#Who announces their pregnancy at someone else's wedding

[trexalicious]

Her Majesty repeatedly shooing away H and his cable tv actress wife from standing near her after Eugenie and Jack's wedding. The wedding reception where Rachel announced her faux pregnancy...

[rinchfest]

Coming this September to an internet near you: Rinch Fest 2024, a ship week for Harold Finch/John Reese from Person of Interest! This is a low-pressure event meant to encourage the creation of more fanworks for Finch/Reese or Finch & Reese’s friendship. Fic, art, gifs, vids, podfic, you name it—all are welcome, as long as they’re Rinch-centric.

Posting for Rinch Fest will run from September 24 through September 30, 2024

PROMPTS:

Day One – September 24 Fluff• Pining• "Always" • Dark• Domesticity

Day Two – September 25 Be Nice To John• Established Relationship• Road Trip • Food/Drinking/Cooking • Art

Day Three – September 26 Be Nice To Harold• Belly• "Beach Cabin in the Woods• "Five+1" • Pets/Animals • Music

Day Four – September 27 Kids/Babies/Pregnancy• Hugs• Clothes • Setting/Genre Change AU• The Machine

Day Five – September 28 Bed Sharing• Wedding/Marriage• Crossover • Canon Divergence • Tropes

Day Six – September 29 Finch Whump • Reese Whump • NSFW/Kink • Retirement • Home

Day Seven – September 30 Free-For-All/Catch-Up Day

Keep reading for more info!

Who’s running this? ArgylePirateWD. Hi! Now with mods @alexsrousseau and @stingalingaling

Any changes since last year? None! As in previous years, Reese&Finch friendship is also allowed

Why not call it Rinch Week? It started out as Rinch Fest on The Rinch Loft on Discord, and that’s what stuck.

Plus, Rinch Fest and Reese & Finch share the same initials.

What’s allowed? Complete fanworks focusing on Harold Finch and John Reese in a romantic or close platonic relationship with each other. Fic, art, vids, remixes, sequels, you name it! No length requirements, no style requirements, all ratings allowed—do what you want!

Anything not allowed? Works where Finch/Reese or Finch & Reese is not the primary relationship (additional ships are fine), works that are incomplete at the time of posting, and remixes or other transformative works for other people’s fanworks that are done without the original creator’s permission. Anything else is fair game, as long as it’s labeled.

Also, don’t be a jerk.

What about [insert controversial topic here]? Can I make something with x?/OMG someone made something with x! Anything else is fair game, as long as it’s labeled. This includes works featuring tropes and kinks that you may not like or approve of. As long as it’s warned for, it’s fine and allowed.

Please warn for the usual AO3 warnings (Major Character Death, Graphic Violence, Rape/Non-Con, and Underage) and any subjects others may find deeply unpleasant, and clearly label any NSFW works.

What about poly? Gen? Poly is wonderful, but this is a Finch/Reese or Finch&Reese event. Sorry.

Finch & Reese gen is allowed!

What do I do with x prompt?/Can I do [insert concept here]? Anything goes! Seriously, however you want to interpret a prompt is fine.

Do I have to make something for every prompt? No! You can if you want, but it’s not required. Feel free to skip days, combine prompts, create multiple fills for each day, anything! This is as flexible as it gets.

If it fits multiple prompts, when do I post it? Whatever day works best for you!

What if I want to do something NSFW? There's no nsfw prompt this year. Is it still allowed? YES! Bring on the spicy if you want!

What about a multi-chapter/piece thing where each chapter fulfills one day’s prompt? When do I post that? Post an update each relevant day until you’re done! (Just make sure you can finish it by the end of the event.)

What if it doesn’t fit a prompt? That’s what Day 7 is for! :D

What if I need to post my fill(s) on a different day? Life happens. The AO3 collection is set to Unrevealed, so I can reveal early submissions on the right day, but if that doesn’t work for you, I’m sure we can work something out.

Can I work on a previously-posted WIP? As long as it’s finished when you make your post for the event, sure! If you’re just updating a WIP without finishing it, no.

Can I start working now? Absolutely! That’s why I’m announcing it now—so there’s plenty of time for people to make things.

Can I talk about/share previews of what I’m working on? Sure!

Wait, there’s a Rinch Discord server? Do I have to join to do this? Of course not. We’d love to have you at The Rinch Loft, and it’s a fun place to hang out, but Rinch Fest is for anyone into Rinch.

If I want the Discord link… Send in an Ask to the @rinchfest Tumblr, contact ArgylePirateWD somewhere, or ask around. It’s open to anyone who likes Rinch or Person of Interest. I’m happy to give it out to anyone who wants it.

Where do I post? On Tumblr, post to your blog and use the #rinchfest23 or #rinchweek23 tags. You are They are being watched. 👁 And maybe add @rinchfest in your post to be sure. Tumblr is as hungry as Bear and Shaw.

Submissions are also open.

On AO3, you can post it here: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/rinchfest23/

Do I have to have a Tumblr? AO3? As long as you’re on some kind of platform and can get a link to the work to me somehow so I can share it with the world, you’re welcome to play.

On October 1st, I’ll make a round-up post full of links to all the shiny things people made. If I know you made it, it’ll go in!

What time zone? The daily prompt posts will be going up at 12 am Central Time, but as long as it’s the relevant day for your fill somewhere in the world, go ahead and throw it in!

(And if you want to sneak in some Day 7 things a little after, as long as they get posted before the Master Post goes up… 😉)

Sounds fun! How do I sign up? No signups! Just post your stuff somewhere on the right day(s), and you’re in!

[wa-royal-tea]

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@thebrixtons

Cassia Garden, Belcoast (10:55pm)

Catalina *whispering*: God why is it taking so long?

