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Are you mine? - Chapter eleven: "The pieces this job takes"

Summary: The Reids welcome little Vinny, and Raven will have to deal with being a sister now. The team has to say good bye to a member, and Spencer will just have to deal with changes one more time.  Word count: 11.094 Warnings: This is a painful chapter for Spencer.  A/N: Sorry I couldn't post last week,  I had an accident (don't worry, I'm ok). I love Anderson's moment to shine in this chapter, and I hate putting Spencer through more trauma. Also, I was so sad writing Raven's tantrum... I totally understand her. 

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(Y/N)’s point of view 

Morgan took six months off after what happened to him. He had to recover mentally and physically, which was neither easy nor fast. I know some things happened to him he wasn’t sharing with us, not even with Savannah. He didn’t want to be a burden for her, and that’s a feeling I can absolutely understand.

We saw him a lot though, which was good. We were there for him the day he and Savanna got married in a beautiful ceremony, and he was there for us the day Vincent was born.

Considering the team was down two members, Hotch couldn’t let Spencer stay at Quantico the last couple of weeks before the baby’s due date. Of course, that means I was in the bullpen when my water broke.

Honestly, sometimes I wonder why we didn't leave the FBI sooner. I'm fully aware I keep saying the same the entire time, but it’s shocking how things were a hot mess and we never noticed. Why were we so blind?

I wanted to kill Hotch for forcing Spencer to go with the team to solve a case in Alabama when I was so close to my due date. I understood things were critical without Morgan on the team and with me not being able to fly. But yet, you’d expect some humanity. I guess sometimes work comes first for some people.

My water broke as I walked from Garcia’s office to my desk to pick up some files. I froze on my spot and didn’t know what to do for a few seconds. My mind went blank. That was not supposed to happen like that. Not with Spencer away. And definitely not in the middle of the office.

- “Anderson…”- I looked around me and found him at his desk, typing something.- “Sonny, can you help me?”

- “What happened, Reid?”- ever since I married Spencer, he has loved calling me by my new last name.

- “Uhm… can you come over?”

- “Give me a minute.”- and he kept typing, not even looking at me. I didn’t want to yell I was almost popping a baby right there, but my friend wasn’t giving me another chance.

- “I can’t wait. Please.”

- “Come on, Reid.”

- “Agent Grant Anderson, I need you. Now.”- a few other heads turned as my voice filled the bullpen. Anderson turned to me shocked, but I’m guessing my freaked-out face forced him to bite his tongue at whatever he was going to say and he rushed over to me.

- “What… oh shit.”- he looked at the puddle on the floor between my legs and understood it all in a second.

- “Yes.”- I cut him a short smile and took a deep breath. I had to do my best not to freak out too.

- “What now?”- Anderson whispered, remaining calm.

- “I need you to drive me to the hospital. Garcia is busy helping the team.”

- “Ok, do you wanna call Reid first?”

- “First, I wanna call my doctor. And I need to tell Garcia. Spencer is gonna freak out and there is no need to get him worried when this can still take a few more hours.”- I did my best to remain calm knowing as soon as Spencer knew what was happening, he was ditching the team and taking the first flight back home.

- “Ok, you wanna sit down while I get Garcia?”

- “I don’t wanna get the chair all dirty.”- I argued as Anderson moved a chair closer.

- “Don’t be silly, Reid. Sit down, I’ll bring Garcia and your phone so you can dial your doctor, ok?”- I simply nodded and watched him sprint across the office.

Raven took her sweet time when she was born, but not our Vincent. He was ready to take over the world in no time. Contractions hit me hard and I was worried my husband wasn’t going to make it on time to be with me during labor. Did I tell him? Of course not, I knew he was freaking out and I didn’t want to worry him anymore.

Spencer called me as soon as he could. I didn’t get to him the first time I dialed, so he got the news from Garcia when Anderson was taking me to the hospital.

- “I’m ok, honey. I promise.”- I whispered as soon as I heard his voice on the other side of the line.- “Doctor Feldmann is going to be waiting for me at the hospital, and Frank and Mikey are on their way over.”

- “I’ll ask Morgan to go too.”

- “He has his very own pregnant wife to take care of, hun.”- I reminded him, but I could almost see Spencer’s scowl all the way from Alabama.

- “I can’t believe I am not there with you.”

- “It might take a few more hours, so you’ll be ok. We’ll wait for you to start the fun part.”- I joked knowing there was no way I could predict that, but I needed to give Spencer some peace of mind.

- “I’ll be there as soon as I can. I’ll call you when my flight arrives.”- I heard Spencer sigh at the other side of the line and my chest tightened knowing how bad he felt being away from me at that minute.

- “I love you so much honey bunny. Be safe, ok?”

- “I’m so sorry, chipmunk. I’ll be there as soon as I can.”

- “I know. Please, take care.”

- “Ok, nugget. Your mom is on her way with Raven, I got you ice, and some marshmallows in case your sugar drops. I think we are covered. Do you have to start pushing already? Shit, I’m not ready for that. Please don’t start pushing yet.”- Frank rushed into my room, nearly hyperventilating. He paced across the room, clearly freaking out, as I stared at him, and the nurse raised an eyebrow.

- “Is he the dad?”

- “Nope-” I replied chuckling- “He is not even the godfather. Just my best friend.”

- “Basically I’m like a brother to you.”- Frank replied right away, and pretended to be shocked - “And I am not Vinny’s godfather? Are you serious? What are you talking about? I feel betrayed.”

- “I told you, it’s gonna be Mikey. You are Raven’s godfather. You can’t have all the kids.”

- “We are not having this conversation right now. You are clearly sedated.”- I chuckled and stared at my friend, who crossed his arms on his chest and looked at me from the end of my bed.

- “You do realize I haven’t gotten anything yet. I am not even…”- but a contraction stopped my words and ended that silly argument. Frank moved quickly to my side and held my hand tight. He didn’t even say a word, he just stared at me, obviously concerned, and waited until the pain had passed.

- “I’m so not having kids.”- he whispered after a few seconds, making me chuckle.

- “That’s ok, just can you check my vagina and see if I’m dilated already?”- I joked and saw the color leaving his face.- “I’m joking! Go out and wait for my mom. I’ll be fine.”

- “No way. I am not leaving you alone. I’m not getting anywhere near your vagina, but I am not leaving you alone until Spencer is here.”

And he didn’t leave. Frank stayed in my room until my husband got there, five hours later. Morgan, Mikey, and my mom kept me company too. They took Raven to get ice cream from the cafeteria and honestly helped me stay sane. Savannah, who was four months pregnant by then, and still dealing with all the nausea and morning sickness, helped keep me sane during the entire time. She was not only my friend, but also a doctor, and that always helped during delivery.

I will always be grateful for the family of friends we’ve created along the way.

Spencer’s point of view

It was a mess, nothing went as planned. I was in Alabama with the team and took the first flight back home. Garcia called me, nearly crying ‘cos she couldn’t go with my wife to the hospital, she had to work the case along with the team. I froze in place for a few seconds, not knowing what to do first.

- “Anderson is gonna drive her to the hospital. I'll be with her as soon as I can.”

- “I’m on my way.”- that was all I could say before I hung up and turned to Hotch.- “I have to leave. Now.”

Morgan, Frank, and Mikey had to take my place in the hospital while I was away. I nearly got into the pilot’s cabin and yelled at him to take us home faster if possible. Those were the longest four hours of my life, it was torture. I thought I was going to go crazy sitting there thinking my wife was alone in a hospital delivering our baby, and all because work forced me to be out of town.

When I finally got to the hospital, I rushed in flashing my FBI badge to everyone and anyone who could even think of trying to stop me. Am I proud of that? No. Do I regret it? Hell no! I just wanted to be with my wife as soon as possible, no matter what.

- “Reid!”- I heard Morgan’s voice as I rushed down the hall, trying to find the right room. He was with Savannah, Mikey, and Raven.

- “Dada!”- she escaped Mikey’s arms and ran to me. I squatted and opened my arms to hold her. - “Mommy said bad words.”

I chuckled at her comment and kissed her forehead as I stood up and walked toward our friends, who stood up as soon as they saw me.

- “I think today we can spare her a few bad words.”- I whispered into my daughter’s ear and heard her giggle.- “Guys, thank you for being here.”

- “Nothing to thank us for”- Morgan replied immediately- “You should put an eye on your pretty girl. She looked like she was about to pop your kid five minutes ago.”- I widened my eyes, gave Raven to Mikey, and ran to the room.

(Y/N)was squatting on a ball, holding her mother’s hand as Frank kneeled beside her, talking nonstop and looking honestly confused.

- “Oh thank god.”- he mouthered the second he saw me. I rushed in and held my wife tight. She grunted and shook in my arms. That’s when I realized how late I was.

- “I’m here, ma cherie. I’m here.”

- “I know. Vincent is almost here too.”- she whispered and didn’t let go. For a few minutes, it was just us holding each other. I wanted to ask her to forgive me for being so late, but words didn’t leave my lips. Instead, I just kept her close to me for a little longer.

- “I’m gonna get the nurse.”- Sofia said, probably to give us some privacy.

- “And I'm gonna leave this room before our friendship is forever scarred with gore scenes I will never be able to forget.”- Frank added and walked to the door.- “I’ll be out with the guys and my goddaughter.”

- “Thank you.”- that’s all I managed to say, but I’ve always been sure he understood the depth of my words. For a few minutes, it was just us. (Y/N)asked me to help her move to the bed, and I wrapped my arms around her to help her support the weight of her belly.

- “Did you tell Hotch I hate him for keeping you away?”- she muttered in the middle of what was clearly a very painful contraction.

- “Yes, I did.”

I did not. It wasn’t necessary, (Y/N)had made it clear before we left for the case that she was never going to forgive Hotch if the baby was born while I was out of town. The entire team knew it, my wife hadn’t been subtle at all. She stood next to the elevator's door before we left for the case, looked him in the eyes, and said: “If the baby is here and Spencer is still away, I won’t be back for work, ever again.”

- “Good.”- she whispered as I helped her sitting on the hospital bed.- “Honey Bunny, I think I’m ready to push.”

- “Wait just a few more minutes. Your mom is coming with the doctor.”

- “Shit, fuck, for Christ's sake! What shitted mother fucker thought this fuckery was in fact fair for women??!- my wife shouted every curse with such profound heart and pain, it was clear she needed more medication. Who knew when she had gotten her epidural.

- “You know, the first thing Raven told me when I got here was how you had said many bad words today.”- I whispered in her ear as I kept rubbing her back, trying to help her through the pain.

- “I fucking told Mikey to take her out, I didn’t want her to be traumatized and watch me losing it in pain.”- (Y/N)seemed mortified.

- “It’s ok, I told her you were allowed to curse a little today.”- Sofia and a nurse walked into the room, and a doctor followed them a few seconds after.

- “Ok Mrs. Reid, your baby boy seems to be ready.”- doctor Feldmann announced as he sat at the end of the bed and checked on my wife.

- “He feels ready as well.”- she mumbled, doing her best to be strong. I just scooped a little closer and held her a little tighter. I’ve never known what to do during delivery but praying and holding her hand tight. Being next to her while she delivers our babies is magical and agonizing at the same time. I will never love the process, not if I know she is going through an excruciating pain and there is nothing I can do to stop it.

It only took thirty minutes and Vincent Spencer Reid was there with us. His soft cries filled the room and my heart stopped. He was so small, so innocent, so vulnerable. Dr Feldmann placed him on (Y/N)’s chest and she caressed his back carefully, as the two of us stared at him with a loving smile on our lips.

- “Hello baby boy.”- she whispered and her voice shook as tears fell from her eyes.- “Aren’t you a pretty boy. My pretty boy.”

- “Hey there, Vincent. I’m your dad. Hello.”- I ran my fingers down his tiny arm and smiled at him.- “I hope you like baseball ‘cos it’s the only sport I’ve managed to learn so far.”

- “Maybe he’ll teach you, look at those hands, they are so big.”- (Y/N)whispered and touched his fist with her index - “Looks like the hand of a basketball player.”

- “Or maybe he’ll be an artist.”- I suggested and (Y/N)looked at me with a bigger smile.

- “I would love that.”- I stared into her eyes and caressed her cheek a few times, then ran my fingers up to her temples, and wiped a little of her sweat off before kissing her.

- “You did you good, ma cheriè. I’m so proud of you.”

- “I’m glad it went well and that he is here. Wanna go tell the rest?”

- “Not yet.”- I whispered and touched Vinny’s back one more time, enjoying the feeling of having my son there with me for the very first time - “Give me another minute of this.”

- “All the time you want.”- my wife answered and chuckled- “We have a son.”

- “We have a son.”- I smiled at those words and tears blurred my vision for a moment. I had a son, and he was perfect. Life was perfect.

Mikey stood up the second he saw me and his smile mimicked mine as I announced Vinny was there and that everything had gone well. He, Frank, and Morgan hugged me, tapping on my back, and congratulating me. Well, us. I smiled at them as I turned to Raven and opened my arms for her. She was cuddled in Sofia's arms and hesitated for a few seconds before moving toward me.

- “Come on birdy. Do you wanna see mommy and meet your brother?”- Sofia kissed her cheek and encouraged her to go with me, but she still wasn’t sure. I held her and kissed her cheek a few times before announcing.

- “(Y/N)said you guys can come in and say hi after Raven meets her brother. He really wanted to hang out with her first.”

- “Of course man.”- Morgan replied.- “Your baby boy has to meet his big sister first.”

- “I’m not big.”- Raven whispered.- “I’m a baby too.”

I should have seen that reaction coming, honestly. Raven hadn’t been excited during the first few months of (Y/N)’s pregnancy. She actually threw a massive tantrum the day we explained to her what was happening. It hadn’t been easy and Frank stepped up as her godfather and helped her see the benefits of having a little brother. However, we knew Raven would get jealous no matter how. And it was our job to show her nothing was going to change.

- “Baby girl, are you ready?”- I whispered as I held my daughter in my arms and started walking to the room. Raven hid her face on my shoulder and wrapped her arms around me very tight. I could almost feel her little heart beating hard inside her chest. It was a big day for her. The same as it was for us.

- “Hey birdy!”- (Y/N)whispered from her bed, where she sat, nursing Vincent.- “Vinny was just asking for you.”

Raven’s curiosity was bigger than her fear, clearly, ‘cos she slowly moved her face from my neck and turned to look at her brother.

- “Look, that’s your brother, Vincent.”- I sat next to (Y/N)and Raven moved in my arms, trying to get the closest look she could to her brother. She was silent judging the baby. I kept my eyes on her as she raised her little hand and carefully pressed a finger on his cheek.

- “He is so Squishy!”- Raven whispered and giggled.- “Vinny is squishy!!”

- “Yes, he is. And he is very tiny, are you gonna help us teach him all the fun things we do?”- my wife held Raven’s small hand and placed a kiss on it, making our daughter giggle one more time- “Like singing and playing and having tea parties?”

- “Can he wear a tiara?”- I tried not to chuckle at her question ‘cos she was incredibly serious about it.

- “If he wants to, of course.”

- “Don’t worry Birdy. We are still going out every Saturday morning on our dad and daughter dates.”

- “Just us?”- Raven looked at me and her little eyes shone with excitement.

- “Just us.”- I murmured and kissed the top of her head.

- “Do you wanna hold him?”- (Y/N)asked and Raven couldn’t believe it.

- “Yes Mommy!! Please!!”

- “Ok, sit here next to me.”- and as our daughter followed all the instructions my wife gave her and I placed a pillow on her small lap, I stared at the scene unraveling in front of me as I did my best not to cry, but tears kept filling my eyes. My daughter was now a big sister and was holding her little brother in her arms. I chuckled and locked eyes with (Y/N)for a moment. And as we smiled at each other, all I could think of was: I have two kids. Everything I do, I do it for my wife and our two kids.

You don’t know how that thought can change a person. The way it made me feel so much stronger and weaker at the same time. I would do anything for my family. I would fight the world to keep them safe. And at the same time, it petrified me knowing I was now living with my heart outside my chest. They were all I had, all I loved. My entire life.

I never thought I’d have a conversation about this a few months later, with Morgan, right after he came back to the team. We first had a surprise baby shower for him and Savannah in the meeting room. She was nearly on her due date and Morgan was clearly freaking out about becoming a dad, so we tried to help him relax a little and share a nice moment before a big case. (Y/N)was already back working, so she organized everything with Garcia and Savannah. Raven was in Playground and Sofia took care of Vincent while we worked, and though life was crazy, you could say we were managing.

We had a case that very same day that took us to Witchita, a double homicide and a child abduction. It hit differently when they were kids involved. To all of us now, but I’m guessing Morgan wasn’t ready to be back on the field and dealing with something like that.

We were in the police office, just us, going over some information while the rest of the team gathered a few things. I was going over some info, and Morgan seemed lost, sitting there, his mind and thoughts just weren’t in the room with us.

- “The glue our unsub used is sold practically everywhere, so we can't isolate the point of purchase.”- I pointed out as I read one of the files we had.- “A mineral analysis from the sand, however, indicates that it came from the Seneca River in upstate New York.”

Morgan didn’t reply. I doubt he even heard me. I kept my eyes on him as I straightened up and walked a little closer to him.

- “You ok?”

