some of the hot chocolate she made into a sippy cup for the girl, which now sat warmly in her stomach. 

April stretched, letting out a contented squeak as she yawned and settled back against Andy’s side, her eyes starting to flutter closed. A series of awws and coos echoed around the circle.

“Andy, I think it’s time we get April into her sleeping bag for the night. You wanna come too, or stay out here, Buddy?” Ann spoke softly. Andy, who had also regressed when sat around the campfire, though wasn’t as young as April, shook his head with a grin, melted marshmallow stuck to his cheeks.

“No, I wanna stay here. I wanna eat more marshmallows!” Ann smiled, shaking her head as she chuckled. 

“Sure thing, Sweetie. Think you could help me carry her to bed first?” Another enthusiastic nod from Andy who scooped the younger girl up with an adorable level of care and followed Ann towards their tent. 

“Thank you so much, Buddy.” Ann said, starting to manoeuvre the exhausted girl into her sleeping bag. She inwardly thanked God that April hadn’t made a fuss at being separated from Andy, though she supposed the girl was just too little and too sleepy to care now. 

Andy saluted to Ann, and then leant down to kiss April on the cheek. “G’night, Pril” Andy whispered.

“Nunight”, the sleepy girl replied, slightly garbled around her pacifier.

Straightening up, Ann turned to Andy. “Only two more marshmallows, okay Andy?” The boy nodded again, and bounded out of the tent. Ann carefully wiped April’s face clean from where Andy had gotten sticky melted marshmallow on her, and then gently undid the plaits in April’s hair.

The feeling of Ann’s fingers running through her now slightly wavy hair brought another contented noise out of the little one. She brought her soft blanket up to her face, tucking her dog plushy in against her cheek, and let the soothing motions of Ann’s fingers and the older woman’s low humming drag her down into sleep. 

Before she was fully claimed by dreaming, she mumbled to Ann, unsure if the words were intelligible around the pacifier and muffled by her blankie- “like campin’ now.”

April was fast asleep before she could hear if Ann replied.

[riovidalharkness]

[cryingatwindermerepeaks]

Regressor!April Ludgate Headcanons

- She regresses anywhere from 3-8. Most of the time she sticks to the older end of her regression but if she feels especially safe she’ll slip smaller. Her and Andy regress together most of the time. Andy tends to regress to around 5ish.

- When she’s feeling little she’ll go and sit under or beside Ron, Ann or Leslie’s desk and just play on her phone

- She always tries to put her fingers in her mouth to chew on them or chews on her sleeve. Everyone always tries to get her teethers and pacifiers but she’s not great at remembering to use them and they just end up all over the place because she keeps losing them

- Little April actually really does like Ann. In fact she feels safest with Ann. This is why she’s so closed off to Ann when she’s big, it’s infuriating for April because she hates being vulnerable around people.

- the first time Ann really connects with little April is when she’s in the hospital with the flu and even though big April is mad at her, little April needs the extra comfort !

- She’s always doodling on pages during meetings. Leslie would be like ‘April can i have the notes from the meeting?’ and April’s just like “look! cool skull!!”

- she loves her Nintendo switch and has a bunch of very elaborate minecraft worlds with Andy.

- She likes to go and curl up on the big seats at Andy’s shoe shining place and just watch him work

- Andy and April are always making eachother laugh when they are little

- Little April loves Ron, he makes very dry jokes which she doesn’t really understand while little but still always laughs. He would NEVER admit how much that he cares about her and she would NEVER admit how much she appreciates him.

- She’s definitely the kind of kid who laughs when someone gets hit (in addition to this Andy is the kind of kid who hits people just to see her laugh)

- Ron often pretends to bump into things and hurt himself just to make her laugh

- Taking naps with Andy in the most impractical places in the world

- Andy making up silly games for them to play together. The games usually make a massive mess and complete chaos but Leslie can’t stay mad about it because April sticks out her pouty lip and puppy dog eyes and Leslie just melts

- Stimming by flapping her hands and bouncing on the balls of her feet when she gets excited

- When she’s little Andy gets her hot chocolate instead of coffee

- Goofy little dances to Andy’s music

- Making up elaborate handshakes with Andy

- Leslie is very overprepared for literally everything

- she always makes sure the diaper bag is on hand with snacks, toys and anything else April or Andy could need

- she can often be found just cutting up pieces of paper into random little shapes and when someone wants to make her feel included in the work while she’s little they just give her a piece of paper to cut up

- Ben takes care of April and Andy while they are home. He leaves them lists of the things they need to do and how to help guide them if they are feeling little while he is out. He’s constantly cleaning up after them.

- Andy and April always make blanket forts when they are little because April feels safest when she’s in a dark and enclosed space.