Catalina: *gasps* Oh my god…

*knock knock*

Indirah (from outside): Who’s in there?

Catalina: It’s Lina! Hold on.

Indirah: Oh. Is everything alright in there?

Catalina: Y-yeah. I…I’m gonna be in here for a while. Can you tell Alfie to meet me at the photo booth? I need to talk to him.

Indirah: Sure. Are you okay? Is something wrong?

Catalina: I’m fine! I promise. Just tell him that I want to see him.

Indirah: Well, alright.

*door opens and closes*

Alfie: Sayang? Dira said you wanted to talk to me. Is everything alright?

Alfie: Did you…did you cry? Are you okay? Did you get hurt?

Catalina: *laughs* No, I’m fine. I’m just…feeling a lot of things right now.

Alfie: Well, do you want to talk it out? Maybe it’ll make you feel better?

Catalina: It’s not anything bad, Alfie. I promise.

Alfie: Then why did you cry? You’re making me worry, Lina.

Alfie: Oh god…sayang. Are you…?

Catalina: Mhm. I’m pregnant.

Alfie: A-are you sure? You…we’re….?

Catalina: This is my third test. I took three tests just now.

Alfie: Oh my god! Oh my— I can’t believe this! We’re having a baby!

Catalina: *giggles* Shhh! Keep it down! I don’t want everyone to know yet! It’s too early to tell and we’re at Ginny’s wedding!

Alfie: Oof, sorry. I got too excited.

Catalina: I’m excited too. But I don’t want to be that person and announce our pregnancy at someone else’s wedding. That’s rude.

Alfie: *chuckles* Yeah, I understand.

Alfie: You have no idea how happy I am now, Lina.

Catalina: I can see it on your face. I’m glad that you’re happy too.

Alfie: I promise that I’ll take good care of you and our baby. Nothing will hurt you both. Not on my watch.

Catalina: I believe you.

[smoshsfavoritepizzaplace]

*RANT INCOMING*

I'm sure you've seen Court's latest ig story....

DAMN!

This is literally the definition of parasocial. From what I've seen though, most comments are pretty light, I assume they blocked the more egregious ones already.

I understand why people are assuming this, besides those that are invasive/don't care. The word craving is typically associated with pregnancies, but does not inherently mean as such.

I remember them being on the GameGrumps : 10 Minute Power Hour and their apple watch went off for their birth control alarm and people went crazy then as well before they hard launched🤦‍♂️

I mean come on... birth control does way more than what the name implies people!

I don't believe that everyone is trying to pigeonhole Court into the "wife" box, because I did see some comments genuinely offering advice if they were expecting given the wording. Regardless, I believe it was more the people stating that they've thought this for a while...

🤬WTF!🤬

This isn't the 1950s why do they need to even have a child in the first place? Amanda talked about this in a Reddit Stories a way back, explaining how triggering it is to put that immense pressure on women to have babies. Especially after they get married, like they can't do anything else?

Nevertheless, Court shouldn't have to even put this out there and question never posting about their personal lives again. No wonder why Shayne literally posts NOTHING!

I only say this to show the double standard, but Shayne doesn't get any of this flack. Don't get me wrong I love the guy, this is just because of the world we live in. They talked on Smoshmouth how they didn't want to be labeled as just Shayne's wife, but here we are I guess🙅‍♂️

Don't people remember Court's last wedding tweet mentioning this as a weight off the shoulders for both of them? Saying they will discuss things in their own time when they are good and ready, I mean HELLO?

I hate that people either forget or more clearly don't care that these are real people who see this stuff, even if they think that they don't.

I seriously can't stand people sometimes😩

RESPECT PEOPLE'S BOUNDARIES!

Sorry bout the rant, I just needed to blow of some steam.

✌

I agree with everything you said. To add on tho, I never understood why people comment on someone being pregnant. Like if I were a celeb and I was possibly pregnant, I would want that to be something special I announce on my own time. It’s kind of the same thing where people guess others on their sexuality before the person can even muster the courage to come out themselves. But anyway, did Courtney say she was having cravings? I thought people just assumed she was “pregnant” out of the blue and not drawing a conclusion from something, I must’ve missed that. Either way, I really wish Courtney can be left alone bc they go through way too much. She has been mistreated by fans since she joined smosh and I really hope they don’t drive her away and make it not enjoyable for her again.

[sassyfrassboss]

I wouldn’t say I was a fan of her, but I tolerated her and never hated her. Then, the wedding came around and I hated the way she treated her father. I lost my dad when I was young and her dad was alive and she tossed him to the side and villianised him. That was a huge red flag, on top of her wedding been filled with celebs and just one of her family members. Then it was little things, such as not following protocol, the Wimbledon stunt, the Diana cosplay, saying one thing and doing another, making everything about herself. The final straw was her announcing the pregnancy at someone else’s wedding 🫠

You know I was watching avidly in 2018 for the lead up to the wedding. The massive amounts of PR she was putting out daily was insanity.

I remember the closer to the wedding date when her family, black and white sides, were all complaining that they hadn't received their invitations. Then there were the articles about how she wasn't that close with her father and it was her "strong black single mother" who raised her. Then the articles were about "Meghan doesn't need anyone to walk herself down the aisle!" and how antiquated it was to think she needed to be given away like a piece of property. Next came articles about her father's health and how he might not be healthy enough to make it to the wedding, let alone walk her down the aisle. Then came the articles speculating that he didn't make the wedding it was going to be William who had the honor. Next day it was Charles who would walk her down the aisle. Makes me wonder if William said something at this point?

Anyways, at that point the writing was on the wall and I KNEW she never had any intention of her father walking her down the aisle, or even attending the wedding.

