#and her supportive husband alex lol

[4lexnilsen]

“oh,  please…   i know just how special these kisses are.   i cherish them deeply.”   alex’s quick to reassure,  a hint of playfulness lacing his voice but his icy hues are serious.   gentle but serious.   he has a good idea of what the capitol,  president snow,  had made abilene do.   after the games,  everyone wanted a piece of her —   she was beautiful and young.   a victor.   and it’s nothing new,  really…   this world is especially cruel to women.   it’s a known fact.   and it’s also part of the reason why he’s so angry on the inside,  why he craves revenge.   he wants justice for her,  too.   “i love you.   i want to give you the world,”   he coos,  tapping the tip of her nose with his fingertip.   her trust means a lot him,  and he’ll never take it for granted or betray it.   his heart belongs to her,  so do his body and soul.   

“yeah,  exactly.   and bookish nerds from district twelve are no troublemakers.”   laughing as he plays along,  the grin that appears on her lips has his heart skipping a beat.   she’s his personal sun,  shining brighter than any light in this bunker.   “well,  you’ve grown on me,  too.   though,  now that i’m thinking about it…   have i ever officially asked you to be my girlfriend?”   face flushing a bright shade of red.   he doesn’t recall ever popping that question.   it seems incredibly awkward for some reason,  childish.   the lines between friendship and love have just blurred on their own at some point,  and now here they are.   “oh!   grand babies?   don’t we need to have actual,  you know,  babies first?   bold of you to speak of children when you’re not even my official girlfriend,”   he teases,  biting the inside of his bottom lip and stifling a laugh.   “what do i think?   about berries or grandchildren?”

❛ you better , ❜ she teased , planting a quick peck to his lips again before she settled back against his side . ❛ i don't just give those away to just anyone , y'know . ❜ perhaps alex had rubbed off on her , she thought . though she teased , she did not take any touch for granted .

abilene had been sure that the kiss they'd shared before she left was going to be their last . she had been a slave to the capitol for so long , she wanted to know and remember what real love felt like . she'd even told herself that her last thought would be of the sound of his heartbeat , or his laugh , or the feeling of his hands on her skin . she didn't remember if that was what she thought of when one of the mutts had pulled her under the water . she didn't want to think on it , and squeezed her eyes shut .

they'd drink sweet tea and strawberry wine and rock on the porch . abilene tried to shift her thoughts again back to the thought of their future in ten . she hummed softly , and thought of alex on the porch in a rocking chair . she thought of him spinning her around on the dance floor like he had when they'd celebrated david's birthday in the bunkers , and her heart swelled at the thought until she was again grinning .

❛ cowboys are more trouble than they're worth . ❜ abilene joked . ❛ they wouldn't knit me sweaters , or share any secret recipes with me . besides , you've grown on me . ❜ her eyes opened , a glint of mischief sparkling through them before she laughed quietly again . her cheeks always seemed to ache when alex was around . she pressed a quick kiss to his cheek .

❛ we'll look like raisins out on the porch , with a garden full of strawberries and grandbabies . ❜ she laughed , a bit louder this time , and rested her head back on his shoulder . ❛ we'll plant other berries too , i think . black berries and blue berries . . . every color of berries . ❜ she rested her hand on his chest . ❛ what do you think , alex ? ❜

[astonmartinii]

a case of the cuddle bug | logan sargent social media au

pairing: logan sargent x fem!piastri!reader

someone check his temperature, he's got a serious case of the cuddle bug

author's note: thought we could all use some logan content to get us through the weekend

MASTERLIST | TIP JAR

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yourusername: he's not racing :( more time to cuddle :)

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user1: if i find out that that t-shirt was made by them i may need to be shot in the head

yourusername: sorry to be the bearer of bad news 😕

user2: y/n where do we find a logan?

yourusername: date your brother's best friend - the romance books did NOT lie

logansargent: hard to be too sad when you're around

yourusername: awwwww logie bear 🐻 i love youuuuu

logansargent: i love you too come back to the motorhome the hospitality coffee is not worth it

yourusername: not even if i swipe you a cupcake?

logansargent: okay..... maybe ....

alexalbon: i'm sorry buddy, i promise i'll do us proud

yourusername: yOU BETTER 👹

alexalbon: i'm soRRY are you like a gremlin? did someone spill some water?

yourusername: i'm gonna ignore most of that cause gizmo is cute

logansargent: she loves you really alex

alexalbon: do you still love me logie?

logansargent: yes?

alexalbon: I' SORRY I HAVE.A GUILTY CONSCIENCE I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE BEING MAD AT ME

user3: lol mood ^

oscarpiastri: you could support your BELOVED BROTHER NOW (AT HIS (OUR) HOME RACE)

yourusername: ugh i guess

oscarpiastri: you literally said you'd support me any time logan wasn't racing :(

yourusername: unless he can come with me, we'll be supporting you from the williams garage

oscarpiastri: better than nothing i guess

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logansargent: no way around it, this weekend has been the hardest of my career. however, i'm thankful for alex for picking up a couple points for the team and for having y/n with me to support me this weekend, enjoy the cute picture of her (but not too much)

also i guess congrats to oscar on a podium at his home race 🤷🏻‍♂️

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user4: hardest weekend ever... here's a pic of my. hot gf :)))))

user5: he's real for that, just reminding us that he's still winning off track

alexalbon: thank you isn't enough logie, love you man, can't wait to see you back in the car next week x

yourusername: you're so lucky you got points otherwise your ass would've been grass xoxo

alexalbon: Y/N I SAID I WAS SORRY PLEASE STOP BEING MEAN YOU'RE MEANT TO BE THE NICE PIASTRI

oscarpiastri: you stole my soon-to-be brother-in-law's car and called me a shit padel player 🖕🏻

alexalbon: why is everyone ganging up on me :(

logansargent: you gotta take it for at least this weekend bro

alexalbon: i guess...

user6: they're so cute, but who is taking these photos of them?

yourusername: oscar makes himself useful sometimes

oscarpiastri: ugh i get NO CREDIT IN THIS FAMILY

logansargent: i at least appreciate it oscar 🫶🏻

oscarpiastri: that's all well and good and i love you, you're my bff but sometimes i don't want to see you be lovely dovey with that hellspawn

fredvesti: let it be known i will no longer be sneaking out with you guys for ice cream on a race weekend, the risk was not worth the third wheeling

logansargent: i paid?

fredvesti: thank the lord you did otherwise i'd raise an official complaint

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oscarpiastri: got a podium at my home race and i'm still not my sister's favourite

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user8: have we considered that y/n and logan have attachment issues?

oscarpiastri: she sat at the window like a woman waiting for her husband at war when he DARED to go home for christmas when we were 16

yourusername: as if you haven't cried over lily 🙄

oscarpiastri: i ACTUALLY don't get to see her very often, i can't separate you and logan

yourusername: LEAVE ME BE

user9: oscar says this as if y/n wasn't crying her eyes out at the podium

user10: and logan wiping her tears to prevent smudging her eyeliner - sigh

logansargent: don't hate the player hate the game

oscarpiastri: what happened to blood being thicker than water

yourusername: you know what else is thicker than water ... 😩😩😩

oscarpiastri: okay you can sTOP RIGHT THERE

landonorris: they're really one being huh?

oscarpiastri: believe me the dinner at mine? they were being TAME

yourusername: okay for the audience we are not that bad, we're just affectionate we aren't like making out in front of everyone

landonorris: .... shame

oscarpiastri: yOU HAVE SHAME THAT'S MY SISTER

logansargent: THAT'S MY GIRLFRIEND

yourusername: AND THAT'S MY BOYFRIEND

landonorris: damn tough crowd

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yourusername: a wee break before my boy is back to knock your socks off

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user11: they're so cute your honour

alexalbon: dating a racing driver and not wearing a seat belt? interesting.

yourusername: dating a professional golfer and still shit at golf? interesting.

lilymunhe: she did get you there alex, soz.

yourusername: also we weren't even driving, that hair acting is all a fan

logansargent: practically a professional photographer now (the model definitely helps, she looks perfect doing anything)

yourusername: hehehheheheheheheheheheheeh

user12: y/n really just gagging alex at every corner

user13: she saw logan wasn't holding a grudge and decided to double down on hers

user14: and we respect that

logansargent: you knock my socks off everyday babe

yourusername: as long as it's only me 😘

logansargent: i've been in love with you since i was 13 👍🏻

yourusername: SNAP🫰

oscarpiastri: once again left out of the photodump

yourusername: you are not 'my boy' that would in fact be inappropraite

oscarpiastri: you couldn't just change the caption?

yourusername: you're not cute enough to be a lannister (cersei and jaime call me)

logansargent: ????

yourusername: *call us 😉

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logansargent: glad to be back in the car this weekend, though if alex could stop terrorising y/n that would be great

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user15: were oscar and y/n's parents in the williams garage?

user16: so oscar wasn't lying about him basically being family already 🥹

alexalbon: i was not TERRORISNG I WAS ENGAGING IN SIBLING LIKE BANTER

oscarpiastri: hold on buster, that's MY sister 🤨

alexalbon: i can't win with any of you three 😭

yourusername: LET'S FUCKING GO EAGLE BOY GOD BLESS AMERICA 🦅🇺🇸

logansargent: i'll let you have this one for once

yourusername: as an aussie that was very hard to say, please appreciate it

logansargent: thank you my little kangaroo?

yourusername: kinda offensive they're scary

logansargent: koala?

yourusername: YOU SAYING I HAVE CHLAMYDIA?

logansargent: well i've ran out of australian animals now :(

user17: thanks for the violent reminder of chlamydia being rife in koalas :(

oscarpiastri: gonna have to beat you this weekend to win back my parents' favour it seems

yourusername: let's be real, they prefer logan over both of us :(

oscarpiastri: true 😔

logansargent: i can't help the southern charm

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williamsf1: LOGAN POINTS, I REPEAT LOGAN POINTS 😤

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user20: TRUST HIM, I REPEAT TRUST HIM

yourusername: THAT'S MY BOY LET'S FUCKING GO

oscarpiastri: you never get this excited for me?