- “Yeah.”- he replied, but his eyes were so sad and concerned it was clear he was not, in fact, ok.

- “Morgan, we're gonna find the people who tried to kill you.”- I said as I sat on a chair in front of him, trying to reassure him that things were going to be ok. But that was not what clouded his mind, not that minute at least.

- “He was in his pajamas.”- he mumbled, staring at a point on the wall. He must have felt I wasn’t getting where he was going, ‘cos he quickly added. - “Ronnie Brewer. Out there by the side of the road, he was still in his pajamas.”

I looked at my hands and took a deep breath. That was a fact I knew, but I was trying my best not to overanalyze it. Not to imagine my kids in his place either. Not to lose it in the middle of an investigation. It’s hard to keep your head cold. You might think it gets easier with the years, but no. It only gets worse. The more you get involved in the cases, the more parts of you you give.

- “I'm sorry, kid.”- Morgan tried to justify his behavior.- “I, uh, I don't know, man. Six months on the sidelines. I guess I still have a few blisters where I used to have calluses.”

- “I don't think that's what this is.”- I say looking straight at his face with a short smile.

- “Oh, no?”- I shook my head when he stared at me confused - “Then what is it?”

- “You're about to be a dad. You know? You have to expect the world to start to feel different.

- “Did it happen to you?”

- “Of course. And it’s terrifying!”- I confessed and tried to be as honest as possible, ‘cos maybe that would help him relax a little. He sighed and held his head with one head for a minute, trying to focus and rearrange his thoughts.

- “It just feels so hard. Not as in difficult. Literally hard.”- Morgan started explaining how he felt. And it was something that I could definitely understand. - “Like asphalt is hard. Like pavement.”

- “And children are soft.”- I added, and the thought of Raven touching Vincent’s cheek saying how “squishy” he was filled my mind and my heart with love and fear. These two feelings that, apparently by rule, always came together in my life.

- “Yeah. Defenseless.”- Morgan added, mumbling under breath.

- “That's why every day we try to make this world a little safer.”- I said and tried to smile at him, though the frown on his face didn’t move.

- “How do you do it? You have two, you’ve seen the worst people can do.”

- “We are making a change, one day at a time. I will never look at the world the way I did before I was a father. But it helps knowing there are people like us, catching bad guys. I guess focusing on the good instead of the horror is what keeps me going.”

Morgan stared at me in silence, like analyzing everything I had just said. For the first time in my life, I felt like he was the one who needed my help. I was usually the one lost in a world with too many messages I couldn’t understand. And Morgan was the one helping me decoding them and teasing me about it.

But not this time.

- “If there's one thing I'm sure of, is that you and Savannah are going to be great parents.”- I added and smiled at him. Morgan chuckled and realized the position we were at. Me, giving him advice for once.

- “Charge by the hour, Doc?

- “Yeah, but you need to book your appointment at least two days ahead.”- I teased and my friend finally laughed. For the first time in what seemed to be years.

(Y/N)’s point of view

I tried to be rational. I swear. But after baby number two and going back to work, I hated how everything had changed. I could feel it around me, and I know Spencer felt it too, though I’m not sure if he felt it at the same level I did.

It was clear Morgan was leaving. I could feel it in my guts the second he walked back to the bullpen after those six months away, and I tried to prepare my husband for it. Change is part of life, that I can not change (see what I did there?). But that doesn’t mean we are always gonna love each one of the changes of ties that life sends our way. Derek had the right to start a new life, and the time felt right. It made me wonder, yet again, if leaving the BAU was the right path to follow. But at that time, it didn’t make as much sense as it does now. I guess I wasn’t ready to deal with everything that would unravel with time.

One of those things was so embarrassing I kept pushing it aside and failed. But it was so incredibly embarrassing, that I couldn’t tell anyone but Lu.

I was jealous. Seriously jealous. Of JJ.

At that time it was mainly because my stomach kept telling me there was something odd about how sometimes, especially during cases. She acted somehow territorial about Spencer. Like he was hers. That made no sense, obviously. He was my husband and only her friend. I wasn’t proud of how I felt, but a voice deep inside of me kept warning me about her attitude.

But instead of listening to my instinct, I tried to bury it. I excused my own brain, telling myself it was all because I had just had a baby and I was feeling insecure. Which was probably true, in part. But there was something about how JJ always found an excuse to be close to my husband that bothered me the second I came back to work after my maternity leave.

It didn’t really help that we were under similar conditions. Both had two kids and husbands on the field. A very demanding job, eyes for Spencer the entire time he was around. And it felt like she had her shit together, not like me, who struggled every day. Not JJ. She was fucking perfect. From her hair to her attitude and her outfits. There was no way she was a mother of two, her body was, for lack of a better word, perfect. I was filled with stretch marks underneath my clothes, making me feel incredibly self-conscious. I knew it was normal, I had two babies, my body was going to change, and Spencer seemed to be ok with that. But it felt unfair. JJ looked the same. I looked like a mom. I hated it.

- “You do realize you are being incredibly hormonal about this. Right?”- Lu suggested one afternoon when I managed to call her in between kids, cases, and house chores. Spencer had taken Raven to the store to get some things I needed to cook dinner, and Vinny was napping. So I called my friend as I started catching up with laundry.

- “Define being hormonal, please.”

- “You are not being rational, and you always keep your head cold, and this is so not you. Who cares about JJ? Spencer loves you!”

- “I know, but… she is so much better than me in every single fucking way. It’s annoying.”

- “That’s all in your head!”- I could basically hear my friend’s grin through the line. - “All this ‘cos you are no longer a size… what’s your size again?”

- “No! all this ‘cos I feel like a big fucking failure!”

- “How are you even failing? You do more in a day than Frankie does in a year.”- I tried not to chuckle at the comparison because I was trying to show her how upset I was.

- “I mean it, Lu! I know this is not a competition, but what if Spencer realizes I am a shitty wife, a lousy mother, and a sickening sight when naked.”

- “Aren’t you being silly? That man has loved you since before he could even start talking to you or even looking you in the eye. So stop it.”

- “He loved her first”

- “He had a silly crush on her before he met you. That’s it. You’ve always felt threatened by her. It’s not just now. And that’s because you can not believe something this good could happen to you. But it did, so be grateful and enjoy it.”- Lu gave a very compelling speech, I gotta admit. But one thing kept bothering me.

- “What if she is in fact in love with him and tries to do something?”

- “Then she is the most stupid FBI agent I’ve ever met.”

I remember chuckling at her response, thinking if JJ ever tried to make her move on my husband, not only I was going to go absolutely unsub with her, but probably Lu, my mom, and even Frank and Mikey could definitely bring her down.

But, much as I tried, things had changed. I could feel it. It was obvious even when nothing was happening at the bullpen. And it was clear the second Morgan came back to work. He wasn’t the same man that had left six months earlier. None of us were anymore.

The last case we worked with Morgan was the worst we had had since he had been kidnapped.

Savannah got shot. That day we were about to leave the bullpen when Garcia got the call. Spencer was talking with JJ as I grabbed all my things, already late to Raven’s school spring recital. Our daughter was so excited about the recital, her class was going to sing a song and she had practiced for weeks. She was confident she was good at it, and all she could talk about was how much she wanted to show her dad how well she and her friend were going to sing. It broke my heart to miss that show. I know it broke Spencer’s as well.

Pen rushed over, tears already falling down her cheeks, as she explained what had just happened. Morgan was at the hospital with Savannah. They were trying to save her and their baby. Things didn’t look good. In a second we were running to the elevator and Hotch drove us to the crime scene.

You don’t know how hard it is to call it a “crime scene” when it’s the place your friend was hurt. Hotch tried to keep Derek out of the investigation for obvious reasons, Morgan wasn’t in his right mind. None of us were, to be honest. But I knew keeping him out of the investigation was basically impossible. So I entered mode S.A.A Reid, and hid all my fears and worries, even my daughter’s deception (I knew I was going to deal with that later). I needed to help our friends.

I called my mom from the car. I tried to explain what had just happened and why we couldn’t be there with our daughter. We jumped out of the SUV as soon as we got there, Morgan was trying to cross the police line, looking like a madman. I heard him yelling “That’s my team” before JJ walked over and explained to the police he was in fact an FBI agent and not a psycho. I couldn’t blame him, I would look the same if my family had been hurt. I know I did when it happened. You see red when they hurt someone you love.

- “Tell me you got something.”- Morgan demanded, fire in his eyes as he spoke to us.

- “A casing and a rifle up on the roof.”- Rossi explained in a single line everything we knew.

- “This guy isn't sloppy. He's sending us a message.”- JJ added, but really didn’t say anything new. I turned to Morgan and held his hand for a moment, giving it a small squeeze, trying to comfort him. He was hot, and anger was running through his body as adrenaline kept him going.

- “Garcia, we need to access the surveillance footage.”- Hotch said and Pen nodded immediately.

- “Of course. I'm on it.”- and off she went.

- “What else we got?”- Morgan asked, and none of us said a thing. ‘Cause of course, after fifteen minutes, we didn’t have much to add.

- “That's it right now.”- Rossi sighed and shook his head

- “Where were you and Savannah standing?”- Spencer asked, first ‘cause Morgan was the only witness we had, and even under the stressful conditions he was under, he had to tell us what he saw. And second, ‘cos we had to keep him busy or that man was going to go crazy.

- “We were standing right over there on the side of my truck. We were just talking. She was to the back and I was facing her. I was the vulnerable one. I was the easy shot.”- Morgan finished that sentence screaming.

- “How's Savannah?”- I whispered, trying to calm him down.

- “She's in surgery.”- our friend’s voice was cracking, just like his strength. I grabbed his arms and pushed him with me to start walking.

- “Come on, let's check in. Rossi, are you coming?”- David nodded and started walking along with us.

- “You guys got this?”- Morgan asked and looked at the team. Spencer nodded and looked at me for a moment. He confessed sometime later that all he could think of that minute was that if that was me in the hospital, shot, he’d kill whoever was responsible for hurting me. I never forgot it 'cause I kept thinking the same thing.

We checked in at the hospital, where Rossi did most of the talking, and then we sat in a waiting room on the second floor.

- “Metro PD's gonna secure all the windows and have an officer placed in front of Savannah's room 24/7.”- David explained as Morgan walked and nodded, like a zombie.

- “Thanks.”- he mumbled though I know he didn’t process what Rossi had just said.

- “I got us a conference room down the hall to work in, and I'm getting access to the security cams right now.”- Penelope announced as she walked into the room, nearly hyperventilating.

- “Great. You two need coffee?”- Rossi offered

- “I’m good.”- Garcia replied immediately

- “No. Thanks.”- Morgan nearly bit Rossi’s head off as he replied. I couldn’t blame him, though, he was under stress, and he was going to be a nasty asshole until he knew Savannah was safe. Rossi looked at me and asked.

- “No cream, no sugar?”

- “Thank you.”- I whispered and cut him a short smile as he walked out of the waiting room.

- “Tara's donating blood in case Savannah needs more. It turns out they're the same type.”- Pen added as Morgan continued pacing across the room.

- “I’m a universal donor. I’m gonna sign up to donate for her as well.”- I said and turned around to leave. I knew Morgan well enough to leave him be for a moment. Now that he was in the waiting room, pacing and with Garcia, I could be useful somewhere else.

I was still signing papers when I heard Morgan storm out of the waiting room, smashing a pile of paper towels in a cart he found on his way down the hall. The nurses winced and I sighed as I grabbed my phone and read my husband’s text. Hotch had taken Morgan officially off the case.

- “Is he ok?”- Spencer texted me.

- “Nope. Stormed out. I’m donating blood for Savannah.”- I quickly replied. A nurse asked me to follow her to another room and got me ready to

- “Looking at the footage with JJ in the conference room.”- my stomach tightened at the thought of him and JJ being alone. But we were at work, and doing something incredibly important and personal. There was no time for jealousy.

- “I’ll be there in a second.”- I replied and put my phone back into my pocket. The nurse asked me to raise my sleeve, and for a couple of minutes, all I could do was pray for Savannah’s health.

- “So if security footage has no angles of the shooting or the rooftop, where does that leave us?”- Rossi asked as we all stood around the table, trying to find something new to call a clue that might lead us to the shooter.

- “We're running facial recognition on everyone in and around the hospital to see if they match any loose ends from Morgan's abduction.”- JJ announced as I sipped on my coffee. Hotch walked into the room that second. It had taken him an extra fifteen minutes to get there after I was done donating blood, which only meant one thing: whatever Morgan had said to him, got to him.

- “How did he take it?”- Spencer asked what we all knew had happened. Hotch’d face didn’t move when he simply replied

- “As expected.”- and that was all we talked about our friend’s emotional tantrum.

- “Sir, I know that when Morgan was on leave after his abduction, you encouraged him to stay away from the case.”- Garcia started explaining what we had all done behind Hotch and Rossi’s back.

- “And let me guess, he didn't.”- David interrupted her, and we all shook our heads.

- “We all knew in our hearts it wasn't over, and, look, we were right, so in an extra-curricular kind of way we kept sleuthing to see who was working with John Bradley.”- Garcia explained and I looked at Rossi with a shy and almost innocent smile.

- “Everyone needs a hobby, right?”

- “You of all people here have enough going on in her end to add more to her table.”- Rossi argued and Spencer frowned.

- “I helped her.”

- “Getting her pregnant again isn’t helping.”- David joked, and Hotch ignored us as he started talking.

- “Before he came back to work, Morgan said that he'd found a connection between the men who held him at the cabin and the Montolo family.”- Hotch added, looking at Rossi, who seemed lost. Like he never saw coming the fact none of us was going to let Morgan’s kidnap go.

- “Right. So, basically, we're dealing with a big crime family tree, of which Bradley was certainly a branch. And the Montolos had hired him multiple times.”- Garcia added, simply explaining we were obsessed with his case.

- “Did you scan the drawing?”- I asked her and she nodded.

- “Yeah, it's right here.”- at those words, Spencer leaned closer to look at the screen with me.

- “So, has everyone been working on this?”- Rossie asked, surprised.

- “Yeah.”- I said not taking my eyes from the screen.

- “Basically.”- my husband supported me.

- “Kinda.”- Pen added with a shy/busted smile and then she started explaining what we had. - “Ok, with Morgan's research, plus our bad guys/gals tree here, we've cut all the legs off the evil table. So like look… you got assassin mother, father, siblings, all deceased, one aunt in therapy for family trauma, and each line is like that.”

- “Montolo's line's the shortest of them all.”- Spencer pointed out - “The only living child of Chazz and Rosemary Montolo. Rosemary died when Giuseppe was just a boy.”

- “When you thought your family was fucked up…”- I shook my head at my own words, trying to ease the mood ‘cos for the life of me, I can’t deal with so much gravity from time to time.

- “Right. And then Giuseppe went to live with his family in Italy, and Chazz went off to build a criminal empire.”- Pen added. Rossi walked to me and grabbed one of the files.

- “Looks like Chazz Montolo was killed last year.”

- “Yeah, in a bank fire in Germany. Got a positive I.D. On the dental and fingerprints.”- Pen even showed him the newspaper of the fire.

- “One week after his son was murdered. What if that's not a coincidence?”

- “So whoever poisoned the son also killed the father.”- JJ suggested, but I shook my head, reading Hotch’s mind.

- “Or he staged his own death so we wouldn't suspect him of this.”- I said and felt Spencer’s hand resting on my lower back as I spoke, supporting and comforting me.

- “Hey, wait, wait, wait.”- Pen suddenly freaked out and started typing as fast as she could- “I only ran facial recognition on living people for obvious reasons, but this guy right here, walking out of the hospital, this guy, that is… That's Chazz Montolo.”

- “Well done, ma cherie.”- Spencer whispered in my ear and I turned to smile at him for a fraction of a second. We were finally going somewhere.

- “Garcia, play the footage.”- Hotch asked, and a few seconds later, we were all able to watch Montolo senior walking out of the hospital.

- “Mother fucker.”- I whispered thinking that asshole had been there with us in the building.

- “Garcia, contact the city, get access to traffic cameras. Now that we know he's here, we can find out where he went.”- but her phone ringing freaked her out before she could do anything.

- “Oh, wait, Morgan's calling me. I told him I'd keep him in the know before I knew it was an order that he wasn't supposed to know.”

- “All right.”- Hotch sighed and looked at me and my husband. - “Reids, you talk to Morgan. JJ, you and Garcia track Montolo and find out who his accomplices are. He doesn't work alone. Dave, you and I will find potential witnesses who might have seen him on the property.”

And before we could even argue or plan what we were going to tell our friend, we were forced to move and face him.

- “Wait, wait.”- I grab my husband’s sleeve and stop him- “We should get him something.”

- “I don’t think he is hungry.”- Spencer raised an eyebrow as he stared at me.

- “Still. Maybe something to drink to warm him.”

- “You wanna stress him more by adding caffeine to his body?”- he questioned me.

- “Hot chocolate?”

- “He will throw it on our faces.”- Spencer was probably right, but he could read my worry.- “Green tea?”- I nodded and walked to the closest vending machine.

- “Raven must be so angry with us.”- I whispered as I pushed a few buttons on the machine, and a cup with some suspicious-looking tea appeared in front of our eyes.

- “I know.”

- “We are gonna have to deal with her when we get home.”