I 100% believe that Meghan had something to do with her father's staged pap photos as well. She set him up so she could play the victim of her fame hungry father.

[lashton-is-my-drug]

i was at the fonda (night 1) when luke referred to sierra as his wife. however, no wedding band. i'm sure someone else has mentioned that, but i haven't seen anyone else talking about it. this weekend's fashion display by luke in milan..sierra nowhere to be found. he does have a ring on his left hand, but it doesn't seem like a wedding band to me. and if it were, why didn't he have it on at the fonda? rhetorical question. anyhow, this is a very lengthy way to ask your take on it all, and do you think they are married or was it a planned "announcement"..which he didn't seem to make mention of night two?

OK, ready?

Luke saying “my wife Sierra” at his solo show at the Fonda in LA

Pardon the delay in my response, I wanted to wait a beat to see what happened after.

First, Luke was wearing his matching ring with Ash. Ash was wearing his the prior couple of days of events and with fans. Luke hasn’t ever worn a matching ring with her, which therefore there’s nothing to construe as a wedding ring for them. Ever. Luke and Ash have been wearing theirs ever since the band Twitch stream. Check out my various black onyx ring tags. Also, since Youngblood era (stars rings), Luke and Ash have worn various matching rings. They’re sneaky about it. Sometimes they both will wear it, sometimes only Luke, sometimes only Ash. Ash doesn’t wear any rings when drumming.

Released his album with Sony (known for using stunts and people’s personal lives as promotion. Example: all of the Spidermen and Mary Jane’s have “dated”). He’s also managed by Matt Emsell/Ben Evans, who have managed the boys all throughout Modest days.

No article or anything afterwards, which would typically happen with these things…. instead there’s a mystal pregnancy announcement to overshadow it. (Which don’t even get me started on THAT whole thing….)

Luke hasn’t mentioned it anywhere else or made a formal announcement. There was a big deal made about the engagement (along with the standard PR article in People, Ben earning his money) so if the marriage was real, wouldn’t there be one? Luke said some lovely words in his ig post but nothing about any marriage? HELLO?

I truly 100% don’t think they’ll ever get married. Luke and Ash remain devoted to one another. The time is ticking on the Lierra breakup. (Side note: Notice how Ash nor any of the other boys nor anyone on their team nor family members have acknowledged it either??)

Another side note that I find entertaining: I find it very reassuring that the fans actually don’t favor the duet (Older), which was supposed to be this beautiful love PR move between the stunt. Caramel is intensely much better of a song. The gays tend to do a much better job at it. (Hello Elton John and so many others.) Ash would never think of trying to overshadow Luke, like S tried to at London ONO.

Luke’s been flying solo to events ever since the guys were in Aussie. She wasn’t at Fashion Week either. (I’m including video clip proof he was solo.) [Theory: A couple fellow Lashies believe it was some sort of trade off that he had to say the marriage thing at his show so he could be sans Sierra at Fashion Week. Fashion is his. He wants to be himself whenever he can. One day Ash will be next to him though, cheering him on proudly.] Luke has been at events with bandmates, family members (his brother), or is solo ever since they were in Aussie at the end of Take Me Home Tour? Which we need to acknowledge how much Luke absolutely SLAYYYYYED at Fashion Week!! Multiple of different outfits! Get it!!

[Camera flashing warning]

Ash needed to be next to him. 🥺❤️

There’s just so many reasons it was a flat out lie. 

Hey Siri, play “Lie to Me”. Actually, seriously, stream Lie To Me, it’s a banger. Writing credits of Luke and Ash, so, of course it is.

[winnie-the-monster]

Part 1: theroies about how the season will go(as well as how closely it'll follow the book). When the Estate scheme will come to close. Theories about how Pen and Eloise will make up.

Part 2: as for crack theories, give me as much as you want. Lol I live on crack theories.

Part 1:

Nicola did say that s3 follows the book. So I figure there’s gonna a bit of tweaking to fit the show more and bc they’re younger and we already have 2 seasons of backstory for them. So my guess is that the first half of episode one(maybe a little more) will be of Pen avoiding Colin/Colin trying to get her to talk to him. Then the second half of episode one will be the whole lessons deal/start of them. Episode two we’ll see more lessons happening(maybe it starting to work on Colin a bit). And we’ll see Pen trying to flirt at balls, and dancing. With Colin starting to feeling a type of way about it, but can’t figure out why. By the end of episode two, maybe the beginning of episode 3, they’ll have their first kiss. And which will probably lead to Colin wanting to apologize to her for letting that happen. But Pen is probably gonna be avoiding him again (bc she won’t be sure what that meant or will be scared that Colin might do something bc he feels obligated to). Colin might end up feeling jealous/upset bc Pen is talking to everyone but him. Episode four will be the carriage scene(this is coming from Nicola posting about carriages around the time they were filming that episode, as well as people who were there mentioning it lol but I can’t remember 🤷‍♀️)/proposal depending on when in the episode the carriage scene happens. Episode 5 will be the wedding/ honeymoon bliss for a bit. Then everything after that will be blackmail(if that plotline will be a thing), QC/LW drama. Ending with Colin announcing to world how much he loves Pen/saying she’s LW(although they might not reveal that Pen is LW and have her keep with it or they’ll be no reveal but Pen still decides to stop being LW and someone else picks up where she left off)

I think the Estate thing will be cleared up and over with in s3 epilogue. Mostly bc I can’t see them adding a pregnancy plotline in s3 with everything else that’ll be going on.

I 100% believe they Pen and Eloise will make up before polin gets married. Most likely before polin gets engaged(possibly after Eloise finds out). My favorite theory that I’ve come up with is that Eloise will end up catching Polin in the carriage(lol since they love to have one sibling catching another in a compromising position) and runs off. Pen ends up following her and they end up yelling at each other, which turns to them laughing and then finally sitting down and talking everything out.

