#THEY HAVE A BABY NOW AHHHHHHHHHHHH

[starrystevie]

“could you have found a bigger teddy bear?!”

for the valentines prompts 🤍

part 1 | part 2 | part 3

"steve? hey babe? little help with the groceries?"

the front door closes with a bang and eddie is rustling around downstairs, cabinets slamming as he puts away the groceries. steve rolls his eyes and winces, waiting one two three seconds until he hears josephine start to cry in her crib.

"fuck," he whispers under his breath, not nearly loud enough for the baby to hear, not like she would be able to comprehend his foul mouth anyway. he scoops her up, bounces her a few times as she settles into his chest, tiny fists curling into his shirt as she wails. steve shushes her gently and runs a hand over her back, presses a kiss to her sweaty head, her featherlight hair tickling his lips.

finally, josephine settles down enough to where she's only letting out these half-hearted whimpers, but the nap she was about to take has been fully thwarted by her obnoxious father in the kitchen. steve sighs and keeps her in his arms, gently walking them downstairs to see eddie busy with the groceries in the pantry.

"steve!" he yells again, clearly not hearing him or his daughter behind him, and the loudness spooks josephine into crying once more. eddie spins around, eyes wide, mouth open, as steve rocks her against his chest yet again. he rolls his eyes at eddie's apologetic face.

"look at the clock," is all steve says, watching as eddie's eyes slip past him and slide over to the clock on the wall behind him.

"it's nap time," eddie whispers, barely loud enough to hear over their daughter's cries.

"it's nap time." steve bounces and shushes her more, walks her into the living room and points out random things, talking to her gently under his breath to lull her back into anything but her piercing screams. yet as he rounds the corner into the dining room, he sees something he definitely didn't expect to see.

"what's that?" he asks, snuffling more kisses to the top of josephine's head as her cries settle once more. eddie comes through the doorway sheepishly and reaches his arms out to cradle their baby to his chest. he pushes a kiss onto her cheek before giving one to steve as well.

"it's a teddy bear!" eddie smiles, so big that steve decides to forgive him for waking up their 8 month old at the blessed quiet hour that is nap time.

"yes, honey i can see that. but why is it in the dining room?"

eddie rolls his eyes as his ringed fingers dance over josephine's back as an extra comfort. "it's for joey. it's her first valentine's and you expect me to not get her something?"

"okay, that's great," steve says, his eyebrows pulling together. "but could you have found a bigger teddy bear? what is she even supposed to do with it?"

the bear, truly, is massive. it's sitting on the floor, tan and fluffy with big paws and eyes, soft and comfortable and cute. steve could see the appeal, honestly he could, but what was an 8 month old supposed to do with a bear that was bigger than both her fathers combined?

eddie smiles and steve both loves and hates this one, because it means mischief. it means steve giving in to his husband's charms and falling even deeper in love with the man that he thought possible. with his free hand, eddie takes the bear and lays it on the ground. with one final kiss to her head, he lays the now calm josephine on the bear's belly and lays down with his own head next to his daughter's.

"you too, baby," eddie says and reaches up his hand for steve.

he'd be lying if he said it isn't the cutest thing he's ever seen, the way his husband is looking at their daughter with softer than soft eyes. the way her grubby little hands ball up in the bear fur. the way she snuffles and rubs at her eyes before letting out a yawn. it's his, all this, family and love and warmth.

steve bends down, presses his nose into eddie's cheek and breathes him in before mirroring him on the bear. "she can grow into it, i guess."

[pttucker]

[Nebula, < Underworld >, has opened a portal that will summon you.] Tsu-chuchuchuchut! Now originally, it was not easy to leave beyond the scenario's boundaries when a massive scenario was already underway. However, the had willingly spent an enormous amount of Probability for my sake. I was really grateful for that. I might be called their successor, but, I haven't even paid them a proper visit to say hello after getting their help the last time… Now that I thought about it, I was kind of apprehensive, too; what if the reason for them permitting my entry without any issues was to beat me up for not visiting the until now?

Dokja, why is your first response to anyone attempting to help you “they're angry at me and want to get close to me so they can beat me up.”

Actually, no, scratch that, why is your first response to someone who cares about you attempting to help you “they're angry at me and want to get close to me so they can beat me up.”

Because I have seen you accept the help from random strangers without anything even remotely close to this crossing your mind but the instant you’ve formed even the teeniest bond with someone you immediately assume they have ulterior motives for wanting to help you. Either to better themselves, to trick or manipulate you, to outright hurt you, or all of the above.

I mean, I know why, this is a rhetorical question after all, but still.

Ughhhhhh and the way he reads the Judges' and army's intention as violent because he assumes they're there to be violent when in fact they're literally moved to tears by the fact that their beloved Prince has finally come back to the Underworld.

And the way he says that he's never had such a warm reception and how it's making the inside of his brain go all soft and mushy. 😭

Which, on that topic...Dokja, my guy, you have absolutely had receptions just as warm, you just mentally refuse to acknowledge them because you think everyone is secretly barely tolerating your presence because you're sometimes useful and this is the first time it's become so obvious that literally even you can't deny it.

The conversation we shared had this festive holiday vibe to it. Since I didn't have any experience in things like this, I couldn't figure out at all on how to carry on with the conversation.

You’re breaking my heart. 😭😭😭

[outofangband]

This is yet another piece of yours I think about like every day.

:’)

[my-mouse-house]

when he casually forces you to be little....

"You aren't even strong enough, let me." as I open something

"I've got it." when I forget something

"That's for big girls." when I beg

"I don't think so, missy." if I have an attitude

"Get over here NOW." when I wonder off

"Try that one again." when I huff n puff

"Hit it, baby." when he rolls up

"I'll pull up for you." when it's raining

"Hold onto daddy." when it's icy

"What's my name?" when he's 7 inches deep

"Who's my girl" in any situation

"Cmon. Smile, pretty girl." when I'm grumpy

"That's it. See! You can do it!" after I squirt for him

AHHHHHHHHHHHH I NEED IT ALLLLLLLLLLLLL

[thebearer]

brat tamer!lip who walked in on his bratty baby masturbating but doesn’t make his presence known until he knows you’re about to cum. you know better than to touch when daddy specifically asked you not to, but yet, here you are. “how many times,” you’re confused so he repeats the question, slower and closer to your face now. “how many times did you cum? and don’t lie to me because it’s written all over your fuckin face.” you don’t even try to lie and lip promises that he’s going to cum that many times before even considering to let you cum. promises he’s gonna have you begging and crying for him to let you cum. and he keeps his promise. he finishes down your throat, across your face after jacking himself off, and even fucks you, but stops before you get a chance to orgasm. whole time he’s being an asshole (in the best fucking way) mocking how you beg and cry and are so “fucking desperate, couldn’t wait one more hour without daddy’s cock. now look at ya, been twice as long and you’re still waiting.”

AHHHHHHHHHHHH

"gonna have to start tyin' you up, huh? keep those hands ties up so you won't touch yourself? that what i need to do? since you won't listen."

god and picturing him looking like this bc he just got off work

i'm on my knees

[moonspirit]

Okay so the thing about premature babies is that they develop later and reach milestones later (until around 2-3 when they normally catch up with their age group)

Okay so if Aruani do have a prematue baby that means they will be a later crawler, so we can have this scenario…

• on the lead up to the kids birthday they are starting to get worried, she is nearly 1 and still hasn’t crawled. Even taking into account the fact that she was premature she is still late crawler and Annie especially is getting worried

• Then during a small get together on her birthday she does it finally!. The baby saw Reiner with a donut and wanted it for herself so she crawled. Everyone is there to witness it and aghhh just fluff

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh T^T This is so cuuuuuuuteeeeeee

You know there's decent potential for angst too, in this! Not only was the pregnancy hard, but the birth was premature, and now the baby's a late crawler. Annie really blames herself for being an awful mother overall and not being able to give her child a normal experience while Armin blames himself for the type of lifestyle and pressure he's brought upon their lives that caused all of this.