yourusername: FUCK OFF THIS IS NOT YOUR TURN, IT'S LOGAN'S DAY

maxverstappen1: pretty sure i won the race

yourusername: FUCK OFF ALL OF YOU

user21: y/n crying her eyes out she's so real

user22: based on the faces in the garage i think she may have let everything out lol

user23: as she should

user24: can't expect two people to be attached 24/7 and not be ride or die for each other

logansargent: thanks for the support, glad to pick up some points for the team

yourusername: I'M SO PROUD OF YOU

logansargent: i know you've shouted it in my face since i got back from media

yourusername: you need to know it :(

logansargent: i love you so much

yourusername: i love you even more

user25: the whole piastri family going wild in LOGAN'S garage was not on my 2024 bingo sheet

user26: but it was cute as fuck

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yourusername: we're down bad with a case of the cuddle bug

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user27: the CUDDLE BUG?

user28: i need to be taken out of my misery

logansargent: i've got a high fever, a love fever

oscarpiastri: THAT WAS CORNY AS FUCK

yourusername: i thought it was cute :(

logansargent: and that's what matters

yourusername: exactlyyyyy

oscarpiastri: so fuck me, right?

yourusername: yes!

logansargent: yes!

user29: this whole interaction makes it so obvious oscar was the only boy growing up LOL

alexalbon: i'll concede, you guys are cute

yourusername: we been known

logansargent: no one does it like us

alexalbon: erm alex and lily erasure?

yourusername: lily cute, you not so much

alexalbon: stop being SO PROTECTIVE WHY ARE YOU A GOLDEN RETRIEVER WITH EVERYONE ELSE AND A RABID JACK RUSSELL WITH ME IT WAS JAMES' DECISION GO FOR JAMES' ANKLES

williamsf1: ???

yourusername: i thought it was friendly sibling banter (also james is logie's boss of course i'm not gonna go for his ankles dummy)

logansargent: she's my little guard dog 🫶🏻

yourusername: anything for you, come back to cuddle :(

logansargent: on my way cuddle bug!

fin.

note: i understand why williams made the decision they did, but i've had such a soft spot for logan since he admitted he's lonely in the paddock :( i hope he has a good next race to really prove himself to everyone xx hope you enjoyed! xx

[itsjustaninchident]

Starlight☆

Lando Norris x Model!Wife!Reader

smau

summary: Getting married means having children.... Or not? 5 months into marriage and a lot of hate and pressure has been thrown on the couple. A part 2 of To the Moon and To Saturn.

warning/s: sexual innuendos, misogynistic comments, hate comments (tell me if I missed something)

author's note: This is the most tedious and longest work I've probably done here 😭 I definitely enjoyed doing this, I enjoy reading comments from you guys and also requests are always open, I'm just not fast in making it but I'll definitely do your requests🤍

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yourusername oh sorry can't find it on the mirror where I gaf

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user1 THE IT GIRL OF THIS GENERATION

user2 THE FUTURE KIDS WOULD SAY THEY WERE BORN IN THE WRONG GENERATION UPON SEEING THIS GIRL IN THE FUTURE

user3 scrolling through the pictures slay after slay and then lando norris

user4 i still can't believe they're married

user5 Can't wrap my head around how a man who drives for a living is dating the hottest girl alive

landonorris can't believe it either

user6 at least he's self aware

user7 you're both hot tbf

user8 why are hot people only for hot people

user9 this is just too cute

user10 their kids are gonna be good looking istg

user11 I mean the parents are both good looking so

user12 can't wait omg they're gonna look so cute😭

yourusername respectfully, no.

user13 oh.

user14 is this how I confirm they both don't want children😭

user15 yn shutting off comments suggesting kids for both of them😭 she's just like me fr

user16 yn is so real for that😭 she def saw that tiktok girl with the list

user17 THE WORLD IS SIMPLY NOT READY FOR THIS GIRL😭

user18 haters are found in the ditch i fear

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landonorris P2 in Singapore!❤️

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user1 congrats lando!!!

user2 definitely deserve!

user3 why is yn not present in the sg gp?

landonorris she's busy with work :)

user4 shouldn't yn be present to her husband's races, she like missed 4 races already?

user5 girl she can't possibly be with him all the damn time😭 she's got work too

user6 leave yn alone, she literally go all out whenever she can support lando in his races

landonorris she supports me even though she's across the world, it's not her responsibility to go to every race and she has her own work to tend to.

user7 GAGGED!

user8 when he never lets anyone talk shit about you>>>>

user9 they definitely deserve each other

user10 can people stop demanding for yn and just congratulate lando😭 leave the girl alone she's not doing anything to y'all

yourusername CONGRATS BABY! any requests? ;)

user11 HE'S DEF GETTING IT😭

landonorris i think i've made it clear on chat🤔

yourusername assertive, i like it🫡

user12 STOP BEING HORNY ON MAIN?

user13 they're literally unstoppable 😭

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lilymhe can u please divorce the L word and elope with me?

yourusername contacting the lawyers📞

landonorris HEY!!

alexalbon maybe we're the ones meant for each other, mate

user1 L WORD?!😭

user2 this is actually alex's karma for calling his girlfriend the squid game girl😭

user3 personally would be my last straw

user4 why is yn always outside, can't even become a decent wife and do her chores

user5 women should just stay in the house and cook.

yourusername you should try a challenge

user5 and what is that?

yourusername it's called shutting tf up

user6 GET HIMMMM

user7 you idiots, that's literally her job she needs to constantly attend events and model products she's not outside for NOTHING, unlike you.

user8 maybe that's why they don't have kids together lol he definitely would divorce her later on

yourusername checked your profile, looks like you're not even close to getting your first girlfriend

user9 HELP😭 OMG I LIVE FOR UNFILTERED YN😭

user10 these disgusting comments about yn... she's so strong to be able to handle all of these hate just because she's married to a well-known athlete.

user11 the absolute sickening moments ever for women, we can't have anything. The world does not want us to be happy.

user12 true, makes me think how she even deserves all the hate comments when she's been the nicest, most supportive, and loving partner to lando

user13 the answer is easy, she's a woman who married a man. All these men who never grew out of their highschool phase suddenly think they've got the right to talk shit about her just because she married their favorite athlete🙄

user14 YN CAN YOU PLEASE STEP ON ME

user15 calm down girl, my boyfriend's on this app🥵

yourusername oh honey, if your boyfriend admires other girls he's not your boyfriend anymore

user15 IM JUST KIDDING I DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I WANT

user16 she's an it girl and a girl's girl🫡

user17 she really said don't let any man disrespect u

via interview...

via twitter...

via article...

via twitter...

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yourusername baby #1 full of food

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landonorris can't believe this is how I find out I'm gonna be a dad

yourusername thanks for feeding me ig now u're gonna have to take full responsibility

landonorris i fully accept becoming a father of food

user0 idk what's up with these two😭

user-1 they're literally the perfect match both of them goofy af

yourfriend is this for real?!

yourusername no bae ;)

yourfriend AMEN

user1 not yn trolling the whole damn nation only for it to be a food baby😭

user2 this is what the media gets for pressuring them into becoming parents when clearly they want a different path lol

user3 true, they've made it clear numerous times already that they want to enjoy their married life more and not involve kids in the process

user4 they're so real for that

user5 I remember in an interview of yn with the same question and she said something like "I just feel like in this day and age, having children isn't a priority for most people of this generation and I'm glad that most of us are realizing how big of a deal it is to have children and deciding to not bring them in this world when we are very self aware of our capabilities. It's time we should stop pressuring couples, more so women in giving birth because it's not the only thing we're here for."

user6 SHE'S SO SLAY?!

user7 MY ELOQUENT QUEEN

user8 slay after slay

user9 everyday i have to be reminded that im actually not married to yn and we dont have 4 kids tgt

user10 SHE'S LEGIT SO ICONIC FOR THIS😭

user11 a slap on the face for those nosy people up in their business

hope y'all actually enjoyed this as much as I did writing it😭 comments are highly appreciated 🫶 lovelots♡

[stylespresleyhearted]

ILLICIT AFFAIRS ✨ : THE WEDDING (social media edition)

masterlist can be found here | illicit affairs

warnings: based on austin x callum x reader. throuple (of sorts.)

alexachung the most beautiful bride 👏🏼

fan02 OMFG ITS HAPPENING

user23 I bet that guest list is WILD

keoghan92 Anthony Boyle - the only man to post a selfie of himself instead of the couple

anthonyboyle oi fuck off! arcticbree lol thanks! we value the privacy?? 😂

user23 holy shit alex turner florence welch lana del rey — all of bree’s friends!

keoghan92 @sabrinacarpenter SMASHED IT

fan12 didn’t callum feel weird having alex turner perform?? him and bree had a thing

fan31 Alex and Bree have stayed friends through the years and it’s obvious they care about each other. Callum is now her husband I’m sure if he wasn’t okay with it Alex wouldn’t be there. user31 I NEED TO KNOW WHO PERFORMED WHAT????!!!??

user23 celebrating harder than the bride and groom 🤣

keoghan92 I’m still fucking hungover

anthonyboyle we’re fucking Irish what do they expect? arcticbree you finished ALL the booze

keoghan92 at least it didn’t go to waste

fan21 uhhhhh austin liking this??? austin this is ur friends WIFE

user12 i think he was busy with work and couldn’t make it but he’s liking all their posts 🥹

deuxmoi never beating the throuple allegations

user97 she is fiiinneeeee 😍

fan23 we luv supportive friends!!! 😭

user21 I want to be there so bad

alexachung one of you send it to me! anthonyboyle 🫡

keoghan92 Anyone else want it? Any takers? austinbutler Me.

[speremint]

hello ms. speremint ma'am! thank you so much for brimstone and roses, i've reread the whole thing because of the finale and it's not only very very good but it also made me reflect about many things in my own life and might've been the final push i needed to get out of a situation similar to bea's at the start of the comic. haven't summon a demon tho.

that being said, i'm actually sending this ask because i was curious regarding some things post-finale. does bea now call laz bradley full time? is laz a bit of a pet name that links to how they met or is it uncomfortable because it reminds him of his time in hell? did he eventually remember everything or will some things remain fuzzy forever? does he remember running into alex in hell? if so, did he tell bea about it? does ms ginger remember her life as 17 or is her mind full cat now? and after she dies, does her soul go to the same place as regular cat souls (wherever that may be)? did bea's parents ever find out where she actually met her husband? and a last one: is alex's mom ok? i was actually hoping (though not really expecting) they'd get some kind of closure, but i guess he never even found out how much she misses him, which was the saddest part in the comic for me.

sorry for the huge textwall! i just have been rotating the comic in my brain and the mind microwave just won't stop beeping lol

Hey hey! Honestly I'm happy to hear that! I wrote Bea's initial situation when I was still in college and kind of fretting about not knowing what was next for me, and I think that's really common tbh.