Part 2:

In s3 we find out that Phillipa had gotten pregnant and had a son(lol I just think it would really funny that even though it seems more likely that Polin will get it only for the writers to like nope it’s Phillipa who gets it).

Around the end of s2 Colin figured out that Pen is LW. And he’s surprised that he isn’t upset but actually impressed by it.

We find out that somewhere after the end of QC Lady Danbury and Lord Ledger restarted their love affair.

[thelonesomequeen]

Don’t even get me started on how they attempted (and partially succeeded) to hijack our wedding to turn it into a pseudo anniversary/reunion party for them and their friends (and refused to pay for it 🙃) 🦎

That's even worse than when someone gets engaged at someone else's wedding/wedding reception, that's so vile. Just complete ick and says sooo much about them in such a succinct way.

Oh I hate that too! Unless it’s worked out prior or something and makes sense for everyone involved.

I was at a baby shower once (for someone who had 3 miscarriages prior, one occurring when she was 5 or 6 months along) and a jealous cousin decided to get up and announce her pregnancy mid shower to everyone. Like literally stood up clinking a glass with the whole “I have an announcement to make!” spiel. I was so mad on behalf of the mom to be. I can’t stand people who feel the need to grab attention for themselves on what should be someone else’s important moment 🦎

[ramblingdisaster73]

Rambling thoughts while rewatching Lone Star ep 4x11 – Double Trouble (Finishing Edging the Bet made it so that I am just now getting to a rewatch of the episode (only watched it live))

The pregnancy & dropping out were my two biggest suspicions for Wyatt’s news

Joining the FD was a little farther on my list – but I didn’t expect to see three announcements (although technically – you could combine the dropping out & FD thing together)

So how are along is she?

When did he decide to drop out of school? When were these midterms? Did he complete his first semester then, but quit ½ way through the 2nd?

Doesn’t TK remember hearing about Mateo’s cousin? He was there for the first time Mateo mentioned Marvin

So – he came from the side of the wall – not the door to the bunk room? – that blocking just seemed like a weird choice.

Someone suggested taking shots anytime Mateo or Marvin say “cuz” = 8 shots in like 2 minutes (3 for Mateo & 5 for Marvin)

The “I’d like to teach the world to sing” reminds me of the kid songs videos – it was on the “Teach the world to sing” (we had it on VHS – because I am old).

“I would really suggest that you try to calm down.” Carlos Reyes – to a woman that should be dead

Carlos thinking – “Thank fuck, you guys finally got here for this woman that should be dead, but is yelling at me about the demon spawn children.”

I am not a fan of going to the Dr. either lady

I want an orange tree in my back yard. Too bad it wouldn���t hold up well here.

That is a lot of kids balls/toys

Carlos “dad joke” Reyes

Winston Churchill gave a lot of good speeches – none of them are ones that I would think to watch to get ideas for my child’s wedding toast (and I am a history nerd like Owen) – but it does make sense for him – if he ever gets a pet that he gets to name – that is what I would guess that he would name them.

I am a fan of Tommy in her gym clothes.

This scene is probably the most I have EVER related to Judd. The self-doubt/loathing is so hard to look/see past. At least he has Tommy & Grace.

What does Judd even have in his hand in the firehouse kitchen scene that was alphabetized

“As long as these chimes don’t go off” give “Unless the bells go off” vibes – Owen talking to Gwyn in 2x04 (old) firehouse kitchen scene.

That Mateo is into pokemon – not surprising – BUT – where did all his cards come from? Did he rebuild his collection once he moved in with Owen or was his collection at the firehouse, miraculously saving it?

$24,100 is a lot of fucking money.

If I had been asking my husband to fix something for 4 years – I would have already figured out how to fix it. That is a long fucking time man.

I like clipboard Marj – but I am ready for firefighter Marj to come back

If you have an uninsured porshe (at least in the US) – you are an idiot. Or any high dollar car.

If he got $900 for the pokemon card, and $24,100 from Nancy – how is he tapped now? Wouldn’t it be that he was already tapped?

Also – That explains why he still lives with Owen

Apparently Mateo decided to do the “take a shot for each time Mateo or Marvin say cuz” game

I think that the sitcom thing fits Mateo’s character – but would have been weird for anyone else – with the exception of maybe Owen.

So, did Marvin keep his hair that pink color to keep a guilt trip on Mateo – since he used it to cover for him in the first place?

Also – these are some old looking 13-year-olds.

How did Mateo not know he was a DREAMER until he was 17?

So setting a school on fire made Mateo want to be a firefighter? I can buy that, makes a lot of sense – I like getting the whys of their job choices on these shows.

Who did he move to Texas with at 16? But still not know he was a DREAMER until he was 17?

He lived with his aunt & uncle from 6-16, then ?? from 16- at least adulthood?

Turpentine smells so bad

Did Mateo take over his cousins love of scientific facts?

Who cares about those other milk customers when there is french toast on the table?

I can’t with the mustache

This is the most Buck that TK has ever been. Accepting the french toast, then his ‘boss/partner’ saying ‘no’, then him saying the same, only sad.

“He might get shanked with a toothbrush.”

Milkman Judd just keeps eating his french toast

Guess it is good to have a paramedic in the family

[puffitale]

Weird question: but does anyone feel inadequate due to how ‘unseen’ they feel?

Like, I'm in my mid-30s. I feel like I’m old and fat. I can count on my fingers all the times I’ve ‘caught’ a guy looking me over in *that* way.

I dress for myself - for comfort. I don’t wear make up. I try to look presentable, but I know that I fall short in a lot of ways.

