#also louise absolutely would be a mischievous baby

[golden--doodler]

Hello dear! I’m here to ask what are some of your wilder headcanons? Like maybe this has no basis in canon (or just a shred of a basis) but you still believe it wholeheartedly? For any fandom you want!

An ask? For little ol’ me? 🥺

Thank you so much, Babs!

Okay, one of my wilder Bob’s Burgers headcanons that might have been debunked by canon and doesn’t have much basis in canon is that whether she’s aware of it or not, Linda is surprisingly good with math and numbers!

I just came up with this when I was bored one day, because the first method she used to remember her and Bob’s anniversary was the fact that nine is divisible by three.The reason I say this might have been debunked by canon is because in the movie, she tells Gene she really winged it on his math homework. Also, whenever a math problem needs solving, she tends to yell out four for no reason.

Despite that, in my heart, she’s great with numbers. Not to mention the fact that she has this whole crazy system with banks so the family can pay the bills, so she has to be at least somewhat good with math, right? I just really like the idea of the family needing to solve some complex math problem for some reason, and Linda is able to solve it in her head in two seconds, and she’s like “Why’s everyone staring at me like that? It was pretty easy.”

Another random, kind of wild headcanon that I think I’ve mentioned at least once before is that Gene not only inherited Bob’s love of food, but movies, too! I like to believe he becomes a total film buff like Bob. But he enjoys super strange, artsy, perhaps even foreign films. He gets confused by them but thinks they’re amazing. He can spout off facts on obscure movies on a whim. No one will have any idea what he’s referencing, but he doesn’t care, he’s just having a good time. Bob, however, will know what he’s referencing, and be super happy.

Bob was able to scrape up enough money to take him to a foreign film festival once, and they had the best time. Gene sometimes has trouble keeping up with subtitles on occasion, so Bob helped him out by whispering to him some of the lines he missed. Gene got so inspired that he attempted to make a film much like the ones he saw at the festival, but it was atrocious. Borderline unwatchable. Bob still loved it, though. (This is partially based off Me And Earl And The Dying Girl, but I tried putting my own spin on it).

Okay, final one (because I’ve got to cut myself off somewhere), I like to believe that when Louise was a baby, she went missing one night, and everyone panicked, especially Bob and Linda. They kept thinking they were bad parents for losing her. It got to the point where they almost called the police to start a search, but they eventually found her hiding in one of the cupboards.

As it turns out, she was just being mischievous (and also thought they were playing hide and seek). They didn’t let her out of their sights for a long time. That scare caused Gene in particular to warm up to Louise after initially being jealous of all the attention she was getting as the new baby of the family (the whole “Gene initially being jealous of Louise” idea comes from @jimmypestojr).

[alliluyevas]

Hi! I hope I don't bother you, but would you be so kind and share some historical middle grade fiction reading recommendations? I love reading those! Have a lovely day :)

this is absolutely not a bother, I love doing book recs and I love this genre! Some of my very favorites, in roughly chronological era by the period they’re focused on:

The Roman Mysteries series by Caroline Lawrence

I happen to love good detective stories, and this series includes that, along with so much else. During the reign of the Roman emperor Titus, Roman preteen and enterprising amateur sleuth Flavia and her three friends Nubia, Jonathan, and Lupus solve mysteries and experience historical events from the eruption of Vesuvius to the opening of the Colosseum. This series has really well-developed characters, both major and minor, and strikes a great balance between enjoyable fun and some pretty heavy dramatic storylines. There are also a lot of actual historical figures depicted, like Titus and Pliny the Elder.

Crispin: The Cross of Lead by the always-wonderful Avi

One of the comparatively few children’s historical novels I’ve read and enjoyed with a male protagonist! In medieval England, young peasant Crispin is forced to go on the run for his life after the steward of the estate he lives on declares him an outlaw for mysterious reasons. With the help of a traveling musician who he meets and befriends, he attempts to clear his name and discover why there’s a price on his head to begin with. Beautifully written and thrilling.

Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

Also set in medieval England! This book is written in a diary format by the narrator, Catherine/Birdy, a young noble girl who records her daily life, her struggles with becoming a proper young lady, and her fears about her upcoming arranged marriage. The narrative voice is really unique, snappy and humorous and deeply engaging.

The Tudor Women series by Carolyn Meyer

This is a four-part series focusing on the childhood/adolescence through young adulthood of women in the English Tudor dynasty: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Queen Mary I, and Queen Elizabeth I. My personal favorites are/were the Anne and Mary books, but I think they’re all very worth reading. They’re quite well-written and the author has a real gift for characterization. These were my introduction to the wild world of the Tudors!