So it's very frightening for all of the time Aruani baby doesn't crawl T^T Armin keeps carrying her and so does Annie while they watch with envy other parents whose children have already reached this milestone.

And then - it happens at last!!! And what a relief it is!! Reiner's ELATED at being the reason for the achievement! Pieck puts on cheerful music on the gramophone. Annie's jsut stunned speechless. Connie and Jean take turns lying on the floor and cheering the baby to crawl towards them.

And Armin, proud dad, has just bought a camera - one of the first of its kind. And he takes pictures :3

[saylorsaysstop]

⭐️ TOP 10 READS ⭐️

I wasn't really dabbling with the book community when I picked up reading again in September 2023 but now in January 2024, I've read 32 books (not a lot but I'm picking up speed finally!) and here are my TOP 10 reads so far on my reading journey 💘📚

Starting at #10...

#10: ICEBREAKER | Hannah Grace

This was one of the first books I read. It was also my first sports romance. I didn't think hockey would be it for me but WOWZA did Nate Hawkins change me. His and Stassie's relationship was a quick one that took my breath away. The spice? You wouldn't have convinced me of the fllth in this book when I picked it up. Honestly, the pages moaned when I opened them. Such a good read! Highly recommend. I'm currently reading WILDFIRE (Russ and Aurora's story) and cannot WAIT for Henry's book! He was my favorite side character 💘

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

#9: SECRETLY YOURS | Tessa Bailey

Secretly Yours was my introduction to Tessa Bailey who has honestly become one of my top 5 authors. I love her writing style. A third person typically isn't my cup of tea, but Tessa can change you. This was a great take on a little grumpy x mega sunshine action. Julian Vos is a sucker for his girl and secretly a little freak too. Absolutely loved this! Also, I loved the secret admirer letters back and forth. So good.

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | SPICE: 🌶️🌶️

#8: Unfortunately Yours | Tessa Bailey

This is the second book after Secretly Yours. This follows Julian's sister, Natalie, and August Cates. We meet both of these people in Secretly Yours. There's nothing I love more than a marriage of convenience trope with a little splash of enemies to lovers, but knowing that the MMC has fallen in love first. August Cates? He is a WHOLE MAN. An ex-Marine who is set to keep his late best friend's vineyard dreams alive, his and Natalie's explosive relationship is a succulent read... And in the bedroom? Well, let's just say. He makes it fit. 🔥

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

#7: ADDICTED TO YOU | Krista & Becca Ritchie

The first book in the Calloway Sisters series follows two very complicated people, Loren Hale and Lily Calloway. Best friends since childhood who both face terrible addictions (Loren is an alcoholic and Lily is a sex addict), they've been playing their families for years that they've been together. They do this so they can help others hide their addictions. But when everything blows up and each realizes the other does have a problem, everything goes south. This book had me in tears. It is emotionally tragic and I adore LiLo SO much. I've read Ricochet and am going to start the 3rd book either this month or in February... Also, you may just fall in love with Connor Cobalt. I said what I said 💗

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

#6: FLAWLESS | Elsie Silver

When in doubt, remember what Big & Rich said. Save a horse, ride a cowboy. If you wear the hat, you ride the cowboy. My first cowboy romance ever and I was hooked from the very first page. We meet Rhett Eaton, a playboy bull rider with a hatred for milk unlike no other. He needs his reputation fixed and handled. Enter Summer. The most sunshiney person you'd ever meet gives this bull rider a run for his money. And the sex? Oh wowza. It's so good.

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

#5: A COURT OF THORNS & ROSES | SJM

My introduction to ACOTAR started off strong. I adored Tamlin (if you know, you know) we follow Feyre Archeron and her journey. I can't say much except you need to read this. It is one of the best series I've ever read, which is why my next 4 are ACOTAR too.

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | SPICE: 🌶️

#4: A COURT OF MIST & FURY | SJM

ahhhhhhHHHHHH. I CRIED LIKE A BABY. RHYS?? Rhys is my husband. I can't help it.

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

#3: A COURT OF WINGS & RUIN | SJM

I cried even harder reading this one. Again, I can't spoil it.

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

#2: A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES | SJM

This is by far my FAVORITE. I am a Nesta girly. Deep down, out of all the Archeron sisters, I relate to Nesta the most. And Cassian is my favorite bat boy... Gah lay. I cannot wait for Azriel's book.

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

#1: HAUNTING ADELINE | H.D. CARLTON

My number one book... Is Haunting Adeline. I don't want to hear any negativity. This book changed me. I've got so many book boyfriends, but Zade Meadows beats them all. He is unstoppable. This book had me screaming at the top of my lungs and had me fighting for air. Zade had me questioning everything about myself. He is the dark boyfriend for me. I have Hunting Adeline and desperately want to read, but was trying to get through some of my TBR. I started it and cried by the third chapter so I had to put it down because I just KNOW Hunting will wreck me.

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

[punkshort]

For being such a slick businessman...what is Joel's plan with Glenn now that he has the land?! Even if he hadn't mucked things up... they were going to go their separate ways (because had this row not happened would he have even asked/considered 'starting over'...) and what would his excuse be when he obviously sees G double N in the future and oh...No more fiancee? Bah!!! He better fix this!!!

p.s. this is entirely rhetorical obvs you can't show your hand but just know this story is AMAZING and you're making it hurt so good AHHHHHHHHHHHH

I've actually thought about this! The Joel who hired a sugar baby for this trip already planned for the idea that he wouldn't have a "fiancée" after the land was handed out, because the contract would be up no matter what, right? He was never going to have a "fiancée" after that trip.

The Joel at the beginning of this story was a lot more cutthroat and ruthless. So after the papers were all signed and nothing could be taken back, he was simply going to say they broke up and not really give a shit after that. He won the land, so what would he care?

In the beginning, he didn't care about explaining himself to Glenn.

He wasn't really interested in Glenn's vision until reader pointed out how beautiful the place was, how the locals had so much talent and history and heart and suddenly he understood and his mind was changed. Suddenly he cared.

So, yeah, the Joel at the end of the trip was a different guy and explaining that they broke up to Glenn would definitely be harder than he originally planned.

[annabelle-creart]

Papa/mama dinamycs in Life of Rescue Bots Au because I can:

Sissi: Heatwave?

Heatwave: yep?

Sissi: so, there's this guy-

Heatwave: No, you can't, you're too young and have to concentrate in other things, like- like your studies!

Sissi: But- you always say if someone harms me, I have to tell it!

Heatwave: wait harm- Oh... ok, that changes things, so, tell me what it is

Sissi: He told me my frame looks weird

Heatwave: In that case-

---

Rumble:...

Frenzy: ...

Rumble: ...

Frenzy: *bites Rumble*

Rumble: ...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Soundwave: *in another room* not again- FRENZY!!

---

Shockwave: just a bite, please, bite it

Darksteel: HIIIISSSS

Shockwave: For Primus' sake

Charlie: is there a problem?

Shockwave: Chief Burns? No! No, theres no... do you come here usually?

Charlie: not this spot of the tunnels, but I do come near often. Are you okay? Not to get on it but your new-spark doesn't seem... comfy

Shockwave: What do you mean?

Charlie: Um, the way it uses the arms to get out, and I think it just... hissed you

Shockwave: ...yes it did

Shockwave: If you don't mind can you...?

Charlie: Sure.

---

Blurr: AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Chase: What happens?

KO: Someone died?

Breakdown: BLURR! ARE YOU OKAY?!

Blurr: WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO MY FRAME?!?!

Chase: ...

Breakdown: ...

Chase: is just that?