- “I know…”- Spencer sighed and rubbed his hands against his face, trying to rearrange his thoughts. - "I really can’t deal with that right now.”

- “I know, I’m sorry. I just can’t stop thinking about her and Vinny, and if any of this happened to them, or you.”

- “I understand, ma cherie. So much.”- Spencer moved a step closer and kissed the top of my head.- “But right now we have to focus on helping Morgan. Ok’”- I just nodded and grabbed the cup of tea.

- “Ok.”- I looked at my husband and took a deep breath. I know he was doing his best to keep his head cold and focus on the case- “Alright, let’s do this.”

Morgan was back in the waiting room. He kept pacing, still looking like a madman. But now he was an angry madman. Angry with us ‘cos he knew we were keeping things from him.

- “Were you with Garcia?”- he asked as soon as we walked in.

- “Yeah.”- I replied and tried to smile at him, to maybe calm him down, or make him feel less threatened- “Here, we brought you a green tea.”

- “It won't make you as jittery as coffee.”- Spencer offered the cup to our friend and he grabbed it, but not without reading every single movement the two of us made. It was annoying, Frank was right.

- “You came instead of Garcia because you know I'd be able to read her.”- Morgan didn’t ask, it was a fact.

- “That is correct.”- Spencer nodded and whispered.

- “And Hotch sent you both here to see if I'm stable.”

- “He didn't say that, but…”- my husband made a pause and I just sighed.

- “Let’s say we were the chosen ones ‘cos Hotch trusted we could read you, and if you were too angry at him, we wouldn’t take it personally in case you’d yell.”- I couldn’t lie to Morgan, so I didn’t. He nodded and didn’t even try to say he wouldn’t yell. It felt good to know we were above that bullshit.

- “I don't get jittery.”- of everything we said, that was what Morgan wanted to point out. Why? I don’t know. Maybe that was an insult in his mind. He moved to the other corner of the room and left the tea on a little table Food, he wasn’t going to throw it in our faces.

- “Usually you don't, but your carotid tells a different story.”- Spencer started rambling- “I've counted 10 heartbeats in the last 3 seconds. That's about 20% higher than your usual when you're under stress.”- his voice was soft and almost shaky. My husband was nervous and worried. Scared.

- “I know you're only trying to protect me, I get it, but knock it off.”- Morgan nearly yelled, annoyed with his speech- “I just want to know what you've learned.”

- “Seriously, Derek. You know we can’t tell you.”- I sighed and shook my head.- “So don’t take it with us. We are just trying to help.”

- “If you were trying to help you’d tell me what the hell is going on”

- “We are doing our fucking best. That’s what’s going on.”

I know we didn’t plan it, but Spencer and I were doing the old “good cop, bad cop routine.” And I was the bad cop. Again.

- “When you first told me about Savannah, I'd never seen you like that.”- my husband started talking and his voice was still soft and sweet, trying to keep it together. - “The decreased levels of central serotonin in your brain cause intrusive thinking. When I finally saw you guys together, that's when I knew for sure. Your pupils dilated, your posture changed, and I saw you involuntarily reach for her hand. Science confirmed it. You've found the one.”- Morgan stared at him, speechless. - “Do you believe that?”

- “Yes.”- Derek replied, not an inch of hesitation in his voice.

- “Then believe this. Our team loves you, and we are not going to stop until we find whoever did this. But we can only do that with a completely dispassionate and unprejudiced point of view. Paternal instinct is a deadly bias that we just can't risk. It's for your protection, Morgan, I swear.”

- “Ok.” - Derek answered coldly, though you could almost hear the cogs in his brain going a hundred miles an hour.

- “You would do it for us, wouldn’t you?”- I asked him, and Morgan raised both eyebrows- “If we were you and you were us, you would try to keep us away from the information. Try to keep us calm. We did it with Kate when her niece was taken. Hotch and JJ did it for us when he pretended Em was dead. We did it for Garcia when the Dirty Dozen was trying to kill her. We’ve all done it. ‘Cos that’s what families do, they protect each other.”

- “The unsub is a father, isn't he?”- Morgan ignored my speech and looked right into Spencer’s eyes.

- “Why do you say that?”- my husband lied between his teeth as Morgan analyzed every single one of our movements.

- “A paternal instinct is a deadly bias? Those were your exact words.”

- “I meant… we are both fathers…”- Spencer was nearly sweating and I didn’t know how to help him.

- “I know what you meant. But that's what you said.”- Morgan stared at us, and neither of us said another word. So he simply walked away from us.

- “Shit, shit, shit.”- Spencer whispered and closed his eyes.

- “It’s ok, honey. We both knew it wasn’t going to be easy. And we would be the same under these sick circumstances.”

- “I know, I just…”- Spencer bit his lips as tears filled his eyes.- “I wish there was more we could do. He doesn’t deserve this.”

- “Who does?”- I held his hand and gave it a soft squeeze.- “You did well. It’s just hard keeping things from a profiler.”

- “He is my brother. And someone hurt his unborn child and wife. And all I can do is tell him things will be ok.”

- “We can help him, but he has to trust us.”- my phone ended our conversation. It was my mom, which only meant one thing: Raven’s presentation was over. And she knew we weren’t there.

- “Hello?”- I whispered and closed my eyes.

- “Mama…”- it was worse than my mom. It was Raven.

- “Hey there, birdy. How was the recital? Did you have fun?”- Spencer moved closer and I put our daughter on speaker. - “I’m with your dad at work. We are both so sorry we couldn’t be there today, Raven.”

- “Emma says I don’t have a mom or a dad.”- Raven was crying, and my heart broke as soon as I heard her.

- “What? Why?”- I knew Emma, she was three and a half years old, but that night, I wanted to kill that brat. I’m not proud about it.

- “You are never there.”- Raven wept and all I managed to do was hold Spencer’s hand as I turned to him. His tears ran down his face as he tried to get himself together.

- “I’m so sorry, Birdy. But we have to get the bad guys.”- my voice shook at the end of the sentence.

- “Why is it always you? Why can't Uncle Derek do it?”

- “Oh, Birdy”- Spencer mumbled and took a deep breath, trying to get himself together.- “We are helping Uncle Morgan right now get the bad guys.”

- “I just wanted to sing for you.”- Raven kept sobbing. - “Why don’t you love me?”

- “Raven Marie, we love you so much.”- I managed to say before I broke into tears. I hid my face in Spencer’s chest as he continued talking.

- “Your mom and I are very sorry we couldn’t be there today. We promise we’ll make it up to you.”- Raven didn’t reply, instead we heard my mother’s voice on the other side of the line.

- “I’m sorry kids. She wanted to talk to you.”

- “Thank you for taking care of her, Sofia.”- Spencer managed to say. I know he was trying to be strong, but honestly, both our hearts were broken.

- “Frank and Milkey came along. We are having ice cream and then I’m gonna take her home.”

- “We’ll pick her up as soon as we are done here.”- Spencer added.

- “Take care, kids. I know you are doing the best you can. And she will see that when she is old enough.”

- “Thank you, mom.”- I whispered and tried not to sob too hard.- “We’ll call you later, ok?”

- “Sure, peanut. Love you.”- I couldn’t talk anymore. I just broke into tears one more time as Spencer hung up and placed the phone in my pocket.

- “It’s ok, ma cherié”

- “It’s not ok. This is what I always hated about my dad’s job. This is what I swore to myself at ten years old I was never going to put my babies through!”- I sobbed against his sweater, feeling like the worst mother on earth. The sound of Raven’s cries on the other side of the phone had been way too much for me to deal with, especially considering what was going on.

- “This is wrong.”- I murmured and tried to put myself together. - “We don’t have time for this now. Derek needs us.”

- “It’s gonna be ok.” Spencer whispered as he wrapped his arms around me tightly. - “We are not going to miss any more recitals. And she is going to forgive us. She knows we are doing this to help other people.”

- “Spencer, she is about to be four, she doesn’t have to understand this. She needs her dad and mom.”- my husband kissed the top of my head and sighed.

Spencer’s point of view

The night Morgan became a dad was the night I understood he was going to leave us. My wife had pointed it out a few times before that, trying to prepare me for that moment, but I didn’t want to believe it. I thought we were going to be a team forever. But he had a new team. One that was more important than anything else.

It made me feel I was a lousy father for a moment. He was quitting to make sure his wife and kid were alright. It was something I had thought of many times until that day, but I had never found the guts to do it. I couldn’t blame him, though. He had been through hell and back.

Meanwhile, I kept overanalyzing everything that had happened that day, hell was waiting for us when we picked up our kids from Sofia’s house. Raven had refused to sleep and also refused to talk to us. Vinny was fast asleep when (Y/N)held him in her arms and kissed his forehead. Sofia offered us something to eat, but we just wanted to get home and get some rest. It had been an eternal day, and seeing our daughter’s teary eyes and hardened face made it even worse.

- “I don’t wanna.”- she argued right away as I tried to pick her up. Raven kept fidgeting every time my hands tried to reach her.

- “Come on, baby. We have to go home. Don’t you wanna go to bed? We can have a special breakfast tomorrow.”- I offered her, but she hid behind Sofia and started whimpering.

- “No! I don’t love you!”

- “Birdy, you don’t mean that.”- I whispered as I knelt closer to her. She stayed behind Sofia’s legs and refused to even look at me. Her eyes were filled with tears and I could see her struggling to both stay awake and not to cry. It was heartbreaking.

- “Raven Marie, we talked about this.”- Sofia moved and took my daughter in her arms carefully.- “Your mom and dad had to work tonight and they couldn’t go to your recital, but they still love you very much.”

But our daughter ignored my words, (Y/N)’s words, and her grandma’s words. Instead, she decided to give us the silent treatment and ignore us all the way back home.

(Y/N)made us some tea after she put Vinny in his crib, and I was struggling with Raven’s bedtime. She didn’t speak but refused to brush her teeth and put on her pajamas.

- “Birdy, I know you are upset. And you have all the right to be mad at me and your mom.”- I whispered as I sat on her bed and put my hands on her shoulders, trying to make sure she was paying me attention.- “But you have to know your momma and I were helping Uncle Derek. No one is more important than you, but when someone needs our help, we can’t turn our back on them.”

Raven refused to look at me, but at least she got into bed. I read her a short bedtime story, kissed her cheek, and wished her a good night before I left the room.

- “How is she?”- my wife asked as I walked into our room. She was already in bed, sipping her lavender tea.

- “Still angry.”- I untied my tie, left it on a chair, and unbuttoned my shirt before falling on our bed.- “She didn’t say a word.”

- “And she is just three… I don’t wanna think of our lives when our girl is a teenager.”- (Y/N)cut me a short mile, but it was clear she was trying to make lights off of what was happening.

- “I’m glad we still have a few more years until then, ma cheriè.”

We both stayed quiet for a moment. I grabbed the cup of herbal tea my wife had left on my bedside table and took a long sip.

- “Am I a bad mother?”- her whisper broke the silence and made me whip my head immediately.

- “You are not. Of course, you are not.”- I held her hand and kissed it, as tears fell from her cheeks.

- “We broke her heart, and she is three years old.”

- “She will forgive us.”

- “But how do I forgive myself?”- my wife broke into tears and I wrapped my arms around her, sitting her on my lap. I wanted to be strong for her, I wanted to find the right words to make her feel better. But I had nothing, ‘cos honestly, I was feeling very low.

- “Maybe we should quit.”- it was the first time one of us had said it out loud. I froze at her words. I didn’t see it coming. But my wife had been brave enough to say the words that had haunted my mind so many times.

- “Quit?”- I asked, half shocked, half confused. - “Morgan is gonna leave, what will do the team without us?”

- “What will our kids do without us?”

And I didn’t know what to reply to that.

- “Mommy…”- Raven’s voice ended that conversation, or the start of it. She stood at our door holding the stuffed unicorn Mikey had given her.

- “What is it, birdy?”- (Y/N)asked, sitting on our bed, whipping the tears from her face quickly.- “Did you have a bad dream?”

Raven shook her head as she walked slowly toward the bed. Her big brown eyes were filled with tears, and she kept biting her lower lip, the same way her mother always does when she is nervous.

- “Do you wanna sleep with us tonight, birdy?”- (Y/N)whispered and tapped on the bed. Our daughter nodded but didn’t move from the spot she was standing at. My wife stood up and took a few steps until she stood in front of Raven, kneeled, and opened her arms to our daughter, who nearly ran to her and wrapped her arms around her neck, sobbing.

- “I’m sorry mommy”

- “It’s ok, baby. I’m sorry too.”

It was such a moving scene tears fell from my eyes as I stared at my wife and daughter hugging as they lay on our bed. I scooted closer to them and wrapped an arm around them, kissing Raven’s cheek and (Y/N)’s temple.

- “Your mommy and I love you so much.”- I whispered and watched our daughter sob a few times before she fell asleep on (Y/N)’s warm chest.

Neither of us said another word after that. We just laid with her on our bed, Vinny sleeping peacefully on his crib near us. I wanted to put a bubble around us all and never let anything hurt us.

I didn’t know it back then, but the only way I could do that was by quitting the BAU.

The following week, Morgan came back to the BAU for the last time. We all knew he was leaving, Hotch had told us. But it was still hard for all of us to deal with what it meant losing him in our team. In our daily basics.

When we walked to the bullpen’s door, I saw Morgan hugging JJ and I knew what was happening next. I knew he was there to say goodbye. It was going to be our last time there, and I didn’t feel I was ready to face it. So I left (Y/N)standing there alone and ran away to the meeting room.

Chicken much? Yeah, I know. But everyone knows I am not a fan of changes, and that day was especially hard for me. I was losing my brother. It wasn’t just another profiler leaving. It was my best friend we were talking about. And I was happy for him, of course I was. He got everything he ever wanted. It was just hard dealing with the guilt of not being as brave as him and doing the same for my family.

But of course, I wasn’t ready to deal with that truth just yet.

- “I know you hate goodbyes kid. And change.”- Morgan found me and walked into the room, facing the issue upfront. I wasn’t expecting anything less from him. I turned to face him, my eyes already filling with tears, and he cut me a warm smile, knowing how hard it was for me.

- “Hey. It isn't always a bad thing.”- he added- “And you’ve been getting better at dealing with changes. At least with changing diapers.”- I chuckle at those words. I liked the fact we could keep that conversation closer to the fun side because it was too painful to deal with.

- “You are gonna be better.”- I whispered and he smiled.

- “Only ‘cos I learned from the best.”- Morgan added and we both stayed in silence for a few seconds. Everything about saying goodbye to my best friend hurt. So I sighed loudly and finally accepted the truth.

- “I just can't imagine this room without you.”

- “So don't. Don't think about it.”- Morgan quickly answered, still smiling. - “Just know I'm always gonna be by your side. I'm just a phone call away.”

- “I know. Raven won’t let you go either. She loves Sunday brunch with you and Savannah.”- we both smiled for a moment, but tears quickly threatened to fall again.

- “I'm sorry I can't stay.”- Morgan apologized and I shook my head right away.

- “I don't want you to stay.”- I quickly replied thinking I wasn’t sure I wanted to stay either, but I also wasn’t ready to deal with that just yet.- “Because I know why you're leaving and I couldn't be happier for you.”- I simply looked at him with a smile, because I honestly didn’t want him to feel guilty about leaving. Still, his eyes watered up as he took a step closer and grabbed something from his back pocket

- “Listen, we were gonna mail these, but I wanted you to have a birth announcement first.”- he opened the envelope and handed the announcement. I didn’t know what to say or how to react to it. So I just read it out loud, feeling a knot in my throat.

- “Hank Spencer Morgan.”- my voice broke as I stared at the picture of baby Hank in my hands. I couldn’t stop smiling as I looked at it. It was the sweetest gesture. It was more than I deserved. My best friend had named his baby after me. What had I done in life to deserve that much love from him?

- “Yeah. Hank is for my pops. But Spencer is for the best little brother anybody could ever ask for.”- his words were too much, and before I knew it I was sobbing. Morgan wrapped his arms around me and tapped on my back as he whispered.

- “I love you, kid.”

- “I love you.”- I replied knowing he was doing the right thing. It was just too painful to deal with how it felt at the moment. But it was meant to happen.

- “So, look, my little dude, he's gonna need a favorite uncle. To teach him everything he knows about life. And chess.”- Morgan chuckled at his words and I nodded smiling.

- “I can do that.”

- “I know you can.”

- “Which reminds me, I’m gonna need you to teach me how to play soccer, so I can teach Vinny eventually.”- my answer made him laugh.

It was comforting knowing Morgan was leaving the team, but he wasn’t leaving my life. That was a big change. We weren’t going to stop meeting, he wasn’t walking out of my life. He was just taking a step back from work and focusing on his family. The

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The Astrological Observation of Gen Z, (a series)

Part II 👶🏽🩷:

The birth of Gen Z children👩‍🍼:

Now what is described as a Gen Z baby is different depending on what method you use, but since we are using astrology, we determine that by looking at Pluto. Pluto is one of the slower moving planets and typically lasts in the same sign for over 12 years. In tropical astrology, what all Gen Z babies share is a Sagittarius Pluto (and it is in Scorpio if you fancy Vedic astrology 😎), Which begins in mid to late 1995 and ends in early to mid 2008. Some other placements that are shared for early 2000s babies is a Aquarius Uranus & Aquarius Neptune, While mid to late 2000s babies share a Pisces Uranus & Aquarius Neptune.