The Lady Grace Mysteries series by Patricia Finney

Another middle-grade historical detective series! (Technically, I think I’d consider both of the Tudor series middle-grade bridging to young adult, but I’m counting them both here). Lady Grace Cavendish is a bright, mischievous young maid of honor in the court of Queen Elizabeth I who solves mysteries, including plots against the queen. The world of the Tudor court is very well realized and a lot of the mysteries are very clever.

The Lacemaker and the Princess by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Isabelle, the young daughter of a struggling family of lacemakers, visits Versailles to deliver lace and is stumbled across by Marie Antoinette, who selects her to be a playmate for her own daughter, Therese. As she travels between the world she once knew and the world of royalty, she has to decide who she is and where she belongs, as outside the palace the French Revolution is brewing. (Note: Marie Antoinette did actually bring ordinary children to play with her kids, but Isabelle is an invented character). I feel like this is a quite compassionate and nuanced take on the time period and the complicated friendship between Isabelle and Therese was very interesting.

A Drowned Maiden’s Hair by Laura Amy Schlitz

Maud, a difficult and awkward preteen orphan during the Victorian era, is finally adopted by a pair of spinster sisters who work as spiritualist mediums. At first, she is thrilled, but as she realizes the two are con artists who plan to use her in their rigged seances to scam grieving parents out of money, she has to decide whether this new family is worth having. I feel like this book really tapped into the spirit of Gothic novels for a middle-grade audience, it was really delightfully creepy as well as quite emotionally affecting.

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Esperanza, a wealthy young Mexican girl, is left mourning and destitute after her father is murdered by bandits and her uncle forces her, her mother, and her grandmother off the family estate. Along with a family who formerly worked as servants on the estate, her family immigrates to America as migrant agricultural laborers in California during the Great Depression. Esperanza has to adjust to her difficult new life and find strength and hope where she can. This book is very captivating but is also absolutely beautifully written, very poetic. It also provides a very important look at a demographic of people who are not as frequently talked about when we discuss the period of the Great Depression.

Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin

Set in the Soviet Union during the Stalinist-era purges. Nine-year-old Sasha is an ardent admirer of Stalin and thrilled that he’s about to become a Young Pioneer--until his life is turned upside down when his father is accused of crimes against the state and arrested. As he struggles to make sense of these events, Sasha accidentally damages a bust of Stalin at his school and tries to cover it up with the help of other children of “enemies of the state”, who are outcasts at the school, as Sasha has now become. This is a really thoughtful book that combines acerbic, surrealist humor with deep compassion, and it’s a great look at a really horrible period in history that isn’t talked about much in the United States, tailored very well for the developmental level of middle-grade readers. Also, Sasha’s father is an NKVD officer who is later denounced and purged himself, which was a pretty common scenario at this time, and I appreciate the author’s choice to show how the lines between victims and perpetrators weren’t always very clear.

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson

This is a coming-of-age story about Louise, a tomboyish teenager living in a fishing village on a remote island on the Chesapeake Bay during World War Two. This is hands-down my favorite children’s novel (I think it bridges middle-grade and YA) and one of my favorite books after. It is an incredibly poetic and poignant story, both uplifting and heartwrenching, about a girl struggling to discover her own identity and carve out a place in the world, as well as a really captivating portrayal of an insular community that is both comforting and crushing.

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord 

Nine-year-old Shirley Wong immigrates from China to Brooklyn in 1947 along with her parents. She struggles at first to fit in with her classmates and neighbors and misses her large extended family back in China, but she eventually finds ways to make friends and thrive in America while being true to herself. Also, she falls in love with baseball! This book is partially based on the author’s experience as a young Chinese immigrant. The way that Shirley navigates a very foreign and confusing world is depicted in a funny, poignant and accessible way and the clever, scrappy Shirley is a vividly written character who definitely goes against common stereotypes about Asian American girls. 

Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm

Eleven-year-old Penny feels caught in between the two sides of her family--her mainstream 1950s Anglo-American mother and grandparents, who she lives with, and her father’s relatives: a large, loud, very Italian, very Catholic immigrant family. As she grows up, she begins to uncover the family secrets that contribute to the tension between the two sides of her family, including uncovering the story of her father’s death when she was a baby. This is a really beautiful, moving story about love, trauma, and the things that families often find too painful to talk about, and it’s also a really vivid picture of 1950s Americana as a whole and Italian-American families in particular. Also, Penny is partially based on the author’s mother as a child and her own family history which I thought was sweet and pretty compelling.