Breakdown: you scared me

KO: *gasp* How can you be so cruel?! C'mon, girl, let me see that

Blurr: Please tell me it can be saved! I spent more than I would admit only the stickers

KO: it is, but we will need new stickers

Blurr: NOOO!

KO: Ow, don't worry, sweety, I know where I can find more, and for less

Blurr: Really?

KO: ajap, and I'll help you personally

Blurr: *sniff* Thanks, Knock Out!

KO: anything for my big girl!

---

Twitch: Blades, why does Bee call you Babygirl?

Blades: What about if we stop talking?

---

Frenzy: ...

Rumble: ...

Frenzy: ...

Rumble: *bites Frenzy*

Frenzy: WHAT THE-?! SOUNDWAAAAAVEEEE

Megatron: Rumble- what the-?! LET GO YOUR TWIN!! YOU FREACKING SHARK!

---

Shockwave: how did you made it?

Charlie: made what?

Shockwave: deal with four of your kind

Charlie: oh, it wasn't easy, I had help from my ex-wife and some friends, but mostly, everything became easier when I started to understand what they needed. They're babies, they don't even know how to feel or what they have sometimes

Shockwave: So, it's about attention

Charlie: exactly, is always about attention, and also instint, even now I have to look closer at them

Shockwave: hm... thanks

Charlie: No problem

---

[beachlifelez]

Felicia came home to find her wife Gretchen in bed, naked.

“Did you even leave the bed today, sweetheart?”

“Not hardly, no. Disappointed?”

“You deserve every minute of rest you can get for yourself.”

“Well, I wasn’t resting, exactly…”

“Oh? Do tell.”

“I’m so fucking horny!”

“Oh, I see. And what have you been doing about that, may I ask?”

“What do you think? I’ve been masturbating like crazy.”

“Ha ha. Well, then, how many times have you cum today?”

“None, yet. I felt guilty about doing this while you were at work and weren’t able to watch and join, so I didn’t let myself cum.”

“Goodness. You must be about to burst, baby. Can I help?”

“God, yes. Do you want to watch or help?”

“You know how I love to watch that pregnant body of yours move in motion with your fingers. Give me a show.”

Gretchen turned on the bed to give Felicia the view she wanted. She began rubbing her pussy for her.

“Do you still like my body? Tell me, tell me.”

“Yes, baby, you are hotter than ever. That’s it, make those boobs bounce while you rub. God, you’re so hot.”

“I’m not going to last long, you know. I’ve come close so many times today.”

“My pregnant edging princess. Work that clit, baby. You want to cum for me?”

“Soo bad. God, Felicia, I love when you watch me. Tell me how I look. Make me cum with your words.”

“You look like a horny pregnant goddess. Ready to explode on command. That’s it. Faster, faster. Work that pregnant pussy. Cum for me. Now.”

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.”

“That’s my girl. Just like that. Ride that wave. Ohh, look at how flushed you are. My dirty little horny girl. Mmmm…”

Gretchen grunted, groaned and moaned though her very strong climax. Her body heaved repeatedly. She didn’t squirt, exactly, but the sheets were definitely quite wet.

When she finally removed her fingers from her pussy, she laid back, legs splayed open, still breathing heavily.

“Oh, honey, that was so wonderful to watch. Feeling better now?”

“Get on the bed…hold me…kiss my neck…rub my tummy…please, please…”

Felicia followed Gretchen’s requests to a T. She whispered sweet nothings in her ear while kissing, holding and rubbing her.

“I love you, baby. So much. You are so special, so wonderful.”

Gretchen cooed softly at the attention.

“Here, let me put a blanket on you. Take a nap and I’ll get us some food. I love you.”

“No, don’t leave. I don’t need to eat. I just need to be in your arms. Forever.”

[xiaoluclair]

4/5/6

4. nose kisses

5. jawline kisses

6. eyelid kisses // lestappen // rating: G

FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2027 ↳ COMMENTATORS’ BOX TRANSCRIPT

19:01 [David CROFTY, with crescendo] And Liam Lawson brings it home to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in brilliant succession, and brilliant it certainly was but we can’t focus for long right now because the man about to be second place, he’s been called many things in his lifetime: Il Predestinato, The Curse Breaker, Ferrari’s Salvation, and now after this night he can finally etch one more onto that list—

SCUDERIA FERRARI PIT WALL | DRIVER RADIO ↳ C. LECLERC

18:59 [Max VERSTAPPEN] CHARLES LECLE

18:59 [Charles LECLERC] AHHHHHHHHHHHH

18:59 [VERSTAPPEN] YOU ****ING DID IT YOU ****ING WENT AND D

18:59 [LECLERC] OH MY ****ING GOD AHHHHHHHHHHHH OH MY

19:00 [VERSTAPPEN] CHARLES LECLERC YOU ARE OFFICIALLY THE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SEVEN WORLD CHAMPION!

19:00 [LECLERC] **** LET'S ****ING GOOO BABY!

19:00 [VERSTAPPEN] Ahaha, let's go baby indeed!

19:00 [LECLERC] Are you crying?

19:00 [VERSTAPPEN] My eyes are just a little bit sweaty, mate.

19:00 [LECLERC] Mine too.

START—FINISH STRAIGHT | POST RACE CELEBRATIONS ↳ VISUAL TRANSCRIPT

19:06 [Liam LAWSON parks in P1 and pulls himself out of the RB23. He stands on the front of the car and yells in delight.]

19:06 [Charles LECLERC pulls carefully into the P2 position, knocking over the P2 BOARD.]

19:06 [LAWSON jumps down from his car and runs to his team. The RED BULL RACING crew catch him like quicksand.]

19:06 [Oscar PIASTRI takes the final P3 spot, smoke trailing after his wheels.]

19:06 [Much like LAWSON, LECLERC balances himself on top of the SF-27 and pumps his fists into the air over and over again. He leaps onto the ground and sprints right for the SCUDERIA FERRARI crew, who are akin to a pack of screaming animals.]

19:07 [PIASTRI descends from his car in slightly a calmer manner. Still, he also seems to have forgotten the concept of walking. Before he can reach the RED BULL RACING crew, LAWSON catches him around the abdomen and pulls him into a hug. Their helmets knock together a little and the embrace is reciprocated quickly.]

19:07 [LECLERC, now pulled away from the arms of his team, is standing on his tip-toes. He appears to be searching for someone. He leans into a SCUDERIA FERRARI crew member and, after a few moments, they shout a reply, pointing in the direction of the garages. LECLERC starts to move, seemingly to where the crew member showed, but is pulled back by the same crew member. Rapid conversation is shared between them.]

19:08 [PIASTRI, LAWSON and LECLERC all congratulate each other before documenting their weight in quick succession, as per the FiA's Sporting Regulation 29.1 (a)(ii).]

19:08 [PIASTRI is quick to chug down half a bottle of water. He wears a tired expression that smiles readily at LAWSON's grin. LAWSON puts an arm around PIASTRI's shoulders. The two lean against each other as they share words.]

FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2027 ↳ POST RACE INTERVIEWS | HOSTED BY Sebastian VETTEL

19:15 [Sebastian VETTEL, smiling] Charles.

19:15 [Charles LECLERC, grinning] Sebastian.

19:15 [VETTEL] How are you feeling right now?

19:15 [LECLERC, glancing to the side] You just asked me that five minutes ago before this interview, my answer has not changed. I am very, very, very happy, I. There are no words. No words.

19:15 [VETTEL] That could be a problem considering this interview has to last at least two minutes.

19:15 [LECLERC, glancing to the side again] I am very sorry.

19:15 [VETTEL, grinning] Tell everyone else how you're feeling then. It's your very first World Championship, there's got to be a lot of emotions rattling around inside.

