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annak47hq · 6 years ago

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lets stay together’ anam

Who: Adam Levine and Anna Kendrick @alcvinehf

What: Adam and Anna talk about the fact that they just got engaged and have an intemet moment with one another

Where: A hotel in Orlando, Florida

When: March 22nd, 2019 (sometime at night)

Trigger Warnings: slight nsfw

Mentions: @haizzsf and kelley jakle

Side Notes: dumb ass me forgot to post this

Anna: The day so far has been perfect. It was their one year anniversary, and Anna couldn't believe what a crazy but beautiful year it's been for her and Adam. She loved him, the women has never been more in love with anyone (aside from the twins) ever. But with Adam, god she was so in love with him. She'd do anything for him and the fact that he just proposed to her made her fall in love with him more. Sure marriage scared the hell out of her, but so did becoming a mom and she's been doing good with that. They had reservations at a restaurant on the beach in Downtown Disney but the two didn't even bother going. After making love to one another, Anna was laying ontop of him, her bare body pressed against his and she smiled softly. Bitting her lips, Anna looked into his eyes for a few moments and the brunette kissed him deeply "Hi." She whispered, and then laughed a little. Looking at her hand, with the ring on her finger Anna swallowed hard and bit her lips again "I didn't really look at the ring, but now that I'm looking at it, it's beautiful. I love you."

Adam: He had known for weeks now leading up to their anniversary trip in Florida that he had wanted to propose to Anna. The day had gone great, and Adam couldn’t have asked for anything better. The hotel staff was wonderful and helped him as much as he could in getting this surprise ready for Anna, and after she had said yes, they had only gone to the beach for a little while to take pictures of Anna’s ring and spend some time by the water, forgoing their actual dinner reservation on the beach instead before they headed back to their hotel in Universal. It had been a while and they had spent the rest of the night in bed with one another, his breath heavy as he ran a free hand through his hair, the other hand of his gently rubbing against the skin of her back. “Hi,” Adam whispers back, letting out a laugh. “I love you too. Make sure you thank Hailee too, if it weren’t for her, I’m not sure who else would have known your taste in rings. Do you like it?”

Anna: This was a huge surprise to the brunette, Adam proposing tonight was a huge surprise and aside from finding out she was actually pregnant, this was on of the best surprises of her life. Anna liked this because it was different, they only talked about marriage once or twice but with her ex Ben that was the main topic of their conversations and if Anna was being honest, that's probably why she ended it within two days. She was happy, Anna was beyond happy and in love and the actress was so lucky to have had Adam come into her life when he did. The way he proposed was perfect, simple, and beautiful. It was spelled out in Anna's favorite flowers. Laying ontop of him, with her naked body on his the actress was quiet for a few moments. You could only hear her breathing slowly, and then actress got chills all up and down her body when Adam was running his hand gently against her back. "I will. I promise. You could've gone to Kelley, but I'm glad it was Hailee." She whispered, and kissed him deeply, adding tongue.

Adam: “I would have gone to Kelley next if Hailee didn’t have a lot of ideas about the ring, but she seemed to really have a good idea about it.” Adam leans up a little to gently press his lips to Anna’s and then pulls back to look at her, letting out a small moan as he bit on his lower lip and stared up at her. “You know something?” He whispers, his fingers still tracing along the skin of her back. “I /really/ want to fuck you right now, and I can’t.”

Anna: "I'll be sure to thank Hail when I see her." Anna said, smiling softly but then bites down a bit on his lower lip while he moans. As he's looking up at her, Anna's pointer finger traces small circles on his forehead but then lets out a soft hum "Hmm?" She questioned, but then laughed a little "I want to fuck you right now too, but that's not my fault. You're the one that knocked me up. Now we have to wait six weeks. How long has it been, only three so far right?" She questioned, teasing him but kissed his lips "Is it even safe for us to be laying like this, naked and ontop of one another?"

Adam: “Hm...” Adam lets out another soft noise, a hum—and he nods his head. “Oooh, so you’re blaming me for that? I see how it is,” Adam laughed a little, “Almost four, now. We’re almost there, babe.” He kisses her back, but raises an eyebrow and laughs as he shakes his head. “Babe, you’re laying on me, not riding me. I think we’re good.”

Anna: As he lets out a soft hum, the actress moaned a little and closed her eyes for a bit. Laughing now, she nodded her head "Yes. I'm blaming you that we can't have sex for six weeks, this isn't my fault." She bit her lips, and then bit his once again and then moved her lips from his to Adam's neck, and she groaned in frustration "We'll still have two more weeks to go." Anna said, but then glares at him "Don't laugh. I don't know what we can and can't do during these sexless six weeks, I mean obvisouly we just did oral which I wouldn't mind doing again.. but I.." Stopping herself, Anna kissed him deeply to shut herself up

Adam: “/You/ had them! I just helped.” Adam laughs, shaking his head. He tilts his head a little, biting down harder on his lower lip with a groan. He brings his other hand around her back and pulls her closer, further into him. “Now you’re just making me want to do it again...” He mumbles against her lips, kissing her back.

Anna: When he shakes his head, Anna runs her fingers through his hair and moves her lips from his neck to his chest "I did have them. I did give birth to Weston an Lennon, /but/ you knocked me up." Anna continued to protest, and she kissed his lips deeply "Do it..." She whispered into his ear "Again..."

Adam: His eyes lift and watch her as her lips move down from his neck and to his chest, and his breath is heavy once more. He gently presses his fingertips into her hips and scoots up a little to sit up, pressing his lips to her own. “You drive me crazy,” He whispers playfully. “Lay down,”

Anna: With him breathing heavy, Anna continued to move her lips down his chest but stops once he scoots up a little. Raising an eyebrow, Anna pushed her hair out of her face and let out a huff "You /just/ proposed to me and you're telling me that I drive you crazy?" She questioned, and did exactly she was told, which was to lay down.

Adam: “It’s not like I’m telling you that because you drive me crazy in a terrible way. You really think I would have just asked you to be my wife if that’s the case?” Adam laughed a little, angling himself so he’s laying over her as she lays down herself and her back hits the mattress. He leans down, his lips pressing against her stomach.

Anna: While she was laying down, Anna closed her eyes for a few moments as Adam got ontop of her. Getting chills all up and down her body, Anna bit down hard on her lips while his touched her stomach "Shit." She moaned, for some reason that just really turned her on and Anna gripped onto the sheets.

Adam: Licking along his lower lip, Adam groaned against Anna’s skin and kept his kisses moving downwards. His lips pressed heavily into her stomach and down her waist until he stops and uses his hands to gently push her legs apart again.

Anna: When he presses his lips against her stomach, Anna starts to breath heavy and the actress uses her free hand to run her fingers through his hair. But as he stops, Anna licks her lips and swallows hard while he pushes her legs apart. "We.., we're sure that /this/ is okay, right?" She questioned, probably ruining the moment but Anna was clueless

Adam: He’s too caught in the moment to let Anna’s words register as quickly as they should have, and just as he looks up at her, he lets out a small breath. “Hm,” He whispers, before nodding his head. “Yes, baby. I wouldn’t be doing it if it wasn’t safe. We just can’t...” He breaths out heavily. “We just can’t have actual sex yet.”

Anna: Listening to him talk, Anna nodded her head and pushed her hair out of her face. "Okay, yeah you're right. Sorry." She whispered, and then licked her lips "Continue." Anna demanded, and smirked a little

Adam: Continuing to look up at her for a few moments, Adam reaches up and gently runs his hand through her hair, moving a few strands from her face. “I wouldn’t do anything that would hurt you, baby.” He whispers. “I just wanna make you feel good...”

Anna: When he moves a few strands of hair away from her face, Anna closes her eyes and nods her head "I love you." She whispered, and took a breath "Make me feel good, /please/" She whispered, begged really and then bit her lips while looking at him now.

Adam: “I love you too. Tell me to stop if you want me to...” He whispers back to her, then leans back down again. His hands are still resting on both of her thighs since he had gently pulled her legs apart before he leaned forward, pressing his mouth into her.

Anna: Shaking her head no, Anna bit down on her lips again and closed her eyes, moaning as he started to begin. "shit..." was all she could say. Once they finished, Anna just laid there and smiled softly to herself thinking that soon shell become the future Mrs.Adam Levine and Anna couldnt of been happier.