I try to make my self worth be about me, and how I feel about me, and what I love about my personality/values etc, but I feel like a complete bush pig that’s not worthy of love and knowing that I can see men that I find attractive, but also feeling completely invisible except to be a waste of space.

And…it, like…hurts. A lot. It hurts a lot to want to be beautiful and sexy and to be constantly barraged with the message that if you’re not hot and fuckable to men you’re nothing, and knowing that you fall on the latter scale more than the former. It hurts to see girls that look like me or better matched up. It hurts to see girls who seem have easily slotted into universal beauty standards call themselves fat and ugly and not good enough because they’re wearing track pants to target or they ate a big meal. It hurts to see someone announce a pregnancy or an engagement and just feel so…nothing. Like you’ll never be good enough for love or anything…really.

And the thing is…I know I’ve been programmed to feel this way. So I buy thousands of dollars of bullshit like expensive clothes that I feel uncomfortable in or bullshit beauty treatments. That I should get someone to suck all my fat out and mould them into an amazing set of tits and ass, that I should dye my hair and wear high heels and false eyelashes and have a tiny waist and dick sucking lips etc. And that I’ll feel lonely enough to settle for some piece of shit who sits on my couch all day and plays GOW or something and demands chicken wings on a 4 hourly basis only to flop into bed for incredibly unsatisfying sex on my end whilst he snores and I scrub the kitchen with a toothbrush to work through my self disgust at the fact that I was completely fine alone but I’ve chosen Barney Rubble and his garlic mayo farts over working on my self enough to die alone.

I feel like a dipshit. An incredibly alone and depressed dipshit.

I want the fairytale, the nice wedding and babies. I want to feel seen and wanted and love. But I also know it’s a trap and that either if I pursue that I’ll be worse off or it will never make me happy. I want to be able to work on myself enough to be happy as I am, but it’s just not there. Or there’s too much shit to deal with first (childhood trauma, cPTSD that bullshit).

I feel like a puzzle piece that’s been burned that expected to find its match but also be enlightened enough to just be as is but I have a giant whole that’s been burned out of me and I don’t know how to mend it and everything I’ve been taught from a young child has been that I need someone else to fix or fill it and nothing will be able to do that because I’ve been fucking burnt and have a giant burn mark in my centre, so I’m unfixable - only transformable but I don’t know how to do that, only fix, not transform, only fix…

[throne-for-queens]

If he promised over 15 years ago that he would marry her, why hasn’t he followed through yet? It’s been three years since the engagement. Why hasn’t he cleaned up his act so she doesn’t have to have public meltdowns and announce that she’s called it off? Where’s her ring?

Watch people start saying, “Guess we’ll never really know if they’re already married.” Oh, but they are married—just like he promised to marry her the moment he laid eyes on her, and of course, he and Casie’s mom have their own secret animosity. Whatever helps you sleep better at night I guess.

The main topic here is his transition from a wannabe “tough” Black boy to whatever this mellow, blood-drinking, white-woman-manifested version of him is now. How did we end up talking about the same old topic again? Deflecting much? The (fictional) poster doesn’t prove a damn thing.

Also, the same year he claims he vowed to marry Megan, he posted a mixtape with these lyrics. So which is it? Is he bigamous all of a sudden? Breaking news: lyrics and promises don’t mean shit anyway; actions speak louder. So far, he hasn’t married either of them. Until proven wrong, he’s made a baby mama out of both of them.

But here you go:

“Baby, you should stop dreaming and get out of bed, Pay the rent” is what she said, what she said (what she said) “So get dressed, you don’t call, you don’t write, and we fight I have dreams every night of becoming your wife But tomorrow’s a new night, said I hope you do right But I’m gone, ‘cause these calls from these broads that you like (that you like) Just don’t forget that I’ve been there from the start (from the start) Don’t you dare let this shit tear us apart (apart) I’m having your child and you left me in the dark Oh my god, superstar, I swear you’ve broken my heart” (my heart)

There was another mixtape with similar lyrics, but unfortunately, I can’t find it, so I can’t prove my point. It was about him and his girl dreaming of having a wedding abroad. If anyone can find it, send it!

Even if he marries Megan, people are not foolish. Everyone has always seen that both of them look miserable around one another. In the comment section of every post about the pregnancy news, everyone was using the term "band-aid baby." People will realize it's likely a shotgun wedding done for publicity and out of desperation to make it work at all costs.

To be fair, I believe Megan called off the engagement, but I don't think those two were orchestrating any wedding ceremony any time soon. He, like many others, assumed that marrying Megan or even being in a relationship with her was a distant dream. Megan was also dealing with Brian at this time, so the possibility of her being on the table was already out of the question. Now, this line in the song could have been about Casie's mother, but Casie was already born then. So unless he was retelling a story that had already happened, he could have been talking about someone else. In the return, he mentions another woman being pregnant for him and losing their child.

My girl sat in the bathtub, eight hours bleeding

Hearing the doctor tell us our child's heart stopped beating

Now, I don't know if it's Casie's mother or the other woman who these lines belong to, but both options are plausible.

[bisluthq]

Omg @ anon who was mean to her bf who got drunk and is talking with his mom, etc. may I please add some things to what Nat said?

1. You said you had tried to hide that part of yourself from him (the angry and mean side - apologies for paraphrasing, I’m tired lol), whether you get back with your bf or not, I’d like to gently suggest instead of trying to “hide” that part of you, to seek some sort of therapy or anger management type thing.