19:16 [LECLERC] Oh absolutely. I am. I mean, first I would like to say well done to Liam because he was absolutely amazing this race, and it is a shame we could not battle because of the penalty. But right now, right now I am unbelievably happy right now, I cannot even say it. I am shaking, I think, my hands feel so light and I will probably crash into bed completely later but for now it is. Unbelievable.

19:16 [VETTEL, teasing] No gratuitous 'thank you's?

19:16 [LECLERC] Sorry?

19:16 [VETTEL, grinning] People you want to thank. Any past teammates maybe?

19:17 [LECLERC, laughing] Oh! I mean of course, Marcus taught me a lot so yes I would like to thank him. [laughs again, seemingly at the look on VETTEL's face.] Of course I would also like to thank you, Seb. And I am actually very happy it is you interviewing me here when you were— oh my God, sorry.

19:17 [LECLERC, suddenly sprinting almost too fast for the camera to follow] Where the fuck were you?!

19:17 [Max VERSTAPPEN, catching LECLERC in his arms] Paul dropped a coffee all over me, mate, it was

19:17 [VETTEL, amused] Seemed a bit half-hearted, but I'll take it.

19:17 [LECLERC, against VERSTAPPEN's jaw] God-damnit, Paul.

19:18 [VERSTAPPEN, grinning] Keep it PG, Leclerc.

19:18 [LECLERC, pressing his smile into kisses all over VERSTAPPEN's face] I love [Mia DJACIC takes the microphone easily from his hand] *Unintelligible*.

FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2027 ↳ COMMENTATORS’ BOX TRANSCRIPT

19:18 [David CROFTY] Oh, and a little one on the nose to round it off. Do you think that's why Xavi left?

19:18 [Martin BRUNDLE, dryly] On the contrary, I'm pretty sure that's why anyone would stay.

[kittycatgirlspuppies]

You were Andrew’s wife, beautiful and kind and godly. He loves you so deeply, and is an amazing husband.

Simon loves you like you were his own sister, and he was overjoyed when you and Andrew got married. You and Simon are best friends, something that made Andrew very happy.

You were now pregnant with your and Andrew’s first child. Simon and eden were obviously very excited to have either a niece or nephew.

One day you were in town getting some groceries, your brother in law came with you. Andrew would’ve but he had a bad fever, which was part of the reason you were at the store, trying to find something to help him, probably some broth and special herbs. Though Andrew was not particularly happy about you being so active while nearly nine months pregnant, he knew it had to be done. Simon wouldn’t let you go to town alone or carry anything heavy in your state so he came with you.

“What do you think your brother would take easier? This or this?” You asked holding up two bags of medical herbs. “Neither, he would refuse both like a baby,” Simon joked, well, sort of. “Well I’ll force him to take one of them either way.” You replied, earning a chuckle from Simon. You were about to say something else until you felt a pop, and then fluid pouring out of your…. “AHHHHH” you gasped in pure horror. “Y/n what’s the matter?!” Simon asked panicking. “My water broke!” You cried. “Wait what?! You’re not due for almost another month!” He cried. “Well I guess the baby doesn’t want to wait Simon!” “Oh my goodness, ok, I’ll get you to the midwife!” You expected him to just support you while you walked, but he suddenly scooped you up like a baby and started running with you towards the midwife. “Just breath y/n,” he said in a worried voice, seeing you in such pain nearly gave him a heart attack. Once he got to where the midwife was he knocked on the door with his foot. “We need help a woman is in labour!” He screamed. The midwife opened the door and Simon went inside immediately. “Put her on the bed!” She ordered, he immediately did. “Are you the father?” She asked. “No, no, my brother is the father, I’m the uncle,” Simon explained. “Ok can you go get him?” Simon looked at you anxiously. ‘Yes’ you nodded. Even though he was hesitant to leave he knew his brother deserved to know that his child was coming into the world. So he ran as fast as he could to get Andrew.

“Andrew!” Simon didn’t even bother knocking, he just kicked the door down. “Simon what’s going on?” Andrew asked in a sick voice. “Y/n is in labour!”

Andrew froze.

suddenly he shot up, not giving a damn about his fever. He and his brother ran faster then they ever had before.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!” You screamed. Your baby was breech, so the midwife was adjusting it.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!” You screamed so loudly. The entire room smelled like blood and sweat.

Hearing that scream made Andrews and Simon’s hearts drop. They bursted into the room.

“Men are not allowed in here.” A midwife said to them. “We don’t care!” Simon hissed while Andrew ran over to you and held your hand and started whispering ‘I love you so much’ over and over. Security had to come and drag both brothers out.

it was a long painful delivery but you managed, and gave birth to an adorable boy.

(I’m so sry I loved this request but I got very distracted, the next request I will get done a LOT faster!)

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ok so i decided to stop making individual posts and just put all my thoughts here (short version: i am filled with joy)

I love Higgins so much

oh my god is. is Ted about to do drugs.

Jamie is so goddamn CUTE I'm losing my mind

Forearm grab :D :D :D

"If you're being enough of a prick, which I was ;)" jamie STOP I can't take this 😭😭

Seriously that was adorable but also SO FLIRTY I'm losing my shit!!!

YEAH GO IN THAT GAY CLUB BABY BOY!!!

oh baby boy :'(((

"I must have a good reason for that, mustn't i?" ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

OH MY GOD FUCKIN KEELEY

god I forgot Hannah has such a beautiful voice. i am so gay

ROY 🥺

sitting here alone in my room watching this bike montage GRINNING LIKE A FUCKING LUNATIC

TRENT AND COLIN HAVING THE QUEER CONVERSATION OF MY FUCKING DREAMS THIS ISN'T REAL HOW IS THIS REAL!!?!??

dude. i have not been this emotional about a ted lasso moment since jamie cried in roy's arms onscreen.

seriously Colin talking about his two lives and not wanting to be a spokesperson and just wanting to kiss his boyfriend after a match like the other guys kiss their girlfriends . . . fuck. FUCK. this is so beautiful and so, so real.

legit can't tell if Ted drank the tea or not

Oh I think that's a yes

So much has happened and we've still got 25 minutes left! What an episode this is!

WHOA. James. Fucking. Tartt. *shakes fist*

JAMIE DOESN'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS TRAUMATIZING

(Baby that means it was :/// )

Omfggg Ted's at the American restaurant XD

What is Ted even ON

ok my only criticism of this episode is that this triangle sequence is going on way too long lmao

IT'S. IT'S THE MOTHERFUCKING PILLOW FIGHTTTTTTTTTTTT

GO HIGGINS GO TRENT AND COLIN god there's so much JOY in this EPISODE!!!

BEARD

"They invited me for a threesome" the SOUND i just made

TED THE STRATEGIZER IM SO PROUD (but also he wasn't even high? Asgdhfjg I'm concerned??)

anyway. this episode was a thing of pure unadulterated beauty and i feel so happy right now

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The Son: Chapter 10

Pairing: Poe Dameron x Male!Reader (The Son)

Summary: You’ve finally broken free of the forces controlling you at a great cost, though the cost of doing so was even greater than you thought. Now, you fight for the antithesis of what you had been representing, and have to grapple with finding your own place in the galaxy while grappling with the person trying to find their way into your heart. Will The Son choose the light? Or the dark? Whatever the answer may be, may the force be with us.

A/N: N/N stands for nickname everyone!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH THE MOVIE HAS BEGUNNNNNNNN. I want to say this now before we move forward, this story is from the Son’s (readers) perspective, WHICH MEANSSSSSS that the events of the movie will be relatively the same but not every scene will be included as the son will not be in all of them. Basically just don’t expect this series to be exactly like the movies. I will keep it as similar as possible as I go through the scenes though. Just wanted to let everyone know! And if you don’t like it then go watch the movie again cause this a FANFIC BABY IMMA ADD MY OWN SPICE. As always, I hope you enjoy!