&FINISHED

#/*paragraphs*/#/*please don't ever become a stranger: adam levine*/#/*nobody baby but you and me: adam levine*/#/*baby daddy: adam levine*/#/*adam levine*/#{chatzys}#{chatzy: 48}#IM DUMB AND FORGOT TO POST THIS #hfrpmc #just in case? lmao idk

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lavellanloves · 6 years ago

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OC Info

Not tagged, wanted to do it anwyay :)

B A S I C S

Full name: Penelope Claire Trevelyan

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Straight

Pronouns: She/hers

O T H E R

Birthplace: Ostwick

Job(s): Scribe, researcher, Herald & Inquisitor

Phobias: Being controlled, big ass spiders, losing her sense of self

Guilty pleasures: Gambling, alcohol, and some nice lingerie

Hobbies: Reading, researching, weapon crafting, singing when she’s positive no one’s around

M O R A L S

Morality alignment: Chaotic Good, though very close to Chaotic Neutral at times

Sins: lust / gluttony / pride / envy / wrath / sloth

Virtues: charity / diligence / kindness / patience / justice

T H I S O R T H A T

introvert / extrovert / in between

organised / disorganized / in between

close-minded / open-minded / in between

calm / anxious / restless / in between

disagreeable / agreeable / in between

cautious / reckless / in between

patient / impatient / in between

outspoken / reserved / in between

leader / follower / flexible

empathetic / unempathetic / in between

optimistic / pessimistic / realistic

traditional / modern / in between

hard-working / lazy / in between

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

OTP: Cullen Rutherford. They truly hated each other at first and then, naturally, fell in love. A tale as old as time.

Acceptable ships: I think she’d be amenable to a relationship with Varric and Bull. But if she wasn’t in a relationship with Cullen, she’d 100% be going after Knight-Commander Rylen. I guess she has a thing for high-ranking military guys? wow Penny

BroTP: She has an incredibly deep love and respect for Dorian. I’d like to say he’s her Anam Cara. She’s also close with Varric, and, after MUCH time spent getting to know each other, Cassandra.

NOTP: No Blackwall and no Solas. She admires and respects both of them, but thinks Solas is too arrogant, and she really doesn’t like the pedestal Blackwall puts her on.

#my ocs #penelope trevelyan

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anamsgith · 3 years ago

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Q - Queen - What kind of leader are they? Are they entitled? What have they inherited from their parents? How powerful are they? Do they act superior towards others?

(Sorry if I'm late, but I still gotta send one in!)

"If that's whit y'wanna do, am no gonnae stop ya."

Anam's not a very... pro-active leader. He'll point you in the right direction and hope you succeed but ultimately won't take chare unless there's no other option. He doesn't really do the superiority thing either and practices an equal respect for every person.

The Warder that taught him as a boy had a similar approach and Anam grew up learning predominantly by doing or failing. He inherited the man's tendency to be reserved socially, and tbough he doesn't remember her much anymore, his want to look after others is very much a trait his mother instilled in him. Eilidh* treated everyone as close family, even those she just met and was an incredibly welcoming woman.

As for strength... his aetherial prowess is garbage and he tends not to touch it out of fear of the Mists effects, but he has well developed muscle from hunting with axe and spear. He'd likely hold his own well enough in a fight until someone added a mage but, overall, he's decidedly average.

((Mòran taing! It's never too late friend <3 ))

<*pronounced "ay-lee">

#anam things #rp asks #ask memes #thank u for the ask!#male viera #ffxiv rp

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eduminatti · 2 years ago

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WHY DO WE NEED RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS IN INDIA

In a bid to modernise education, Assam's Education Minister stated in September that government-run madrasas and 'tols' (Sanskrit schools) will undergo a 6-month transition to become normal schools under the Secondary Education Board of Assam commencing in November 2020. (SEBA).

As per research conducted by schools in Mumbai according to the Minister, the state made this choice a few years ago and was now putting it into action because "religious instruction cannot be carried out with government subsidies in a secular country."

The Madrasa Education Board will be disbanded, and the Sanskrit Tols would be given over to the Kumar Bhaskarvarma Sanskrit University and "transformed into centres of learning and research where Indian culture, civilisation, and nationalism will be studied," according to the declaration.

About 614 Madrasas are run by the Assam government, while another 2000 or more are run privately, largely by the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. In the state, there are roughly 100 government-run Sanskrit tols and 500 private ones.

Another survey done by schools in Pune shows that as reasonable as the move may appear for a modern-day secular state attempting to redirect public funds from religious to mainstream education, minority organisations such as the All Assam Muslim Students' Association (AAMSA), the All Assam Minority Students Union (AAMSU),

The Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind, and Muslim clerics, all of whom claimed that the reforms were driven by an anti-Muslim agenda – e Similar demonstrations erupted in 2015, when Maharashtra declared madrasas and Vedic Pathshalas that did not teach mainstream topics to be "non-schools" and so ineligible for state financing.

Madrasas are traditional schools or colleges that teach Islamic religious education, albeit this is not always the case.

Most madrasas affiliated with the Deoband school of thought, according to members of Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind, follow the Darse Nizami syllabus, which covers the study of the Quran, Fiqh (jurisprudence), Islamic law, history, theology, and philosophy, as well as Arabic grammar.

"There isn't a single city in India without one," says Arshad Madani, an Asian Muslim scholar of Darul Uloom of Deoband, who was interviewed by Victor Mallet for the Financial Times in October 2015 on the issue of madrasas.

Deobandi madrasas account for 91% of all madrasas." According to Mr. Mallet's study, there were an estimated six million students graduating from madrasas in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India in 2015, with some graduates of madrasas in Pakistan and Afghanistan proving to be international terrorists and murders.

Mahfuz Anam, a Bangladeshi newspaper editor and father of novelist Tahmima Anam, is quoted in the same article as saying that "there is an underbelly of religious intolerance that has grown through Madrasa education," referring to liberal bloggers being hacked to death in Dhaka.

Because courses of formal education like as math, science, and other subjects of formal education are still seen as robbing madrasas of their "spirit of Islam," and are only provided as optional curriculum in most madrasas, these graduates are diverted away from the mainstream.

Recognizing these graduates on the same level as other graduates (from traditional universities) would be unfair to both parties.

Furthermore, if the government were to support and strengthen a parallel curriculum for a specific segment of the population, as well as establish plans and reserves to ensure that these individuals may participate in both professional education and public service.

Leaving aside the claim that conservative Islamist teachings in madrasas fuel violent extremism, the question we have here is how constitutionally legitimate it is to expect the "secular" State to fund educational institutions that preach "the spirit of Islam" or any other religion in defiance of state-imposed syllabi.

While considering the aforementioned question, this series of articles will also assess the role of the federal government in identifying religious minorities and examine the available data to identify the segments of minorities that benefit the most from government funding and schemes, among other things.

WHAT THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION SAYS

Although the Indian Constitution does not define the term "minority," it does grant religious and linguistic minorities significant privileges in terms of establishing and maintaining educational institutions.

Article 30 stipulates that the state does not discriminate on the basis of religion when granting aid or recognition, and that religious and linguistic minorities are free to create and govern educational institutions.

Article 28(1), on the other hand, states that "no religious teaching shall be provided in any educational institution fully sustained out of State money," unless the school "has been formed under any endowment or trust that necessitates such religious instruction."

This is also subject to the proviso that no State-funded minority educational institution will force a student or attendee to participate in or be subjected to religious instruction.

Despite being fully supported, madrasas that do not teach state-set syllabi and simply promote Islam admit youngsters from the Muslim community and religious instructions are essential to follow.

Similarly, despite the fact that Vedas are not exclusive to any one community, if state-funded pathshalas/tols do not provide normal education and the religious curriculum is necessary for all students, both such institutions violate Article 28.

When you consider this in the context of Article 14, which mandates equality before the law or equal protection under the law, it's clear that the State cannot afford any special privileges to minority institutions that primarily impart religious instruction or those that force it into their curriculum for all students. If such privileges are granted, they will be unconstitutional.

#education #study #student #parebts #schools

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anamneseverge · 3 years ago

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helloo this is ceres!! sending an ask to reserve nyna from fire emblem shadow dragon / new mystery of the emblem!! it’s 9/10 and you can reach me as always @ daitouren on twitter!! thank you :}

helloo ceres!! nyna has been reserved for you until september 19th. you're very welcome!! :D

🜁—MOD SCORODITE

#anam reserves

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seoulfulcity · 6 years ago

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August 31, 2018: Frontier House

So you’re going to Korea University...

The biggest worry I had was choosing the right place to stay and with enough browsing, I figured out that CJ International was my best bet: it's a new building, has a kitchen, refrigerator, and a gym within the building.

The other options like Frontier House, Global House, and Anam Hall didn't have those amenities, so the people staying in those dorms were always eating out, unless they knew someone in CJ International who can refrigerate their leftovers for them.

Although CJ International was the best option, there was another factor that made me hesitant to take on CJ.