[elejah-wonderland]

Love In New Orleans/4

Fanfiction

an AU TVD/TO story

Part 4

Elijah Mikaelson x Elena Gilbert

Klaroline

Kennett

a/n: thank you so much for reading. xoxo

As the title said - it’s about love that three friends Elena, Caroline and Bonnie, who are native to New Orleans find, each falling for a Mikaelson.

***

The next morning Elena’s apartment

On a conference call with Bonnie and Caroline, Elena shared this-

“So, he walked out with me and - I am going crazy here- but it was like- this one moment- he looked at me - and it felt like- no, I am just imagining thing”

“It felt like he is into you? Like he wanted to kiss you?  What?”- Caroline said.

“Like- yeah- he was  into me.”

“And- what happened then?”- Bonnie asked.

“Nothing. Elijah said good night in his usual nice manner and anyway, Aiden, the  Chauffeur came, and I left.”

“Ok. Is he like I-really-care-about-you  nice or just nice nice because he is like that with everyone? How is he with - his other assistants- that Camille?- Caroline asked.

Elena thought for a second and then said-“Oh, it’s the same. He is the same nice with her, too. Everyone, really.”

‘Sorry, Elena, but I think that you are imagining things “- Bonnie said.

“You are right. I got to stop before I embarrass myself.”- Elena concluded-“ok, I got to go now.”

“I have scheduled the dress rehearsal. Moved it to 6 pm tonight, so you can be there”- Caroline said to Elena-“I hope he doesn’t put a load of work on you. You are one of my bridesmaids and you have to be there.”

“I will try.”- Elena said.

“Oh, and Klaus and I set the date. It’s the 23rd December.”

“OMG, but that’s like a month away. Did you tell him about the baby?”- Elena asked.

“No, that will be the Christmas present. And the date, that’s the free spot they got at  the Pharmacy Museum Courtyard. And I had to pull strings for that one, too. The bridal shower is in the Degas House. I will give you the whole itinary when I see you tonight.”- Caroline said.

They now all hang up and Elena went to read different proposals she had to present later to Elijah.

💝

As Caroline finished her conversation with Elena, she saw that she had a missed call from Klaus. She returned his call and as he answered, he had this to say-

“They have finally  found out who my biological mother was. I have a name.”- Klaus said happily.

“OMG, really? Who is it?”

“Her name was Esther Evans.”- Klaus said-“but they still have to check things out. She gave birth to me in England, but then they have to check marriages etc.”

“That is so great. You might be meeting her soon. How about your father? Did they find him?”

“Not yet. But if we find her, she will be able to tell me.”- Klaus said.

“So happy for you”- Caroline said-“would you - maybe change your name then?”

“No. Because my adoptive parents were great people and I am proud to have their name.”- Klaus said.

“Yes. And I will be proud to have it, too.”- Caroline said-“Love you so much.”

“Love you, too.”- Klaus said-“What do you have today?”

“I am choosing the dress today.”- Caroline replied-“for you it’s easy - just your uniform.”

“You are beautiful, no matter what you wear.”- Klaus said sweetly.

“Did I say that I love you?”

“You did, but it is nice to hear it.”- Klaus said.

After exchanging more love, they hang up.

���

Later in the day

And what about Kol and Bonnie?

Well,..as Kol took Sven to pre-school, he went to the same bookstore where Bonnie held her reading, to get some more books for his son, but also some for him.

Entering the horror section, he smiled a little seeing  Bonnie there.

As he approached her, he said-

“Hi. Never took you for horror/gothic lover”- Kol said as he saw her holding some books she had chosen.

“Hi.”- Bonnie said -“I like the grooly stuff, too”- Bonnie said-“not just fairy tales.”

“Well, I am here for the grooly, creepy and bloody stuff, too. I must have been a vampire or something in my past life.”

“I think I was a witch.”- Bonnie said jokingly-“well, I have always dressed as one for Halloween.”

“A good or a wicked witch?”- Kol asked chuckling a bit.

“I think a good one, like Glinda.”- Bonnie replied-“I guess you would be a Dracula type?”

“I was notorious as a kid, so- definitely a bad boy. At least that’s what my sisters say.”

“A bad boy, ha?”- Bonnie said chuckling.

“They can write books about the mischievous things I’ve done, driving my parents crazy.”

“It’s hard for me to imagine this. I mean, seeing you with your little kid and the way you are with him.”

“Well, love changes things.”- Kol said with a streak of sadness in his voice.

“It so does.”- Bonnie said and trying to lighten things up asked"so- I recommend The House of Furies. Really spooky. “

"All right.”- Kol said-“and if I can’t sleep at night because of the book, can I call you to keep me company?”