I’m someone who grew up associating anger with violence, because that’s how it was expressed. So I hated being angry and would do anything to avoid it. Then every few months I’d EXPLODE with anger and just rant screaming alone because I’d been holding it in for so long. I’m a long timer with therapy lol so I asked how can I feel anger without being violent. She suggested when I wanted to scream, scream into a pillow, exercise, etc all those things when you feel that burst of it, but most of the anger I had and then exploded was because I was internalising any time I felt even a little bit frustrated, and the root cause was I wasn’t setting or enforcing my boundaries. I would ignore jokes that weren’t funny and I felt hurt by, I picked up the slack of others - I should’ve said ‘hey I don’t like that please don’t say that to me or when I’m around’ and I should’ve asked other people to carry their load and not leave it up to me. Once I started doing that, the outbursts became a lot rarer and I can handle my anger if that makes sense?

You also said you got it from your dad, so you might have some childhood wounds that need addressing and you’d probably find out what your triggers are by talking about it with a good therapist and working through it instead of having to pretend you don’t get super angry and say mean things or whatever - like you can learn to just not do it, instead of hiding that you think it? And it doesn’t make you an asshole for thinking ‘THIS PERSON I LOVE IS AN IDIOT BECAUSE THEY …’ like that’s normal.

Therapy for all! 🩷

2. OMG put distance between you and his mother!!!! Like Nat said, great you get along and great she’s being nice, but ok if you don’t get back with your ex - there’s no reason to talk to her. And I’d bet money she isn’t telling her son to take you back because the 2 of you are being polite! if he brought home woman tomorrow, do you think she would be nice and polite to her? or would she scold her son for moving on and say this new chick isnt as good as you? i dont know any of these people and it doesnt sound like your ex is about to bring someone else home, but if shes nice and normal she probably wants her son to be happy and would be nice to thr new chick.

If you and your ex do get back together and want to be a forever couple, have kids, get married, etc. do you want her expecting to be in the delivery room wheb yoi have a baby? or thinking she has final say on your wedding planning? DO NOT prop her up higher than yourself in this relationship! Because if you start scting like a sexless throuple, your partner will wonder why you turned against his mom because youre not letting her pick your wedding date and she announced your pregnancy on fb before you got to! dont create a monster just becUse you want to stay in his good books!

3. just text him today. dont givr him more time to ppssibly start getting over you by waiting until next week. then it looks like youre only texting for a booty call. you love him, you want to be with him - tell him that! probably not in text lol. but try to see or call him or face time ASAP! Let this be a short blip in your relationhip (if you get back tohether) or at leasy know where yoi stand so you can sfart your healing proxess if he doesnt want to get back together.

good luck and sorry for typos autocorrect has turbed off and it seems i heaviky rely oj it lmao

really solid advice yea

[thedevotionaltour]

it is very sweet that there are people who allow their friends and family members to propose at their wedding or engagement parties and also allow someone else to announce their pregnancy at their baby shower. however like i always have to wonder Why those people ask like. can you literally not wait. can you let that day be about that person. you are equally as capable of announcing it some time else. or making your own get together to have your many friends learn this so that they're all there with you. sorry this is not an uncommon opinion at all and also im selfish 😭 if you make my day about me about you i will kill us both!!!!

[cordelianewman]

So if you weren't constantly trying to bombard me wouldn't you consider that bombarding him? Just saying, babe. It's cute, that you cared, and mildly threatened about the lease, though I planned to still make that known -- even if we weren't really talking. You can have a drawer, or you know, some space from in my closet even -- oh lacy? I would have pictured you more as a satin kind of person, less lace on you but you know -- I want pictures now. I'm expecting them to my phone babes. You know, I like to think that he always knew that it was going to work out, that we were going to find our way back to each other. Whether it was in our twenties, thirties, fifties, that it was going to happen. He had that way about him that he always kind of had this look that things would work out the way they were supposed to if you just gave them time. Oh a 100% shotgun wedding. Are you kidding? You have to ask? My mother would have sensed that pregnancy test turning positive and we would have been married in weeks before any bump could have formed, sent on a honeymoon, and when returned announced weeks later I was expecting and then perfectly currated by her manicured fingernails the notice in the paper and that when I went into labor sooner than expected that I went into labor early and to give us our space to bond with our very, very tiny newborn premie. I like sex too, but between 18 and now six kids -- okay it's plausible, but that's like one every two and a half years or so... That's different, we were in a committed relationship, him and I were just casually dating and going to prom together -- nothing serious. I broke it off with him once we graduated. I am happy with myself, a lot more than I was when I was younger. Truer to who I am, all that jazz. Just remember she might be able to parrot only bits now but the rest will come when you least expect it. Well I'm glad, that's kind of what I'm here for, him to trust me and know he has someone else to talk to if he can't talk to dad or his uncles / aunts. I've gone to the daycare, the park one day, a little bit of indoor, a little bit of outdoor. In between working, though now they're doing this whole organizing project just before school is ending so we're scrambling a bit.

To be fair, I wasn't constantly bombarding him, you and I were fighting and I just … wanted to do what I could to help out without constantly bombarding you, instead. And besides I worked with him for years and years, it's not like he isn't used to me driving him up the wall. Does that mean that I'll be getting a drawer at your place, too, whenever that is? Some place that I can put all of my lacy under things and night gowns, the way you have at my place? He did have good taste. I have a lot of regret that he didn't get to see us work it out, especially because he'd ask me about you all the time once I moved back home. He was always so disappointed when I told him that I hadn't seen or talked to you. Ohh, a true shotgun style wedding, then? Are we talking full on baby bump in the dress, or trying to hide it? Eh. I like sex, Cor. That wasn't going to change in this hypothetical. Okay, and what did we do on my prom night, then? Yeah, I know that he did -- I had to talk to him several times about you being off limits when we were dating, so call me kinda petty, but I'm glad it didn't last between you two. And are you now? Happy with yourself, I mean. It might be an annoying saying, but I think it's true, I don't think you can depend on someone else to make you happy if you're miserable on your own. Yeah, obviously. Oh, Rosalyn tells me all about your secrets, you have no idea. Or maybe I tell her all of my secrets, because I know she can only parrot bits and pieces back to you. But Colton did say he liked talking to you and felt like he could really trust you. For what it's worth. Exhausting, I'm trying to take a little time each night to do something, but the crew's so understaffed right now... I got home at ten last night, eleven tonight… so I feel you. Get up to anything fun?