It was up the CJ hill.

There are two ways to get to CJ from campus - the steep hill or the Frontier stairs, and they're both not good options.

The steep Global hill: the steep hill is accessed from behind Incheon Memorial Hall which eventually leads to Global House. The picture below was taken on top of the Global hill. The gray building on the very right side is the Global House; the beige building in the middle is the Anam Hall, and the gray building on the very left is the Frontier House. The bottom of the Global hill lies the Frontier House and from there, you have to climb up another steeper hill to get to CJ International.

The Frontier stairs: a 112-step stairs that are accessible from Anam-dong, which the entire campus of Korea University is situated in. If you plan to opt out from the Frontier stairs, the Frontier hill is accessible by continuing to walk up the street, to the left of the stairs. Ask anyone who has dormed in Korea University what they hated the most. I am very sure they'll mention "the stairs" as their number one.

The Frontier hill takes you to the CU convenience store, which serves as the fork in the road leading to the CJ hill on the left side and the continuation of Frontier hill to the right side.

On the way to CJ International are Men and Women's dormitory buildings reserved only for the Korean students; so if you're reading this in English as an international student, chances are, you won't be applying for either one of these dorms.

Continuing up the Frontier hill at the end are both Anam Hall (to your left) and Frontier House (to your right). Those staying in Global House have to climb up a third hill past Anam Hall and Frontier House.

If you ask me, I think Frontier is the better option because the amount of people staying in CJ complaining everyday is insane. Anam-dong and the CU convenience store are more easily accessible from Frontier and Anam Hall than they are to CJ International and Global House, since they're both high up in the hall on opposite ends.

I stayed in Frontier House, since CJ International filled up very quickly. Enroll early if you want a CJ room. Most of my CJ friends enrolled from February to April for the summer program starting in June.

Frontier House is separated into two buildings. When facing the stairs and Anam-dong, to your right is the women's building and to the left is the men's building.

There are three main rules in Frontier House: no drinking, no eating, and nobody of the opposite gender.

People usually get food delivered into Frontier, and most of the time, the Resident Assistant and the security at the lobby let them through, and sometimes they don't. If the RA or the security stops them from going up with their food, they ask the students to eat it outside Frontier; soju on the other hand can be sneaked in a backpack.

But since genders can't mix in the dorms, a lot of the students meet outside Frontier to eat their takeouts and drink soju with their friends of the opposite gender. Outside Frontier is everybody's meetup place, no matter which dorm they're staying in: CJ International, Global House, or Anam Hall.

The rooms in Frontier House have the same blueprint as the other dormitory buildings, though with two beds on opposite ends of the wall. Each area of the room gets their own desk and their side of the closet.

Here's a YouTube video of a quick tour of the dormitory: Frontier House Dorm | Korea University

What to bring: your own hamper, trash can, hangers, bath towels, bathroom floor mats, and basic shower necessities.

Since I stayed in the summer, a pillowcase, a Korea University blanket, and a bedding were provided for free, though students usually pay about ₩20,000 during the semester.

Each room gets their own Wi-Fi, if you're wondering. The Wi-Fi user and pass codes are taped at the lobby where the security is - it's best to take pictures of all the pass codes, since there's a high chance you'll be lodging in one of your friend's rooms at some point in the semester. Save them the time yelling out all 12 numbers whenever you visit them.

At the start of each semester, previous students usually leave their hangers, pans, hampers, and trash cans for the next tenants to use. They're available at Anam Hall while supplies last.

Frontier House has a lounge and a balcony on each floor where students can socialize, meet up to do group work, or get some fresh air.

Washing and drying rooms are in basement 2 (B2) next to the reading lounge a big room with many long tables to do quiet school work in. They're both accessible 24/7, though the washer and dryer don't work from 3-6 AM.

You need a pre-paid card to use the washer and dryer for ₩1,000. The machine is right in front of the elevator once you step out. A 30-minute wash is ₩1,000 while with the same price gives you 50 minutes of drying. Just follow the instructions given. Don't worry, there's an English translation. There's a vending machine for a detergent and dryer sheet together for ₩500.

Since Frontier House and Anam Hall are found in the lowest point of the CJ and Global Hills, the two dormitory buildings have the easiest and fastest access to Anam-dong and Anam Station. Anam Hall also has the cafeteria where students can purchase meal plans, though the cafeteria is accessible for three buildings, except CJ, without having to go down a hill. Those staying in Global House can access Anam Hall through one flight of stairs just past the security guard.

You guys have no idea how bad the hills are in this campus. I suggest you really avoid this because you're going to have to climb up these hills everyday.

To get to campus from Frontier, you can go up Global hill to access the back of Incheon Memorial Hall or down the Frontier stairs or the Frontier hill into Anam-dong. Those living in CJ International have the option to climb up a different 100-step stairs instead of walking up both Frontier and Global hills; or they could go down Frontier hill into Anam-dong.

From the Frontier stairs and Frontier hill, everything else is accessible: PC bang (PC방), restaurants, Anam Station, Anam nightlife, convenience stores, and all other entrances to Korea University.

To access the closest entrance to Korea University in Anam-dong (without hills), keep walking straight until you see the place with bright yellow sign, just in front of the cheap kimbap restaurant all the locals frequent:

Turn to your left on the yellow sign, then turn right on the first turn, away from the 7/11 store. You will see Korea University then.

Compared to the Global hill, this way has no hills at all, though it takes longer. This route takes about ten to fifteen minutes, while entering the campus from Global hill takes less than ten minutes.

In the end, I believe Frontier House is just more accessible to everything - it's closer to Anam-dong and is at the bottom of both steep hills. Plus, you get a great view of the area.

It is also the largest dormitory on campus, so there's a high chance that you and your friends will be staying in the same building.

Read: it's easier to hang and socialize in each other's rooms at night without having to break sweat by leaving the building and climbing up hills.

Have a great time in Korea University! Go tigers!

#abroad #international summer campus #isc #ku #study #summer #korea university #korea #seoul #frontier #frontier house #cj #dorm #cj international #anam #anam global #anam hall #global house

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anamedblog · 3 years ago

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Pardon, anlamadım… / Sorry, I don't understand…

by Julika Steglich, ANAMED PhD Fellow 2021–2022

Fig. 1. Çurkurcuma Hamamı: a modern and simple-looking solution for the typical skylights of the domes (Photo by the author).

It took me some time to think of a topic to write about for this blog. Looking for inspiration, I wandered the streets of Istanbul, photographing various things that interested me. I came across very modern hamam buildings (Fig. 1) and started to think maybe I could write about bathing culture, since my PhD topic is the analysis of a Roman-imperial thermal bath located in the microregion of Pergamon.

I reconsidered because, firstly, Roman thermal baths are different from modern Turkish hamams in Istanbul and even conventional Roman baths. These differences and recent news about Roman thermal bath research within the whole Roman empire are available to read, for example, in the articles and on the blog of a dear colleague, Silvia González Soutelo (https://healingspasinantiquity.es/news/). Secondly, I was not sure if there is, apart from the tourist attractions, still a Turkish bathing culture at hamams among my generation and younger people in Turkey. So, another option was to visit different hamams and ask the staff and visitors about the current bathing culture. I then remembered my first visit to a hamam in Bergama; I could not understand the woman who worked there trying to explain the process in Turkish to me. She wanted me to lie down and relax. But I had problems with relaxing, since I could not understand what would happen to me. Unfortunately, my Turkish is still limited to basic vocabulary and grammatical knowledge.

And that was the moment when I became more aware of the thing that permanently influences my daily life at ANAMED and in Istanbul: it is the language barrier. Sometimes I even experience some cultural differences with my English-speaking friends, since my native language is German and I grew up in Germany.

Before my time here, I took Turkish courses in Germany and tried to practise vocabulary and grammar regularly. My teachers and quite a few of my fellow students were children of Turkish immigrants. It was interesting to see and learn that they grew up speaking Turkish without knowing the grammar and often even the written version of their mother and/or father tongue. I felt sorry that they could not learn it in elementary school as they had done for German and that they needed to be at university to finally take a Turkish class, even though there is such a large Turkish community in Germany. But I rarely thought about their parents or grandparents and how it must have been to come to Germany in the 1960s, a time when you could not easily use Google translate, internet forums, or Wikipedia to get an idea of what someone wants or what needs to be done. Now I am the yabancı (stranger) in Turkey. It is not fully comparable, since I will leave after the nine months of the fellowship. However, there were moments when I got an idea of what it must have felt like: for example, my first hospital visit here in Istanbul to test for Covid-19. I had a fever and felt horrible. I was standing in line for the registration, and as I am, on the one hand, German and used to standing at a distance from others and, on the other hand, reserved by nature, people did not understand that I was also in line and passed me. When the receptionist simply did not understand me, even though I tried to explain to the person in my best Turkish that I had a fever and needed a PCR test, I was firmly convinced in my feverish delirium that every person in that hospital was terribly rude. Even after a person asked me in English how he could help and repeated my questions in Turkish, I got even more flustered, since I had the feeling that he said almost the same words in Turkish with almost the same pronunciation to the receptionist as me, but this time the receptionist finally understood. When it took me almost half an hour to fill out a very simple registration form for the test, bursting into fits of laughter because Google translate was translating total nonsense, I was ready to apologize personally to every tourist and migrant in Germany for our complicated bureaucracy and every bad experience they had with the German language.