- she LOVES playing the drums that Andy has for his band. If there aren’t drums accessible to her and she wants them she’ll just find sticks and start bashing them on any surface till she finds a sound she likes

- the spare desk in Ann’s office gets turned into a little corner for Andy and April to hang out while little

- They build a little fort under the desk with pillows, blankets and stuffies. All the drawers are filled with toys, books, colouring pages, crayons and April’s pacifier for when she’s feeling especially little.

[flipjack]

Aubrey and Amy at the Time 100 Gala

[sunflowerandsunshinebaby]

Regressuary Fic #3

@regressuary

Tags: @cryingatwindermerepeaks (thank you so much for your help!!!! Awesome ideas!!!) @aggies-little-duck @helloomimi @kawaiipeacemusic @papalilgirl (thank you so so much for your help!!!! Your ideas were amazing!!!)

Bingo: New caregiver

TW: None as far as I know

Word Count: 738 words (sorry this is so rushed I just didn’t want to miss todays!!)

General Info: Parks & Rec, babysitter Jen & little Pril

April scowled at her work computer wanting nothing more than to stomp on it. Everyone else in the Washington office was gone except for her and daddy. He had been in a meeting for the last two hours and she had been stuck by herself. She had already played games and watched some of hotel Transylvania but she had lost her little bag somewhere in the office and she didn’t want to get up and find it.

So instead she was pouting at her computer screen as she played the game ‘How many times could she kick the wall of the cubicle till it fell over.’ It was going rather well until she heard a clearing of a throat behind her. “That’s not good for the cubicle Miss Ludgate” April spun around just to see Jennifer Barkley. She cringed while she didn’t hate Jen she didn’t particularly love her either.  At least not when she was little because Jen had only met little Pril a few times.

“Hi” April mumbled and then noticed the black bag Jen had “oh! Tha mine” April said, reaching forward for it and Jen tossed it over. “So where’s your daddy?” She asked her tone slightly softening and April scowled “stupi meeting” she grumbled and Jen chuckled pulling up a rolly chair from a nearby cubicle. “Yeah, most meetings suck kiddo” she agreed. April blinked not expecting Jen to stay but she rummaged through her little bag and found her teether and began to chew on that “Why you here?” She asked Jen and Jen blinked, taken by surprise but smoothly answered “because I don’t think it’s a good idea to leave you alone. And I haven’t hung out with very many littles.” Jen answered and April  nodded slowly.

Jen watches as April chewed on her teether and got stuck in her head “You were looking rather lonely before I got here” Jen said looking mildly apprehensive “why don’t you FaceTime Leslie? Err  mommy I mean” she corrected hastily and April gave her a small smile. “Good ‘dea Miss Jen” she mumbled “can you works my phone?” She passed her unlocked phone over and it was close to dead but Jen FaceTimed Leslie before passing the phone back. 

Leslie picked up almost instantly “hey baby girl!!!” Her smile was bright and April melted “hi mommy” she said with a wave. Ann popped in to wave and Aprils smile went even shyer “hi auntie” she said softly and Ann chuckled “hey there sweetie” she blew April a kiss before returning to cooking pancakes. “What’s going on baby? Just calling for fun?” Leslie asked and April huffed. “Daddy’s in meetin n Miss Jen said good idea call yous” she answered and showed Jen on the camera and Jen waved with a camera ready smile. “Oh hi Jen!!” Leslie said and Jen nodded “your little one is rather cute” she said her eyes flicking to April and Leslie nodded. “Oh she’s just the cutest” Leslie cooed.

April blushed lightly ducking her head as she chewed on her teether while Jen chuckled. April yawned softly and of course Leslie caught it. “Oh sweetie why don’t you go to bed hmm? Just take a quick nap till daddy’s done?” She suggests and April whines. She knows it’s a good idea but she still doesn’t want to do it.  “Don wanna get off fa-time mommy” she protested and Leslie smiled “I’ll tell you what if you’re a good girl and take a nap and then go with daddy and you’re good with him we can call first thing in the morning okay?” She says and April nods quickly. Mommy never ever breaks her promises.

“Wuv you” she murmured to Leslie and Ann before hanging up. Jen then tapped her shoulder “why don’t we get you changed into jammies alright?” She suggested and April nodded. Jen walked her to the girls restroom and waited outside while April changed into her bat and witch themed pajama. She walked out and Jen gave her a somewhat soft smile. She then led her to an empty room with two couches  “I’ll make sure your daddy knows you’re in here” Jen promises as she puts down April's blankie on one couch and then tosses a pillow onto it before settling down on the opposite couch. “Ni ni Miss Jen” April mumbled “goodnight ‘pril” Jen replied and the girl soon fell into a deep slumber.