To answer your questions!

Bea still calls Laz Laz, I think. It's probably just habit, and when asked, they both just say it's his middle name.

Laz probably remembers more and more snippets of his past (more specifically his time on Earth with Bea) as time passes. The ending is meant to insinuate that some of his memories have started returning regardless, but to him, it's the future that now matters most.

He probably doesn't remember Alex much. It wasn't super notable to him since he doesn't remember exactly who that demon was, just that his vibe was rancid.

Ms. Ginger is still very smart and much more sentient than a regular cat. She's just no longer magical and immortal, something she is remiss to realize.

Her "soul" will return to the Warden as part of them.

That's a really good question about Bea's parents. In truth, I think Bea, Laz, Sofia, and Evelyn get together and make an ACTUAL backstory that's much more plausible, they just cut out all the demon crap. So basically a slightly less deranged background than what Bea paints in the beginning of the story.

Alex's mom is definitely not okay. It's a hard moment of grief that she suppresses and has no real support system for. I'm sure she'll heal in time, but she completely cuts Bea out of her mind after Alex's funeral and the cover-up of his death. They wouldn't be friends, is what I'm saying.

Thanks so much for the questions! I hope that I answered them okay, and I'm so glad you liked BnR, I'm really happy to answer these lol

[ramonathinks]

5 Husbands by @kingkonoha review contains spoilers under the read more

playlist of a lot of songs that i think fit the vibe of my reading experience and what i felt matched up with the story

Playlist: crack rock by frank ocean, dreamer and valentine by laufey, when im in your arms by cleo sol, ophelia by pinkpatherress, daydream by Ariana Grande, miss romantic by cleo sol, fall in by Esperanza spalding, rain by fauna hues, slow motion by karina pasian, sunshine cleo sol, k by cigarettes after sex, used to love by chloe x Halle, sunset by the internet, pain is inevitable by daniel caesar (fawk him), cinnamon girl by lana del rey , let me know by winona oak, lost by frank ocean, butterfly by corinne bailey rae, piano song by eryn allen kane, float by fauna hues, how does it make you feel by Victoria monet, ivy by frank ocean, step on me by the cardigans, sad girl by lana del rey, wet by dazey and the scouts, frank’s ballad (wiseman) by Alex mankoo, who gets your love by margie joseph, what it is, between the cheats, will you still love me tomorrow, the girl from ipanema by amy winehouse the entirety of amy winehouse back to black album, take the box by amy winehouse

General Review:

Just wow. I did in fact spend like all day reading this and I do not regret it and even though it’s not done��� this is literally a 5/5 read. Firstly the way that my baby Tay writes is so phenomenal and the depictions of the relationships and the amount of emotions and thought they she puts throughout the story makes everything so worth it. I really felt so attached to the characters and the overall story like i didn’t care how long the chapters were because i was so interested in the world she build and the CHARACTERS. Like it just keeps getting better and better; the amount of drama and messy that kept me on my toes every chapter. I cannot wait for the next chapter. The amount of stuff that went down in this fic and the route it’s going down idek how she got the life depicted in the first chapter because it’s shit happening every second like whew. I literally got so emotional reading this especially the more recent chapters because my heart hurtssss for reader so bad and it’s just so much strain on her and idgaf that’s my girl! I support women’s wrongs and she got a lot of them but that’s my baby like omg!

Now let’s delve in to my reactions ofc 🙈

CHAPTER 1: okay so obsessed with the fact that reader has a daughter firstly. The way you describe reader’s relationship and the dynamic she has with Armin and even the shift to his pov was very seamless and perfectoooo. The way you got in his head and i feel immersed inside of his thoughts about her and i just thought it was really well written and so beautifully executed. “Being with you but not truly being with you was like having an itch that begged to be scratched.” Like that line right there? It burneddd me and make me feel for him and overall i got invested. Can I add that Armin working in a bakery was very on par with his character lol? Like i love it. Your description of anything is very addicting as well let me add, im a sucker for details so i loved it. I was cheesing DOWN during their moments and when he took her to their childhood hangout place and the hold “date” bit came up and the “but even so, the implication of romance with him felt as natural as breathing.” Likeeee omg i was blushing. “I was always planning on leaving, but…not without you.” Oh that moved me like bad. I’m a sucker for childhood friends to lovers and hearing them reminiscing and just wanting to move out of where they are to make a lifeee was so good. “Since when was he ever so lucky? Since when did fate decide to show him a little bit of pity and mercy? The universe had taken everything from him before he was even old enough to know how to spell the word “universe.”” UGHH you’re killing meeee. And then armin’s backstory stop 😞😞😞. WHEN ARMIN SAID HE WANTED TK MARRY HERRRR OH MY HEART like 😭 crying omg!! Munch Armin Agenda >>>>

Mikasa Cameo yesss. Armin sending reader money 🥲🥲 even though he’s literally going through it ugh, my loveee. The proposal and reader finally getting her steak & lobster please love that for themmmm. Eren… pmo!! … “What they loved more, however, was the fact that he never took his eyes off of you the entire time.” 😄😄😁😁 oh okayyy, don’t know who im rooting for after eren two second cameo. “Nowadays, you had seen more of him than your own husband, and that broke your heart into pieces.” Naurrrrr 🥲 please… ““Is it ‘cause we’re all alone, baby?”” Eren… ERENNN R YOU KIDDING ME MOVEEE like moveee “Can’t control yourself when it’s just us, can you?” MOVEEE

“If you were with me, you’d only be making money for yourself. No one else, baby. It’ll take you wherever you wanna go, buy you whatever want, fuck you however you want. You’d like that, right?” OH FAUK YEWWW, but … omg that’s sexy like please don’t piss me off😭😭

OH FAWK HERR??? FAWK HER MY GODDESSS IS READER SERIOUS RN?? FAWK HER SO BAD FOR THIS IDC

CHAPTER 2: “It was an indisputable fact; scientists measured the elements of his face and declared the handsome man as the literal definition of physical perfection.” Oh that ate !

Eren defending reader yesss #RealMan . “Still though, it’s Eren. Same man who took you away from the person you’re writing about. There’s no way he’d be okay with this.” Jean clocked her im sorry LMAOO??

“You were more than just a pretty face. You were more than just a lovely voice. You were a distraction.” Real… so real.

“You’re such a damn jerk,” Jean snapped. “You can’t take everything you want like you rule the goddamn world, Eren. You stole her away from her ex-husband, but no one’s allowed to steal her away from you, right? Not until you get tired of her and move on to someone else?” CLOCKED LMAKDKA CAUSE WHY WAS I LITERALLY THINKING THE SAME THING LIKE PLEASE MOVE LMAOOO

“Is it true that your ex-husband pushed for your success? And you left him for Eren Yeager?” JEAN MIGHT AS WELL THAT BEEN THE ONE TO ASK THAT BECAUSE INTREEVIEWER CLOCKEDSD HER ! Marriage 😞 please move 👎🏾 why they just pissed me off. J-JEAN ! SIR!!

“Well now, Sarah, there is the possibility that she could have been having an affair! She did leave her first husband for Eren. Who’s to say that she wouldn’t leave Eren for someone else?” THEY CLOCKING HER 😭😭😭😭😭😭 back to back!

Reader locking down all the munches like that’s queen right there! “It was the first time you had ever slept next to him without his arms wrapped around you.” 😞😞 and Jean leaving the band omg… Levi so real lmaoooo

JEAN SO MESSY??? EREN COMING OMG?? EREN ACTUALLY BEING THEREEE OH MY GOSH PLEASE MOVE!!! “But, apparently, all of it was stupid. He felt stupid as he stood there, watching his best friend kiss and touch you. He felt stupid as he thought about the day he proposed to you. He felt stupid as he thought about how much he loved you.” Naur… MY GOSH READER SO ??? she done pissed me off!

CHAPTER 3:

Mikasa clocking her 😁😁🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ karma x3 and “i want him back” and “that’s not the same thing” LMAOO CLOCKED! LIKE GOT HER

“I didn’t even know that Eren was there! He was avoiding me for weeks a-and said he wasn’t gonna show up. I fucked up, I know that, but he stopped speaking to me. Stopped looking at me. He acted like I didn’t exist…and I was fucking lonely.” She kinda ate idk she back to winning me over. FAWK EREN 😭😭😭

Levi…is he crazy telling her to come with him?? 😭😭😭 like he finna get fucked up about her too is he MAD? “You’ve fooled around with three guys back to back. It’s a little hard to tell which one of them you like the most.” FUCK CLOCKED HER SKSJSK ?? “You’re a homeless woman who’s sleeping at her manager’s house because she cheated on a famous rockstar with his bandmate.” Levi it’s 10am in the morning 😭😭😭😭 please chill. “Last thing I need is for the public to start making rumors about us.” He so damn funny lmaoo

“Yes. Men like Eren and Jean took pure advantage of your naiveness. If you ask me, you should have been the one doing the punching. Don’t sit back and let them walk all over you.” Okayy Annie period queen.

“The singer with more failed relationships than original songs.” 😭😭😭 i be giggling down like the industry is clocking herrrrr bad

Annie and Sasha correct actually 🤷🏽‍♀️ coming from the uno champ myself. “Did I just make you laugh? And smile?” 👀 he better relaxxx he see the reader effect !

Not even divorced and literally got a meeting and kissing on Reiner like 😭 is she mad??

CONNIEEEE??? I AINT EVEN PWEP

“Gonna punch me too? Try it. Go ahead. Do it, and let’s see what fucking happens.” CLOCKED! Lmaoooo

Hickey… why i already knew something like that was gonna go down. Broke my baby heart omg 😞!