Warnings: None

Word Count: 2,432

Italics are your thoughts

Masterpost

It had been about two months since you and Poe had slept in the same bed and the two of you had gotten significantly closer. You spent every second of free time together and you had actually managed to drop your guard around him. Your training with Leia had been completed, with nothing left to teach you. Instead, you focused on solo training, building your connection with your sabers and the masters who came before you. Through this, you came to understand many unique styles of saber wielding, especially from dark side users. It made sense as the dark side prided on the power of the individual. There were a few particular ones that you enjoyed and incorporated into your own technique and you felt like you could take on the world. 

“Hey, N/N,” Poe greeted you as you left your room.

You joined his stride down the hallway, “Hey, Poe. What are your plans for the day?”

He smiled at you as you walked, “Leia’s got me busy pretty much all day, needed here and there apparently. What about you?”

You nodded, “I’m gonna be doing a bit of mediation and solo training.” You eventually reached the conjunction that split the two of you, “Good luck with your chores.”

Poe chuckled and nodded his head as he walked down his own direction.

You left the main area of the base and went over to your training ground and begun your practice. Now that you had learned all of the saber forms, your individual practice mostly comprised of you practicing different kinds of combinations. You had been going out on missions with Poe and getting more battle experience with your sabers and in general so you were feeling very confident in your abilities. You spent a few hours as usual practicing until you eventually decided to spend the rest of the day meditating, trying to gain more knowledge and a deeper connection with the force. 

As you sat and meditated, you let the outside world bleed away, letting your body feel the force inside of the air, all throughout you. As you did so, you felt the force users who came before you, each of them connected with the cosmic force in their own unique ways. As you did, you felt a very familiar presence and focused on it. As you did, you began to hear whispers.

“I’m not a killer, I’m not like you.”

“I won’t leave you. Not this time.”

You felt something in front of you and opened your eyes.

“Been a while,” Ahsoka quirked an eyebrow as she looked at you amusingly. 

You smiled warmly, “Look at how old you’ve grown.”

She laughed slightly, “The last time I saw you, you nearly killed me. Now we meet again years later and the first thing you say to me is that I’m old?”

You laughed a bit as well, “It really is good to see you, someone that I know from... before.”

She sighed and looked at you knowingly, “If you’re looking for Jedi advice, I’m probably one of the worst people to come to.”

You furrowed your eyebrows, “What do you mean? Were you not Anakin’s padawan?”

She smiled lightly, “I was, until I left the order.”

You recoiled, “What? Why did you leave?”

She sighed, “I’m not here to give you a history lesson, Y/N. I came because I sensed a certain conflict within you.”

You raised your brows this time, “Conflict? How do you mean?”

She gave you a knowing look, “You think I don’t know about your feelings for Poe?”

You gulped as you blushed slightly, “I-I don’t-”

“Oh, spare me the denial, Y/N. Why are you keeping your feelings inside? Because of an old idea, held by a religion that ultimately ended up crumbling?” she reminded you.

You sighed and looked at her for a moment before responding, “Ahsoka, I can’t just ignore something the Jedi held so strictly. Even if I didn’t, Poe doesn’t think of me that way. Who even said I thought of him that way?”

She pressed, “I left the order, not for that reason, but I ultimately realized that there were so many things wrong with it. Including that. And how do you know what Poe’s feelings are if you’ve never tried asking him? I remember when Lux and I first met, we danced around our feelings for so long that we barely even got to indulge in them. It’s one of my biggest regrets.”

You listened to her intently as you knew she was here to give you wisdom you were lacking, “But what if my case is different? My affinity with the dark side is already concerningly deep... adding in romance to my life? I could become a monster.”

She shook her head slowly with a smile, “That’s not who you are. Every decision we make is a choice, and I trust that you will always be able to make the right one.”

You smiled in return, “Thank you, Ahsoka. I’ll keep your words in mind.”

She bowed her head slightly and closed her eyes, her physical manifestation bleeding away into nothingness. You decided that was enough for the day and returned to your room to shower after grabbing some food at the mess. As you got dressed comfortably, you plopped yourself down on your bed and let your thoughts run in your mind.

Do I have romantic feelings for Poe? He makes me feel incredible and... it’s like I get nervous whenever he’s near but in a good way, one that makes my skin come alive. I also can’t ignore the... reaction I get down there whenever he looks at me a certain way or touches me even innocently. Oh maker, I definitely have feelings for him. But there’s no way that he would like me, I remember he said that I was the first guy he had ever cuddled with... that means that he has definitely never been with a man before. He’s 32 so he definitely knows his sexuality by now, so why bother admitting my feelings to him? He’d just reject me and things would never be the same afterwards.

You lost yourself in your thoughts as sleep eventually overtook you.

You awoke to the sound of your alarm the next morning and groaned as you flipped over in bed. The overhead lights came on and you sighed once more before throwing yourself out of bed and walking towards the bathroom. After doing your morning routine, cleaning up and grooming, you got dressed and left your room, leaving to knock on Poe’s to get no response. Guess he left a bit early today. Your comms pinged.

“Y/N, we need you in command.”

“On my way,” you responded.

Upon entering command, you saw Poe along with Leia and several others huddled around the holo table.

“Lor San Tekka has sent us a communication from Jakku. He says he has the map to Luke Skywalker,” Leia announced.

There were gasps heard around the room as the information sinked in.

“That’s why I’m going in and getting the info,” Poe chimed in.

You made yourself known, “Alone?”

Poe’s eyes met yours and you swore you say a faint smile form, “That’s right. It’s likely we’re not the only ones who know about this so we need to get in and out fast.”

“Commander Poe will be making contact with Tekka in a small village on the planet.”

After a bit more mission information, the session was adjourned and the room somewhat cleared out. As it did, you walked up to Poe and Leia at the holotable.

“There’s no way you’re doing this alone. A map to Luke? The First Order will be all over it,” you argued.

Poe sighed, “I know the risks, Y/N. But this needs to happen, and this is the only way to do it.”

You looked to Leia pleadingly, “General, you can’t possibly allow this.”

“Y/N, we all agree that this mission needs to happen.”

You heaved a breath frustratedly and looked off to the side.

Leia and Poe exchanged a glance and Leia walked away, Poe coming closer to you, “Hey, it’ll be ok.”

You looked at him with your arms crossed, “This kind of mission is way too sensitive. What if the First Order gets there first? You can’t take them all on by yourself.”

“Oh, you don’t believe in me?” he responded.

You gave him a dirty look and punched him in the shoulder, “I believe in you, but I just don’t want anything... bad happening to you.” You tried to find a way to cover up how openly caring you were being, “Who else is gonna buy me drinks?”

He laughed and you joined him, “Ah yeah, of course.”

Your laughter died down and the two of you simply held each other’s gaze as the smiles slowly dissipated from your faces.

“I promise, I’ll come back to y-” he coughed and cleared his throat, “I’ll come back soon just you wait.”

You looked at him for a few more moments before eventually nodding, “Alright, just promise to be careful, alright?” 

He nodded in response, “I will.”

You saw Poe off and talked to BB-8 and told him to watch his back. Right when he left, you rushed back to command to oversee the entire mission. For a while, it was just waiting as Poe traveled through lightspeed, one of the workers being kind enough to bring you some food as you waited for a few hours. 

“Master Y/N?” A-3 had come up to you in the corner of the room.

You turned to him and responded, “A-3, how has work in command been?”

His eyes lit up brightly as he responded, “They have treated me incredibly! Though I have to say the 3P model here seems to have taken a personal offense to my being here.”

You chuckled a bit, “I’m glad you’re making friends.”

“Sir, if I may, there was another thing I wished to speak about,” his tone suddenly became soft.

You squinted your eyes, “Are you currently employing your therapeutic programs?