I really wanted to be back at ANAMED, my comfort zone (Fig. 2), where everyone at least speaks English. But of course, my so-called comfort zone also demanded some linguistic thinking from me, and now and then, some information got lost in translation. Sometimes I was even happy about the loss, and sometimes, it caused unnecessary trouble. Of course, not everyone has the exact same experience, but I think we all know those moments when we don't have the energy to leave our comfort zone, when we are relieved to meet someone who speaks the same language, with the same cultural background, where we don't have to explain ourselves so often. This kind of experience may be one of the reasons why foreigners of similar origins often gather in one place and form communities.

Fig. 2. ANAMED terrace: a place made to be a comfort zone (Photo by the author).

But it would be sad if we always stayed in our comfort zone. That is why I want to give some, of course not new, ideas on overcoming such situations to everyone who might sometimes feel and experience the same at ANAMED or in Istanbul:

For English, I can highly recommend that you not only watch TV shows in English but read English newspapers more often. In this way, you will learn the vocabulary for discussing not only academic or simple stuff. But the most important thing is to accept that you need time and practice until you understand and can express almost everything, even in places where it is very loud and crowded. And if you need a quick and excellent translator, use this link: https://www.deepl.com/translator.

For Turkish, the most important words to survive in the first weeks are:

Merhaba – Hello

Teşekkürler – Thank you

Nasılsın? / Nasılısınız? – How are you? informally/formally

Iyiyim, teşekkürler, ya sen? – I'm fine, thank you, and you?

Pardon – Sorry -> You can also use it to get the attention of the waitress or waiter.

Menü, lütfen – Menu, please

Hesap, lütfen – The bill, please

Bir su, lütfen. / Bir su istiyorum. / Bir su alabilir miyim? – A water, please. / I want a water / Can I have a water? -> The last option is the nicest way to ask for something.

Kolay gelsin – Good luck.

Anladım – I understood.

Pardon, anlamadım. – Sorry, I didn't understand.

Don't be discouraged if your pronunciation is not immediately understood. Sometimes people are not expecting you to speak Turkish. Keep on doing it, and the slower you speak, the better the other person will understand what you are trying to say. If they ask you something back and you cannot understand, you can say: "Pardon, anlamadım. Maalesef, sadece biraz Türkçe biliyorum.” – "Sorry, I don't understand. Unfortunately, I only speak a little Turkish." Since you are in Istanbul, you might be lucky, and someone may help you who can also speak English. And even if not, you have your hands and facial expressions, and in the age of internet translators, you are never completely lost.

Another thing you can do is to take a Turkish course with someone recommended by ANAMED and/or try to find a Tandem partner. But be careful if it is a good friend. You might end up drinking beer and talking about everything and anything in English…

If everything does not help and you want to let go of any intercultural understanding during a conversation, you can put your thumb together with your fingertips, move your hand up and down and say "arkadaşım" (my friend). That would be a very Turkish way of expressing the end of your patience. Use it wisely!

Anyway, everything will turn out fine, and maybe you will have a similar experience to mine. Not only do I feel motivated to improve my foreign language skills in general, but the experience also even changed my opinion about my native language. I really had no high opinion of the German language, as it will always be linked to our past and everyone makes fun of the harshness and the absurdity of the articles. I like the sound and grammatical structure of French and Turkish more. But I have noticed, for example, how nice it is that German has so many special words that have no equivalent in English or Turkish. I learned to love my own language, so to speak. This positive experience has somehow inspired me and will give new impetus to the writing process of my dissertation.

I also wish you a great time in Istanbul, and kolay gelsin!

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girls like you

Who: Adam Levine and Anna Kendrick (anam) @hfamelevine

When: September 29 2018

Where: Adam and Annas home in California

What: Annas dad William Kendrick, comes to California to help Adam and Anna finish setting up their new home. William bonds a little with Dusty, and Adam and Anna tell him whats been going on with them.

TW: mentions of fertility issues

Anna: It's been a couple of busy months, a couple of busy months for the two and when they finally got home from their vacation in Fiji Anna couldn't of been happier to be back home with Adam. She couldn't wait to be settled down for a bit until he had to go back out for a couple of more shows. Their new home was nearly finished with decorating, and other things, so when Anna's father called to see if he could come up and help Anna couldn't help but be a little confused. It so wasn't like him to do that, but she didn't say no to it. With William and Adam in the living room trying to put a book shelf together Anna had recently bought from Ikea, the brunette came out with two beers. One for Adam, and one for her father. She had snacks on the living room table, and a sports channel was on. Anna walked down stairs with Dusty on her hip, after changing her after giving the two year old a bath. She threw Dusty in her footsie pajamas, and when she walked into the living room Anna smiled as she saw William and Adam talking. "Daddy, daddy!" Dusty yelled. William turned his head, and smiled at the now two year old and looked at Adam "Ah, who's this sweet pea?" He questioned, knowing that it was Adam's daughter.

Adam: Fiji had been something that Adam and Anna one hundred percent needed. They came back refreshed and with the time that they spent together alone, they just wanted to finish the decorating of their new place and have the next couple of days to themselves before Adam had to go out on the road again for another two weeks until this tour had finally wrapped up. Not that it mattered much, because as soon as the tour wrapped up, Adam would resume work for The Voice. He was just going and going—and he was surprised that he hadn’t really burnt himself out yet. Once getting back from Fiji, Adam had gone to pick up Dusty from Behati’s place so he could have her for the next few days, and he was a little taken back when Anna mentioned that her father was coming into town to help them put the finishing touches on their place. Of course, he wouldn't object after a few weeks ago, so he agreed too. He was downstairs now with William while Anna was getting Dusty ready for the night considering it was getting a little later in the day, and Adam was looking at the instructions of the bookshelf that Anna had gotten a few days ago. His head snapped back though when he heard Dusty’s voice, and he laughed a little as he leaned down to her level and held out his arms. “Dusty, Dusty!” He says, kissing her cheek lightly. “Can you say hi?”

Anna: William smiled when Adam said Anna had already got her started on fairies, and hobbits. "Annie told you about the fairies? Did you know, that all children except one grow up? And do you know where fairies come from Dusty?" He questioned, and Anna took a breath when she heard her dad call her "Annie", but she smiled and opened her mouth to speak "Dad, you haven't called me Annie since I was 10." William looked at his daughter, and laughed a little "That's because you were so obsessed with the musical Annie, that you demanded everyone to call you Annie instead of Anna." He said, and then looked at Dusty when she said hi "It's nice to meet you, I've heard a lot about you from Janice Anna's mommy." He smiled, and Anna looked at him. She then looked at Adam while still playing with Dusty's hair, and William couldn't help but stay quiet for a few moments and watch his daughter fall more and more in love with the two year old.

Adam: Adam was watching back and forth as William interacted with Dusty, and he couldn't help but to let the same smile on his face as he's watching the two of them, grow wider. He had only wanted this, to have Anna's family love Dusty as much as Anna had grown to love Dusty, considering. If they were about to become husband and wife, then Anna's family was important to Adam just like Adam had hoped that his family was important to Anna. "Where!" Dusty says, high pitched questioning tone in her voice as she keeps her eyes on William. Adam is letting out a small laugh, "That is just about the /cutest/ thing I think I've ever heard." he teases. "What happened to that? Is Annie not a nickname anymore?"

Anna: This felt a little weird to Anna, she's never dated someone with kids before. Adam was the first, and Anna was happy that he was. It was weird though, it was weird because her father and mother were basically becoming step grandparents to the two year old. Anna took a breath, and smiled softly towards her dad. Talking about fairies, and hobbits, and elfs is something she used to do with William as a kid and she loved it. That's why she was trying with Dusty. William laughed a little, and looked at Dusty. He cleared his throat and started with "Well Dusty, when the first baby laughed for the firs time, the laugh broke into a thousand of pieces and they all went skipping about. That was the beginning of fairies." He said, and then looked at Adam when he reacted to the nickname. Shaking her head, Anna leaned in and kissed Adam softly "No, Annie is /not/ a nickname anymore. If you call me Annie, I won't give you "s-e-x-" " She said quietly, and then kissed him once more. William cleared his throat, and looked at Dusty "Did she tell you about Peter Pan? And Bilbo Baggins?" He questioned the two year old, an then looked at Adam. "Please tell me you've shown her some musicals? I know she's a little to young for The Lord Of The Rings.."