“If you loved him, you wouldn’t have cheated on him. If you loved me, you wouldn’t have left me. So you’re still fucking lying.” Armin just came back and clocking her lmaoooooo “I think it’s easier for you to act like you’ve never cared about anyone than it is to take responsibility for your actions. It’s less painful to pretend that you’re completely the victim in this situation than it is to accept that you broke my heart. Eren and Jean’s heart as well. I’m not saying that anyone is in the right or wrong, but I know you. I know you loved me, even if it was just a little bit.” Tea… like girl it’s okay.

CHAPTER 4:

Connie is crazyyy 😭😭? “You know your life is in my hands” & “don’t make me do some easy shit” OHH he crazy

Marco…. Yo?? And they wondering why Connie went mad like be serious.

Arminnn, glad to see he okayish. “You never thought he’d use it on you.” Welllll?? The love of his life fucked him over 😭😭😭 um be serious.

“I love you, and I understand what money and influence can do to a person, but I just miss you. I miss the old you, the person who made everyone laugh during card games and didn’t treat everyone like garbage.” 🙂🙂🙂 ohhh he clocked her this like one of the worst ones.

“No ordinary human being enjoyed the realization that they had changed for the worse. It felt like your insides were twisting up, as if the old version of yourself was begging to come out, buried underneath this new, shallow, perfect celebrity.” ☹️☹️☹️ nooo queenie.

“You’re so in love with Hollywood now, I didn’t think you’d come at all if I told you the truth.” 😟😟 oh um! this is crazy to say ?? why even invite her at all lmaoo??

Reiner’s place is so lived in and loved around like your description really got me cause I can feel it all around and buzzing so lively whew i felt home! Reiner is EXACTLY the type of man who would bring you to meet the family and to propose so i smiledddd because yes just yes!

Jean messy as HELL! THE BREAK IN IS CRAZY AND HER JUST ASSUMING ITS ARMIN

HER SUCKING LEVI IS CRAZY???? MARRIED FOR HALF A SECOND IS SHE MAD?? LEAKED PHOTOS AND ALL THAT IS CRAZY AFTER THE BREAK IN OMG??? 😭😭😭 she cannot catch a break, she been famous for like maybe 2 years what is her problem.

CHAPTER 5:

ARMIN AND EREN GETTING JUMOED BY CONNIE MEN IS SO INSANEEEE. Levi OKAYYY king shitttt yesss. Why is Connie so messy?? Why is he trying to ruin her like omg…

“Y/N’s the only client you give a damn about now. You don’t even give a damn about yourself. Your life is ruined, and yet, here you are, worrying about her.” CLOCKED LMAOO?? JEAN BE CLOCKING EVERYONE LIKE LMAOOO

Album called Heartbreaker, she kinda mother for that 😹😹 like literal queen shit. The story… my eyes almost popped out my head like okay.. Not jean and eren popping out yo! Um Connie and Flint is so…messy for all this. They really getting a personal fuck you.

😹😹 Eren just clocked Flint like I hope he don’t get beat up later but he ate. OH MY GOSH?? What the fuck is wrong with Connie yo?? He can’t hate eren this bad like he’s literally a monster….

NAH READER STFU?? BEFORE HE GET SOMEONE TO WHOOP YOUR ASS TOO LIKE OMG?? BUT WHY SHE VERY MUCH SO CLOCKED HIM LIKE IM GIGGLINGGG 😭😭😹😹 GET HIM AGAIN!

Someone gotta kill Connie like wtf is his problem and to even threaten Levi and the way he doing reader, not even letting her see Reiner… like i feel for her so bad omg. Why is he ruining her lifeeee omg ?? Like im finna cry ??? And then to do that to Reiner :((( omg i feel for everyone in here omg

NAH CAUSE LEVI RIGHT ACTUALLY?? LIKE CONNIE IS LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH HER!

Them being worried about who she gonna end up with is kinda crazy like she being held hostage 😭😭? Thank you Levi for getting them back in order. WHY REINER JUST CLOCKED ALL OF THEM LIKE LITERALLY ALL OF THEM LMAOOOO

CHAPTER 6:

ERWIN JUST FUCKED EVERYTHING UP ??? YO??

“She doesn’t have any loved ones, just a bunch of stupid guys hoping to crawl into bed with her. That’s all she’s good for.” Alright?? Fuck you??

CONNIE SHOOTHIM HIM IS MADDDD OMG

The car ride having me on the edge of my seat just paragraphs in. Connie trying to do small talk like please move…

“Because that would mean leaving, and you knew better.” I’m crying like idgaf she don’t deserve none of this 😭😵‍💫😵‍💫???

“Really? You’re working on your eighty-seventh marriage and you wanna lecture me about being a good person? You cheat and get remarried every season, so shut the hell up.” He tried to clock her but it’s tired at this point so 😭😭😭 please gtfo. Connie trying to be lonely too he can get out like i really dgaf.

Nah Reiner clocked it… I wasn’t even seeing Mikasa fr until he just said that because yes I can see it fr! Like wowww. This Mikasa and Reiner conversation is >>> like i love it.

Poor reader like idgaf, she did that to keep them safe obviously! Why would Jean just say that to eren tb licking connie’s boots like his mom’s life was at risk please ??😭😭😭

THE ENDINGGGG OMG??? I canttttt

[she-karev]

Trying to Get Pregnant (Smut) (Andrew DeLuca x Alex Karev’s Sister)

Age Rating: 16+

Chapters: One of Five

Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy/Station 19

Ship: Andrew DeLuca x Amber Karev (Alex Karev’s Sister)

Canon Episode: Season 18 Episode 17/Season 5 Episode 17

Warning: Smut

AN: So I felt naughty and seeing as I’m taking the pregnancy route I thought showing this couple trying to get pregnant would tickle your fancies lol.

Summary: Andrew comes home to be surprised by Amber who prepares a romantic night for them so they can start trying to have a baby.

Words: 2341

February 17th, 2022

Andrew enters his house at 9:30 PM already looking forward to a night of relaxing with his wife in bed. He is however taken back by Giorgia’s cover of the song Preghero playing low over the home stereo in the living room. He sees the living room that surprises him even more. The couches are moved so the fireplace is in full view with a fire already set and candles lit around the faux white rug he doesn’t recognize that has two black faux fur pillows for support. The sight makes him question if he fell into an alternate dimension or a romance novel.

He looks around the house for Amber as he takes his backpack off and sets it on the floor, “Amber? Are you here in this very romantic setting that I’m hoping was you’re doing and not a couple who broke into our house?”

“Surprise.” He turns to find Amber approaching him from the kitchen carrying a plate of strawberries but it’s her appearance that stops him dead. Instead of a hoodie and shorts that she usually wears after work she is wearing a black lace negligee that shows the upper curves of her breasts as well as her tone arms and long legs. Her hair is done very pretty with her blonde waves down and curled. Her makeup is done with a smoky eyeshadow and pink lipstick. The scene in front of him shocks him frozen in place and he takes a moment before responding.

“What did I do to deserve this? Seriously what did I do? Because I will keep doing it if it gets me this every time I come home.” Andrew asks with a lustful smile.

Amber grins before explaining, “Well it’s been a week since my implant got taken out.”

A week ago, Amber went to an OB at a clinic outside of Grey Sloan to get her Nexplanon arm implant removed. The minor procedure was successful, and Amber was told she should be able to conceive as early as 7 days and as late as 14 days.

Andrew nods at his beautiful wife with a smile, “It has. I’m guessing this is our first attempt at getting pregnant?”

“Mm-hm.” Amber nods with a smile, “I thought with everything going on with the program and you trying to help with the backlog that tonight would be a good night to have all the romance and sex and love that comes with making a baby.” Amber pulls Andrew’s head down for a tender kiss that he returns holding her waist covered by black lace before she pulls back. She smiles at him before grabbing his hand and leading him to the living room of love that he happily follows her in.

He chuckles in delight as she sets the plate by the rug and sits on top of the pillow flipping her hair over her shoulder while her husband takes his leather jacket off. Amber takes a strawberry and takes a bite as Andrew takes his black t shirt off. Amber looks on in lust at her handsome and muscular lover who notices and grins slyly.

“What are you looking at?” He teases at her causing them both to chuckle and he tosses his shirt on the couch and joins her on the rug where she is sitting up looking especially gorgeous to him as he leans on his side against his pillow enjoying the view of his wife who smiles at him.

“You have to admit as far as making a baby this is the perfect moment of conception.”

Amber tells her shirtless husband as he lies on his side propping himself up on the pillow against the rug of their living room only clad in his jeans. Amber is in a black negligee with her wavy blonde hair down looking especially beautiful to her husband. The fireplace in front of them is lit and there are candles around them setting the mood in the dim atmosphere. The stereo is lowly playing a romantic Italian playlist Amber made for this occasion. And to add more effect Amber grabs a strawberry that she holds out to Andrew who chuckles before eating the offered food from her hand that she places back in the plate when he finished.

“I have to say you have really gone all out here.” He says impressively to his wife, “Before I walked in, I was thinking rose petals on the bed with some Frank Sinatra to set the mood but no you have beaten me, my love.”

Amber grins proudly, “Well we are making a baby together and it should be special. Plus, the setting might make me forget about the bruise in my arm from my procedure.”

Andrew hums remembering the bruise, “Well is there anything I can do on my part to make sure we conceive as soon as possible? Besides the obvious of course.” Andrew moves to sit up and leans down to kiss Amber’s neck making her feel flushed as his lips touch that sensitive part of her neck.

Amber moans before speaking as her husband continues kissing and nibbling her neck, “Well actually I’ve read a study that shows that consuming caffeine on a regular basis can decrease male sperm count so until we get pregnant your gonna have to cut off on your morning expresso.”

Andrew pauses kissing and pulls back with a shocked look over his wife’s proposal, “…Um…”

Amber breaks out in a smile and laughs at his expression, “Oh my god you should see your face!”

Andrew relaxes at that and seeks to confirm, “Wait you weren’t being serious?”

“No!” Amber says with a smile, “Lighten up, we’re supposed to be having fun.”

“I’m Italian.” Andrew states in a serious tone with an amused smile, “There is nothing funny about taking away an Italian man’s expresso. It’s like telling him he needs to have his blood drained out of him.”

Amber grins at that shaking her head, “Okay fine no more coffee jokes, let’s get right down to it, let the fun begin.”

Andrew smiles, “Yeah I’ll show you how to have some fun.”