His metallic body moved back just slightly as he looked at you, puzzled for a moment, “I-Indeed, sir I have.”

You looked at him inquisitively, “And what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?”

“Ruie and I have computed and we, well mostly I, have calculated you to be in distress over Commander Poe, is that right?”

You sighed, “Yeah, that’s no secret, we all are.”

He waited a moment before he responded, “My information processors are telling me that you are concerned for Commander Poe in a much... more serious note?”

You nodded your head exasperated, “Of course I am, he’s my best friend.”

“Forgive me sir,” he began, “it seems as though you do not understand what I mean. I am talking about you being concerned with Commander Poe because you lo-”

“Zip it A-3!” you shouted suddenly.

A few heads in the room turned towards the commotion for a moment before returning to their work.

“My sincerest apologies, sir, I simply wanted to know if you needed someone to talk to about it,” he spoke softly.

You sighed heavily, “I’m sorry for my outburst, A-3. I know you’re just trying to help and I appreciate that, but I’m fine. Please, get back to where you’re needed.”

He gave you a short bow, “As you wish, Master Y/N.”

After A-3 had walked off, you spent a few minutes trying to calm yourself down and wait for Poe to give notice. 

Finally, “Coming out of hyperspace now.”

You stood from your chair and came up to the holotable, “Command reads you.”

“Proceed with the mission Commander Poe,” Leia commanded.

“Copy that, making entry to Jakku now.”

You were nervous to say the least. It wasn’t like Poe had never risked his life before, you’ve risked both of your lives over and over again but this was different. This mission is one of the most dangerous one’s the resistance has had since you’ve been here. You hated it, you couldn’t be there to protect Poe.

“Got a visual on the town, BB-8 let me see those landing gears,” Poe said.

You were tracking his ship through the holotable and were connected through the comms, “Any First Order activity?”

“Negative, looks like we’ve got here first.”

“Doesn’t mean they aren’t right on your tail, get in, get the info, and get out,” you instructed, feeling your nerves bubble in your gut.

“It’s alright, Y/N. I’ll see you guys soon.”

“BB-8, keep the scanners on and feed it to us, I want to make sure we’re prepared for anything,” you said as you understood they were about to leave the ship.

“Good idea,” Leia commented.

You nodded towards her in response before seeing the data from the ship scanners. From the planet, it would be unable to scan for ships coming into orbit but at the least he could get a heads up for company. 

“Going in now, see you guys soon,” was the last thing you heard before communications ended.

“He’ll be fine,” Leia spoke softly towards you, sensing your trepidation.

You stared at her for a moment, “Leia, you can’t guarantee that.”

She nodded, “I can’t, but we have to believe in Poe. And if it comes to it, help him.”

You nodded determinedly, “Damn right.”

After some time had passed with you pacing back and forth, an alert began to sound.

“What’s going on?” you yelled as you rushed to the holotable.

“Incoming troop carriers, it’s the First Order,” one of the logistics officers informed.

“Shit! BB-8 do you copy?” 

You heard a few beeps and boops in response.

“Go warn Poe now! Get out of there BB-8!” you yelled.

He made a few alarm noises and rushed out of the x-wing to go notify Poe. 

You walked over to the logistics officer as he had a screen in front of him, “How many?”

Still looking at the screen, “Two of them, a shuttle as well.”

“Do we know who’s on-”

“Ren...” you whispered breathlessly.

You knew about Leia’s son from her memories but you had never felt him before through the force. To be honest, you never tried as you didn’t want them to know of your presence but Poe being in danger loosened your guard and you felt him. 

“What did you say?” Leia asked, shock written across her features.

You gave her a solemn look, “It’s Kylo Ren.”

Next Chapter

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act iii: final notes

edit: 4/9/2024: added some more stuff!!! i'll put this emoji 🫧 next to the new things so u know where to scroll.

AHHHHHHHHHHHH I FINISHED MY FIRST FULL LENGTH FIC HOLD ON LEMME JUST THROW UP IN THE CORNER REAL QUICK

i am sooooooo normal rn anyways let's get into it thank u for having me on the show, mr. kimmel. i've had a raging headache all day so the content underneath each sections will be kinda short. i'll go through and add more to it once i recover but i wanted to get this up before the week got too busy!

krolia

guys…. im so sorry for the angst….. it was necessary for the plot…….

maybe it’s just me projecting but in the actual show, i kind of wish we had seen more of the emotional fallout that occurred after krolia revealed that she was keith’s mom. because let’s be real here, there’s no way that keith’s traumatized ass would just willingly accept her back into his life. he’d have questions. he’d be in disbelief. it’s hard for him to open up to others and he carries a lot of hurt from being abandoned.

it was crucial in the course of this fic to have that confrontation between krolia and keith. it's not always going to be rainbows and sunshine, and even though they both missed each other deeply, you don't just automatically connect and forget everything that's happened. even if keith hadn't gone into the foster system, he definitely would have carried a lot of anger and hurt towards krolia when she shows back up. i'm sure that things won't just be smooth sailing and they'll need to hash things out multiple times as they rebuild their relationship but that first fight was a big hurdle to get over.

if you’re curious, i have a whooollleeee backstory for what happened with krolia and why she couldn’t get back to her kid. i couldn’t really fit it into the fic but i’ll put it right here for those who are interested:

2000: krolia in the US on student visa, first year of of PhD program

krolia meets heath and they fall in love

2003: krolia gives birth to keith

2008: krolia finishes grad school/PhD program/doctoral degree and applies for a work visa 

2009: she and heath and baby keith are living their life but krolia’s parents find out and are like girl you need to come home NOW or we will disown you 

krolia’s family are really wealthy and powerful 

krolia: i’ll come back for you guys idk how but i will 

krolia goes back to the states

2009-2011: she and heath write letters but then the letters start getting intercepted by the family and eventually peters out

krolia in arranged marriage and thinks her partner forgot about her or didn’t care

meanwhile heath doesn’t know what happened to krolia but can’t do anything about it bc she’s in a diff country and he doesn’t speak korean

2011: heath and keith move to texas for job or whatever

heath tells keith all about krolia and how she loves him but can’t be there and obvi that fucks keith up bc he misses his mom but where tf is she? how does he know she loves him if she’s not even there? he's a little kid

2013: heath dies and keith is put into the system

heath has no other family members

krolia put her english name on the birth certificate and so ofc she doesn’t exist in the US

texas social services try to reach out to krolia along with some friends but letters are intercepted

2016: someone reaches out to krolia after she finally gets facebook 

friend: thinking of you. miss you. so sorry about heath

krolia: …. what the fuck about heath?

friend: uhhhhhhhh

krolia goes on rampage to her family like wtf u mean u didn’t tell me that the father of my child is dead

cousin shows up with the intercepted letters (official notice from social services, heath’s letters and pictures, keith’s little notes and drawings)

krolia starts the process of legally and financially emancipating herself from her family (she basically was Britney’d)

2017/2018: finally is free and able to get a job in the states

starts tracking down heath (they only had a forwarding address for krolia so they’re like wtf who is this bih)

at this point, keith has already met the shiroganes and changed his name

krolia is in a different state and can only do so much 

spends the next few years trying to find him, hires P.I., again keep running into blocks bc social workers and case managers are NOT going to budge on giving up keith's personal information

2023, winter break: krolia reaches out to keith through facebook but it goes into his spam since they’re not facebook friends

allura

what better allegory for sacrificing yourself to save the universe is there than graduating college? in all fairness, i felt like sticking to the notion of allura saying goodbye and leaving the group had its merit, just y’know, i wanted to take a step down from the whole dying thing. i tried to pay homage to the canon material as much as possible while also providing my own spin on things.

one thing that’s been important to me is depicting allura as a college student. sure, while i think most iterations of allura as a kind and a great leader and intelligent are great, even in modern au fics, i just wish there had been a bit more... silliness? outside of her being like the girlboss, the hell yeah supporting character or love interest or bone-tired leader, i always wonder what she would have been like if she hadn't had to save the universe and was just trying to heal on her own terms. yeah, i nerfed her parents in this universe but i tried to showcase her doing normal college things as well, like presenting at research conferences, getting a bit messy drunk, having pizza nights and group hang outs. the funny thing about grief is that life does not stop for it, so you have to just figure things out along the way.

i also didn't want to elaborate too much on her relationship with lotor. she didn't magically heal from that one conversation with lance in chapter 8 but i wanted the readers to get a taste of what was going on in her head through their dialogue. plus, it was a little moment to show how she was allowing herself to open up to other people like lance. no one woman is an island, no matter how much of a bad b!tch you are.