The most populated birth years of the 2000s in order were 1. 2000, 2. 2009, 3. 2008, 4. 2007, & 5. 2006. The least populated birth year being 2001. While the amount of births stayed consistent in 2002-2003 with only a slight increase by a million in 2004-2005.

00: 143.01 million

01: 133.88

02: 134.02

03: 134.40

04: 135.23

05: 135.80

06: 136.91

07: 138.56

08: 140.16

09: 141.20

The year 2000 was the start of the 21st century, so parents being excited for the new millennium and having lots of babies in the celebration of the new year makes a lot of sense. If we use January 1st 2000 as an example for a baby's birthday. That would mean that the parents would had to conceive / the mother to get pregnant around in April (9 months). In 1999, Jupiter was in Aries and Taurus was in Saturn. Prince wasn't lying when he said "we gonna party like it's 1999 (all night long)" - because y'all parents were doing the *Raven Symone voice* NASTY 😭. Aries is action oriented and hasty. So I believe the collective during this time actually made new year's resolutions that they could accomplish. I always associate Taurus with fertility, abundance, & pleasure. So when the sign rules over saturn, it creates the need to be focused on security, comfort, & protecting personal possessions. Add a Scorpio Lillith to the mix and yeah... 🥴 The song sums it up pretty well (fun fact it was also released in the year 2000 LMFAO)

Now let's see why there was such a decrease of babies being born in 2001.

Jupiter moves from Aries into Taurus/Gemini, Taurus still remained in Saturn, & then there was a Capricorn Lillith. So things got less hot and heavy 😅 (they got tired out from all that fucking huh LOL 💀). I believe that parents were too nervous to have any more children in this year. Also there was so many earth placements, so I believe there was more of a focus on finances, creating structure, and coming up with ideas/plans for a better future. Parents could of seen how crazy things got (The Y2K crisis, people acting out of fear thinking the world was ending, 9/11, etc) and just decided not to have as much children. The libido or sex drive could of died down for some couples as well. There was a lot of resistance from couples in this year for getting pregnant. Parents were more worried about business. The babies that were born in 2001 were most likely by accident or needed to be under the supervision of a doctor in order to help the parents conceive (also there could of been possible complications during the pregnancy 🤔?). The women were just over it during this year 😭

Now let's talk about the rise of babies being born in 2007-2009 when there was LITERALLY a god damn financial crisis going on 💀! It was so bad it got compared to the great depression and parents were just like "huh... yeah, I think this is a great time to have a baby" 😂. Guess what sign Lilith was during this time...? ("BITCH YOU GUESSED IT! HO! You was right"😈) FUCKING SCORPIO LILITH 💀 with a Virgo Saturn, Sagittarius Jupiter, and then Uranus finally transitioned from Aquarius to Pisces. Soooo it was giving anxious attachment, it's giving "I'm scared but aroused", the parents' idea of a coping method during this time was "let's use a baby as a way to have hope during such troubling times" 😭??? Couples during those years were not thinking clearly at all and with Pisces being the dreamer that she is 🙄... ("you're a dreamer, you dream a lot") as well as Sagittarius tryna act like they're mr. philosophical over here but instead is really just thinking with their dicks. It just made the parents overall act really delusional and they thought having a kid would give them hope for the future (like why would you do that to late Gen Z's and set them up like that omg 😭???). The financial crisis during 2007-2009 was described as: "The collapse of the housing market — fueled by low interest rates, easy credit, insufficient regulation, and toxic subprime mortgages — led to the economic crisis." So overall it was a period of parents only being intimate to try to find comfort in each other while also dealing with anxiety and not being able to see past their own illusions.

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Ooohhh any head cannons with malleus! Yutu and how diasomnia reacts to them?

Ah yes the banished Prince.  I was wondering when I was going to get an ask about him, and I admit I am a bit surprised it was only the one unlike a certain other prince. It's rather fitting to come back to Yutu posts with him though, there's a great deal of tragedy to be had with Malleus in this ayuu.

notes: they/them used for Yuu, for context on the fyuuture kid au can be found here and here. SPOILERS FROM BOOK 7 ON HOW DRAGON FAE REPRODUCE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

I've mentioned it before but Malleus! Yutu plays by half elf rules.  He's very young looking, he's around the same age that Yuu is, whatever you think that is, but he looks around 15 at most and shares his father's eyes and teeth.  Even in your world he had a reputation for being quite baby faced, this annoys him quite a lot, though he keeps his outrage to a brief pout if the person talking about it is Yuu.

Yuu remembers Malleus being their best friend, someone who was socially awkward due to isolation and came off as intense and scary because of it.  They go to great lengths to try and encourage Yutu to make friends, but the public opinion of them as weirdos really hinders this and is only increased as Yutu matures.  This Yutu doesn't like people very much, he grows up assuming everyone is mean and overly judgemental and that he will never be truly accepted for who he is no matter how hard he tries.

Being born in a different world does not make him any less of a Draconia, though unlike his father he is less prone to rage and more to long periods of melancholy; he is very much that sensitive goth kid with reams of bad poetry he will want to burn when he gets older and a love for rainy days. He has a deep love for classical poetry, music, and old clothes. If the area where Yuu lived had a ren faire then you can best bet Yuu took him there as a special treat more than once, he loves seeing all the medieval outfits and activities. He's explored every cemetery your town has, knows all of it's weird rumors, and any fun history stuff that might have happened in and around it, something he retains when transported to Twisted Wonderland. There are few people who know more about the history of Night Raven College than Yutu Draconia, for better or worse.

His interest in the macabre effects how he sees his parent's situation. While other Yutus might have needed time to adjust to the idea of magic and curses, Malleus! Yutu always firmly believed in it and assumed that was exactly what had happened to his parent. He went back and forth on his beliefs about his father, as a small child he thought of his father as a wonderful person who loved his parent so much that he must be searching for them surely, and that any day now he would swoop in and fly Yuu and him away to where they really belonged. When that never happened he began to wonder if maybe his father saw his relationship with Yuu as a mistake and that their memories had been altered purposefully to hide his identity. Whatever the truth, Yutu has decided that his loyalty is to Yuu, and that no matter who is trying to harm them he will hunt them down and have his revenge.

He announces as much to Crewel after he arrives in the mirror chamber, magic sparking at his finger tips as he roars it with a force he didn't know he had and immediately starts hacking at how dry his throat has become. It's very cute and not as intimidating as he might have wanted, but his point comes across well enough. Diasomnia is extremely pleased to have a Draconia back in the Housewarden's seat, though Yutu is less than pleased with this new position of authority.

The transition of being a hated outcast to the rightful King of a literal fallen kingdom is jarring. Learning of his father's controversial marriage to Yuu, of the uproar caused by their disappearance and his father's outright refusal to ever give up hope that his child and spouse would return is heartbreaking. Silver and Sebek had standing orders to go to them when not if they did, that's how badly his father wanted to believe he would be back. He was barely able to live with himself without them, but he had to. He had a kingdom relying on him, and someone else too.

We have gone back and forth in these posts about giving Yutu a sibling, but Malleus! Yutu absolutely has one. Dragon fae create eggs from magic and their partner's love, so in this scenario Malleus and Yuu decided to have two children, one that Mal would nourish and one that Yuu would. Technically, the Crown Princess is older than Yutu, but since she hatched from an egg she matures even slower than he does. She did grow faster than her father, the ability to transform into a human came much more naturally to her because of Yuu's love, but she doesn't look or sound much older than six. You are insane if you think this means she thinks of herself as the younger sibling though, her egg was older by two whole years so there! That means she is in charge! So Yutu absolutely has to stop learning boring "political smience" or whatever and play with her RIGHT NOW. She's wanted to meet him for so long TᴖT how dare her little brother deny her TᴖT look at her she's so cute how could he even think of scolding her TᴖT oh jail for brother jail for 1000 years TᴖT

Yutu might hate socializing and have a negative view of people but he absolutely adores his sister and thinks of himself as the big brother. He lets her claim to be in charge in the same way Malleus let Sebek do whatever he wanted because he finds it amusing. It is not uncommon to see the King in Exile holding court with the Crown Princess on his lap, rocking her softly as she naps. It helps solidify his control over what remains of Briar Valley, they might have been skeptical about having a half human King who cannot even transform into a dragon, but his professed dedication to his father's legacy of sacrifice and the clear adoration of his sister make his authority tough to deny.

Speaking of sacrifice, going back in time was hard for Malleus! Yutu. He felt there was absolutely no way he could bring his sister back with him because of how young she was and he was skeptical of whether or not it would even work. If it didn't he would be depriving Briar Valley of a king again, but if it did well. Then he would never need to be king in the first place, which Yutu finds reliving. While he did step up to the task, all he ever really wanted was to live with his father, Yuu, and now his sister in whatever way would have been normal for them. Sure, that normal turns out to have been quite abnormal, but that doesn't mean he still does not want it.

When the Once and Never King sees his father he has maybe more information than any of the other Yutus, even those who had met their dads. He conducted lengthy interviews with both Silver and Sebek, compiling a great pile of notes that he went through over and over again trying to come up with a strategy. All of that planning goes out the window when they actually meet, Yuu asks for permission from Tsunotarou to introduce the two of them, thinking it would be nice for both him and Yutu to have more friends and Malleus is just intrigued enough to say yes.

So this is a dragon fae. It's the only thing Yutu can bring himself to think when he sees Malleus, the other, more intense thoughts and emotions are distracted by the fireflies that accompany his father's arrival. They're beautiful, he can't remember having seen anything like them before, certainly not in his future. His father looks at him in brief surprise, and magic tingles up Yutu's spine. It's similar to the feeling he had when he first saw his sister, like recognizing like and seeking to form a connection. It hurts to shut himself off, but he smiles and focuses on his humanity as he puts forward his hand. "Hello Mr. Tsunotarou, I'm Yutu." The smile that stretches its way across Malleus's face is pure amusement, he must have really liked this ruse. What did Yuu think about that when they learned?

"My the humans of your world are certainly brave." He shakes his hand proudly, clearly pleased at the normalcy of Yutu's treatment but still painfully unaware how to be normal about it. "I am deeply pleased to make your acquaintance."

Malleus adores Yutu. There's just something about him that activates a part of him that he wasn't aware of before, and while he doesn't understand what those emotions are he recognizes his increased need to be protective of Yuu for exactly what it is. His mind thinks of Yuu as his mate, in body and soul, and that does terrify him slightly. Yuu is so tragically human, they'll die if he takes them home. They'll die if he lets them go to their home. They'll die if he never says anything at all and lets his love rot out his heart alone in his tower while they freely move through the world without ever having known of his emotions-

I haven't given much thought as to how I would want a Malleyuu confession to go down, but I could see them starting a sort of awkward courting process where Malleus takes them for long, late night walks in the forest to slow dance alone, brings them roses and handcrafted jewels he silently begs for them to wear to show just how close they are getting- but however it happens there is at least an understanding that there is something between them by the time Yutu's disguise is knocked off and he's forced to come clean.

It's a reveal Malleus does not take well. Oh not that he hates his son, he is overwhelmed with such a powerful love and joy at the mere concept of his existence he could never- no it's the fact that his future. His happy ending, that he fucking deserves after everything that his family has been through, was robbed from him and he wasn't able to do anything about it other than go to sleep? Him? The most powerful mage (fifth actually but he doesn't care about that) in existence couldn't stop that? Unacceptable.

After Yuu gets him to calm down and soothes the brewing thunderstorm they both are very focused on the well being of their child. I feel like both Yuu and Malleus would want Yutu to have a chance to just enjoy himself, for him to take off the crown he was never meant to have and just. Breathe for a moment. That's part of Malleus's motivation for introducing him as his son to the Diasomnia gang, he wants his child to have a chance to have some fun with his Uncles and Pee Paw Lilia.

Sebek bursts into tears when he learns of Waka Sama jr's existence. I think he feels a sort of kinship with Yutu, they're both half fae and they both have a deep respect for Malleus. He's very shy when he sees how much respect Yutu has for him. He's surprisingly humble when Yutu thanks him for protecting him in the future, insisting that he was just doing his job. He likes listening to Yutu play the piano, I could see Yutu trying to teach Sebek how to play an instrument, partially to spend time with him and partially just because he is curious as to how tone deaf Sebek can be.

Silver is deeply concerned about Yuu and Yutu's safety. He organizes with Sebek and Lilia to change up their patrols to include defending the new members of the royal family . He is a bit confused as to why Yutu wants to just hang out with him when all he really does is train, but he also is glad that the little prince is willing to train with him and take Silver's concerns about his safety seriously. I could see Silver apologizing for not being able to defend his parent, genuinely distressed about his situation and Yutu being a bit awkward about it. He never thought to blame Silver ever, why would he? Yutu is not unused to Silver's kindness, but it still overwhelms him. It's a pure sort of love that challenges what Yutu thinks about the world, and he doesn't know what to do with that.

Now. Mr. Pee Paw. Lilia is probably the most excited out of the entire group, look at this kid. You see him? Living physical proof that humans and fae can get along! If a Draconia did it then you can too, Grandpa Leven would be so proud! The future is concerning sure, but now that he knows about it he can plan for it. Lilia might be old, but he is still has some fight left in him, and he is very happy to use it on securing Malleus's family's future.

Yes, he does try to cook for Yutu. He wants to make him a birthday cake because he insists that they should throw him a party even if it isn't his birthday so he can have one with his Pee Paw and Dad. Yes everyone forces Yutu to distract him so they can make sure they've got something edible. He's so sad about it, how could they, jail for the little prince, jail for 1000 years.

Malleus is overly confident about his ability to change the future. Failure isn't an option as far as he is concerned, he will find the person who dared to corrupt his perfect future and he will have his due. His son will never have to live in a world without him, and he will never have to live in a world that rejected Yuu. Someone clearly needs to be reminded of just who Malleus Draconia is, and that memory will not be pretty.

Bonus

So the little crown princess. She learns that her idiot younger brother is planning to go back in time without her and she is very angry about this. How dare he, she knows he can't do anything without her so she makes sure to tag along anyway.

I toyed with the future kid reveal coming from her just marching up to Yutu and giving him orders, but I also like the idea of the Draconia family finding her lost in the woods crying because of how distressed she is that she can't find her little brother. Either way she doesn't understand the need for secrecy and wants to spend every single second she can with her parents. She causes a lot of rain when she finally gets to meet Yuu in person, she had so many dreams about meeting them and now they're real and she can hug them- she's just got too many emotions in her little body send help.

The Draconia family has pretty easy to follow naming theme, but I wasn't too certain about what names to give Yutu and his sister. I like the idea of Princess Draconia being named Mallia after Lilia but I am less certain about Yutu. In my notes Miss Princes was just called Princess Tamago because she hatched out of an egg. That's not her name but I could see that being something Yutu calls her.

[lesbianfakir]

I like to think a lot of how Fakir reacts to Mytho (and to a lesser extent Duck) is colored by his relationship to his parents.

The only time he willingly references his parents directly to another person is in episode 25 to Duck.

[ID: Two screencaps. In the first Fakir looks down at Duck off camera and says "In the end, the real me has done nothing but BE protected ever since I was a kid." In the second screencap, we see a flashback to his mother protecting him from the ravens as he continues "I can't protect anyone." End ID]

At the turning point of his life, Fakir was small, weak, and unable to defend himself. But Fakir's parents loved him so much they defended him until their dying breaths. Protecting vulnerable baby Fakir was more important than their very lives. Do these words sound familiar?

[ID: 3 screencaps of Fakir talking to Duck, all using the same frame. He says "to protect someone, those who are small and weak... that's Mytho's greatest wish. And to do that, he'll have no regard for himself. End ID]

In Fakir's mind, there are two classes of people: those who protect others and those who need to be protected. He desperately wants to be in the first class, though in episode 25 he admits he belongs to the latter. This classification system may very have come about and been reinforced through the extreme trauma he endured.

We know Fakir both loves and hates Mytho in equal measure for his selfless drive to protect others. Even as a child, he idolizes the idea of disregarding one's own safety to protect people:

[ID: two screencaps from episode 8 for Fakir as a child reading The Prince and the Raven and saying "'If it was to protect the people, the prince never feared being injured himself.' Wow, that's so great!" End ID]

My theory here hinges on the idea that this admiration was born of a subconscious connection to his parents. They fit firmly into his mental schema as brave people who sacrificed themselves to save someone defenseless. Fakir sees Mytho and his parents in a similar light--that much is implicit--but we can extrapolate this further and speculate Fakir perhaps resents both himself and his parents for their deaths.

If his parents had chosen to abandon baby Fakir, they would still be alive. If baby Fakir had not required defending, they would likewise still be alive. The turning point in Fakir's relationship with Mytho is upon almost losing him after Mytho jumps out of a burning building to save a trapped bird. Fakir realizes that he cannot stand to lose someone he loves a second time, especially not in the same way, and he becomes bitter towards the idea of protecting the helpless--even if that admiration is what drew him to Mytho in the first place.

Could Fakir see himself in the trapped bird? The helpless victim who is somehow half to blame for the impending tragedy? Does he resent his parents for their decision to save him at the cost of their own lives? The way he resents Mytho for constantly putting his life on the line to protect others that, in Fakir's eyes, are not worth the risk? Was Fakir worth the risk?