Andrew leans forward and kisses Amber who responds. Their tongues overlap each other as Amber gently holds Andrew’s face in her hands. He begins to lean forward, and she follows allowing him to be on top of her as she lies on the faux pillow and rug. He pushes himself up by his left elbow hovering over her as he kisses her while his right hand explores her body covered by the black lace.

She loves the gentle way he touches her body yet revels in his need to knead her flesh like he can’t get enough of her. It’s the closest thing to making love she has ever gotten in her life. He loves feeling her athletic and soft body under his hands with his favorite part of hers being her legs that he strokes with his hand squeezing her exposed thigh.

Amber moans against his lips and speaks between strokes, “I love you.”

Andrew pulls back to look into her beautiful eyes as if he can see into her soul, “I love you.” He kisses her again and she feels his wavy hair in her hand never getting tired of the velvety feel.

As he strokes her leg, she grips his bare shoulder blades pulling him closer so he can kiss her neck and trail down to her collar bone and the soft curves of her breasts. He proceeds to take her black panties off swiftly before she helps take his jeans off allowing him to sink into her causing her to gasp and grip his back.

He breathes heavily next to her ear enjoying this moment that she planned for them, “Dio sei perfetto. (God you are perfect)”

Hearing him speak Italian heightens Amber’s pleasure and she responds whispering in his ear, “Anche tu. (So are you)”

Andrew’s throat rumbles at the soft and sultry voice of her’s speaking his native tongue. He kisses her passionately and she responds gripping his muscular back as he begins to move his hips against hers. He keeps a slow and steady pace enjoying the feel of her while she pants against his ear nearing an orgasm at every thrust.

She wraps her legs around his waist pulling closer making him groan in pleasure nearly at the end on his part. He kisses her ravenously as he picks up the pace causing her to moan in his mouth and clutches his side with her hand, her delicate nails digging into his skin with both of their desires at a fever pitch. They finally reach climax at the same time.

Andrew collapses on top of her with both of them trying to catch their breath and he rolls off of her covering both of them with a blanket. Amber exhales deeply, still feeling the aftershock that causes her to grin in lust.

“I should have told you I wanted to get pregnant much sooner.”

He laughs softly pulling her against him and kisses her head with a smile, “Same.” They then fall fast asleep on the rug with both feeling satiated after the romantic scene.

The Next Morning

Andrew stands by the kitchen island sipping his expresso looking over his phone before he starts the day. His sister-in-law Jo Karev is up to her neck in backlogs, OB consults and covering the pit and out of generosity she volunteered at the Station 19 clinic with Amber. She didn’t know she was working the pit today and feeling bad for her he offered to cover the pit for her today. She was grateful of course and promised to pay him back somehow.

Amber walks inside the kitchen wearing a tan blazer over a black graphic t shirt tucked into her black jeans. She fluffs her hair a bit and presents herself to her husband, “How do I look?”

Andrew grins as he holds the tiny expresso mug, “You look very nice. Those firefighters at the station aren’t gonna know what hit them.”

After helping with the inventory for the walk-in clinic at Station 19 Amber offered to volunteer along with Carina and Jo. Amber and Jo know from experience how scared low-income people can be around doctors and thought with their backgrounds the patients can relate to them more and be more trusting of them to do an exam. Plus, with the residency program still being under review and possibly being shut down Amber thought a change of scenery would be good for her.

Amber takes out an apple from the fridge and chomps on it, “Well I wanted something that was presentable but not so much like an ‘I’m better than you because I can afford Gucci’ front but more like a ‘I can afford nice things, but I am here to help you because I know where your coming from’. Does it give off that vibe?”

“It is a lot of thought for an outfit.” Andrew sips his expresso, “Just be yourself and if they feel scared just tell them a childhood story and they’ll let their guard down. Don’t be nervous.”

Amber grins, “Well it’s hard to stress after what we did last night.” Andrew moans under his breath remembering their passionate night before leaning down to kiss her, “Do you think that was the one? I mean I know it’s too much to hope after only a week.”

“If it isn’t then we try again. And again. And again.” Andrew repeats his breath getting huskier each time making Amber smile, “Tell you what how about tonight I can be in charge of setting the mood for baby making? Hopefully it’ll be as good as your scene last night.”

“I don’t know I think I raised the bar last night it’ll be kind of hard to top that.” Amber teases stroking Andrew’s arms, “But I would love to see what your churn out tonight.”

Andrew grins holding his wife’s firm waist, “After the pit all day it’s gonna be a welcome relief. And I imagine it’ll be crazy at the clinic too and making a baby with your husband will be the perfect night cap.”

Amber chuckles mischievously before pulling away and finishing her apple, “Have you told anyone about our plans?”

“No I’ve been busy with work and the backlogs are insane I haven’t told anyone, not even my sister.”

“Oh thank god.” Amber says in dramatic relief causing Andrew to raise an eyebrow feeling protective as a brother, “Baby I love Carina like she’s my own sister you know that it’s just with the hormone treatments for IVF she’s…” Amber waves her hands to find the right words, “Well she’s…”

“Infuriating?” Andrew asks.

“You said it not me.” She points out before throwing her apple core away, “But yes and us trying to get pregnant will push one of her many buttons. And she will spend all day at the station complaining about how young I am and how you can get me pregnant in five seconds while she has to suffer.”

Andrew nods, “Yeah I can already hear her telling me how unfair it is that my gender can have a baby at 90 while women stop at 35.”

“Exactly. Now the good news is she and Maya did the home IVF so it should take. We will tell them we are trying as soon as she gets pregnant, and she will be happy to be an aunt as well as a mother. I hope it’s soon.” Amber says already feeling exhausted of a grumpy and hormonal Carina, “Please god let it be soon.”

Andrew chuckles at that kissing the side of her head, “We should get going, we don’t want Bailey pissed at us along with my sister.”

Amber hurriedly grabs her purse at that frightening image, “Oh god let’s move, come on.” The couple quickly walk out the door ready to start their day at their individual places.

Next Part Here

[salmiakkisaatana]

hey i desperately need to know more about sakari and asta btw

Ask and you shall receive!

I came up with them bc I was obsessed with one of my other oc's (Alex) and realized he needed parents.

At first I wanted his mom to be a single parent so I came up with Asta. She's an icon, the moment, a queen uknow the basic stuff. She's great mom, a dentist (she recently graduated to a doctorate), sometimes she acts in amateur plays, and she's a vintage fashion enthusiast/collector/repairer. She has a nice house, a car and Sakari to fix any problems with it (even tho Asta is also fully capable of solving them herself) and a close group of friends made up from Alex's friends' parents. Her life's maybe a bit grey, but it's a nice life and she enjoys it.

But yeah. You do need a second parent to have a kid (and I already have too many characters with unexplainedly vanished parents) so I made up Sakari. He's a little rat shit who couldn't be a husband. Fumbled the most smartest and most beautiful goddess that there is. Great job buddy. He CAN behave and be nice and charming. But usually he won't. He's a great car mechanic (that's his job, but still) and a no nonsense guy (except when it comes to Asta). He's not a bad dad (surprising for my characters), he just doesn't really know how to be a dad. He met his kid monthly or so after the divorce but neither he or Alex has ever felt that much of a father-son relationship between them. He's finally starting to kinda (?) figure out how to be a dad when the kid's what, 21 years old- And he's unfumbling the most smartest and most beautiful goddess that there is. Great job buddy!

This is a longass post so I'm putting the rest under the cut lol

The thing with these guys is that they both tried to see other people after their divorce, and most of the new partners were great and there was chemistry and stuff, but somehow the relationships all ended. Asta was the first to settle with the tought of being single.

They were together from 2000-2012, ages 17-29. They were high school* sweethearts and both of them are hopeless romatics which caused them to try and cling to each other as long as possible. They both had given so much to the relationship and supported each other (they had a kid, Sakari had mostly supported their finances when Asta was in dentistry school etc), whic is probably why they lasted so long even tho the first bigger problems started to arise pretty soon after Alex's birth in 2003 (yeah they were 20 when he was born, whoops) and they even got married in 2006 despite the problems.

Nowadays they're very attached to each other, probably even more than before now that their relationship has mostly healed from being veeeerry messy in the 2010s. They're still not getting back together, bc they know that they'd be a catastrophical mess. They're a mess even as friends. They get on each other's nerves often and bicker about stuff that doesn't matter, but they still have each others' backs

*well, the kinda equilavant of hs in Finland which is lukio

Elaborating this post:

I reblobbed this thinking about how Sakari was feeling after the divorce. He's a romantic little rat shit and he was truly feeling the loss of the most smartest and most beautiful goddess that there is. His mortality being taken in the divorce is just him being a dramatic little bitch playing with symbolism. Sorry, he's not actually immortal! Only normal ass humans here (unless it's one of my fantasy AU thingies).

[the-void-writes]

"Remember me" Javi and his sister 🥺

Thank you so much for this prompt, I adore Javi and his family so much 💖💖💖 This ended up being super long though, so apologies in advance if it's a mess lol.

TW for transphobia (from Javi's mother)

BOP - Javi's Reunion - WC 4K

Alex’s eyes shot open when he felt the empty space in the bed. He found Javi by the window, still dressed in his robe, letting the scars on his chest breathe. A warm mug sat in his hands, the herbal recipe given to him and Alex by their doctors to help with their physical changes. Javi took a slow drink as he looked out at Paradise’s many stars.

“Hey there,” Alex said as he cleared his eyes. “Nightmares?”

Javi shook his head. “Memories.”

His voice was getting deeper, thanks to the tea and the other treatments he had received. A soft, smooth sound, like someone rising early in the morning. He never raised his voice any higher, though, perhaps out of fear of hearing his old voice again. Alex sat up and patted the bed.

“Do you want to tell me?”

Javi smiled. The starlight glowed in his raven hair, in his dark eyes, and across his soft brown cheeks.

“My family,” he said. “I can’t explain it, but… I miss them.”

Alex snorted. “They were family, it’s normal to miss them.”

“Even when they tried to kill us both?”

“Your parents were straight monsters, but your siblings were good people, right?”

Javi closed his eyes. “Lorena called me delusional.”

“Sir Ezra supported you, and Lady Elisabete adored you. We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for her.”

“You’re right.” A tear ran down Javi’s cheek as he smiled. “I wish I could see them again.”