Adam: “Daddy! I want fairies!” Dusty says, and Adam can’t help but to let out a laugh. “Oh yeah? What if we can’t find you one?” Kissing Dusty’s cheek lightly, she laughs and then reaches her arms out towards William. Adam is quiet for a few moments and he clears his throat at Anna’s words. “Don’t joke about that.” He teases, biting his lip with a grin before laughing once more. “Well, I...I’m not the musical inclined person. I don’t like musicals a lot at all, really.” He chuckled, “That’s all Anna, with that one.”

Anna: William laughed when he heard Dusty ask for a fairy, and the older man smiled softly when she reached her arms out for him. He'd be lying if he said he didn't want grandchildren. Taking Dusty into his arms, he looked at her. Clearing his throat once more, Anna looked at Adam and then took a breath. "Dad I've tried, trust me. I want to show Dusty Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but the child catcher gave me nightmares." She said, and William laughed nodding his head "He did, maybe just start off with Mary Poppins then?" He questioned, and then looked at Adam. Anna sat down on the floor now, trying to help with the book shelf. Taking a breath, she looked at Adam and opened her mouth to say something but William cut her off "Hey Dusty, you know.., you can call me Will. Can you say Will?" He questioned, Anna looked down because she really didn't know what Dusty should call her parents.

Adam: Adam had still had his reservations about his last talk with Anna, before they left for Fiji. However, they had managed to have a fantastic vacation together and Adam didn’t want to do that anymore, argue with her or fight with her over stupid things. They just needed to rationalize and look at the way that each other felt and Adam knew that as much as he hoped that Anna did. He could tell simply just by looking at William holding his daughter right now, how much that he wanted a grandchild and it made his heart swell ten times it’s size. “I said she could show her Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, so that’s on her again.” Adam said playfully, letting out a laugh. “There you go, babe.” Adam says now, kissing Anna’s forehead. “You can start with Mary Poppins. That’s a good one, I think. You have my okay for that.” He teases. Moving towards the bookshelf now to help his fiancée out, he instead watched as William spoke to Dusty, and Dusty was giggling. “Will! Will!”

Anna: She loved these moments, these moments that were being shared with Adam /and/ Dusty. This was the first time William fully understand on why her daughter was in love with the man, and his child. It still surprised him, but he was happy for her and in all honesty, William liked Adam a lot. The golfing won him over, even though he'd much rather be talking about wrestling or boxing and books, the man knew this guy loved his daughter just as much. "Well start with Mary Poppins first, it's a classic and one of Walt's favorite and most loved films of all time. You know, did Annie ever tell you the story on how she met Julie Andrews?" He questioned Adam, and then looked at him serious for a moment "Please tell me you know who Julie Andrews is...," He laughed a little, and then looked at Dusty while she said his name "I have some books to give you too kid, some of the books I used to read to Annie when she was a kid, around your age." Anna smiled softly, and then rolled her eyes a little bit "Dad, what's with you and calling me Annie now? You always to me my name is Anna, /not/ Annie. Did you change your mind?" She laughed, and then looked at him "I found some books when we were unpacking before that were mine, the Berenstein bares Mike used to hit me with." Looking at Adam, she chewed her lips and stopped putting the bookshelf together. Sitting down, she took a breath and then looked at her dad while he was holding onto Dusty. She always felt bad, and felt she was being selfish with the whole not having kids thing. Considering her parents wanted grandkids ever since her, and her brother began to date. Anna tried not to get choked up, but she couldn't help it. She cleared her throat, and went into the kitchen to get a glass of water.

Adam: “Of course I know who Julie Andrews is!” Adam said, letting out a laugh. “She did tell me that once though, and I thought it was funny.” He chuckled once more and then listened as Anna talked to her dad about her nickname. “C’mon, I won’t call you it but I think Annie is cute!” He teases, kissing her forehead once more. He stays quiet as they talk bout books and Adam can’t help but to smile as he listens. He was caught off guard but agreed when William came to spend time with him and Anna here in L.A at their new place, but the bonding that the two men were gaining over it was something that Adam would hold near and dear to himself. He watches as Anna clears her throat and then makes her way to the kitchen, and he frowns for a moment before turning to William. “I’m just going to go and make sure she’s alright. Dusty, you wanna stay?” He asks. “Yeah!” Chuckling, Adam looks at Will, silently asking if he minded watching after Dusty for a moment, and he nodded in return before making his way to the kitchen. “Babe...” He said, softly. “Hey. You alright?”

Anna: Smiling softly, William nodded his head "Good, I'm glad you're not /that/ kind of guy who hates all musicals. She is a legend, you know." He said, and then nodded once more "She was so scared, I think that's the first time Anna was ever truly starstruck. She was 12, and had no idea." He laughed a little, and then Anna looked at Adam. "I wasn't even Annie when I did it at my local theater, and I wasn't Molly either." She protested, and then chewed her lips. William didn't know how long he was staying in town for, and he hoped he wasn't intruding. But Janice comes up all the time, along with Mike and he figured it was about time he did too. William nodded, once he notices his daughter get up and go into the kitchen. Something was wrong. He /always/ knew when something was wrong with her. Taking a breath, he laughed a little with Dusty and looked at her "So Dusty, let me tell you about Never Never Land.., have you heard of it?" He questioned, and when Anna was in the kitchen she placed her hands on the kitchen sink and took a breath. Licking her lips, she shook her head and sighed "I'm fine. I just.., seeing him with Dusty..." She said, and stopped herself. Chewing her lips, Anna cleared her throat "Sometimes I feel like I was being so selfish,not wanting to have kids." She whispered, and then shrugged her shoulders "Look..., look how happy he looks. I haven't seen him that happy in a long time,and I honestly think it's becuase of Dusty." Her hair fell in her face, and she looked a Adam "Let's, let's tell him about us trying for a baby, okay?" She questioned "I want to tell him."

Adam: “That I know. I at least know that little—to know that Julie Andrews is a legend.” Adam said, letting out a small laugh. As he listened to Anna protest the nickname, he couldn’t help but to smile a little. In a way, he was kind of happy that Anna had decided against Annie, because Adam’s ex-girlfriend’s nickname was Annie and he didn’t need that, not again. Deja vu, maybe not in the not so nicest of ways. “No...” Dusty said, giggling as she brought her hand up to rub at her eyes again. “Hm,” Adam nods his head in agreement to Anna as he listens to her, moving to stand in front of her before letting out a breath. He smiles a little as he listens, bringing his hand up to move her hair out of her face and gently run it through her hair a moment later. “You...” He whispered. “Really?”

Anna: "Good, I'm glad you know that." William said, laughing a little bit. He didn't know where or why he started calling her "Annie" again, but he used to when she would make him be Mr.Warbucks and she'd sing "tomorrow" with him. Seeing her happy, seeing his daughter happy and in love and grown up William tried not to get emotional while Dusty was laughing, and rubbed her eyes. He could tell he two year old was tired, Anna would do the same thing right before she'd go to bed. "If you take the second star to the right, and straight on till morning then that's where youll find Peter Pan and the lost boys along with Tinkerbell, and the evil Captain James Hook!" William said, and then wondered if he should get up and check on his daughter. Closing her eyes for a few moments, Anna loved whenever he played with her air and moved it out of the way. Swallowing softly, Anna leaned in and kissed him. "Yes. I..,you're right. My mom knows, Mike knows and I can't keep things from my dad." She said, and pressed her forehead against his. "Are you, are you okay with that?" Anna asked, while playing with her engagement ring. "And I, I want to wear this in public. I love you, I love you so much."

Adam: Dusty was giggling at William's words, smile on her face with her eyes widening. "Bell!" She says, somewhat of a high pitch in her voice now from the excitement. Adam wasn't much of the Disney type but he wouldn't deny Dusty something that she had liked, and she had grown and come to love Tinkerbell. Behati would spend most of her time when they were still together getting all things Tinkerbell for their daughter, and Adam can hear the word coming from his daughter while he was in the kitchen with Anna. Small smile across his face as he listens to Anna, he's kissing her back and still moving her hair gently from his face. He lets out a sigh, but it's content and the smile is one that he doesn't think will go away any time soon. "Baby..." He starts, soft tone filling up in his voice. "Of course I'm okay with that. You know that I'm down to do whatever you want to do, right?" He asked, "I just...I want you to do what you're comfortable with. I'm okay with that." He whispers back. His eyes look down to where she's playing with her engagement ring, and he tilts his head. "...You do?" He whispers.