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Mending a Family 14/?

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Jason dreamt he was floating. The stars were shining above him. He had to get to them. He floated higher and higher… Then he was falling…falling…

Jason opened his eyes. He was floating over his house.

What the actual ever-loving FUCK?!

Jason was freaking out. Suddenly, he stopped floating and fell. Just as he was about to hit the roof, he felt a jerking motion and was floating again. He looked up and saw Danny holding Jason by his arm. Danny gently set Jason on the ground.

“What the fuck,” Jason tried not to curse around Danny, but he felt what had just happened justified his language.

His son had the audacity to giggle, giggle!

“Your powers are coming in, dad. Since you’ve been around me these past few months, the yucky ectoplasm stifling your core has been filtered out, and now your powers are showing!”

What the fuck, what the fuck, what the ever-loving FUCK?! He knew Danny, Jazz, and sometimes Raven would hint (tell him) that he wasn’t human, but he never thought (admitted to himself) it was true!

What was he going to do?

No metas in Gotham.

He wasn’t in Gotham. He wasn’t even a meta; he was dead. Or halfway there, anyway.

Just another reason for da—Bruce to hate me.

No, that didn’t matter. Bruce was nowhere near them. He couldn’t reject or judge Jason anymore.

He’d already judged me, Jason thought hysterically, and he found me lacking!

Jason’s spiraling was stopped by a small, cold hand on his face.

“Daddy, is it—is it that bad to be like me?”

Jason felt Danny’s emotions.

Sad, confused, not enough, wrong, wrong—wrong!

Jason got Danny and held him toward his chest. He sent waves of reassurance to Danny.

“Oh baby, no, I’m sorry. There’s nothing wrong with you. I’m sorry if I made you think I felt that way. It’s just a bit scary to wake up and find out that you’re not fully human. It has nothing to do with what you—what we are. I promise.”

Jason sent out feelings of love and acceptance.

Jason heard the door open, and Jazz came out with Ellie in her arms. Both their eyes were glowing.

(Jason was sure his eyes were glowing, too.)

“Don’t worry, daddy. I’ll teach you how to use your powers. It’ll be great!”

Jason smiled at the little boy in his arms. It was scary, but he had a new connection with his son. He shouldn’t be thinking about what Bruce would think. Fuck him; he lost all rights to Jason and Jason’s family.

Besides, right now, he had better things to think about like how he’ll be able to get a giggling floating Ellie from the ceiling. He wondered what other powers he would develop.

“That’d be great, Danny lad.”

His son smiled, and Jason felt his son’s love surrounding him; he hoped Danny could feel Jason’s, too.

“Wait till you hear yourself chirp the first time,” Jazz yelled from the door.

“Wait, what?!”

____

It may have been years, but Alfred still had his connections to the British secret services. He used those connections to find his grandson.

The pictures he was staring at shocked him a little. A boy with black hair and blue eyes was laughing as Jason (with red hair) chased him. A woman, another red-hair, watched them both amused as she cradled an infant who looked a lot like the little boy.

The other pictures showed the little boy and Jason shopping and walking around a small town. There was one of them leaving a small road. Alfred guessed that was the road that led to where they lived.

Alfred read the paperwork that came with the picture.

Brother and sister (Jasmine “Jazz” and Peter “Jay” Jason Nightingale) raising their children. Daniel “Danny” Nightingale, son of Jay (mother died at childbirth), and Danielle “Ellie” Nightingale. Daughter of Jazz and Roger Burns. The father left before Ellie was born, so both siblings decided to move in together. They both live in a small house in Tadoussac, Canada.

The forgeries are excellent and will hold in any government capacity.

Alfred looked at Jason’s smiling face and then at the little boy’s. He wouldn’t tell the family he found Jason but would keep the photo.

After all, a grandfather deserved to have pictures.

IDK if anyone guessed Alfred, but yeah, here it is

Jason finally came into his powers no more floating Ellie freaking out Jason. Now, he's gonna freak when HE floats lol

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Happy Winter Sleepover! ❄️

What about Little Anna & some Winter fun!?!

“Tracking down your mittens, hats, scarves, heavy socks before heading into the cold”

“going sledding together and ending up in the snow”

& “Unexpected snowball fight” bc of course Frank needs a reason to “help” Anna win of course 😂

Hellllloooooo my lovely!! I’m really trying to keep these on the shorter side but I can’t seem to do that but more Anna Raven is never a bad thing so I hope you like this one. (More Irreplaceable is coming too) Thank you for sending this one in, I do love writing for this family ♥️

Snow Day

Photos are not mine. They are courtesy of Pinterest/Google.

Pairing: Tattoo Artist Billy Russo x F! Reader; supporting character(s) Frank Castle

Warnings: All the fluff

Word Count: 1.9K-ish

Summary: Pretty self explanatory but Anna is VERY excited for her first snow day and excited she gets to play with Mom, Dad, and Uncle Frank.

Part of The Sweetest Pain Series

As always, thank you for reading!  I appreciate it so much and comments, reblogs are welcome and encouraged. Don’t be shy to tell me your favorite part. 💕💕 💕

“It’s snowing, Mommy!!” She squealed with excitement.

Anna Raven pointed her chubby little finger toward the full length windows as she stood next to you while large flakes of snow floated past your faces, some of them kissing the glass on the way down. It was falling like confetti from the silver clouds up above and she had the look of pure joy on her face.

“Yes it is, baby girl! And we’re supposed to get a lot of snow later so maybe tomorrow we can go to the park and play. Does that sound like fun?” You asked.

Anna was clapping her hands and jumping up and down; she was so excited.

“Can Daddy play too?” She asked.

Bending down to her level, you looked into her big brown eyes that were just like her father’s and with a warm smile, replied “I’m sure Daddy would love to play in the snow with us. I just hope he makes it home later because it’s starting to fall faster.”

The city down below was slowly turning into a clean blanket of white. It was always very peaceful watching the snow fall down onto the hectic streets underneath from inside your warm apartment.

The naked tree branches were frozen and snow was starting to pile up which cast twisted and knotted shadows on the ground. Frost patterns that had started to form on the windows shined as the soft warm light from inside your home lightly touched them revealing their unique patterns.

“Pretty…” Said Little Raven as she gently touched the glass with her finger, pointing at the snowflakes that were stuck to the window.

This snowstorm was reminiscent of the day Anna was born. The snow was light but it came down hard and fast; you almost didn’t make it to the hospital in time for her arrival and Billy also came dangerously close to missing his daughter being born.

Now, almost four years later, you looked down at the beautiful little girl you and Billy had brought into the world and could not wait to play with her outside on her very first snow day.

Now if you could only remember where you put all of your winter outerwear…

After only a couple of hours of worrying, Billy did make it home that night. It was late and Little Raven had already gone to sleep but he did make it home safe. His flushed frozen cheeks didn’t stop him from flashing that perfect smile at you as soon as he walked through the door.

All he wanted to do was hold you, shower, and go to bed but not before peeking in on Anna to watch her sleep for a few minutes. His client had been difficult and exhausting.

When Billy suggested he finish the tattoo another time on account of the snow, his client became testy and complained how long he had to wait the first time for an appointment. He didn’t want to wait for another one so Billy stayed to finish it and he was completely out of gas by the time he arrived home.

Another wide smile stretched across his face when you told him how excited Anna was to play in the snow tomorrow. You were excited for Billy too; this was the kind of thing that he never got to experience when he was a child but he is able to now with his own family.

Before falling asleep, Billy whispered “Oh…Frankie said they’ll be over in the morning. They already canceled school so we’re all gonna have a snow day. Sound good, sweet girl?”

“That sounds perfect, handsome.” You said.

The Next Morning

You felt like your head barely hit the pillow before you heard little feet hit the floor. Anna ran to the living room to look out the window before she came charging into your bedroom.

“Mommy! Look at all the snow!! Wake up, Daddy!” She yelled, pulling on Billy’s arm.

“Alright, little miss. We’re awake.” Billy said, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes and letting out an extended yawn.

“I gotta go potty.” Don’t go play without me.” Said Anna.

The two of you chuckled.

Billy gazed at you, his eyes shined like two pieces of onyx as he inched closer to give you a kiss. His long agile fingers danced up and down your arm that was sleeved as he said, “You have really nice tattoos. Your artist is really talented.”

You felt warmth rise to your cheeks and a smile stretched across your lips. “Are you flirting with me, Mr. Russo?” You asked.

“Maybe.” Said Billy, with a devilish smile on his face.

“Well you can flirt with me later, I’m sure Frank will be here soon.” You said.

Billy tossed the blanket off of his body. “You’re starting to know Frankie the way I know Frankie. And I’m pretty sure you’re right. We better get up but first I’m gonna give you one more kiss.”

As soon as Billy’s lips touched yours, you heard three loud raps at your door.

“Rise and shine, Russo’s! Let’s go!” Frank boomed from behind the front door.

You helped Little Raven in the bathroom before she ran out into the living room.

“Uncle Frankie!!!” Anna screamed. “You see all the snow!”

Frank picked her up and placed her on his hip. “I did, Little Raven. Go with Mommy and get dressed so we can go play. I’ll try and wake your dad up with some coffee.” Frank said, as Billy emerged from the bedroom, his raven colored hair was all over the place.

“I had to hunt for it but I found all the winter stuff; I’m gonna go get her ready. Time to get dressed, lieutenant.” You said. The bristles of his beard tickled your lips as you kissed him on the cheek.

“Roger that.” Billy replied, lightly smacking your ass as you walked past him.

It was still snowing a little when you arrived at the park. The air was cold; it made your breath visible as you all walked to find a decent hill to sled down. The sound of the snow beneath your feet made a slight crunching sound. Peeking out from behind the clouds, the sun shone down onto the snow covered surfaces making everything appear brighter.

It was beautiful.

Listening to Junior and Lisa laugh as they pulled Anna around on one of the sleds was music to your ears and you watched as Billy and Frank go from what you thought would be an innocent snowball toss to a full blown snowball fight; it made you laugh.

This is the family life Billy deserved to have; it’s the life you deserved to have. Lisa gave Anna a snowball that was so big she had to hold it with both hands while Frank picked her up and told her to put it down the back of her father’s coat.

With snow clinging to her eyelashes and the ends of her dark brown hair, you watched Anna play, throw snowballs, and she even helped build a snowman. She rolled a ball of snow until she couldn’t push it anymore; you helped her after that but she was so pleased with how much she did herself.

“Dad, I found a hill we can sled down…over there.” Junior pointed to a spot in the park where a lot of kids were sledding.

“That’s a little steep, isn’t it?” Frank said.

“We can do it, Dad.” Lisa said.

“I meant steep for Little Raven.” Said Frank.

“I’ll go down with her, she’ll be fine.” Billy said, looking over at you and giving you a wink.

You just smiled and said, “Well I kinda need to see this.”

Your toes were starting to get cold despite wearing the warmest socks you could find. Also, it might have been a good idea to take Billy up on the hand warmers he offered you.

Next time you would; everyone seemed to be winding down anyway and Anna would need a nap soon but you watched as they all trekked up the hill, sleds in tow, and little Raven on top of her father’s shoulders.

She looked so excited.

Billy firmly placed Anna in front of him, making sure there was no possible way she could fall out. Junior was going down by himself; Frank and Lisa were in the sled next to Billy. It looked like they were going to race to see who could get to the bottom of the hill the fastest.

You waited at the bottom of the hill for them, out of the way so you wouldn’t get run over by other people in their sleds. They pushed themselves forward and took off down the hill. Gaining speed, Junior was in the lead with Lisa and Frank catching up.

It looked as though Billy was so concerned about Anna falling off, that he got distracted and three quarters of the way down the hill, he fell off the back but Little Raven remained upright and slid almost right to you.

The smile on her face was probably the biggest smile you had ever seen her make. It took up her entire face; it was Billy’s smile.

Billy, however, was not smiling.

“Look at you! Did you have fun?” You asked Anna, scooping her up into your arms and kissing her flushed cheeks.

“Where Daddy go?” She asked.

Frank and the kids couldn’t stop laughing. Billy had snow covering his black beanie, the tips of his long dark lashes had snow stuck in them, and snow covered the back of his black jacket. You tried to control your laughter but you couldn’t.

“Well baby, Daddy fell off the sled.” You said, biting back a smile.

Billy trudged up to you with a scowl on his face. “Oh it’s sooooo funny isn’t it.” He said sarcastically.

“Daddy ok?” Little Raven asked with concern in her tiny voice.

“At least someone is concerned for my well-being.” He said as the scowl disappeared and a slight smile took its place.

“Oh come on, Bill. You fell off the back of a sled, not off a cliff.” Said Frank, still laughing.

“Yes baby, Daddy’s ok. His pride is just a little hurt, that’s all.” Said Billy.

With his lip curled into a half smile, Frank said, “Well I gotta hand it to ya, Bill. You managed to fall off without tossing Little Raven out of the sled. I don’t know if that’s skill or luck.”

“You ok, handsome?” You asked with Anna sitting on your hip.

He inched closer to you and kissed your forehead. “I’m fine, sweet girl.”

Anna let out a long yawn, the tip of her nose was cherry red, and her eyes were almost halfway closed.

“Looks like someone’s tired.” Frank said with a warm smile.

“Who wants hot chocolate?” You asked.

Junior and Lisa’s hands shot straight up in the air.

“I do! I do!” They both said in unison.

“Ok, we’ll have hot chocolate at Uncle Billy’s and Auntie y/n’s so they can put Little Raven down for a nap. Then we’ll go so they can have a nap too. Can’t give Anna a sibling without a nap, right Bill?” Frank whispered with a wink.

You playfully rolled your eyes while Billy nudged Frank’s arm.

“Real smooth, Frankie. Real smooth.”

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[steveybucky]

15 questions for 15 friends

Thank you @ohhsodebonair for the tag! 🥰

Are you named after anyone? >>> nope, parents just liked the name

When was the last time you cried? >>> last week at some point. Maybe this week. Maybe last night. I cry a lot lol

Do you have kids? >>> yep

What sports do you play/have you played? >>> nothing, I am not athletic in the slightest

Do you use sarcasm? >>> absolutely

What’s the first thing you notice about people? >> eh maybe if they look friendly? don't really know. i will always notice if someone is shorter than me bc it doesn't happen too often

What’s your eye color? >>> green

Scary movies or happy endings comedies? >>> Comedies for sure. I used to tolerate scary movies/shows ever so slightly, but ever since my first pregnancy I am such a baby and cannot do it lol

Any talents? >>> pretty good at music, piano, sight singing, etc

Where were you born? >>> south usa somewhere

What are your hobbies? >>> lol not a ton at the moment. I guess currently writing and reading and ????? Idk man. I like to knit it the winter

Do you have any pets? >>> too many

How tall are you? >>> 5’0”

Favorite subject in school? >>> choir

Dream job? >>> pianist for broadway *wistful sight*

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[faioula16]

please do another list of headcanons of us being Sebastian's baby girl <33

Deepest apologies it took me so long to write your request but my old computer died and I got my new one a few days ago. I do hope you will enjoy reading with along with everyone as well. Don't forget to leave a heart and a comment it helps me a lot.

✿⁠  Another 'investigation' for our demon butler to fulfil by his master's orders, Sebastian once again would have to put to use his irresistible demonic charm to get the necessary information the young lord needed.

✿⁠ The tall butler was standing right outside the poor-built house when suddenly a loud scream was heard from inside.

✿⁠ Sebastian scolded with a deep sigh before he made his way in by pushing the wooden door slowly open, revealing the woman sitting on the floor with her back leaning against the kitchen counter while holding her belly for dear life. Turns out she was pregnant, little did our devilish butler know that you, the little miracle that was about to come to the world would manage to touch his black cold heart.

✿⁠ Alas, the investigation couldn't happen, not now at the very least. Whether he liked it or not Sebastian would have to help this woman deliver the life she's bearing inside her and after that he could manipulate her to get what he wanted.

✿⁠ It didn't take you long to finally be born and your cries to fill the house.

✿⁠ Wide-eyed, Sebastian was utterly shocked and speechless, not even noticing his actions. His arms reached out to take your little form into his embrace, your umbilical cord was cut swiftly by his own teeth forming your cute belly button, your cries such sweet music for his ears yet they were quickly shut down once he wrapped you with his tailcoat for more warmth and comfort.

✿⁠ "Oh my, look at you. Such a very fragile little kitten you are~ Your black-raven hair matches your reddish-brown eyes perfectly" With you tucked into his one arm, his teeth bit the edge of his white-gloved thumb revealing his beautifully formed hand as he gently caressed your rosy cheek. "Such an extraordinary beauty and grace. And those cheeks...such soft, rosy cheeks~" Your father chuckled at your adorable reaction when he pinched the fat of your pinky cheek very softly, and then his face leaned closer to the top of your head to take in your fresh newborn scent. A kiss was planted over your forehead shortly after, and then he stood up tall with you in his arms when he noticed that the woman he was supposed to investigate was already dead from blood loss...oops.

✿⁠ 'Oh, well no matter I am more than certain I can find what I originally needed if I search the place' He thought. "At least something good came out from this whore mess. Now let's hurry, my little one, young master isn't famous for his patience, but first, I need to give you a bath"

✿⁠ A few hours passed and Sebastian was back at the Phantomhive mansion, he would have arrived there much sooner if he hadn't make a stop at the stores to 'borrow' all the necessary supplies you will need for the first months of your life.