Alex nodded, wishing he had magic of his own to grant Javi’s wishes.

… Magic.

“Gazali!” Alex leapt out of bed. “He has all sorts of fancy magic stuff. He can help you, can’t he?”

Javi’s eyes sparkled with hope. “He could— He must! Can we do it, Alex? Could we really see them?”

Alex ran over to him, placing his mug down so he could interlace their fingers. His rough, blistered hands fit perfectly between those of former royalty.

“We absolutely can, love. I’ll make sure of it.”

Javi’s smile faded. “What if they don’t recognize me? Or they don’t want to see me?”

“I’ll be right there with you, Javi. I’ll make them see you… All of you.”

Alex pressed his lips to Javi’s forehead, peace washing over him as his prince rubbed his chest. Never in his whole life had he expected someone like Javi to show him so much love and kindness. If Alex had even the slightest chance to repay the happiness that he gave him, he would do whatever it took.

~~~~~~~~~~~

Gazali paced across the library, stroking his beard as Javi explained what he wanted. The King of Paradise knew grief better than anyone in the kingdom, and for Javi and Alex, he would have done anything they asked without hesitation. Still, a look of concern swirled in those amber eyes.

“Forgive me, my friends. As much as I want to help you, I can’t send you back there.”

Javi squeezed his hand. “Gazi, please, there has to be a way.”

“Not physically. I can’t control where you’d land on the Mainland, or how you’d get back.” 

“What if you bring them here?” Alex said. “Open up a portal, let them come through.”

“They have to be chosen by the Celestials, I have no control over it.” Gazali closed his eyes. “I don’t wish to be rude, Javi, but your parents have an… anti-Paradisian mindset. I fear to think of what they’d do when they see you with your transitional changes, or to Pedra and the others.”

Javi stared at the floor. “No, you’re right. I wouldn’t wish that on any of them. It’s not worth the risk.”

Alex squeezed his hand, pained by the frown on his husband’s face. “There has to be something, Gaz, even if you can’t bring them here. A spell or a potion, something your apprentices could conjure up.”

Gazali suddenly snapped his fingers. “Projection! I could project you into your old palace. You’ll still be in Paradise, but your souls will be there with your family.”

“Like a ghost?” Alex asked.

“Like a waking dream. That way, your family can’t hurt you, and you can still say goodbye to them. I’ve only tried it once for Alistair, but I believe it can work for you.”

Javi was overcome with joy, wrapping his arms around Gazali and pulling him down to kiss his cheek.

“Thank you, Gazi— Thank you, thank you!”

Gazali smiled and removed two of his rings. “You’ll need a piece of me in case I need to reach you before your visit is done. These should do the trick. You won’t have a lot of time on the Mainland, but you’ll be able to see everyone.”

Javi and Alex each put on a ring. They were gold bands with red jewels that glowed like a fire. It looked perfect next to their pale wedding bands. Javi showed off his rings, wiggling his fingers excitedly as his husband chuckled.

“It’s beautiful, love.” He bowed to Gazali. “We can’t thank you enough, your majesty.”

Gazali stroked his cheek. “I do believe I owe you two for your company.”

“Oh, I didn’t know you were gonna pay us in magic. I might have pulled out some new tricks.”

It was always a delight for Javi to see his king reduced to shy smiles and giggles whenever Alex flirted with him. Of course, one grab of the chin was all it took to make Alex’s freckled face go red.

“Perhaps you can show me when you return,” Gazali said.

Javi grabbed both of their shoulders, delighted by how quickly they both focused on him.

“Reunion first, bedroom later.” He kissed Gazali’s cheek. “I promise.”

Gazali smiled and took a step back. With a deep breath and the flick of his wrist, a light cloud of mist circled the duo. The castle library slowly faded into bright nothingness. Before the cloud erased every bit of scenery, the king’s voice echoed through the light.

“I wish you a happy visit, Javi.”

~~~~~~~~~~~

Javi clutched Alex’s hand as the cloud dissipated, placing them behind a pillar in the throne room of Javi’s old home. Alex looked transparent, even in the shadows— a possible side-effect of the projection spell, Javi realized. Alex hovered his hand beside Javi’s face and smiled.

“This could work, actually,” he whispered. “If your parents see us, we’ll say we came back to haunt them for their misdeeds.”

Javi covered his mouth to stifle his giggles. “Don’t make me laugh, dear, not now.”

He jumped at the sudden sound of the heavy doors on the far side of the room. They huddled close to the pillar, and as Javi looked around, he realized how foreign the castle was to him now. So many new tapestries and suits of armor lined the hall, all leading to four polished wooden thrones. Still, its grandeur was nothing compared to what Javi had seen in Paradise.

They peeked around the corner of the pillar at the people who had just entered: an older couple taking their seats on the thrones— Javi’s parents— and the tall, irritated woman standing before them. Lorena looked as world-worn as Javi had feared. She wore their mother’s deep frown as though she was born with it, and her sagging eyes matched their father.

As for their parents… they looked so dull, almost fake, like the stiff wooden toys that the children in town used to play with. Javi had only remembered their cold, pitying stares, and the rage that possessed his mother’s face when she blamed Alex for “corrupting her child.” Now, they were simply aging monarchs, no less miserable than Lorena.

They were arguing with each other, as always, but Lorena had never been this angry before. She hurled insult after insult at her parents, blaming them for the state of the kingdom. It had been so long since Javi last saw their town that he couldn’t recognize the names of the buildings and families they were arguing about.

Finally, their yelling ceased as someone entered the throne room. She looked as though she had just woken up, with her disheveled hair and thick nightdress, but she held herself with more regality and command than Javi had ever seen in a Royal. When she appeared, the guards on either side of the door bowed hastily. Even Lorena stepped aside and bowed to her. As the lady got closer, Javi could finally recognize his baby sister, who had the most exhausted and depressed face in the room.

“Elisabete!” her father said. “You should be resting.”

“It’s hard to sleep when you’re all barking like dogs.”

Her voice had lost its youthful enthusiasm, to Javi’s dismay. She sounded too much like their mother. The king bowed his head in regret.

“So sorry, my dear. How is the baby?”

“Sleeping, thankfully. I wish you would go and argue in the garden, if you insist on it.”

“You should be more involved in our arguments,” Lorena said. “The kingdom will go to your son, unless that husband of yours forbids it.”

“We wouldn’t have a kingdom if it weren’t for Mateo.” Elisabete crossed her arms. “I had hoped that your intellect would grow in exchange for your lack of a husband.”

“Elisabete,” their father said, “be gentle with her, please. Neither of you are in any shape to fight.”

Lorena clenched her fist. “We’re not dolls, Father! If she wants to fight, then let us fight!”

Elisabete shook her head. “This is why you were always unfit for the throne. You let your anger consume you.”

“And you’re any better? You won’t even look at your kingdom!”

“This land shouldn’t have fallen to either of us. Only one of our siblings truly deserved the throne.”

Javi held back a shuddery breath, and Alex took his hand. The rest of the family grew quiet, including Lorena, who stared at the floor guiltily.

“Lisa… I miss him, too. I’m sure Ezra would be proud of you.”

Elisabete looked carefully at her entire family before speaking again, coldly and clearly.

“I’m not talking about Ezra. He knew which one of us deserved the throne long before we did. It’s always been Javier.”

His heart swelled in his chest at the sound of his name— his real, honest, wonderful name— coming from his family. Elisabete had remembered it after all these years, and she didn’t hesitate or stumble when she said it, like it was the name she had always known him by. She saw him for who he was, and she still loved him.

Sadly, his joy disappeared as the throne room erupted with a sudden jolt of life from his mother. She jumped out of her seat, as though she were decades younger, with the most vile look in her eyes.

“The nerve of you, Elisabete, honestly! To suggest that our kingdom would do better in the hands of that ungrateful child!”

“All your rule has brought us is useless wealth— more gold to decorate yourselves in. You call for war just to prove you’re still worth something.”

“For once, my sister is right,” Lorena said, surprising both Javi and Elisabete. “We almost lost our home. Things need to change, and you and Papai are not helping matters.”

Their mother stared daggers into her children. “We’ve kept this kingdom running for years without any problems.”

Elisabete shook her head. “Things are changing, mother. This kingdom needs compassion and justice, not your outdated pointlessness. It needs someone like Javier.”

“Don’t you dare mention that name again! It has no place in this family. That wretched gardener filled our daughter’s head with evil.”

Javi flinched and hid himself further behind the column. Alex practically growled next to him as the family bickered, until Elisabete stomped her foot against the hard palace tiles.

“It’s your fault, you wretched woman! You drove both of my brothers to their deaths!”

Her mother raised her finger. “You had one brother.”

“I had two, and they were wonderful brothers… but I have no mother.”

Elisabete walked across the room towards the exit into the garden. Finally, her father rose from his seat.

“Elisabete?”

She stopped and looked at him. “We decided on the child’s name. I was coming to tell you.”

They all stood in silence as she stepped into the hall and slowly closed the doors.

“His name will be Javier.”

The throne room was deathly silent. Javi tried to steady the shaking in his chest as he cried. Elisabete still honored him, in the face of the family who had tossed him aside. Even after his assumed death, only one of his relatives loved him for all that he was. Alex held him close as the royal family quietly left the room with their guards.

“Javi,” he whispered, “look at me. It’s over, they’re gone.”

Javi took a deep breath. “I’m so sorry for bringing us here. I thought— I hoped it would be different.”

“I know, love. I’m sorry they let you down.”

He shook his head. “Lissi hasn’t.”

Alex smiled. “She was always a good egg.”

“I need to see her before we go. I need her to know we’re okay.”

“Then let’s go see her. I’ll be right beside you.”

Javi rested his head against Alex’s chin. “I don’t deserve you, docino.”