Anna: "I'm glad your daddy has told you about Tink." He said, laughing a little and then watched as the two year old started to fall asleep in his arms. Closing his eyes for a few moments, William rubbed Dusty's back and continued to hold her while waiting for Adam and Anna to get back into the living room. He didn't even know what time it was, to be honest and at this point William didn't care. Once Adam kisses her back, and continues to move her hair out of his face Anna then closes her eyes when he calls her 'baby'. Listening to him, she held his face and kissed him softly once more. "I know, I just wanted to make sure." Anna said, and swallowed softly. Licking her lips, Anna began to chew them and looked at Adam "I'm comfortable with it, and I.., I love you." She whispered, and then nodded her head "Yes, I want to. Should.., should we go tell my dad? I don't hear him talking anymore" She laughed a little, and then kissed him once more

Adam: Dusty giggles against William's shoulder as her eyes are blinking closed, but when they aren't blinking, they're back open in search of either Adam or Anna. Adam wonders if Dusty would get cranky for William considering both he and Anna weren't in the living room with the two of them right now, but so far so good and Adam didn't want to jinx anything. They seemed like they were having a good time bonding out there for the few moments that Adam and Anna had left them alone, so Adam didn't want to bother that or ruin that. "Hm," He lets out a soft hum against Anna's lips as he kisses her back. When she starts speaking again, all that he can do is nod because he's still in some sort of a state of shock--at least a little bit, whens he says that she's comfortable enough with him to start wearing her ring in public and letting people know that they were engaged. Kissing her back, he nods gently as he pulls away, but then his hands move down back to her waist to pull her closer. "Hey," He whispers then, "Come here,"

Anna: William was a little concerned that something was wrong. Getting a bit nervous now, he looked down at Dusty who was half asleep but still trying to search for Adam and Anna. "What time is it munchkin?" He asked her, knowing she wouldn't answer back "I think it might be your bed time, are you tired?" He questioned, and then kissed the baby's forehead. When he lets out a soft hum against her lips, Anna closes her eyes and presses her forehead against his. The women /wasn't/ ashamed of him, and it bothered her so much that he actually thought that. She wanted this, the whole package. Playing with her engagement ring again, Anna moves in closer and lets him wrap his arms around her. "Let's go tell my dad.." Anna whispered, and then kissed him one more time.

Adam: "Mmmm," Dusty whines against William's shoulder, laying her head down on his shoulder after a moment. She even brings her hands up to rub at her eyes a second time before letting out a small yawn. Adam watches as Anna plays with her engagement ring, and suddenly, he can't help the fact that he's beginning to smile again. He loved her, he loved her so much, but so many things had been happening lately that it seemed easy for his mind to become clouded over things that didn't matter. However, she always was able to show him that there was no need for that. Kissing her back, he nods his head as he breaks away after a moment, then moves his hand down to take it within his, lacing their fingers together. "Okay," He whispers then, "Lead the way, babe."

Anna: William smiled softly at the two year old while she rubbed her eyes, taking a breath he wanted to get up but didn't. Once Adam laced his fingers with hers, Anna walked back into the living room to see that Dusty was sound asleep in William's arms. Taking a breath, Anna chewed her lips and looked at Adam "Dad.." She said and swallowed hard "Adam and I we,... we have to tell you something." William looked at Anna, and then back at Adam

Adam: This was now the second time over a period of the last two weeks that Adam was telling Anna's dad something. He was grateful enough that the older man didn't want to kill him--for the lack of a better word, after telling him that he was engaged to his daughter and that they'd be getting married, so he had to wonder what his reaction would be about something like this. They wanted to bring a child into the world, and even though Janice had somewhat of an idea of what was going on along with Adam's mom, he still had an inkling to himself to be somewhat worried about it. Clearing his throat, Adam smiles slightly at Dusty asleep in William's arms and walks forward to offer to take her from him. "What is it, Annie?" Adam couldn't help but to smile at the nickname again, letting out a small chuckle as he looked back at Anna.

Anna: She didn't know how her father was going to react, he knew that she never wanted kids or to get married. That's why the actress was surprised when Adam said William reacted well to their news of their engagement. Seeing Dusty asleep in her father's arms however, Anna chewed her lips and held onto her arms for comfort. Swallowing the lump in her throat, Anna smiled softly when he called her Annie again and then rolled her eyes at Adam while he was laughing. "You know kiddo, you do that when you're nervous or something's wrong. Hold your arms, you've been doing that since you were six." William said, and then looked at Adam. She let go of her arms, and then held Adam's hand instead "Dad we, Adam and I we're...,"

Adam: Adam knew that Anna’s nerves got the best of her each and every time that she held her arms, and her dad had just confirmed it for him. He always wondered why she had done that but had never brought it up to her, but he couldn’t help but to frown slightly as her dad talks about it. Clearing his throat, Adam kisses Dusty’s forehead and looks down at her as she stirs in his arms for a moment, lacing the fingers of the free hand that Anna took into her own, with hers. “Engaged? Honey, I knew that.” William said, letting out a laugh. “Adam let me know that already.”

Anna: "When she was six Adam, Janice and I noticed that she'd hold her arms whenever we'd get into an argument or I would curse at something, I'm where she gets her sailor mouth from" He pointed to himself, and then continued with "So she started holding her arms and we couldn't figure it out until Mike said something, so when she holds her arms it's because she's nervous or upset about something." William explained, and Anna felt a little embarrassed now. Chewing her lips, the brunette took a breath and watched as Adam kissed Dusty's forehead and she swallowed hard "No that's not.., that's not it. I know that you know he and I are engaged." Stopping herself, she took a breath "Dad, Adam and I we're..." Not knowing how to say this, Anna looked at Adam for help

Adam: “Is it? That’s funny, I tend to think that I get my mouth from my dad too.” Adam laughs a little, “I get that though, one hundred percent. I always wondered where you got that from.” Adam finally admits, looking over at Anna for a few moments before clearing his throat once more. Anna was looking to him to finally spit out what they had been wanting to say, so naturally, he stays quiet for a little bit longer. Looking down at Dusty and back at William, Adam finally opens his mouth. “We’re, uh...we’re trying to have a...a baby...”

Anna: "You haven't heard Janice curse yet, but she curses like a sailor too. So I think she got it from the both of us, but mostly me." William said, and tried to stay quiet so that he wouldn't wake Dusty up. Looking at Adam when he questioned her, she smiled softly "Yeah, I guess it became sort of a habit." She said, and then William took a sip of his water that was on their coffee table and then looked at the two. Taking a breath, he opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. "Dad.." Anna said, and took a breath as well "I.., it's taking a little while though since Im having some trouble with it but we're, I..., we're trying."

Adam: Adam is silently nodding his head and thanking William at the same time so that he wasn’t waking up Dusty from the three of them talking. However, he’s quiet for a few moments because he’s trying to decipher the feeling that William had right now at the admission that Adam had just given him about the two of them trying for a baby. Clearing his throat, Adam looks down at Dusty as she’s sleeping in his arms for a few moments. “I, uh...” Adam starts, clearing his throat once more. “It’s not...It hasn’t happened yet, yeah, but it’s...It’s something that we want, soon hopefully.”

Anna: William took a breath, still holding Dusty in his arms the older man looked at his daughter who was quiet. "Anna you know I love you, and Adam I love you for loving my daughter, but what do you mean /exactly/ that you've been trying and it's..., that you're having trouble?" He questioned the two of them, William knew his daughter never wanted kids and the fact that she's actually /trying/ to have one, William didn't want to accept it. "Are..., are you two okay or do we... you're having trouble?"

Adam: Clearing his throat, Adam wonders if he should open his mouth and let William know how Anna was having trouble, how they were both having trouble, but it wasn’t his place as much as it was Anna’s, considering their circumstances with the IVF. “We’re...we’re good.” He says, gesturing between both him and Anna. “It’s uh...just, uh...” He pauses, glancing back at Anna. “It’s...taking a little longer than we hoped.”

Anna: Anna looked at Adam, she didn't expect him to say anything more than that but Anna wasn't sure if she should explain what was going on right now to her father. Taking a breath, she pushed her hair out of her face and looked at the older man "No we..., we're not good dad. I.., I'm not...good." She started, and swallowed hard "It's.., I'm" Clearing her throat, Anna felt another lump form "There's, there's a slim chance that I'll get pregnant naturally. Slim. Which means, it's unlikely to happen naturally. So we're..., we've been doing IVF and it just.." Stopping herself again, she looked at Adam but then felt her eyes fill with water "Nothing's been working, so we've been trying. We're trying" She whispered, and bit down hard on her tongue to keep the tears from falling.