✿⁠ Such as glass baby bottles, clothes I mean LOTS of them, milk (he had to draw milk from more than ten goats and cows that day), not to mention the unique formulas to keep the milk clean and fresh, nappies, pacifiers, your crib, baby nightgowns, toys, blankets, anything soft and fluffy really. He wanted to make you an extraordinarily comfortable nest/crib that would fit both of you. After all, his little one deserves all the fine things this world has to offer. Since then, Sebastian knew the adoration he felt for you would be the death of him in one way or another.

✿⁠ With you tucked in his warm embrace, all cleaned up in fresh, comfortable baby clothes with a fluffy blanket wrapped around your tiny sleeping form, he entered the estate while all your stuff was nearly settled into a LARGE sack hanging over his shoulder. With his supernatural speed, he made his way quickly up to his chambers in a matter of seconds. Fortunately, the sun was just rising up and the young lord was still asleep, so that meant Sebastian had one more hour to take care of you, the mansion, wake up the servants and prepare his master's breakfast to start the day.

✿⁠ Sebastian placed you over his bed, thankfully you were still asleep while he took off his spoiled butler coat and raised up his white sleeves over his elbows as he started building up your crib.

✿⁠ "There, that will be more than enough, I think. Absolutely comfortable, big, and soft. Perfect for me to lie alongside you during the nights. But I think it's missing one last detail..." The butler commented softly while his thumb was rubbing his chin in thought. He smirked to himself once an idea crossed his mind. Upon the roof of the nest-like bed/crib, he placed some beautiful star-shaped lights and a black velvet curtain. So you would both be hidden at any desirable moment from any curious or suspicious eyes.

✿⁠ "Now my darling kitten you are going to stay right here and I will be back in one hour to feed you, yes?" Sebastian cooed softly as he placed you into your large crib, making sure to surround you with pillows and cover your little body with one of your new fluffy blankets with kitten chibi-like sketches. He checked your sleeping state one last time with a satisfied smile gracing his handsome face before he exited the room silently.

✿ Once everything was ready the butler entered his master's bedroom and left the wheeled table besides the young lord's bed as he approached the windows to allow the light of the sun to fill the bedroom.

✿ "Good morning, young master" Sebastian greeted Ciel rather joyfully. Quite unusual if we come to think of his personality and butler aesthetic.

✿ The boy's eyes cracked open as he slowly raised and stretched out his body. "What's the matter with you? You seem to be in a very existing mode today, what changed?" The Eral questions in a bland tone.

✿ The butler cleared his throat in an attempt to correct his inappropriate behaviour. "Forgive me, my master, I've got the necessary information."

✿ Ciel's eyebrow raised up in slight suspicion. "If you want to convince me to adopt a cat again, the answer is no" The eral took a sip from his cup of tea and placed it gently back on the small plate over the silver tray, then he took a look at the newspaper. "I see that you have taken care of our case. Her Majesty will be very pleased."

✿ Sebastian's ears perked up to the sound of your sweet cry. "Oh lovely~" He sends a loving side-glance towards the door. "Forgive me, my lord, I will be back soon".

✿ "What the hell!? Why's there a bab-" Before Ciel could finish his line, Sebastian vanished from the room without a second word.

✿ A moment later, the demon butler appeared in the room once again but this time with little you in his arms still wrapped up in your comfy blankie as you sucked softly on the baby bottle your dad was holding with his free hand glancing down at you ever so fondly.

✿ "Tell me exactly what happened; this is an order", Ciel demanded coldly while glaring at the butler.

✿ "Turns out the prime suspect of our current case got pregnant from the last time I investigated her. An accident nevertheless, but it wasn't on propose I can assure you about that. By following your orders last night I was about to get 'information' out of her again and I was pleasantly surprised by my daughter's birth~" Sebastian cooed softly as he brought you closer to his chest and started leaving small kisses to your cheeks and forehead. "What do you say, young master? Can she stay?"

✿ The Eral backed up a little on his bed, truth be told he started to freak out for he had never seen the demon butler being so fond of a creature other than a cat. Allowing his butler to act so freely when getting information from women brought them to this (uneasy for him) situation. But there wasn't much he could do other than accept their current state and allow Sebastian to be close to his daughter to keep having the demon remain by his side, besides for the young lord's soul.

✿ Ciel let out a deep sigh before he finally spoke up. "Very well she can stay as long as our contract will remain, only buy two conditions. You won't allow your daughter to get in the way of my ultimate goal, and you are forbidden to use such a method to get information out of people ever again, especially if they are women. Did I make myself clear?"

✿ Sebastian turned his gaze back to his master with a delighted smile while cradling you in his arms. "Most certainly, sir, I promise you...you won't regret it. May I be so bold as to ask for one more favour, young master?"

✿ Ciel send him a frown before nodding in agreement hesitantly, followed by an almost tired sign. "Go on"

✿ "I'd like to request a bigger room for me and my child, unfortunately, her belongings can't fit in the small space my current room has to offer" The butler explained calmly.

✿ "I suppose it might be necessary, you may take a room from the upper floors though. I can't have her crying every single night. I need to rest properly."

✿ Sebastian gave a slight bow to make sure to not disturb you as he patted your back gently to help you burp, his happy smile never washing off his handsome face. Then he laid you over the lower part of Ciel's bed and walked over him as he took down to his one knee and began to dress him for the day.

✿ "Whenever I call you, I expect you to be there, and I won't accept any excuses unless it will be a true emergency. We have to discuss a lot more...but later" The young lord spoke out as Sebastian covered his one eye with the eye patch. "What are you going to call her by the way?"

✿ The butler stopped his actions abruptly as the ideal name crossed his mind like thunder through the night sky. "I will call her...Y/N"

✿ And that's how little you came so unexpectedly to the Phantomhive household and changed it for the better.

✿ The day you were born you became the sunshine of your father's long existence and filled the servants' lives with lots of laughter and happy-cute memories.

✿ When you reached eight months you also became the Phantomhive company's most popular mascot since you were such an extraordinarily cute baby girl.

✿ You were the first to try Ciel's every new product and help the eral decide if they were good enough for the public or not. That means lots of toys and treats for you. What a lucky baby you were! Not to mention, Sebastian's wage has increased significantly since you started your baby model career for his lord's company. Not that Sebastian needs the money for himself, but he will put it to good use for you now and your future. You may become a billionaire when you reach puberty.

✿ The first time you called Sebastian dada he could have sworn that his black demonic heart skipped a beat.

He remembers your first steps and words fondly and will never forget them as long as he lives.

✿ You would take place in advertising campaigns like this, and you'd love it. Just imagine you in a uniform like Sebastian's! Daddy would make sure to not tire you out, though:

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✿ Now let's talk about your HUGE appetite. Once you reached your first year you were able to eat everything from savoury to sweet and spicy to sour. Nothing was off the menu...except broccoli.

✿ Since daddy hasn't the right to take the master's soul yet your poor stomach needs to satisfy itself with human food and as expected since you're half-breed the amount of food you need is fivefold the amount of a normal human baby's.

✿ Daddy spoils you a lot when it comes to your meals and dessert. You have usually six meals per day but that doesn't mean Sebastian doesn't consider the fact that you must eat healthy as well to help your system become stronger.

✿ Sebastian is the one who feeds you mostly and when he's not around Tanaka is in charge of this task. Most of the time since Sebastian is also serving the young master you get to eat in his company. Sebastian serves Ciel first and then takes a seat right before you, holds a napkin under your little chin and feeds you your meal with this ever-so-loving gaze of his that also makes the eral cringe a lot.

✿ Sebastian notices so and never declines the chance to mock him about him.

✿ As Sebastian's reddish-brown eyes cached the frown over Ciel's face his smirk grew. "My my is that jealousy I sense? Would you like me to feed the same way I feed my daughter, young master?"

✿ The earl glared coldly at his butler before he took a sip from the cup of his tea. 'Don't be ridiculous"

✿ A heartfelt chuckle escaped the butler's mouth. How amusing his dinner is jealous of the fondness he shows to his child. Imagine your favourite food being jealous of someone dear of yours, no wonder why Sebastian can't completely hold back his laughter at his lord's pathetic emotions state. "How fascinating" The demon comments with a last chuckle, looking towards Ciel's sight as he wipes the leftovers off your little mouth gently with the white napkin.

✿ He then gives your chubby cheek a sweet smooch like every time you finish all your food. He pretends to give out a gasp of shock and out of nowhere he reveals your favourite cookie, he gently hands it to you as a reward which you always take with excitement and munch on with joy.

✿ When it comes to your diaper changing. Both Daddy and the old butler are the only ones who manage to keep you calm and still. While Sebastian sweetly talks to you, gives you sweet kisses and blows on your belly playfully, Tanaka tells you a fairytale witch is enough to distract you until you're all cleaned up and freshly changed.

✿ You are the only one who Lizzy's not allowed to dress up 'cutely' when she comes to visit Ciel. She's one of your biggest fans though and she loves to cuddle you in her embrace if she pleads enough for Sebastian to let her hold you even for a little while.

✿ The first time she held you, she squeezed you a little bit too tight to the point she made you cry. Sebastian took you off her hold in a flash and glared dreadfully behind her back at any moment. Plus Ciel gave her such a long scold speech for not being careful enough and that you were just a baby, not a stuffed toy. Eventually, Elizabeth apologised and promised never to do such a thing again and kept her promise.

✿ Do you think Prince Soma was happy and excited to visit Ciel whenever he came to England? There are no words to describe the amount of responsibility he has taken since he met you. It is true your first encounter was a bit rude due to the many questions he asked about your dead mother but after he was told to respect people's privacy, he never asked about such a thing ever again and made his goal to become the best ever uncle figure for you, besides his butler Agni of course.

✿ He brings you lots of gifts like treats, clothes and toys from India, whenever he comes to visit and plays with you a lot as Agni is better when it comes to taking care of you.

✿ You love to play with Soma's beautiful long purple hair, he makes you laugh a lot whenever he makes funny faces or animal noises. You play lots of games together like hide and seek, chase and tag once you learn how to walk. Sebastian doesn't mind you having playmates to spend time with as long as they won't steal any free time between you and him of course.

✿ About Grell, she was not happy, to say the least. How could Sebastian betray her like this? After all the delightful dead matches they have been through. "NO, no, no, no, no way! This simply cannot be!"

✿ "Grell, what are you doing here?" Ciel spoke while holding you a bit closer to him.

✿ "I refuse to believe this pathetically helpless pipesquick is his! Have to admit though it's quite cute. Must be the fact it looks pretty much like Bassy" The reaper commented out loud.

✿ The Eral glared at the grim reaper for a moment. How could someone say such a harsh thing to a baby? Even if it's half a demon one. "What on earth are you here for?" The young lord questioned casually as your little hands squished the soft of his cheeks while cooing happily.

✿ "Well for your information I got the weekend off, a pretty rare opportunity indeed. But I guess William was unusually generous...or he just wanted me out of the way for I might have gone too far by using my death scythe on people that weren't on the death list. Anyway, I decided to dedicate the rest of my free time to shopping therapy. Now it's time for me to ask, what are you doing with the little gremlin? And most importantly, where is my Bassy!?"

✿ Ciel gave out a deep sigh as he spoke. "We're almost finished here, he just went off to buy food and new clothes for his daughter and then we'll return to the manor"

✿ "Dada...' You called out with your high pinched voice in a worried tone. It's been more than 25 minutes and you began to feel kind of anxious without his presence.

✿ "Calm down, he'll be there soon" Ciel told you calmly, cradling you gently in his arms. How troublesome, honestly, he never thought an Eral like himself would ever take the role of a nanny even if it was only for brief moments. At least until Sebastian would be back.

✿ "Aww come to auntie Grell my little munchkin you!" The red-haired reaper took you from Ciel, ignoring the boy's protests. "She's too cute for her own good, I think I might keep her for myself" She beamed joyfully but then you started to whine in annoyance, soon your whines became cries of discomfort. Your tiny hands turned into firsts and your feet kicked in the air as you desperately tried to get off his arms. You wanted your daddy to hold you so bad right now.

✿ "Please give my child back. Otherwise, I can't guarantee your well-being" Sebastian warned as he reappeared out of a sudden.

✿ "Oh and if I say no?" Grell held you by the back of your clothes casually like a shack.

✿ Sebastian put the filled bags down and walked forward slowly. His handsome features faded away releasing parts of his true demon form, and his eyes glowed bright red from the sudden amount of bloodlust...he wanted the grim reaper cut to shreds and you back in his arms safe and sound no matter what the cost. He couldn't hear his master's commands anymore, only your cries and Grell's fast-beating heart, he could smell the reaper's fear to the point it took quite part of his rage and exchanged with excitement for murder.

✿ Ciel's single eye winded in concern as he reached out and grabbed his butler by the arm. "Sebastian snap out of it, people might see you!" Unfortunatly Ciel's tries to bring his servant back to control were pointless. Not to mention your screams/cries have become so loud that your face became red almost like Grell's hair.

✿ The demon butler was about to go ballistic on the now trembling reaper who stood right there utterly stunned in fear, her fist barely able to keep a hold of you.

✿ Just then a death scythe snatched you out of Grell's grasp and held you by the fabric of your clothes right in front of Sebastian's face. "I do believe this belongs to you, correct?" Will's ice-cold voice finally made the demon snap out of his murderous instincts and quickly yet gracefully took you in his arms.

✿ In the blink of an eye, your father jumped backwards and now he was standing right beside his master. He held the back of your head close to his chest while nuzzling his cheek to your face side to side and giving your forehead and cheeks kisses and small licks to comfort you and help you calm down faster.

✿ Grell was still stunned by the scene until she felt William's death scythe hitting harshly the top of her head. "Oww, Will why on earth was that for!?"

✿ Will gritted her teeth together in anger towards her co-worker's ignorance. With the tip of her piercing green eyes, she looked over your father's and his master's direction and realised that they had already disappeared with you into the darkness. Will hit Grell once more before correcting his glasses with the tip of his death scythe.

✿ "Seriously how can you be so utterly stupid when it comes to such a delicate matter. You have threatened the child of a demon and you know very well we never get involved with them unless they get in our way to collect souls, we must avoid encounters with them ESPECIALLY when they have a child" The rapper walked past Grell and jumped on the roof, looking down at the redhead guy with a serious cold excretion. "Mark my words Sutcliffe, next you make such a foolish mistake, it will be your last one" And by this warning, Will T Spears disappeared.

✿ Grell whined while rubbing the top of her head and hissed in pain. "Well, how was I supposed to remember this rule 'to not be involved with demon's youngling?' We were taught this during the second year of your training! Honestly, Will is such a nerd sometimes. Well no matter, this unfortunate little incident won't ruin the shopping I planed for today. Who knows when Will is going to give me another day off"

[fr-wiwiw]

15 questions, 15 people

I was tagged by @lienwyn! it's been ages but i have time to do this one now! Thank you for the tag dear ✨

1. Are you named after anyone?

I'm not. My mom's eldest brother gave me my name collaboratively with my parents. It was supposed to be something different like great figure from my country but it felt like a huge responsibility, so they changed it thank God for that lol

2. When was the last time you cried?

Just today. I wouldn't say full on crying, just a minute or less type of crying when you feel overwhelmed by something or when your brain decides to rewind a certain event in your head.

3. Do you have kids?

No but I have a baby turtle that I love <3

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Sometimes yea when I'm having certain conversations with my group of friends or when we're playing online games and if there's a current event (ex: politic figure doing something foolish), it will jump out if i'm flabbergasted once or twice.

5. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Hmm.. depends. But my eyes would scan them up and down- and I realized that can come off as eyeing them like i'm some kind of arrogant person. I'm sorry to these people, I never meant to come off like that. But i like observing creatures and I draw too, so I tend to see them as a whole or if they behave and talk in certain ways and tone. I just notice things

6. What's your eye colour?

Dark brown almost black if there's no lighting. Typical asian eye color

7. Scary movie or happy ending?

Happy ending. I cannot watch scary movies bcs of my strong visualization and imagination. I can visualize almost anything from my memory and imagine them do anything next to me right here right now. It's... uncomfortable especially when my brain decides to scare me when I see dark places. it's the downside of being an artist

8. Any special talents?

So far.. I'm good at art related things. I want to try my hands on sculpting, painting in canvas, diorama, play more music instruments as a hobby and many more. But I don't have the time and money, hopefully in the future. I just love being involved in my curiosity and see what I can make out of it xD

I'm also good at reading people and situations. I'm a big empath too which comes in handy when I imagine or write. Or connect to people. I'm people's go to listener usually hahah but I create some more boundaries for this. It drains me because I feel deeply.

9. Where were you born?

Indonesia.

10. What are your hobbies?

Uh.. drawing, reading, playing video games, writing, listening to music, sing, eat out and take walks in mall or just strolling through shop marts.

11. Do you have pets?

Yes. I once had 2 red eared slider turtles for 11 years. Then 2 mini pomeranian, and another baby read eared slider turtle which sadly didn't make it for only a month. But my friend gave me another baby turtle, she's always ravenous and lively ^^ so cute.