He smiled cheekily at her.

“You can.”- Bonnie said.

💕

In the Mayor’s office

Elijah was on the phone to Freya -

“Yes, last night was really great and I agree  that we should do this more often. Yes, count me in for Christmas Eve dinner. Ok- don’t worry about it. It was short notice. Talk to you soon. Ok. Bye”

As he hang up, he called Elena in the office. She got in and he said-

“I have a huge favour to ask.”

“Yes, Mr. Mayor?”- Elena said.

“Freya cannot accompany me to the Charity Ball tomorrow night. It is not in your job description, and I really feel bad to spring this on you, but would you accompany me to the Ball?”

“Yes, I would.”- Elena said not thinking twice.

“That is - thank you.” -Elijah said extremely greatful.

“It is fine. It will be a great opportunity to talk to Councillor Guererra if you don’t mind about the Sewage system proposal. I also  have some suggestions about some points.”

“Yes, you could talk to her, because she and I always disagree and she lost the election to me  and somehow I get the feeling that she doesn’t like me much.”

“You were so much more convincing at the debate”- Elena said-“even though she had some good points and I will use them. It’s all for the city anyway.”

“True.”- Elijah said-“it’s all for the City.”

“You really love it?”

“I grew up here, even though I wasn’t born here.”- Elijah said-“it’s an amazing place, absolutely unique.”

“Yeah, it really is unique”- Elena agreed.

And with that they commenced discussing the matter at hand.

That evening as she met her friends in the bridal shop, she told them about the invitation to the Ball.

“I have nothing to wear. I mean - for a Ball”- Elena explained.

Caroline was now in her element. Playing the Fairy Godmother the minute she heard about the invitation.

“Louise”- she said to the shop assistant-“can uou get a few Ball dresses bring over from your other shop?”

“Of course, we can”- the shop assistant replied.

“Weren’t we supposed to help you pick your wedding dress?”- Elena asked.

“Yes, but this is more urgent. The Ball is tomorrow and you need a dress like now!”- Caroline said.

“I agree.”- Bonnie said.

“I don’t need anything too special”- Elena said.

“And why not?”- Caroline said-“You might meet someone special.”

“I think she has already done that.”- Bonnie said referring to Elijah.

“Well, true. And make him go all hot for you.”- Caroline said.

“What are you talking about?”- Elena acted innocently.

“Seriously, Elena. I know you are in this professional limbo kind  a thing with him- but - he is - tall, dark and handsome!”

“Nothing can happen!”- Elena said huffing-“I just want a simple Ball gown.”

“Oh, come on, Elena. Live a little.”- Caroline said.

“This is not High School”- Elena said.

“I second that.”- Bonnie said and added with a little smirk- “I met Kol today.”

“Now, you are telling us!”- Caroline said excited to hear more. Elena was all ears as well.

“He invited me to go out for a drink, and I said yes.”

“OMG!”- Caroline exclaimed-“There is a development. Where did you meet?”

Bonnie now told them about all of her and Kol’s chance meeting at the bookstore.

“This is like stuff from the movies”- Caroline said-“both of you are into the Mikaelson brothers!”

“It spooky, right?”- Bonnie said as it had  just sunk in that it was so.

“Maybe you will have a double wedding.”- Caroline now said.

“Aren’t you a bit ahead of yourself?!”- Bonnie said-“he had just asked me for a drink. That’s all.”

“You never know. Look at Klaus and me. We met at a Ball, just about the same time last year, and now I am picking a wedding dress out.”- Caroline said happily.

“Talking about dresses.”- Elena now saw the shop assistant rolling in some gowns from their other shop.

The women now went on trying out the gowns and having some girly fun.

🎄❤💕🌛

The next day

Elena was getting ready for the Ball, putting on the gown with a little help of her friend Caroline.

As Elena finally was ready, Caroline and her took a selfie sending it to Bonnie.

“You look amazing.”- Caroline said as Elena took one more look at the mirror and had to agree with her friend.

Not long after, the Aidan, the Chauffeur came to the door telling Elena that he was sent to pick her up.

Elena took her clutch bag and the shawl and as the women were now down in front of the building, she thanked Caroline for all her help.

“Knock him out”- Caroline said in a low voice to Elena.

“This is not a date.”- Elena reminded her friend.

“Technically not.”- Caroline said-“have fun and forget about everything else for one evening.”

Elena rolled her eyes at her friend putting a little smile on and then  went to the car, where Aiden was already held the door open for her. She slipped in the car and off she went like Cinderella to her Ball.