Adam: Adam begins to frown when he not only notices the tears welling up and filling up in Anna’s eyes, but also that she was having trouble in trying to get the words out and across to William. Stepping closer to her now, Adam reaches his hand out for comfort and wraps an arm around Anna’s waist to pull her closer as William speaks. “And...and that’s...” He starts, “It’s not working at all?”

Anna: When Adam comes closer to her, and holds her hand Anna lets out a shaky breath and moves her hair from her face again. Looking at Dusty, and then looking at her dad she shrugged her shoulders "No, not at the moment not."

Adam: Adam just wanted to be there for Anna, while they told her dad this. He had no idea how he was going to react and he could really even decipher now if this had been a good reaction or a bad one, coming from him. He stayed quiet, clearing his throat as William spoke again. “Are you...you want this? Really?”

Anna: Swallowing hard, Anna looked at Adam and then took a breath "Yes. More.., more than anything. I know that's.., weird coming from me considering Ive been saying I dont want kids since I was fifteen, but I... dad I want this and it's... it might not work out but we're trying. "

Adam: “Well it, it is, a little weird.” William said, nodding his head. “I love that you’re happy sweetie, of course, and I’m glad that Adam is making you happy. It’s just...” He pauses for s moment and Adam an hear the falter but he stays close to Anna for the comfort anyway. “It...makes me sad for you, that it might not work now.”

Anna: Hearing her father say it's weird, Anna closed her eyes for a few moments but then continued to listen to him "I am happy, I'm the happiest that I've been." Sensing a 'but' from her father, Anna looked at Adam and then at William "I'm.., I'll be fine. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. I'll get over it you know.., but I just.. we've been trying and I don't know it's a little frustrating that nothings happening."

Adam: “Good. You know that makes me happy, right? Just to see you happy.” Glancing between Anna and William, Adam steps forward to carefully take Dusty from William’s arms and William steps forward to reach his arms out toward Anna and hug her. “I’m sorry that it’s not...working out right now, sweetie.”

Anna: "I know." Anna said softly, and then watches as Adam take's Dusty from her dad. Hugging her dad back, which she hasn't done in a very long time, Anna closed her eyes for a few moments and nodded her head "It's.., thank you. We're.., we're getting through it. Our next IVF appointment is soon, so we just have to keep trying." Anna told him, and then let go. Taking a breath, she looked at Adam and kissed him softly. Swallowing deep, Anna ran her fingers through Dusty's hair as the two year old was sound asleep.

Adam: “Well that’s...that’s good, right?” William asks, leaning back and pulling away from the hug a few moments later as he looks back at Anna. “That you’re gonna keep trying? I’m...I’m here for you, Annie. Whatever you need me to be here for, I’m here. I just can’t beliece you...” He chuckled, “I can’t beliece that you really want this now.”

Anna: "Yeah, it's good. I just.., I hope that it'll happen you know?" She questioned, and then looked at her father, and then at Adam again "Thanks dad. I love you." She said, and hugged him again and then noticed that he was laughing a little. Rolling her eyes, Anna took a breath "I know. I still can't believe, but I want it. I want it with him and I love Dusty and I just..., I love Adam."

#&*para's #&*adam levine #&*anam #&*girls like you #{cause i got issues;you got em too}#{fucked around and got attached to you}#{i like me better when im with you}

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annak47hq · 6 years ago

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a little unsteady ’ anam

Who: Adam Levine and Anna Kendrick (anam) @alcvinehf

What: Adam surprises Anna with tickets for Wicked and a trip to New York

Where: New York City, New York (the plaza hotel) (some restaurant)

When: Friday, November 23rd, 2018 (sometime at night)

Trigger Warning: nswf

Adam: It had been a long while since Adam had been to New York, and he didn’t know what had spurred him on to ask Anna to go on this weekend trip with him, let alone go and see Wicked while they were in New York too. Adam was trying to be different, trying to be more open considering the way that they were right now, and since he wasn’t getting Dusty again for the week until Monday, he figured they could use this small trip alone—considering all of the shit that they seemed to both be going through. Adam got his things for The Voice situated until Monday when he returned, and Adam and Anna just arrived at The Plaza about a half hour ago. They were going to see Wicked later tonight, and as Adam just got out of the shower, he was back in the room with a towel around his waist. “I can’t believe I agreed to see Wicked.” He joked.

Anna: Things have been complicated, a bit messy, and confusing but it wouldn’t be them if it wasn’t. She loved him, more than anything, and maybe this is what the two needed. A few days to themselves, just to see if this can still work, and to see where the two stand. Once arriving to The Plaza, Anna was exhuasted so she changed into a pair of leggings, and a sweater instead of her sweatpants and shirt when she was on the plane. It was freezing here in New York, and seeing Adam come out in just a towel sent shivers all up and down her spine. Laughing a little at his realization, Anna walked over to him, and wrapped her arms around his neck “I promise, you’re going to love it. At least it’s not Rent, just keep thinking that.” Anna whispered, and leaned in to kiss him softly.

Adam: Messy. Confusing. Those two words have followed Adam and Anna around since they first hooked up with each other, since they first started /dating/, but as interesting as their dynamic was, Adam wouldn’t change it for the world. It was freezing in New York and would be freezing for the entire weekend that they were there, but Adam knew that they needed this weekend away, his last weekend free until Behati came home again and finally let Adam have Dusty for the week so they could be back on their week-by-week schedule. “Is that all you’re going to say to me up until the time that we leave tonight?” Adam asks, letting out a laugh as he looks down at her while her arms wrap around his neck. “At least it’s not Rent? It’s still a musical, babe. You’re lucky I love you…” He’s teasing, but the words come out slow as he realizes that’s the first time that he’s said those words on his own and by himself since they started this entire thing up again. He kisses her back, his hand resting gently on one side of her face as he breaks away a moment later. “I hate to give the bad news here, but you’re fully dressed and I’m naked.” He joked.

Anna: They were in New York, just the two of them, and Anna couldn’t of been happier. Sure they’ve been here before together, but this time seemed different for some reason. Anna was going to show him where it all started for her, and he /actually/ wants to see a musical, which was a first. “I mean hey, it’s a true classic for Broadway, Wicked. It’s one of the longest running shows, I think.” Anna said, and then felt herself brush up against his bare skin. She blushed when he said he loved her, her heart fluttered and Anna chewed her lips. This was the first time he’s said it, those three words to her in a while, and Anna kissed him once more, but then laughed “I mean, you can help me get fully naked you know…” Anna smirked, but then shook her head “Kidding.., we’re going to be late, let’s go.” Anna let go of him, and slapped his butt when she turned around to grab her coat.

Adam: “You say all of this like I know what it is. You’re forgetting that I’m not the biggest fan of Broadway and musicals.” He laughed a little, smiling slightly against her skin. It was the first time that he had said those three words to her on his own since they had decided to mutually break up, and he was almost hoping to say it back but he could understand why she hadn’t, so he didn’t push on it. “You’re right, I can…and I’m tempted too, but you look cute in those leggings and we have dinner reservations. Later.” He smirks, letting out a small laugh as he turns around to change into the pair of nice pants that he had laying out on the bed with the black buttoned down shirt and socks next to them.

Anna: “You do realize I’m one of the youngest to be nominated for a tony, right?” Anna joked, but looked at him “I’m going to be a bit embarrassed when I show you around Broadway, and you know nothing.” She didn’t know whether or not to say those three words back, not yet, anyway but the brunette looked at him “We’re honestly horrible at being broken up” Anna said, laughing a little and when she put her coat on, the women kissed him softly, but then pushes him back on the bed “When are reservations?” Anna asked, climbing ontop of him, straddling him and she leaned in, holding his face and kissed him softly.

Adam: “Baby, I know. You’ve told me and even if I don’t know much about Broadway, I still think that’s awesome.” Adam laughed a little, shaking his head. “Stop, it won’t be that bad. What would you do if you showed me around and I just started whipping out all of this super Broadway knowledge?” He watches her for a few moments, letting out a small breath as he kisses her back. “At 7.” He whispers, kissing her back once more as his hands rested on her hips. “I was barely able to get my clothes on before you decided you wanted to sit on me.”