“You’re wrong, love.” He kissed his head. “You deserve so much more. I’ll find a way to give you that, I promise.”

~~~~~~~~~~~

Whoever was tending to the garden in Alex’s place definitely knew what they were doing. The flowers were in full bloom, and absolutely radiant with color. Alex was still the botanical mastermind, in Javi’s mind, but it was nice to see their old garden full of life in their absence.

Elisabete sat on a bench under their old gazebo. Javi’s heart pounded as he approached her, part of him hoping that he wasn’t too unrecognizable to her, and another part hoping he’d look different enough that she’d be happy for him.

“Lissi?”

She gasped and wiped away some tears. As she stood, she studied Javi’s face.

“How do you know that name?”

“I— You won’t believe me, I’m sure, but I know you still remember me.”

“Remember you?”

Before Javi could try to explain, he felt Alex’s hands on his shoulder as he stood beside him. He grinned at Elisabete with a fondness that made Javi love him even more.

“Pleasure to see you again, Your Majesty.”

Elisabete beamed in surprise. “Senhor Whitaker! You’re alive, how did—”

Finally, as she looked at Javi one last time, her confusion turned into recognition… and tears.

“Javier?”

Even though it was a projection spell they were under, Javi could feel the full, warm weight of his sister’s arms around him, and her damp cheeks on his shoulder. He held her close and cried with her.

“They sank your ship,” Elisabete said between sobs. “They never found you.”

“You’ll never believe what happened.”

“Well, you’re standing in front of me with a voice deeper than Ezra’s. I’ll believe whatever miracle you tell me.”

For most of the afternoon, Javi and Alex sat in their old garden, recounting to Elisabete their journey on the run, up until their accidental fall into Paradise. As she listened to the stories of this magical world, Javi began to see the bright-eyed and curious woman he remembered… the one he had left behind.

“So,” Elisabete said, “you live under a king now?”

Alex laughed under his breath. “I’d say he lives under us.”

Javi nudged him with his elbow. “Not in front of my sister, please.”

Elisabete giggled. “An anomalia king, how exciting. So glad there are more of them.”

“Ah, so you’re an anomalia supporter now?”

“You better be, in this kingdom. All thanks to the Cabrals.”

“They’re still around?” Alex asked.

“Very much so. Father tried to wage war on them, and now our army is gone. We almost lost the kingdom that day.”

Javi bit his tongue to stop himself from saying anything that would get the three of them in trouble. First, they had lost Ezra to this pointless war, and now dozens upon dozens of guards followed him to the afterlife. If Javi were still a child, he would have blamed the Cabrals for it all, but he had learned from both Ezra and Gazali that war was akin to a whirlpool, trapping anyone unfortunate enough to stand too close. The Cabrals had merely been trapped in its grip, just as Ezra had. If anyone was to blame, it was the mother and father who had pushed their son into the war’s abyss.

“I had to take matters into my own hands,” Elisabete said, “since Papai only wanted to fight. We called a truce, and now the two kingdoms are one.”

Alex whistled. “No offense, Your Majesty, but how in all hell did your father agree to a truce?”

She leaned in close and whispered to them, smiling mischievously. “I married the Cabrals’ son. He was bewitched by my irresistible charm.”

Javi chuckled in astonishment. “You united the kingdoms through marriage?”

“You always said I’d be a good ruler, right?”

Guilt stung in Javi’s heart as he stared at the grass. “That’s right… I’m so sorry I left you here, Lissi. It shouldn’t have become your responsibility. You were so young—”

He grunted as Elisabete tugged on his ear, the way she used to whenever Ezra said something foolish. Her smile put Javi at ease.

“You can’t apologize for pursuing your own happiness, Javier. We both found something good, didn’t we? It wasn’t a mistake to leave.”

Javi sighed and hugged her tightly. “No, it wasn’t. Thank you, Lissi.”

Elisabete smiled and took both his and Alex’s hands. “Would you like to meet Mateo, and our son?”

Alex grinned. “Yes, please, Your Majesty.”

Javi nodded beside him. “I’d love to see my nephew.”

He took Alex’s hand and followed Elisabete back through the castle, stopping and sneaking along to avoid being seen. Alex couldn’t help but laugh whenever they were squished behind a pillar to hide from the maids or guards. He whispered to Javi, grazing his lips against the tip of his ear.

“Just like old times, right?”

Javi smiled. “I’m glad we don’t have to sneak around anymore.”

“I kind of miss it, actually. We were great at hiding.”

Elisabete tugged on their shirts. “The coast is clear, lovebirds. Don’t get too distracted.”

They kept walking until they successfully slipped into Elisabete’s room. It hadn’t changed from when Javi had last seen it; flowers still lined the shelves and tables, and the corner was full of books that still hadn’t been organized from their piles. A tall, bearded, beautiful man sat by the window with a small bundled blanket in his arms. When he saw Elisabete, his smile lit up the entire room.

“Docino,” he whispered, “he’s so smart. He keeps grabbing my hand.”

Elisabete walked over and kissed his head. “He’ll be a wonderful prince, I can tell.”

“You brought friends with you.”

“Mateo… this is my brother, Javier.”

He had heard his name several times now, and it still filled him with warmth each time. Mateo stood and passed the blanket to Elisabete so he could hug Javi properly.

“I’ve heard so much about you. It’s so nice to see that you’re alive and well.”

“Oh— what have you heard, exactly?”

“Just that you’re the best brother-in-law a prince could have.” Mateo nodded to Alex. “And you left to pursue love and freedom. I’m only sorry our kingdom hadn’t found you before you left.”

Javi glanced at Elisabete, who nodded reassuringly. Mateo could clearly be trusted, otherwise she would never have told him the truth. She approached Javi and held the blanket out.

“Javi, this is your nephew. Javier Ezra Cabral-Álvarez.”

Javi laughed, wiping some tears from his eyes. “What a name.”

He took the blanket from Elisabete and marveled at the small child peeking out from under the bundle. Such round cheeks and shimmering eyes, just like his mother… just like he used to have, as well. Javi laughed to himself and showed the sweet little boy to Alex, who was already crying.

“Look, meu bem, look at our nephew.”

“I see him.” His voice was soft and croaky. “He’s perfect.”

“Alex, what’s wrong?”

“I just— I missed being part of a family, you know?”

Javi kissed his cheek softly. “You’ve always been part of our family.”

Elisabete and Mateo smiled, and for once, Javi felt that his home was complete; he had his sister, his brother-in-law, his darling nephew, and his beautiful husband. He could never thank Gazali enough for giving him this moment with everyone he loved. Javi handed the child back to Elisabete, watching him cling to her sleepily. She looked at peace with him in her arms. Just as he had always suspected, she was as excellent a mother as she was a leader.

Everyone jumped as the door flew open. Alex held Javi behind him when Lorena stepped into the room. Whatever she had wanted to say died on her tongue when she saw Alex, and the man standing behind him. Her face flashed with a dozen emotions; confusion, recognition, irritation… and then nothing, save for the tears running down her face. Javi stepped forward so Lorena could see him better. Finally, after their long silence, Lorena found her words.

“You’re alive.”

Javi let himself cry, too. He stretched his hand out, waiting to see if she’d shake it, only for her to throw her arms around him. Lorena cried into his shoulder.

“We didn’t know— The guards, the fire, we didn’t know— I would have fought them on it, I swear to you—”

“I know,” Javi said. “I never blamed either of you.”

“I should have told you how sorry I am— for not understanding, for not helping you and Senhor Whitaker. I should have done something.”

“You’ve done enough, Lorena. You even recognized me.”

“Of course I did, you fool.” She wiped her tears. “You look just like Ezra.”

Javi smiled and cried some more into her shoulder. “Thank you, sister.”

Lorena stood up straight and approached Alex with a firm outstretched hand. He shook it as gently as he could, though she still flinched at his grip.

“It’s an honor to have you in the family, Senhor Whitaker.”

“Please, Your Highness, Alex is fine.”

She nodded. “Thank you, Alex… for looking after my brother.”

Now, Javi knew, his family was complete. These were the people who loved and respected him. He didn’t need— or want— anything else from his old life.

The three Alvaréz siblings talked and joked for hours, just as they had when they were younger. No one came around to bother them, even as the sun went down. Time felt nonexistent to Javi, but he didn’t mind, at all. He could have gone on forever with his family.

“Javi?”

Lorena’s worried voice drew his attention to his hand, which looked more like a dark mist. Elisabete rose from her seat.

“What’s happening?”

Javi sighed. “It looks like we’re out of time. We’ll have to go home.”

“To that other kingdom?” Lorena shook her head. “Can’t you stay with us?”

“Lorena—” Elisabete took her hand. “They wouldn’t be able to live here. They’re finally free.”

She closed her eyes. “I hate when you’re right.”

Javi laughed with tears in his eyes as he hugged them. “We’ll try to visit you again soon, I promise.”

“You better, or I’ll chase you down.”

Alex chuckled and shook her hand. “Better yet, we could get you guys to live with us.”

Elisabete smiled and bowed her head. “As much as I would love that, we have a kingdom to look after.”

Despite her regal appearance, she still cried like the young girl Javi knew. He held his sisters tightly for one final goodbye.

“I’m so proud of you both.”

Even Lorena was crying. After a few more goodbyes, Javi took Alex’s hand and let Gazali’s magic bring him back home. He was sad to leave his sisters, but he was no longer heartbroken. He knew now that he still had a place in their hearts, and that was the greatest gift of all.

[theangrypomeranian]

Hey I really love your story Baby Steps! Zeke and Tina are the cutest, I also wanted to say I love how you incorporate Gene, Courtney, and Alex in the fic. I see you developing that poly ship 👀, it's so cute. Do you have any headcanons for that GAC ship? Or just general why you like it?

*VIBRATES EXCITEDLY* My friend, you have just opened Pandora's box lmaooooo

Gene and Alex are the ones who first get together, but they realize very quickly that something is missing. They need their girl, nothing feels right without her.

Courtney dates around for a little bit after Gene and Alex get together because she feels lonely and left out, but nothing ever feels right to her. She needs her boys.

When they all get together, no one is surprised. They all balance each other out in the best of ways.

Bob kind of doesn't know how to react to the news at first. He of course loves his son and fully supports his queer and unique ways, but polyamory isn't something he considered until his son came home declaring that he loves his boyfriend and his girlfriend. Thankfully Bob likes them both and gets used to it pretty quickly.

Linda LOVES Courtney, they get along so so well. They're always breaking into song and dance numbers around each other. Bob pretends to be exasperated and Gene and Alex cheer for them on sidelines or, more often than not, join in.