12. What sports do you/have you played?

Oh man.. I played a lotta sports I even got a tan back then lol. Futsal (indoor soccer), soccer, kasti (kinda like softball / baseball), swimming, running, basketball, badminton. Would love to try snowboarding tho ngl it looks fun but I heard it's damn expensive. And horse riding. The only sport I play now is playing console games😂 would love to be active at sports again in the future

13. How tall are you?

156cm (5'11)

14. Favourite subject in high school?

English and art (but depends on the teacher)

15. Dream job?

Right now? A freelance or full time artist with stable income or good amount of followers to pay off my day to day living without a worry. I am a freelance artist, just not financially stable yet. Hope I can get there

I'm so late to this particular tag game so I apologize if any of you have been tagged before. @gaylilsherlock @uhhhhmanda @gayautisticraccoon @briwates @technitango @kdramastrix

[unvalley]

Daycare Love

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A/N: Surpise! Daycare Love is back! I'm sorry this took years to update. I'm not really too satisfied with my writing here and there're probably lots of typos and grammar errors but I hope you still can enjoy it. Thank you for waiting! :) ♡

Chapter four | Guilt

Juvia would like to think she was a professional at keeping work related matters at work and work only. However, that night after her very…interesting first day of work, she could no longer call herself a pro. 

There she was, tossing and turning in bed, left and right and her thoughts would not stop. Gray would not go away. Aster would not disappear. 

As wrong as it may sound, if it was another family, Juvia would have been sleeping like a baby hours ago but this was Gray. He wasn’t some random stranger. He was her best friend, even how much she knew she had no right calling him that anymore after what she did to him. 

Seeing Gray again after all those years brought back so many memories from their childhood and teenage years.So did feelings return, feelings she didn’t remember she had. 

As all these thoughts 

Yesterday in the break room, Cana was unable to explain further what exactly she meant by Aster not having a mother but if she would bring it up again Juvia wouldn’t push her about it. She felt like Gray  should be the person to tell her if he wanted to but if he didn’t want to she wouldn’t be disappointed. 

But to say Juvia wasn’t curious was a lie. There were a couple possibilities she thought about. Did Gray’s partner pass away? Did they have a bad break-up? Or maybe Gray really wanted to raise a child on his own? The first options were possible but the third? It didn’t seem likely, considering he would have ‘’only’’ been as young as twenty one or twenty two when Aster was born. Also the fact that Gray  wanted to prioritise his career. Juvia recalled the day Gray told her just that.  

___

It was friday, after school,which meant it was Caramade Franks day for the blue and raven hair best friends. They were sitting on a bench in Magnolia park eating while simultaneously playing something like 21 ish questions. 

‘’No way you like pineapple on pizza!’’ Gray couldn’t believe what he was hearing.‘’I was rooting for you, Juvia’’

‘’Oh please’’ Juvia rolled her eyes at her best friend's very dramatic reaction. ‘’Have you actually tried it or have you just decided to agree with what randoms on the internet?’’ 

Silence. 

‘’Thought so’’

As she was trying to come up with a question to ask him next, she saw a family. A father, a mother and a child. The child looked between one and two years old. They were playing football, the parents cheering every time their little one kicked the football which made the toddler beam and sometimes go ‘’Yay!’’. Their interaction made Juvia’s heart melt. She hoped that one day she would have what they have; A happy family. 

‘’Okay, this is deeper than the other questions. Do you see yourself with a family of your own in the future?

‘’Yes’’ Gray answered smiling, without hesitation. ‘’I would like to settle down with my person and hopefully have mini versions of us running around our house. Only if she wants to, I know how painful birth can be’’ 

Gray’s unexpected answer made Juvia look at him in awe. The fact he would give up on having children, for his partner’s sake. Whoever that will be is going to be one lucky woman.

‘’But first I want to focus on my studies. You know how passionate I’m on becoming an architect’’ 

‘’Damn, who thought that the Gray Fullbuster, one of the most popular boys in school, was softer than a teddy bear. I guarantee you there are plenty of volunteers in your fan club’’ May or may not include myself but I will take that to my grave. 

‘’Oh shut it, Lockser’’ He gave her a light smack on her arm. ‘’You better not tell a soul, especially fire-breath cause otherwise he will make fun of me until the day I die and that will be on you’’

‘’Yes, don’t worry, these lips are sealed. Even though that would be hilari- Ow!’’ She got cut off by receiving another slap on her arm. 

___

Juvia grabbed her phone from the nightstand to look at the time.

3:38

‘’Fuck this shit’’ She cursed and didn’t waste another second in bed and swiftly got up. She removed her pyjamas and changed into sportswear. Maybe a way-too-early-in-the-morning run would help her get some sleep.  

Spoiler alert: It did not help. 

___

Entering the break room, Juvia was greeted by one of her colleagues. Someone she knew very well. 

‘’Good morning, Juvia!’’ It was Levy McGarden.

Levy was another old friend of hers. She was exceptionally intelligent, definitely the most intelligent person Juvia knew and found it slightly strange she hadn’t chosen a different career instead in early childhood education. She always imagined Levy being a scientist, a researcher or even a librarian since she was a bookworm. Saying she loved books was an understatement. It was an (healthy) obsession. Juvia remembered one year when they still were in high school, over the summer Levy had read nearly fifty books. Fifty! Voluntarily! 

Despite everything, if working with children was something Levy was passionate about and it brought her joy, Juvia was happy for her and she was more than happy to have her as a colleague. 

‘’Morning’’ 

‘’Oh dear, you look, uh…’’ Levy was struggling to find the right word upon seeing Juvia’s drowsy state with big dark circles under her eyes. 

‘’Like death?’’ Juvia finished the sentence for her. ‘’I know. I didn’t get a blink of sleep last night but nothing a cup or two of coffee can’t fix.’’ Or a mega pint. 

‘’Not the word I would have chosen but close enough’’  

To be honest, speaking with Levy made Juvia uncomfortable. Not because Levy was making her uncomfortable but because Juvia felt guilty. Not only had she most likely hurt Gray but she also hurt all of her friends back then and Juvia still couldn’t bring to forgive herself. 

‘’Levy’’ 

‘’Yeah?’’

‘’I’m aware that you guys let me know everything is okay between us but I’m really sorry for hurting you and I hope you’ll still accept me as your friend’’ Tears were forming in the corner of her eyes. It was only her second day at work and yet she was having a meltdown, really?

‘’Juvia…’’ Levy stood up from where she was sitting and rushed to Juvia to hug her. ‘’Of course I still want to be friends’’’

‘’Are you sure?’’ 

‘’Yes, Juvia’’ Levy reassured her and let go of the embrace to meet her eyes. ‘’I promise’’ 

‘’Thank you so much’’ Juvia wiped away the tears that had fallen down her cheek.

‘’I need to go to work now but I’ll see you later, okay?’’ 

‘’Okay.’’ 

Levy gave her a last smile until she wasn’t in sight. 

Now Juvia really needs that mega pint. 

___

It was now eight o’clock and time for Juvia to start work. When she entered the corridor at her department, Gray stood by the door waving his hand while saying bye to Aster.  

Yesterday Juvia was going to inform Gray of Aster’s day, including the situation at nap time where Aster had brought up the nightmares that have been occurring. Unfortunately she had already finished work before he arrived for pick up. Hopefully Meredy had forwarded the message.  

The good news is that after Aster woke up from his nap, he said that he slept well and without any nightmares. As Juvia was in a crouching position to see and hear him better, he wrapped his arms around her in a hug which surprised her. Nonetheless she hugged him back gently to not crush his tiny body. He was adorable. 

When Gray noticed Juvia, he had a big smile plastered to his face. Juvia knew it was genuine but she could feel that behind his smile, there was hut. He shouldn’t be smiling at her like that, she didn't. She didn’t deserve his perfect smile, she didn’t deserve his hugs, she didn't deserve his kindness. Nothing. 

‘’Juvia, good morning’’ 

‘’Good morning, Gray’’ She gave him a smile back, trying her best to hide her anxiety that was building up inside her. And the guild.  

‘’So, Meredy told me what happened at nap time yesterday and I just wanted to thank you personally, for helping Aster. He slept like a baby last night too’’ 

Stop it, Gray. Stop being so nice to me. 

‘’Gray, you know you don’t have to thank me. I’m just doing my job but I’m really happy to hear that I could be of help. And if there’s anything else I can help with, please don’t hesitate to ask’’ Juvia managed both to keep eye contact with him and also not stutter. She was anxious as hell but she needed to stay professional no matter how difficult it was. 

‘’Well actually…Never mind. I’ll see you later, Juvia’’ He gave her a small wave before Juvia was the only one in the corridor. 

‘’See you later’’ Juvia wondered what he was about to say but shrugged it off. It was probably nothing important.

Or was it?

___

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Rodney’s bro Roy- the quiet guy who’s not much of a people person.

Roy was born as the fifth boy in a row, during an unprecedented blizzard in early June. Onlookers would always remember how as soon as he first opened his eyes, they would stare unblinkingly at his mother for a good minute. Completely silently, too. And then right after that he blinked, and fell asleep. Roy was by FAR the easier baby to raise, as he never cried. Not once. A few other parents at the time would call him cursed, but his mother would never agree. To her, his big eyes were always learning. He was such an observant little boy, always wanting to know more about the world around him. His first friend was a raven his mother found resting in his messy hair after a cooler summer day outside. It refused to leave, even after she tried to shoo it away.

His mother passed when he was two years old. Having just learned to walk (the earliest of any of his brothers), Roy would often randomly disappear from the house, only to be found lying in the grass near the site the accident occurred. He wouldn’t cry, just stare at the sky silently. It got to the point that anytime he randomly disappeared, that would be the first place anyone looked- and they’d find him there every time. As he aged, he began to go there less often, but would still occasionally stare up at the busted molasses tank searching for something he’d never find. Rodney, Ryder, Ralphie, and himself were the most common farm crew, and Roy would always work with the animals. His three brothers would come to an understanding that when Roy began to stare up at the tank, it was best to just let him be. If any of his brothers ever needed somebody to cry to, Roy would be there to listen. He wouldn’t say anything, but it was clear from his intense stare that he was listening. Ryder and Rodney would often make use of this. Though it isn’t a common occurrence, a true smile from Roy is said to be rather infectious.

Roy’s favorite activities mostly involve meditating in the forest, something he does at least an hour a day. Sometimes Ryder or Ralphie will tag along, and they’ve grown accustomed to how many animals Roy will attract to them, even when he just sits there in silence. He’s never had many friends, as most kids were too freaked out by him to even try to approach him. It’s only ever been his brothers. Roy has the highest grades out of any of his brothers except Rowan, though he barely acknowledges school. It’s nowhere near his priority. At times when Roy is forced into social situations, he becomes extremely uncomfortable and will often dissociate. His graduation was an interesting time for his family.

Roy is aro/ace. He has never had any desire for anyone. His animal friends are more than enough for him.

When it comes to his brothers, his relationships with them are largely a mystery. He doesn’t tend to give much away, though he’s only ever smiled at Rodney, Ryder, and Ralphie. Robbie and Rowan are often rude to Roy, but he simply doesn’t seem to acknowledge them. Daryl, Ryan, and Richard have no idea what Roy thinks of them, only that he’ll occasionally stare intensely at the three of them with a far away look in his eyes. It’s a little awkward.

In the future, Roy works for Dawn, one of his cousin Scott’s cast mates on the strange television show Rodney also competed on. She started a nature sanctuary in the mountains, and Scott connected the two of them (very awkwardly). He spends most of his time there, with the animals. Him and Dawn get along very well, and she can relate to him in a lot of ways. He’s also become friends with B, Ella, and Brick, who date (or platonically live with in B’s case) Dawn, Rodney & Topher, and Scott. After Ryan’s death, Roy often talks to his brothers over the phone, mostly just listening to them like he’d done in the past. He’s good at being someone to vent to.

(Roy was the tall, quiet stereotype at first, and still definitely is- he’s just more Dawn-like now. He’s a nice guy, and one that’s really grown on me from the beginning.)

[rontra]

So, given you are interested in DC, or at least aspects of it and RWBY I am curious what your thoughts were on the recent crossover? I assume positive given the art, which s amazing by the by. Also low key curious if you have any "born in DC" headcanon for superhero RWBY. No pressure though.

THE MOVIE YOU MEAN??? well first off thank you hahahah

& for #2 i don't really have any headcanons like that ... somehow i struggle with conceptualizing rwby crossovers w my other interests in general. (maybe it's because rwby's language is so specific to me i struggle to translate in or out of it????)

i do think however we should rank dc characters on how competently they could solve the salem situation /j*

the movies... i watched them back to back in the same night of course, so it was very funny to like, go directly from v7 to post-v9. they were like Guys you will not believe the shit that happened to us since last time we spoke

of course it's crossover spinoff material and not that important to me in the grand scheme of things. so my mode of interaction with it is mostly Enjoying A Light Snack. i can't say i have many capital t Thoughts that are worth posting about individually bc of that. but i DID enjoy the post-v9 aspect of movie2 bc like--altho obviously they can't dig into this shit in a crossover spinoff film--it still gives somewhat of an inclination towards what the writing room is thinking about. ruby especially i had a great time with. how's figuring out the summer rose shit going for you girl (BADLY) (LOL)

oh and omg invoking raven's name ... RAVEN MENTIONED... (to yang no less. heh)

a lot of salem namedrops in movie2 as well which i did chuckle about every time. speaking of, salem not going to vacuo Bolstered... hee hee hoo hoo... pleaaase give me evil gang meetup at beacon pleaaase

movie1 was a special treat for me because i loved all the "this doesn't make any sense this doesnt add up" Memory/Continuity/Spatial fuckery. i could've genuinely watched two full movies about rwby characters going "wait, that doesn't make any sense" at each other. i REALLY enjoyed that. very good show. pyrrha moment very fun also

i think zatanna shouldve showed up in movie2. for me.

i thought i was gonna miss bat ears brucie baby from the RWBYxJL comic more than i did. i think of him so fondly. but wings were kinda fun .... 🦇

movie1 had a little too much diana characterization disease for me to enjoy her. but that's so common its barely worth leveraging as Specific To This Movie. and i feel like she barely talked in movie2 so jury's still out on that. but of course there's a fair bit of wriggle room for the dc characters (in movie1 especially) as well given the "its a random ass crossover so the meta stakes have never been lower + they all got Genuine Teenager Brain for the whole first movie anyway"

movie2 had some pretty cool animation moments that i really noticed. movie1 wasnt like Awful but movie2 was the one where i perked up like "oh, that animation looked cool", you know? also i really liked the models they made for team rwby. the stylization felt nicely balanced to me?...if that makes sense. i hope we can see more models like them in the future just for me. idc who uses them but its my christmas wish RT please

final evaluation: better than DC/RWBY the comic. here is my favorite screenshot

so true girls<3

*wonder woman could fix everything i know this about her

[xx-just-c-xx]

Prologue [ Welcome to the Villains' World ] Chapter one

Florida Lumia who born in Kalos Region but used to be champion in Hoenn region lost to Steven Stone (on purpose) so she can go traveling all around the world of pokemon but one day she woke up and inside a box? of something Florida look at her hand and saw her sleeping Eevee her new born Eevee.

"oh at least you ok Eevee-"

"Darn, people will come soon!"

she thinks to herself "What?"

"I have to wear the uniform, fast...

Nggggh!!!"

she listens to it.

"This lid is so heavy. If it has come to this... gonna have to use my last resort! Ngg.... there!!"

"Fire?" she quickly got out of the box(?).

"why are you awake already!? Nya!"

when Florida finally got out of the box(?) And now she saw a room full of floating coffins? she quickly see how her Eevee doing.. ah the baby is ok and she looks at what burn the coffins... a cat-like pokemon?

"what kind of pokemon are you?"

"Nya!! I'm not a poke- I don't know what you talking about but I'm the great Grim who will study this school"

"a pokemon that can talk?" she looks at the cat-like pokemon again.

"Now you have to give me those clothes you have"

"what? you want me to-" she looks at what she wearing.

"oh my what a beautiful black robes"

"Ngg...give me or I'll roast you" the cat-like pokemon began to use ember Florida quickly dodge it and she check if she still have her pokemon, she did and she grab one of her pokeball and look, ah it Gogoat's pokeball.

"Gogoat I need your help" after she let go of the pokeball a big goat-like creature come out.

"Nya!! What's that?!" Florida wasted no time hop on Gogoat "let's get out of here" "Gogoat"[yes] Gogoat run with his trainer.

"Did you think you could run away from the great Grim!? Nya!!" that creature run after them into a library.

"oh great a dead end"

"Now, if you don't want to be roasted whole, give me those clothesー" suddenly got cut off when a whip wrapped around him.

"Fugya!? It hurts! What's this string!?" a man who is wearing a Corviknight mask appear out of nowhere.

"It's not a string. It's the whip of love!" the Corviknight mask man said.

"I finally found you. oh my-" he saw Gogoat.

"my my a what magical familiar you have unlike this raccoon of your"

"Let me go!! Nya!?"

"You're this year's new student, right? That's not good. To arbitrarily get out of the gate!

Plus, to have a familiar that you have not tamed yet is against the school rules." Florida got cut off by this man.

"I'm not this human familiar!"

"sorry but-"

"Yes, yes, every rebellious familiar says that. Let's be quiet for a while, shall we?" and as he said that he makes the creature shut his mouth up.