[ultraintrovertedgryffindor]

hey bestie boo beloved favorite writer i have a request for u!! can i please have a will poulter request where they’re just sooooo domestic and have a child together (they’re married) and it’s like flashbacks to their meeting to their first date and to their wedding/kid being announced/born like cute domesticity and yeah !

I reallly hate kids buuuuuut, how could I say no to you?😭

Warnings: Unexpected pregnancy, dirty jokes and innuendos (about said pregnancy), AFAB!Reader but no gender specific pronouns, and the child is also GN

1.1K Words🤙🏻

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"Wake up, wake up, wake up!"

You groaned in pain as your child jumped on you and your husband, Will. "I'm up, I'm up, I'm up!" You yelled back, tackling your little one and forcing them to lay in the middle of you and Will.

"Have mercy, some respect for your elders, please." Will joked, rubbing sleep from his eyes, sporting a tired smile.

"Do you know what day it is?" Your child beamed, shaking both of your shoulders.

"Hmm..." You wondered aloud, smirking at Will. "Sunday?"

"No, no, no!" They yelled.

"Huh, I'm pretty sure it's Sunday today." Will said, causing them to pout and cross their arms.

You giggled. "Of course we know what day it is, it's your birthday!" You started placing quick kisses all over their small face, making them giggle uncontrollably. "How old are you now, two?"

"Six!"

"Good lord," Will groaned, "it seems like it was only yesterday when we first held you in our arms."

It really did. In all your life, you never expected that you'd be this happy. Ever. You never thought that you'd meet someone as amazing as Will, or have a child that made your life seem so full as soon as they were born.

You met Will in a time of your life when you were still figuring out who you were, what you wanted to be, what your beliefs were. Barely anything made sense to you, but getting to know Will and becoming his friend, it was like the sun finally came out on a cloudy day. You didn't know how, but you knew that you had to spend the rest of your life with him.

It didn't take long for you to figure out that he felt the same way. You never believed in soulmates, but it sure felt like he was. You both were so nervous on your first date. It was simple, just going out for lunch. Will had accidently spilled his drink on your lap, profusely apologizing and rubbing at the stain with napkins, before blushing a beet red when finally realizing how close he was to your crotch. You finally got him to stop apologizing by planted a kiss on his lips, promptly shutting him up in a sweet way. All of your dates moving forward were thankfully accident free, but it was still a funny story to tell.

But then another accident happened, not one as simple as a drink being spilled onto you. Instead, something else spilled onto you (well, in you). You were pregnant, and you had no idea what to do. You didn't even know if Will would accept it. Sure, he talked about wanting kids one day, but he was a big time actor, surely he wouldn't have the time to take care of a kid, right? You couldn't keep it a secret, of course, but you were still scared of his reaction.

Will surprised you when you told him. You were in tears by the time you finally spat out the news, but he just held you while laughing with his own tears in his eyes. "I already knew." He had said. "You haven't gotten your period in a while so I just assumed."

"You kept track?" The gesture only made you cry harder, but Will couldn't have been more happy than he already was. He was ecstatic, he had always wanted to be a dad, and who better to have one with than the love of his life. He proposed to you on the spot, begging for you to be his partner forever. You couldn't stop crying as you said yes, over and over again.

The engagement was short, only a few months to set everything up. It was a bit rushed, but you didn't mind that one bit, and neither did Will. You wanted to be married right away. You were sporting a bigger belly when the day finally came, having to wear a specially tailored outfit so you could still look amazing while pregnant. You could still Will's eyes light up and jaw drop as you walked down the aisle, looking you up and down with a lust that almost made you trip, but you had to keep your cool, at least until the day was over.

You were shocked at how much Will cried that day, the first of the tears to come as he read his vows to you, promising to love and cherish you and your child, to protect against anything and everything, promising to lay down his own life if need be. And you said the same, overly emotional because of the hormones, but looking into Will's eyes was the best grounding technique that always worked for you.

It was the best day ever. You shoved wedding cake into Will's face, making a mess of his perfect, kissable lips, but you cleaned him up with your own. You danced well into the night, with Will and friends and family. Slow dancing, locked up safely in Will's arms, you felt so lucky.

Four months later, your water finally broke. "The baby's on the way!" You shouted to Will, all the way across your home. You jumped when you heard a distant crash and loud thudding footsteps getting closer and closer, a disheveled Will busting through the doorway to your bedroom. "My water broke!" You grinned.

"Okay, okay, you're gonna be fine!" Will panted, running his hands through his hair stressfully. "It'll all be fine! Just gonna drive you to the hospital. Gotta get the overnight bag, the..." He started trailing off into unintelligible mumbling, running around the room like a headless chicken.

"How am I more calm than you?"

And after four hours of excruciating pain, crying, pushing, holding Will's hand so tight you were afraid it would break, and feeling like you were being ripped apart, your baby was finally there in your arms. You had never seen anything more beautiful in your entire life, and you knew you never would ever again. You could see the whole universe and it would never compare to the universe you could see in your baby's eyes as they looked up at you.

"I'm your Papa, little one." Will whispered softly, trying to stifle his cries as they held onto his pinky with their tiny hand. "They're so small."