As she got in the car, her phone rang and it was Elijah.

“Good evening, Ms. Gilbert.”- Elijah said-“I was just wondering if you aere on your way?”

“Yes.  I am on the way.”- Elena said.

“I apologize, but something has come up and I b am running  late. I had to return to the office.”

“What happened?”

“There was some security breech, involving Camille’s uncle. It is nothing serious, but, I needed to go back to clarify things.”- Elijah explained-“I will explain everything in detail when I see you in a little while.”

“All right, Mr. Mayor.”- Elena said and they both hung up.

Being Elijah’s, more or less, right hand, Elena was approached by one of the President of the NOLA Council, Vincent Griffith, as she got out of the car.

“The Mayor will be a little late.”- Elena explained as they saw her arrive and Elijah was no show.

“We had hoped that he will be here by now. We thought he will give a little speech.”- Josephine LaRue, the hostess of the Ball now came up to Elena.

Elena, the born diplomat, insured the brisk hostess that she should not worry and that Elijah would be there as he had promised.

And so it was, not long after, Elijah arrived. Elena was already busy talking to Councillor Guerrera, industrious as she was.

Josephine was more than happy seeing the Mayor arrive and took him hostage immediately.

As he finished with her, he went to find Elena, who was talking to Vincent. As he got to the corner where she they stood, he stopped for a second, his heart left breathless by the vision of her in the gown. If his heart wasn’t lost to her already, now it definitely would do so. She was jaw-dropping beautiful and his heart    jumped up as he now got to them.

“I am really sorry that it all went the way it did today.”- he said.

“Is everything resolved?”- Elena asked.

“Yes.”- Elijah replied-“and now I have to leave you again, as the hostess wants me to officially open the Ball.”

Elena uttered- all right and he went to do his duty.

“It gives me great pleasure to extend to you all a very warm welcome on behalf of the LaRue family, who has been the host of the Christmas Charity Ball for more than a century. As it has always been the tradition, the evening will start as always with a century old waltz, so I invite you to find yourself a partner and meet us in the Ball room.”

As he finished his little chat with other members of the LaRue family, he went to find Elena.

“May I have this dance?”- he said in the old fashion putting the hand out to her.

Elena nodded slightly. And for a moment there she thought that maybe this was not such a good idea, but Elijah had already put his hand out to the dance formation, and slid his hand around her waist placing it lightly on her back. His touch made her heart rate quicken. And they swayed over the dance floor with the rest of the couples.  Elena felt like she was in a dream. The warmth between them grew more powerful by the second, and she was now feeling her heart would run out of her chest.

She was partly glad when the dance finished, and partly she wished it continued forever.

Gentlemanly, Elijah thanked for the dance and as they moved away from the Ball room, as he had to see an official, Elena had scheduled for him the other day. She took the opportunity to get out in the garden.

“Cool it.”- she muttered to herself, taking a deep breath.

She looked up at the moon smiling down at her.

“I can’t do this anymore”- she thought gazing up to the shiny round satellite - “Please, help me get over this. This can’t be. We work together. What is happening to me?”

And she stood like that for a little while trying to work out her emotions.

“Ms Gilbert?”- she heard Elijah’s voice call out and she sharply turned to face him.

Here you are!? Aren’t you cold?“- Elijah said.

"No”- Elena replied shortly-“I needed some fresh air. Too many people in there.”

“Yes, it is quite crowded inside.”- Elijah agreed and added-“ if you wish we can leave. There is nothing we need to do here anymore.”

“All right- yeah.” - Elena said, a tiny smile curling up on her face.

“I will give Aiden a call.”-  Elijah took his phone out and dialled the Chauffeur’s number.

As Elijah finished with Aiden, Elena said that she had left her shawl inside.

“I will get it for you.”- he said and Elena said that she would meet him at the car.

Elijah nodded a little in agreement and went inside.

Half an hour later they were in front of Elena’s apartment building and the gentleman he was, Elijah walked her to the door.

“This me. Thank you for taking me home.”- Elena said gesturing to the door, taking the key out of her bag.

“This is a least I could have done. Thank you for - like always- the great work you- do.”- Elijah said somewhat clumsily looking at her charmingly.

Elena nodded feeling all the butterflies in her stomach fly high - and like moonstruck, both lost themselves in gasping looks before their lips met. He kissed her and the world fell away. It was slow and soft at first, then deepening it lovingly.

His hand rested below her ear, his thumb caressing her cheek as their breaths mingled breaking up, looking at one another still feeling the swirls of emotions dancing up inside of them.

❤❤💕