"Mmmgh, mmgh!" As that The mask man turned to Florida and looks at her.

"all the students I’ve dealt with, you’re the first who open their own gate and get out of it. Do you have patience?" He shook his head "No matter. Your orientation has already begun. Let us return to the Mirror Chamber"

"Student? What do you mean by that? Sir?" Florida look at the mask man in confused face.

"Oh? Are you not fully conscious yet?, I wonder, or perhaps, your memories are not back yet because of the space transportation magic"

she thinks "magic?"

"Oh well. It did happens a lot, after all. I will explain to you as we walk. I am kind, after all."

"ok?" she still confused of what happens because what she doing before she's here, she remembers that she was slowly failing into the distortion world when she trying to help Cynthia with the Team Galactic.

Florida return Gogoat to his pokeball as both they walking the mask man introduce himself Dire Crowley as the headmaster of the school call 'Night Raven College' an academy for magic users The only ones who can enter to this school are those who have been approved by the 'Mirror of Darkness'.

|At the mirror chamber|

"I wonder where the headmaster went? He suddenly ran out in the middle of the ceremony" a boy with blonde hair and the tip of his hair is purple said.

“Some headmaster he is” a voice coming from floating tablet.

"Maybe he got stomachache or something?" a boy with ruby eyes and white hair said.

As Florida and Crowley walk in he says "No! I didn't have stomachache"

"Speak of the devil" say by a boy with red hair and have a doll-like face.

"Good grief" as he sigh "There's one new student missing, so I went to look for them.

Now, you're the only one who hasn't gotten your dorm yet. I'll take care of this Raccoon, so quickly go in front of the mirror now young man" as Crowley finish talking he push Florida in front of the mirror.

As she in front of the mirror there's a elegant mask appear and said "Speak thy name"

"Florida, Florida Lumia"

she heard the whispering among crowd.

"his name is a bit female?"

"yeah I agree"

The mirror say "Florida Lumia.... The shape of thy soul is..."

"... ..."

"... ..."

"I do not know"

Crowley's face turned into a shocking face "What did you just say?"

"I could not feel any magic from this one..." The Mirror spoke "Neither her colors or shape, there are none of it Therefore, she do not belong any dorm!"

The mirror turned black, and Florida felt that everyone eyes in the room look at her. and Eevee finally wake up from his sleep and look at his trainer "Eevee?"[where are we?] she say "I don't know Dear"

“Are you saying that the black carriage went to receive a person who cannot even use magic? But that is not truth! The student selection process has not erred once in its century of existence!”

“Did the mirror say 'her'?” someone says out loudly.

Crowley looks at Florida in surprise.“What? That can not be happening as well!!"

because of the whole situation she removed her hood, revealing her beautiful long white hair, her sapphire eyes, wearing some special glasses “I guess it is very possible.”

The headmaster looked like he was gonna to passed out, while several of the boys in the room say.

"who is she and what is the magical creature with her?"

"oh my!! she looks so cute and hot at the same time!!"

"and the fox-like creature with her it looks cute"

“Night Raven College is an all boys school,” Crowley said out loud. “How could this happened?”

He was cut off as the cat-like Pokémon suddenly broke free.

“Let me! Let me be the student here!” He demanded. Crowley was sigh.

“Not so fast, you raccoon!”

"Unlike that girl over there, I can use magic! That's why, put me into this school insteadof her!! If you want to see my magic, I can show you now!"

Florida know what will Grim do so as the boy with red hair they both say "EVERYONE GET DOWN!!"

Before Grim began to use ember, Florida quickly take Eevee doge to the ground. but the boy with red eyes wasn't fast.

"Uwaa!! it's hot, it's hot, it's hot! The fire got to my butt!"

“Someone catch that raccoon before it sets the entire school burn down!” Crowley demanded.

"can you help you that poor student first sir" she looks at her pokeball she see that Sylveon's and Goodra's pokeball, she smiles, she throw the pokeball in the air and say "I need your help Sylveon and Goodra"

"Sylveon!!"[what we can help you mom?]

"Goodra?"[but where are we?]

"well I still don't know but Goodra use Rain Dance to stop the fire"

"Goodra!"[yes ma'am] as she beget to summon rain cloud inside the room and rain inside the room to stop the fire

“Phew” he let out relief, then look at Florida “Thank you.”

"no problems but you should thank her"

The ruby eyes boy looked hesitant at first, but he smiled so brightly at Goodra “Thank you very much, magical creature” he then looked at Florida again but with sparkles in his eyes and she thinks he looked like her younger brother “She’s so big!” he smiled.

Goodra smile at the boy and hug him "oh! you feel slimy"

"Nya!! why rain inside the room!!" Grim running around the room.

Crowley looks at how she can command the huge slimy beast really easy he say "can someone assist her"

"Tch... how bothering." said by a boy who have Pyroar ear.

Oh? Isn't hunting your specialty?" the boy with blonde hair said.

"Why I have to? You do it."

“Allow me to do this, headmaster” A boy silver hair and wearing glasses said. “If none of you will do the task of catching this cat, I will do it.”

“you go Azul!!” Said the floating tablet.

“I’m sorry, were what I saying unclear?!” Crowley demanded.

“Pretty sure you can handle catching one raccoon all on your own there, headmaster.” Pyroar ear boy sigh.

“How many times do I gotta say it? I’m the great Grim! I am not a raccoon!”

Florida doesn't know what is a raccoon are but she pick Gogoat's pokeball again "Gogoat I need your help again"

"Gogoat!"[of course master]

"Riddle would you mind to help"

"I cant overlook this after all. Let's get this over with." The boy with red hair said.

"You 2 gonna help catching him right well, Get onto him so you 2 can catch him faster"

"Huh?, You want us to ride your goat-like creature?"

"Yes now get on him, Gogoat let them get on you and catch up with the cat creature"

Gogoat nod and use his vine hold Azul and Riddle.

"Ah-" they both a bit afraid when Gogoat hold them both in air and put them on his back "good boy now go" Gogoat run and the boys who on Gogoat still a bit surprised of what happens.

"Nya you will never catch me!! Nggggh"

Gogoat run to Grim very fast.

"No fair, you’re using that weird goat thing"

“Riddle I have to say that I never ride a animal before so I don't know if my aim will hit it"

"well at least try Azul"

"of course"

in few minutes they both catch Grim

"Riddle would you be the honor"

"sure"

"OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!!"

"Nya what this collar? I will burn this- why it not burn"

The red hair boy chuckle “Only I can take the collar off,so now you’re nothing but a simple cat now.”

"Ngg.. I'M NOT CAT!"

"Wonderful performance as always, Riddle. That unique magic of yours, if I have it—I mean, I have to respect it. It’s very handy after all.” The silver hair boy chuckled.

"let's me help you 2 boys get down from him"

"ah- thanks you"

After she help the boys get down from Gogoat, she accidentally dropped her glasses "oh no- I can't see" Florida get a bit worried, the silver hair boy picks her glasses up and give it to her

"I think you accidentally dropped your glasses"

she put her glasses back on and say "thanks you... hmn.. what is your name?"

"my name's Azul Ashengrotto"

"thanks you Azul for pickup my glasses-" Sylveon uses his ribbon to hold her hand

"are you jealous that you couldn't pick my glasses first?"

"Sy.. Sylveon"[yes... mom]

"how cute of you-"

"Ahem” she looks to see Crowley standing next to her “Miss Lumia, with that display from earlier, was really interesting but please do make sure that all your creature are trained. I can see from your other 4 creatures that they are very well trained so it’s a surprise that this raccoon isn’t—"

"sorry but he is not my mind"

there was silence “Oh... well then” He awkwardly clears his throat “then I shall have it get out from the school immediately. I shall spare it with the kindness that is what I am”

He points to some random student “Take it away please”

"Noooooooooo!! You can't do that to meeeeeeeee!!"

"Now then” he turns to everyone “Housewardens, please escort with those who have been selected to your dorm, the orientation has been concluded”

The Headmaster watches everyone gather up to their respected dorm before noticing something “I don’t see dorm head of Draconia anywhere”

“Wait a second… did anyone even invite him?” the ruby eyes boy asked.

“If you’re that worried about him missing out maybe you should have invite him yourself.” Said the Pyroar ear boy.

“Maybe but I don’t know him too well either…” the ruby eyes boy looked sad.

Several students muttered fearfully.

“Ah. Just as I’d expected. I figured I have to come down and see for myself whether Malleus had made an appearance, but again he was not informed that his presence was required at an official ceremony” say by a young boy with deep voice

Azul and red hair boy make a poor excuse of an apology but it looks like it was forced.

“No matter. All who were assigned to Diasomnia follow me I hope he doesn’t sulk about this…”

The students began to go to their respective dorms leaving Florida and her Pokemon alone with the headmaster.

"well I want to know what kind of magical beast you have"

"well the goat-like Pokémon is Gogoat the pokemon with blue pink ribbon is Sylveon the slimy pokemon is Goodra and the one in my arm is Eevee"

"Miss Lumia I have a question what is Pokemon you talking about?"

"You don't know what is pokemon" her face is surprised and think again

“well this is a most unfortunate of events I’m afraid that you will not be attending to Night Raven College, Surely you realize that I can not very well admit a student with no magical ability to my school”

“I’m okay” she hopes that she can go back home.

“But don't worry, The Dark Mirror will send you safely home, Now, step into a gate, and think of the place from where you came from”

Florida return Gogoat and Goodra to her pokeball but when she about to do the same to Sylveon

"Sylveon Sylveon!!"[I don't want to go back into the ball!!]

"fine you can just hold to my hand"

she closed her eyes and followed the headmaster's instructions as she hugged Eevee, She hoped that this mirror could send her back.

“O Dark Mirror! Return this soul to where it belongs!”

The mirror was silent, Crowley say it again.

“Let's us try this again. O Dark Mirror! Return this soul-“

“There is no such place” The mirror cut him off.

“Wha?”

“There is no such place in this world where this soul belongs, None at all”

“How can that be? but today a lot of impossible phenomena happens!”

"I guess what I think it right" she sighs, she already has travel back in time before so this isn't new at all.

“This has never happened through out my time as the headmaster of this school” the headmaster said.

“Tell me where you from?”

"I come from Kalos Region"

"I never heard that place before"

"Because I think it in different universe"

"H-how about we go to the library maybe that could help us find more about this Kalos Region you speak of"

“I wouldn’t be sure that could help” she knows that after meeting with Arceus her life will change a lot.

After hours had passed that they inside the library they couldn't have anything.

“Just as I’d suspected, Nothing” He sighs “Not only is your homeland not listed on any map from any point in history, Now, are you sure that you come from such place? That not some lie or jape? Because if so, the only explanation is that you’ve come from another planet”

“Not from another planet sir, but from another universe” She told him, because lying can't help in this situation.

"A-another universe?!"

"I mean I fall into a portal when I was helping my friend before I wake up here"

After some silence, Crowley talked again “You seem accepting that”

"Well after meeting a god everything in my life change"

“I- ok, there doesn’t seem to be a way to send you home, may I have some form of identification on you?”

"sure let me see" she looks at her side bag on the belt and opened it, nothing was missing, Her Z Crystal pouch, Z Ring, Mega ring, Dynamax Band, Pokedex, Rotomphone, jar full of Pokemon food, a container of various types of berries, a nightgown, spare clothes and finally her Trainer ID, Crowley looks amazing, how could a small bag can have a lot of things.

"here my ID Trainer card sir"

"thanks you" He look at her ID

“I cannot have someone with no magic inside my magic academy, And yet, as a teacher to a young person without a cent to their name or any ability to contact their guardian… Truly, my grace is boundless. Hmm...…” He thought for a moment.

“Ah! There is a building on this campus. It was used to be a dorm a long time ago, With some cleaning, it should be ok enough for you and your creature to stay, Out of the kindness of my heart, I will allow you to live there for the time being, In the meantime, we'll investigate other ways to send you home, am not I a gracious man indeed! Well then, I shall take you to your dorm straight away, It is an older building, but it has plenty of… character, some say"

"Thanks you for your kindness sir but Does it have a big garden?" since she needs for her big space for all the Pokemon’s habitats.

"Very very big garden"

Florida accepted his help

when they at the dorm it looks like old building that ghost Pokemon live

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Chapter two

[jovieinramshackle]

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Hi, hello hi. I hope you're having a good day or night. Queston about "jovie" your oc? Do they have parents of their own? Like how the other night raven college 'students' have parents like uhhh something like that 😭?

D: idk if you posted lore for the oc or not (I'm assuming it's a oc??)

Jovie does have family yes HELEPEL I just haven't said a single thing about them yet.

(And yes Jovie is an oc LMAO I started this blog when I still used her as my sona, so some people may remember that. I made her an oc once I realised I'm a trans guy.)

I wanna make a dedicated post about them eventually (hopefully) because they're important to Jovie's character and her dynamics with others (particularly Azul).

But briefly we have:

Her mother: Aethelfred "Aethel" Enspellika (50 y/o, looks younger tho)

Her sister: Thalia Enspellika (8 y/o)

Her father: Babis Enspellika (deceased, passed away when Jovie was 9, Thalia wasn't born yet)

I'm debating giving her two uncles too, but unlike their sister, they'd travel a lot so their neices wouldn't see them very often. I'll think about it lmao, but her parents and sister are more important anyway

[waltwhitmansbeard]

'' your eternal optimism is super annoying. '' '' noted. now get out of bed, and enjoy the sunlight. ''

Ma'am, may I ask for some Vaxleth in these trying times, pls? your AU or non-AU of choice.

'' your eternal optimism is super annoying. '' ''noted. now get out of bed, and enjoy the sunlight. '' setting this in vamp machina!

Keyleth has never been prone to bad moods. Some days, weeks, months are harder than others, to be sure, but she has always been a generally content person. Her father used to joke that she was the only baby he knew born with a smile on her face, and she took that to heart. There's a lot of darkness and hardship in the world, so many things that go bump in the night, but it's a choice, she thinks, to wake up and greet each day with the best she has to give.

But today, she is not getting out of bed. She can see it, the sliver of brilliant golden light fighting between her bedroom curtains, but she is choosing to ignore it. She buries her face in her pillow and tells herself it is still night.

Beside her, the bed shifts. "You still asleep?" His voice is soft, a hoarse whisper, thick with the remnants of his own rest.

"Yes," she replies, muffled by the pillow, and he laughs.

"You're never in bed this late. What happened to my morning bird?"

She twists her head to glare grumpily at Vax, whose hair is spread out like raven's feathers across the other pillow. "I'm not getting up."

His bemusement slips into concern. "Are you feeling alright?" A hand, cold and firm, comes up to her forehead. "Are you sick? Do you have medicine in the bathroom, I can go get it—"

"I'm not sick." She wrenches herself around so she's now staring up at the ceiling. He feels so solid beside her, even though he gives off very little body heat. She wants to curl into him, bury her face into his chest like a rabbit retreating into its warren, but looking at him feels like too much. "I just...I don't want to go out today."

The bed shifts again, and his face appears in her periphery, peering down at her. "Will you tell me?" One of his hands plays with her fingers atop her stomach, curious yet patient.

And what is she supposed to say to him? I don't want to go out where you can't follow? I think about you inside, confined to the shadows, and I want to die? When the sun hits my skin it feels the exact opposite of how your hands feel on my face, and I don't know which feeling I love more? There's nothing productive to come of this conversation, no change to be effected when they are each what they are.

He senses her hesitation and lays back down, curving his body along her side. His forehead tips against her ear. "You cannot say anything to make me upset, you know. I always want to know what you're thinking, even if you're ashamed of it."

She swallows thickly. "I...it's lonely. Sometimes. Out there. Without you. And..." She blinks, and a single tear beats a path down her ear. "I just want to stay here with you."

He's quiet for a while, a long while, and Keyleth knows this is the thing he's most afraid of, shackling her to the shadows with him. But it's worse, really, because she doesn't want to give up the sun for him, she wants to bring him into its light. She yearns for long, bright days among the people of their city, endless summers of brilliant warmth. She wishes she were a creature of the night herself, a night owl, someone accustomed to living in the dark, but she just isn't. And he knows that.

So he gets up. She scrambles to sit up, confused as he pushes himself off of the bed and pads over to the window. He stands just to the side of it and yanks the curtain toward himself, and suddenly the room is filled with dazzling, clear morning light.

"Vax!" she yelps, aghast.

He points toward the window, just barely out of the burning edge of a sunbeam. "That. That is where you belong. Not trapped in here with me. You are going to go out and go to work and stop by the grocery store on the way home because you guys are out of eggs, and I will be here when you get back to help you cook dinner and listen to all of your stories about your annoying customers. You are going to have an amazing day, and you're going to be surrounded by people who love and appreciate you, and I'm not going to hear anything else on the topic."

She pulls her knees up to her chin and pouts. "Your eternal optimism is super annoying."

"Noted." He pulls the curtain back even further. "Now get out of bed and go enjoy the sunlight."

With a huff, she throws back the covers and slips out of bed, but then she stops and crosses her arms. "You gotta do a me a favor before I go."

"Anything."

She grins. "Close the damn curtains and come over here and kiss me."

And wonderful, attentive, generous boyfriend that he is, he obliges, and oh yes, the sun is warm, but not so warm as this.