"Didn't feel like it coming out." You chuckled tiredly, feeling yourself falling asleep with your baby laying on your chest.

"Papa, look what I got!" Your child yelled in excitement, hugging their new toy tightly.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Will grinned, leaning over to whisper in your ear, "Told you they'd like it."

You scoffed, gently pushing his shoulder. "Yeah, yeah, whatever."

"You're just jealous cause they liked my present more than yours, babe."

"Me, jealous? Sure, bud, whatever helps you sleep at night."

Will smiled and shook his head, wrapping his arm around your shoulder as you watched your child continue opening their birthday presents. "I love you both, so much." Will whispered, kissing your temple and resting his head on yours.

"And we love you just as much."

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this one called for the short 'n sweet treatment. god, i do not like babies and kids (yuck), but i hope this was to your liking and i didn't botch it❤

[sillygooseassociation]

for the jru blurb thing: telling the kids they are having a sibbling. i need deets!

omg i feel like this could be a whole fic, maybe i’ll make a formal thing later, idk

in the JRU timeline, you and jason are engaged a couple months after your two year anniversary, at this point, the kids are 8 and 10. they met you 6 months after you and jason started dating and they love you from the beginning. you truly are the other half of jason, you compliment each other so well that the kiddos just instantly vibe with you. jason doesn’t ask them for their permission to propose to you but more so “how would you feel if y/n and i got married? your mom is always your mom, you’d just have extra love and she would be in our family. is that okay with you?”

the kids are just kinda dumbfounded like “i thought y/n was already in our family?” which of course makes jason fucking cry himself to sleep that night while you just hold him. anywho, they were so excited then when you got engaged because omg you’re gonna officially be their bonus mom! so when you find out four months later that you’re seven weeks pregnant, you’re not super nervous to tell the kids.

you know they love you (daisy asks you at least three times a week if it’s the day of your wedding despite you telling her y’all haven’t even chosen a date). so there’s not worries there, however, the two of them have been best friends for literally as long as each of them can remember. what if they don’t want to add someone to the mix? or what if they think you’ll love the baby more because the baby will be your “real” kid and they aren’t (which is absolute bullshit of course).

your anxiety brain and pregnancy hormones fuel your mind with these thoughts, leading to an anxiety attack and jason helping you to work through it. you thought about doing a cute announcement for the kids but with your anxiety, the two of you decide to just sit them down and tell them the exciting news.

“so, you know how y/n is joining our family?” the kiddos eagerly nod their heads, they’re legit so excited, it’s adorable. your anxiety calms enough that you continue for jason, “well, how would you feel about someone else joining our family too?” daisy and otis look at each other super confused before otis gasps, “ARE WE GETTING A PUPPY???” you and jason have absolutely no clue how your eardrums didn’t burst.

both of you chuckle, jason putting his hand on otis’s knee to try and bring him back down to earth, “no, not a puppy buddy, but maybe that’s something to consider based on that response.” jason looks at you with a smirk, you had been begging him for y’all to get a dog since you moved in a year ago, the smug bastard keeps denying you (little do you know it’s because he wants to get a puppy around the time you have the baby so that all the kids can have a built in new best friend, he’s such a fucking romantic it’s almost disgusting).

daisy just looks at you with wondering eyes, sure she would also love a puppy, but what are you talking about? she climbs into your lap, still small enough that she fits perfectly as she lays her head on your shoulder and plays with your hair, “who’s gonna join our family, y/n?”. you smile sweetly at her, then looking to otis, who is just as intrigued. taking a deep breath, you take jason’s hand into yours, “well, you two are going to have a baby sibling.”

you would have thought santa just stopped by to hand deliver presents based on how they react (lol). otis is running around the room, cheering, while daisy sits up in your lap, trying to hug both you and jason at the same time, though her little arms struggle with the reach. after a couple of minutes, otis calms down, sitting in jason’s lap, mirroring daisy on your lap as you sit next to jason.

“so, i take it you’re happy about the news?” daisy nods her head vigorously while otis looks at his dad like he’s stupid, “well, duh!” you smile brightly at your family, tears running down your face, which daisy quickly notices, “what, are you okay?” you nod at her as you wipe away your tears, jason rubbing your back, “she’s okay dais, y/n is crying because she’s so happy, not because she’s sad.”

daisy gasps, looking to otis as if she just found out the end of the world is coming, “wait! but the baby is gonna call y/n mom, won’t it confuse the baby that we call you y/n?” your heart flutters just a bit, this girl was so inquisitive, it made you so proud and she was already caring about the baby. you shake your head, “no, i’m sure it’ll be okay, daisy girl. i don’t want you to feel like you have to call me anything different just because a baby is on the way. i love you two just as much as i love the baby, no matter what you call me.”

daisy sheepishly looks to otis who plays with his fingers as he nervously speaks up, “but what if we want to call you something else?” the air hitches in your throat, even more tears coming to your eyes as jason smiles softly, watching the whole interaction. you smile at otis before looking to daisy who is already staring at you with big doe eyes like her father’s, “th-that would be perfectly alright with me.”

daisy clears her throat, playing with the ends of your hair for comfort, “well, we already have a mom. what if you were our mama?” cleared your throat to push back a sob that wanted to leave your mouth, looking over to see jason crying as well. you look back to the kids, placing one hand on daisy’s back and grabbing otis’s hand with your other one, “i would be so so happy to be your mama.” both kids smile brightly, laughing giddily before jumping off your laps and running to the other room to play.

jason pulls you closer by the hip, placing a kiss on the top of your head as you snuggle into his side, “i’d say that went well.” you nod softly as you wipe away your tears, “no offense bubs, but that was better than you proposing to me.” jason let’s out a loud laugh as he nods, laying his head atop yours, “fair enough, baby.”