🫧 also, i wanted to include it somewhere but basically, keith knew allura and romelle were hooking up since chapter 14! keith caught romelle sneaking out of allura's room early one morning and he just kept it to himself because snitches get stitches.

pidge

they are so precious to me. they're an amalgamation of 2 of my closest friends, and well, me.

i always knew that pidge was going to be a super important piece in klance development. while lance and keith are great friends, i think pidge played a crucial role in bridging them together in the beginning, before the two of them had cleared up their misunderstandings and made that truce. sure, allura asked them to be on the paintball team but pidge really forced the two of them into close quarters. lance might have extended the offer to keith to hand out without pidge or he might not have. honestly, i'm not really sure. but pidge inviting keith to hang out in chapter 4 was a quiet but big moment because both keith and lance are friends with pidge and will set aside their differences long enough to tolerate each other's presence in a shared space. pidge just has #babyofthefriendgroup privileges.

🫧 i honestly think that after the main two, pidge has undergone the most growth (physically and emotionally) throughout the fic, even though they're a supporting character. we can all benefit from community and friendship but i think pidge needed it a little bit more.

🫧 i partially wrote pidge to represent my younger self, especially when i first attended college. i was scared and alone and i had never been away from home and it was a struggle to form new relationships (and figure out my gender identity. mannnnnn fuck that). it was nice to see pidge find their place and niche among the greater social fabric of college, kind of like comforting my younger self for all the loneliness and uncertainty i endured.

hunk

i love hunk so dearly. ngl, i wanted him to have a bigger arc than he did but hopefully i did a decent job at making feel more well-rounded as a supporting character. i decided to actually kind of lean into this distance in the later chapters as well, esp from lance's pov, as they both got busier. at the end of the day, though, i knew that those two would come back together. hunk is a kind and sympathetic friend and his and lance's friendship will persevere because they're good communicators. their little talk in chapter 17 was me talking to myself and to anyone else who has went through a similar thing where they find themselves drifting a little farther from a friend.

people get busy and that's okay! there will be ebbs and flows in every relationship. even though shared history is a crucial part of a friendship but it can't be the only thing that will keep it going. you need to nurture it and tend to it in order for it to keep it alive and flourishing. hunk understands this and he and lance will be just fine after their talk. hunk is probably the most emotionally intelligent person after adam in the group, and i'm glad he was there to help both lance and keith out when they needed it.

adam

this man!!!!! got i have gotten so fucking attached to adam throughout this fic. he is so dear to me. i know in chapter 10 i wrote from adam's pov and he's a goofy guy in his twenties who's just trying to be a good dad friend but somehow he ended up being a voice of reason and comfort for klance in this fic. lance misses his family a lot and i think adam can not only relate to lance with the homesickness but also lance has started to rely on him a bit like he would with his siblings.

i wanted to try my own spin on adam and keith's relationship. i've seen fics where adam and keith hate each other, don't interact much, or adam takes on a parenting role towards keith as a kid. i wanted to look at keith and adam in the context of two people who both love shiro and then grow to be good friends/surrogate brother-in-law? idk. long story short, adam is very emotionally intelligent and i think he genuinely wanted to get to know keith outside of his connection with shiro and was patient enough to coax keith out of his shell. i tried to write in small ways adam takes care of keith like giving him LactoJoys because Keith likes the taste better than Lactaids, being there for him for his panic attack, adding food to his plate. things that won't draw too much attention, because we all know how keith is about receiving acts of kindness.

i mentioned this in a comment under one of the chapters but all of the advice adam gives keith is either advice i personally received myself or something i wish i could tell my younger self. i hope those words bring you comfort as well!

shiro

i had a lot more planned for shiro but goddammit i had no fucking time or space at this panned out. it's more so klance's story than shiro's.

look, there's a small moment in chapter 18 where shiro is very pleased (and a little surprised) that keith has talked about him with krolia. it has less to do with his faith in keith and more with how he sees himself. shiro has already acknowledged that he has heavy imposter syndrome and deals with his own struggles with self image. it's just always a jolt to your system when someone (could be your own family or your partner of years) validates your relationship.

shiro loves keith very much and just wants to be the best big brother. he has such eldest child syndrome, where he tries to pretend that everything is fine even though things are actually crumbling around him. the thing is, though, you can't build intimacy— real, lasting intimacy and depth in a relationship— without being vulnerable. shiro understands that even though he wants keith to work on opening up, he has to do the same and reciprocate the actions, or else neither of them will really get anywhere and be stuck in that loop of "are you mad at me/i feel like you're hiding something from me/i don't really know who you are."

i tried writing a bit from shiro's pov but i quickly realized that that would drastically change the tone of the fic so i had to scrap it. i might post a little oneshot in the distant future with adashi, though.

keith

🫧 i've talked about this before but although i think keith grew the most as a character in the canon show, that shit was WAY too fast and off-screen. also, i know that the whole found family trope is what drew a lot of fans to voltron in the first place (like me) but is the found family in the room with us rn? i felt like they all started to fall apart or at least weren't as close as the show wanted us to believe. it felt a lot like telling with no showing. other than some occasional moments in the show, the whole #teamasfamily felt hollow.

🫧 i wanted to build on this potential found family for keith's character. he's never had a support system before and he's used to pushing people away but now he has a whole ass friend group that's ready to fight for him if he gives the word.

🫧 initially, when i was writing keith's pov and trying to get a feel for his voice and tone, i struggled a bit. keith is one of those characters that i liked and sympathized with, but getting into his head was a whole different story. i'm more of a lance kinnie but once i got the hand of keith's voice, it was a lot easier. some of my best pieces of writing are from keith's pov! i tried to be as cognizant of keith's development as much as possible as i wrote (think me having various checkpoints for his journey whereas with lance i could just coast on vibes), and i'm pleased with how far he's come.

🫧 although both keith and lance's progress can showcased through their consciousness and thoughts (like duh ur reading from their povs), i leaned into keith's behavior as a way to portray his progress a bit more than lance. things like him being more open to physical affection, not sitting on the outskirts of group dynamics and sticking to shiro, and allowing himself to collect things, which by the way:

🫧 i like the idea of keith's room, once being so empty and ghost-like, is now full of stuff, mementos of his relationships that he's built. i tried to sprinkle in some relics from past chapters (paintball flag, polaroids, ticket stubs), as well add some new tidbits, like shiro giving him a cacti and that korean cookbook!

proud of u, keith bby <3

lance and marco

no i did not just torture lance for the sake of torturing him i would never do that to my boy.

i know this is a fanfiction, but from the start, i wanted to ground this fic in reality and breathe some life into it. lance's little arc with his brother having a substance abuse problem was loosely inspired by events in my personal life.