Anna: “I’m actually really glad that I lost, to be honest. I mean I was only 12, and I didn’t fully understand what being nominated for a Tony award meant.” Anna said shrugging her shoulders, and then laughed a little “Do you /know/ any super Broadway knowledge?” Anna asked as she took her coat off, and threw it on the floor. With his hands rested on her lips, she smirked and kissed him once more while holding his face “Well.., let’s go. We have an 25 minutes to get to the restaurant.” Anna said, now getting off of him, teasing him and putting her coat back on.

Adam: “That’s still awesome, you know. 12 is young for something like that but it’s also a great accomplishment.” He laughs when she does. “Do I? You’ll never know, babe. Guess you’ll have to wait and see.” As she takes her coat off, Adam is slipping his hands underneath the sweater that she’s wearing, but bites his lip as he kisses her back. The second she breaks away, he lets out a breath and grins as he shakes his head. “Oh, no. No you don’t.” He says, reaching his arm out to grab her wrist. “Get back here. 25 minutes is a while.”

Anna: “I guess so.” Anna said, and then moaned a little as his hands were finding their way underneath her sweater. Taking a breath, Anna looked at him as he grabs her wrist and she took her coat off again, throwing it on the floor. Climbing ontop of him, Anna buried her face into his neck and pressed soft kisses onto his skin “Mm, I like it when you’re bossy.” Anna said “I almost called you daddy just now, but nope I can’t do that.” Anna said, and then kissed him hard

Adam: “You’re trying to turn me on before we go to dinner and it’s working.” Adam laughed a little, biting down a bit harder on his lower lip before a small moan leaves his own lips, but then he laughs and leans his head back on the pillow. “Okay…don’t call me that.” He says, playfully as he leans his head back up to kiss her back. “I know we get kinky as fuck in bed, but…not that kinky.”

Anna: Taking her sweater off, Anna added it to the pile and realized how freezing it was in this room. “Good, I’m glad it’s working.” Anna said, and smiled softly. They were the worst at being broken up, but this point she didn’t care becasue the two were taking things slow. When he laughs, Anna kisses his neck once again but leaves her lips there for a few moments and then looks at him, now laughing with him “I mean, I only call you daddy whenever Dusty is around, and thats it ” Anna said, now taking his shirt off. “Speaking of getting kinky.., i’m not in the mood tonight or right now, but rough sex is much appreciated. ”

Adam: “Hmmm…” Adam hums softly, his fingers still gently tapping and drawing circles against her skin. “Yeah, let’s…let’s leave it at that.” He says, letting out a small laugh as she pulls off the shirt that he had barely gotten to button. “Oh, I know. There’ll be rough sex at some point this weekend. Right now, though? I just…” He pauses for a few moments, voice soft and quiet. “I want to show you how much I love you.”

Anna: With his fingers making circular motion on her bare skin, Anna closes her eyes for a few moments but then rests her head on his chest “Make love to me.” Anna whispered in his ear, and now it was her turn to drum her fingers on his skin, waiting.

Adam: A little while later once they were done, they had cleaned up so they could get ready for dinner. Adam was now back dressed in his buttoned down shirt and a pair of nice pants along with shoes, and after they had gotten settled in and ordered their food and got their drinks inside the restaurant, Adam looks at Anna and smiles a little. “It’s freezing here.” He jokes, “This should be enough to tell you that I’m always going to be a California boy at heart.”

Anna: Moments before arriving at the restaurant were amazing, that’s what Anna missed. The brunette missed him, and making love to him, and being held in his arms. When they were sitting down at the table, Anna laughed a little “You just don’t travel here often, so you’re not used to the cold. Maine was more cold than this, babe.” Anna said, and leaned in to kiss him “So are you hungry?” She asked, and looked through the menu.

Adam: “I was here a couple of years ago in March for the end of one of our tours and it was a lot colder than this. Don’t make fun of me, you know I don’t accumulate to the cold as well as you do.” He teases, leaning forward to meet her lips with his own to kiss her back. “I’m starving actually, yeah. Are you?”

Anna: “You’re a California boy, we’re not making our kid a California one. Nope..” Those words fell right out of her mouth, and Anna took a breath “I.., sorry…. I don’t..” Stopping herself, Anna took a sip of her wine and cleared her throat “Yeah, I’m starving. Didn’t each much on the plane. What are you getting?” Anna questioned, trying to change the subject.

Adam: He’s smiling softly at her words, but shakes his head as she apologizes. Leaning forward a little more, he reaches his hand across the table to take Anna’s into his own and to gently rub his thumb across the skin of her hand. “Hey.” He whispers. “You’re fine, babe. You don’t have to feel like you need to apologize every time that happens. You’re human. It’s okay.” He whispers to assure her, but doesn’t let go of her hand. “Steak, probably. I need a good meal too.”

Anna: When he leans forward, and reaches out for her hand the brunette takes a breath. She feels a lump form in her throat, and Anna chewed her lips while he was gently rubbing his thumb across her hand. The women nodded, and swallowed hard, clearing her throat again “Steak sounds good. I don’t know what I’m getting yet, but don’t get too full because usually, you can get snacks while watching the show.” Taking another sip of her wine, Anna looked at him “So tomorrow, I think we should go to Central Park. I’ll show you where I used to hang out, and study lines.” Anna said, sounding like a complete nerd. She laughed a little and shook her head “I just sounded like a complete dork right now.”

Adam: “Oh? So is that your way of telling me that you’re gonna get a light meal, just so you can get snacks before the show?” Adam tilts his head and grins playfully before letting out a laugh. “Yeah, a little bit…but you’re a cute nerd, so it’s justifiable.” He teases, rubbing his thumb over her own. “We should come back here when it’s snowing or something…be cliche and do the whole…ice skating in Rockefeller Center thing.”

Anna: “I honestly might get soup, and a salad. I mean, I’m starving but not to the point where I need a huge meal.” Anna said, laughing a bit but then looked at him, and put her menu down. She leaned in and kissed him softly, taking a breath Anna pushed her hair out of her face “If you want, I can show you where I used to live too. When I was 12, and when I was 17. I swear, if I was home more often I’d buy a brownstone right here, and I’d move here instead of living in California.” Anna said, and then watched as he continued to rub his thumb over her hand “We can do that baby, maybe we can try right before Christmas.” Taking a sip of her water now, Anna looked at him “I.., about the kid thing…, I just.., I’m trying not to talk about it but I’m just.., I don’t know.” Taking a piece of bread, Anna popped in her mouth and looked down at the table for a few moments.

Adam: “Soup and a salad to make room for all of those snacks.” Adam continues to tease, kissing her back as he follows suit with her and puts his own menu down. “That sounds like a good idea, babe…like you did in Maine?” He asks, “Okay. We can see what happens and see if we can do it.” He reaches forward for his wine glass, taking a few big sips from it. “…Babe…” He sighs. “You don’t…have to /not/ talk about it. I just don’t want it to be everything that we talk about.”

Anna: “Exactly.” Anna said, laughing a little and then continues to eat a couple more pieces of bread. Nodding her head, Anna smiled softly “Yeah, like I did in Maine. But, this whole trip doesn’t have to be about me. We can do other things.” Anna said, and then chewed her lips “It’s so pretty around Christmas time, trying to sake and see the tree does get pretty packed though.” She admitted, and then watched as he sighed and she looked at him “You.., you sure you still want kids with me?” Anna questions again

Adam: Adam nods his head and goes quiet for a moment, but an idea pops into his head and he begins to let his smile start to grow wider. “I can finally show you the house here.” He says, “I told you I had one but I don’t really use it, and I would have suggested we stay there—but I like the Plaza and I know how much you love the Plaza.” He chuckles, “That’s Okay. That just means I’ll have to hold your hand the whole time and I have no problem with that.” He grins now, but nods his head again. “I wouldn’t want anyone else to be the mother of my kids, babe.”

Anna: “Wait, I forgot that you had the house here. I’d love that.” Anna said, smiling now and then noticed the waitress coming back. Once the two ordered their food, Anna continued to listen to him and she nodded her head “I like staying at the Plaza too babe, it’s nice. I mean it’s a dream, that we’re staying there.” Anna said and then looked at him, then kissed him softly “You can always hold my hand.” Taking a sip of her wine, she leaned in once again and kissed him once more “Thank you…, for wanting to take things slow with me again.”

Adam: “I sometimes forget that I have the house here.” Adam says, letting out a small laugh. He did love New York, he just hated the cold that came with it during these months and that had been no surprise. He loved having a house there but it had been something that was easy to forget about, considering everything that he had been through as of late. He smiles a little, nodding his head as he takes a few more sips of his wine. Gently squeezing her hand in return, his lips are grazing over her own. “I’d do it over and over again if you want me to.” He whispers, nodding his head once more. “You’re welcome.”

&FINISHED

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