🫧 i'm not saying that everyone goes through something as drastic as a loved one going to rehab, but as young adults, when we leave home for uni, jobs, other opportunities, etc, there's this worry that something bad will happen while we're away. and often times it does. someone gets sick, a beloved pet passes away, it's all bound to happen. your childhood becomes a thing of the past, and things that you thought would stay the same just won't.

i projected a lot of my feelings onto lance ngl, and writing him work through his own grief and guilt over not being able to be with his family when they're going through a crisis helped me process a little bit more.

although lance had a happier ending than a lot of families might get in reality, i still wanted to show lance having a support system at college and realizing that he has a second family to lean on, and people who love and support him. he doesn't have to pretend to be okay for anyone and that's okay.

black paladin lance or as close to it as i could get

it was so important for me to make lance the new captain of their paintball team, as a stand-in for the black paladin arc he could have had in the show. he’s always been a selfless guy who puts others first and really pulls up when he needs to. he deserves to be recognized for that. not only did every single one of his friends validate him, but the person he looks up to the most literally endorsed him. lance struggles with his inferiority complex and the election scene was a little feel good moment for me, personally, so that he could receive the acknowledgement he deserves, especially with his growth. he's gonna be an awesome team captain (he'll be shuffling down to shiro's room at 2am covered in hickeys and talking about paintball strategies).

wrapping up loose ends

i tried to wrap up as many loose ends as possible and give all the characters a proper send-off. originally i wanted lance and hunk to also move into the house in castle street, like repurpose the basement or something but i realized that that just wasn’t possible because most college basements don’t even have heating or like,,,, a livable arrangement.

ultimately, i think it makes sense for pidge to be the one to take up allura’s room at the house. pidge has lived a single during the academic year but they also had lance and hunk right fifty feet away so it’s not like they REALLY lived alone that year. there was also the logistics of the house having a vacant room, and as much as i would have loved to have all of voltron under the same roof (hunk and pidge sharing a room, keith and lance sharing a room), i think they would kill each other. pidge filling in the gap felt like the right move. and lance and hunk are gonna be over a lot anyways, so it’s not like much has changed in the trio's group dynamic.

🫧 what was your favorite chapter to write?

i think i have different chapters in mind for different reasons, even if it's a copout answer. here are the chapters that are dearest to me:

chapter 4: recalibration this is the chapter where i really got to play around with character interactions. keith and lance's worlds were beginning to integrate in chapter 3 but in this chapter, i got to explore different friendships, like keith & pidge and lance & hunk, and the dynamics they entailed. you can see how important these friendships are to both lance and keith, and how their connection with others eventually helps them to reflect on their previous feelings toward each other, like "hmm maybe i've been too harsh with the other."

chapter 10: let's go to the beach the group dynamics were so solidified to this point, and it was so fun to write. i loved writing from adam's pov and being able to zoom out and showcase klance's relationship progression.

the winter break interludes i waxed poetic about these in a previous faq but to reiterate: i'm really pleased with the way each individual chapter turned out. i love a good character study, and it was a great challenge to my writing and characterization to dig deeper into their home lives and see how the past confronted the present, where their respective childhoods were brought into the light, and how long-held notions of belonging, home, and identity were challenged and remolded.

chapter 17: warm and light my beta reader drunkenguac said that this was some of my best writing and i've been coasting off of that validation for the past 4 months. keith's reunion with his mother was especially cathartic for me. as an adoptee, writing this chapter honestly helped me work through some of my feelings about my adoption as i pictured what it would look like if i was ever reunited with my birth mother. i'm very fortunate that i didn't have to go through the same experiences keith did, but i tried to imbue as much humanness as possible into his section.

chapter 18: moving on it just felt like a proper send-off, the one that we never got from s8 of voltron. i wanted the last chapter to basically have this vibe of "hey, things won't be the same but it's going to be okay because we have each other." when shiro tells matt in the end, "we'll still be here," that's me as the author, telling you, the reader, that this fic will still be here whenever you want to revisit it. it was a comfort to write and i've heard that it's a comfort to read, which is so so so gratifying. when i set out to write this fic in august of 2023, i didn't have any plans of grandeur or even expect like more than 100 people read it— it was just a passion project that i decided to share, and i'm glad that others have sought safety in it. outside of fandom, this fic is a love letter to my own college experience. i remember reading a college au fic when i was still in high school and lonely and closeted and repressed and wondering if i would ever be able to get out of my hometown and find a community as tightly-knit as the fic portrayed it. in a way, i got to reflect on my college experience by writing looking out for you. i find solace in this fic when i read back over it, and i can see aspects of my adventures throughout my freshman and sophomore and junior and senior years, waving from behind a thinly veiled curtain. this fic is dedicated to all the people who made my college experience.

anyways that's me rambling for now! thank you again to everyone who has tuned into looking out for you. this is the first piece of creative writing i've done in a long time, and i never expected to actually finish it. i'm so happy with the way it turned out and the love it's received. until next time!

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Oscar and Rose (Pranks)

Another skit For @sodapoppss !

It was a beautiful morning for today and Oscar just woke for today, he got up and went to get some Breakfast

Oscar: Ok fridge let's see what you have for tod-

*Splat* Oscar was just hit by a sprung pie

Oscar: *inhale* *sigh* Okay reaaaal funny Rose Real funny laugh yourself up while you're at it haha just got my just desserts....

Oscar searched the kitchen for the paper towels or a rag to clean his face

Oscar: Ok where are those paper towels I swear I stored them in the top cabi-

*Splat* Oscar was hit by another pie causing him to slip fall

Its on

*Raspberry*

*Later*

Rose: *humming anarchy rainbow* hmm? *sees Bag of candy *

Rose: *reading bag* For Oscar DONT EAT OR OPEN im looking at you Rose, well I'd like to see you try *opens bag*

*BANG* Rose was blasted hard by a bagful confetti from the fake candy bag

.... Ok Oscar I swear to COD I'm going to kick you FUC%I#@ AS-

*Later outside*

Oscar was outside taking a small walk. that was until

*Laughing*

Oscar: hmm ? Hey What's going on around HE-

On a community board there was a picture of Oscar as a baby crying in a potty trainer

Oscar quickly rips the picture off the board and hides the picture behind his back

Random female inkling: Aww come on Oscar We don't even Know who the Baby is! Haha!

Oscar:*embarrassed* Hehe yeah... *walks away from crowd *

Rose im going strangle the $%/T out of you someday......

*Later *

Rose: Hey Oscar I going to take a bath soon see you

Oscar: Ok dont just take 50 minutes just to finish damn scrubbing yourself

Rose: I WON'T! Jesus Christ....

Rose Then went to the washroom to of course to wash herself but Oscar had a little surprise for her.

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AHHHHHHHHHHHH IT FUCKING BURNS!!!!!!!

Oscar replaced Rose's shampoo with Szechuan peppercorns which are known to be Very hot

*SLAM*

Rose busted open the door with a towel covered over her and of course

Rose: ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS EVERYTIME I TAKE A FUCKING BATH!?

Oscar: Hey hey its your fault for Staying in the washroom for a whole hour Not mine

*Later Again*

Both Oscar and Rose were both cautiously walking around the house being careful about what tricks they could pull on each other that was until they both met

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Oscar: um ok I think it's safe to admit that this prank war has gone too far I can't even wake up right without something popping up to ruin my morning

Rose: Yeah and I think I've developed a rash in a few certain....... areas...

*Sniker* Rose looked back with an "Are you serious" face

Rose: Ok look I'm sorry I took things too far its just that I wanted a little satisfaction from my pranks you kno-

Oscar: stuffing over 13 pidgons into my afro is not Satisfactory-

Rose: IM BEING EMPATHETIC HERE OK!? NOW SHUT YOUR MOUTH *sigh* look all I'm saying that I want a truce ok so are ok? *holds out hand*

Oscar: Eh Ok truce *holds Rose's hand*

*Bzzzzsssttt!* Oscar was shocked by a joy buzzer by Rose

Hehe whadda you think of that eh?

Oscar stares then proceeds to strangle Rose

Enjoy!