Alex's mom is hesitant about the throuple at first, but Linda talks to her and soon Mrs. Papasian is Team GAC pack.

Courtney's dad, however, REFUSES to accept it. This was not the life he envisioned for his little girl, and he tries to keep her away from the boys. It doesn't work though, and the Belcher and Papasian families fight him about it until he finally backs down. He never stops being salty, though. Get rekt, Doug lmao.

After they graduate high school, they all move in together. Gene is getting his bachelor's in theater, Alex goes for computer science, and Courtney decides to be a kindergarten teacher.

Courtney and Alex become pregnant with their son Casey when they're 20. They're all excited but also scared. The boys are so good to and for pregnant Courtney and absolutely dote on their son.

Alex and Courtney decide to get married when they're 22. Gene is the one who marries them, and after he declares them husband and wife he says "Now you may kiss, but kiss me after because my boyfriend and girlfriend just got married!!!"

Gene is not jealous at all of them getting married because he never had any interest in getting legally married. They do hold a little ceremony for all three of them a few years later for personal reasons.

When Casey is 6, Courtney becomes pregnant with her and Gene's daughter Jean. Yes, Gene picked out the name lol. She's a sweet little girl and everyone adores her, especially Casey.

Gene is poly outside of Alex and Courtney and they respect that, though they have no interest in anyone outside of their throuple. Gene's other relationships are pretty much strictly sexual, though, because he loves his husband and wife.

Alex and Courtney get jobs in their respective fields, and Gene becomes a comedian/musician (think Bo Burnam-esque style).

Those are my main ones for now lol. I'm so glad you're enjoying my story and I'm super glad that you're love the GAC pack in it! Happy New Year!

[book-a-bilia]

November 2022 Wrap-up

Having finally gotten the time to read again gotten back into reading again, I have read quite a lot of titles since August but didn't really keep a track of what I was reading. I just gobbled books up like I would never get the chance to read them again (thank you rom-com writers)! So here I am with my first monthly wrap-up (even though I'm 2 days late for this lol) with mini reviews.

Our Violent Ends (5/5) - I don't think I will be over this duology anytime soon. Juliette is one of my favourite female characters ever - strong as steel, but also someone who is not afraid to show her emotions. Roma, Roma, Roma...he's just *chef's kiss*. I just...his vows to Juliette were just....yeah I'm out of words. I absolutely loved Marshall and Benedikt! I have read Benedikt's love declaration so many times that I've lost count! All in all, it's safe to say that I will read anything that Chloe Gong writes.

Twisted series (3/5 for Twisted Love and Twisted Hate; 4/5 for Twisted Games and Twisted Lies) - I was seeing so many reels and posts on instagram about this series that I finally caved and read all four books back to back. Of all the twisted men, Christian Harper from Twisted Lies is my favourite, and Twisted Games has the best plotline in my opinion. I loved Bridget's character growth in Twisted games and I loved how Rhys supported her. Stella's character in twisted Lies is the one I connected to the most and I loved how Christian always boosted her self confidence. The other two books were okayish for me, both plot wise and character wise. But can I just say - the Alex and Josh bromance is so good! I enjoyed every last second of their banter!

Marriage for One (5/5) - Oh. My. God. This is the marriage of convenience trope at its best! The way Jack always helped Rose after work? They way Rose would light up everytime he would show up in her cafe? Him buying coffees for his office from her on the opening day of her cafe? How he comforted her during her panic attack? The way he was there with her throughout her sickness? I absolutely adored his character! Hot and caring book husband alert! Seriously this story is so well written. I love this couple so much!

King of Wrath (4/5) - I read King of Wrath before the twisted series and I have to say, I really liked Dante and Vivian's story. The grovelling in this books is so good! I liked Vivian's charater growth a lot and Dante is on the same level as Christain Harper for me. The way he was absolutely whipped for Vivian made me all mushy lol.

Next of Kin (3/5) - This was a very sweet love story that I enjoyed reading. The premise is quite interesting - Chloe and Warren are paired up by Child Protective Services so that they can become guardians to their siblings. Not the best rom com out there but worth a read if you're in the mood for something light.

Eight books! I am pleasantly surprised at myself lol. I don't think I've ever read that many books in a month ever.

[buffyfan145]

Finally got to see the movie adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel "One True Loves" and I loved it!!! :D The movie wasn't that much of a rom com as the trailers made it seem and much more dramatic like the book is. Taylor and her husband Alex actually wrote the screenplay together and there are few changes but it worked, especially getting scenes from Emma, Sam, and Jesse's POVs as the book was all told from Emma's. The cast was great and I loved recognizing some of the supporting cast like Tom Everett Scott as Emma's brother-in-law Mike, Cooper Van Grootel as the younger Jesse, and Beth Broderick as Jesse's mom. Now 2 of Taylor's books are shows/movies with this and the great "Daisy Jones and the Six" miniseries and I'm even more excited that "Evelyn Hugo", "Malibu Rising", and "Carrie Soto" are all being adapted too as shows/movies.

Also for my fellow Haladriel shippers now I can rec the movie version as the book inspired me to write my fic based off this movie. And seeing Luke as Jesse and struggling with PTSD with what happened to him, dealing with his wife and everyone thinking he was dead, and her falling in love with someone else is how I want "Rings of Power" to do Celeborn and why I've actually been picturing Luke as Celeborn in my fics. We still don't know if the show cast him yet or not, and I still think his reveal of being alive is the season 2 cliffhanger with season 3 exploring more what happened and how it changed him and reuniting with Galadriel but realizing how much she's changed and everything that's happened between her and Halbrand/Sauron. It's making me wish Luke could play him as I see it so clearly now. Also bonus if we can get a scene of Halbrand/Sauron like Sam in the movie with his students/fellow teachers where he's explaining everything that happened between him and Galadriel to the orcs and Adar and getting advice on how to get her back. LOL :D

[inkyquince]

Okay....okay I would love angsty from you...but I do need soft happy endings....Whitney choosing someone else over me fucking hurts please no 🥲....I actually love the trope of suprise pregnancy I did write it for Whitney once on my old blog, think I still have it saved to phone even lol

AHA GET DUNKED ON

i love reading angst with soft endings BUT I WRITING ANGST THAT JUST FUCKING MAKES YOU SAD, NO HAPPINESS.

Tbh, I do like the thought of Whitney as... The House Husband.

Legitimately, @angrelysimpping's house husband stuff for Whitney will forever be far better than all my thoughts on it. Because I love Deadbeat ex-husband Whitney.

You gave him so many chances, he proposed to you godamnit, but he never let go of his nasty, violent ways. He just lessened em and on a bad day, you were the target, just like how it was in school.

He went from sleeping on the couch, to crashing at his old friend's place. With AFAB reader, he always tells his friends that he's over it, "the kid mangled their pussy, no way I was gonna put my dick back in there" or for AMAB, "That thing is their entire fucking world, won't even let me fuck their ass if it happens to be crying". Will slander you to hell and back, but at that point, as a single parent, most people are on your side, always knowing Whitney would never actually be a good spouse.

You two married young so you didn't even get time to become a proper cute house spouse (HOUSE SPOUSE READER IS MY FAVE, I SHOULD WRITE AN AU OF THIS WHERE PEOPLE ARE SNIFFING AROUND YA AFTER WHITNEY LEAVES BECAUSE WHO DOESNT LOVE A DILF/MILF/THILF).

So, imagine his shock when he swings by after a couple of months, knocks on the door, to see... Robin, Sydney, Alex, Kylar, anyone, opening the door, holding his kid. You invited your friend over to just help out as you cleaned and made some cakes you promised to the nursery.

Cute little apron, hair immaculate, parental aura looking GOOD on you. Whitney's angry. You never gave this much effort when it was just the two of you, hair messy, always in sweats and worriedly bouncing the baby as it wailed. So when the fuck-

SORRY, RAN AWAY WITH IT BUT YES. ANGRY EXHUSBAND WHITNEY THAT HAS TO PAY ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT, BITTER AS FUCK AND CHASING YOUNG TAIL.

Worst times are when you two have to come together, Whitney's mom always adored you and wants you and the baby to come over for her birthday, and you stay over, Whitney sulking in the corner. You two have a drink and you notice Whitney still looks so fucking good, three day stubble, ruffled hair, even though he's obviously a deadbeat. Whitney always fucking lied to his friends, he's always found you hot, even when messy with the kid, so its not too long till you two are frantically pressed against each other, tongues pressed against each other.

Also, AFAB, he's aiming to put a baby in that womb. Who knows if you two would get back together for this one, if Whitney even cares to. Maybe he finds out he has a thing for knocking up cute things, and likes the thought of having whole group of bastard kids running wild while he drinks at the pub, ignoring their mothers' calls.

[witches-and-cows]

My Fics

a link to all my fics in one post !!

BROADCHURCH

call me alec - alec hardy / fem!single mom!reader

SYNOPSIS: “[name], you should’ve been an artist, ‘stead of a bloody receptionist.” “well, we don’t all get what we want; i’m doing enough to support me and my kid.”

WARNINGS: fem!single mom!reader, kisses

kiss in the cold - alec hardy / fem!reader

SYNOPSIS: Alec is very much fond of [Name], but not too fond of the cold settling over Broadchurch.

WARNINGS: fem!reader, kisses, a little bit of suggestive dialogue

a symphony - alec hardy / gn!reader

SYNOPSIS: alec hardy loves the symphony that swells in his chest when he's with you

WARNINGS: cursing, sad fluff, based on 'i hear a symphony' by cody fry, gender-neutral!reader

here for you - alec hardy / gn!reader

SYNOPSIS: alec does his best to comfort you after a bad nightmare

WARNINGS: cursing, nightmares, kissing

GOOD OMENS

kisses and cocoa - aziracrow (or ineffable wives) / fem!child!reader

SYNOPSIS || just a little down time in the snow with our favorite angel and demon, and their baby girl

WARNINGS || fem!toddler!reader, it’s the wives cuz honestly i love them and they deserve more, reader is like, 5

bullies - parent!ineffable husbands / teen!non-binary!reader, ineffable husbands

SYNOPSIS || [Name] is being harassed relentlessly, so much so that their parents have to step in

WARNING || cursing, lgbtphobia (specifically transphobia and/or enbyphobia)

are you trying to romance me? - ineffable spouses / fem!reader

SYNOPSIS || an Ineffable Spouses x Reader, where the reader is a prophetess that Aziraphale brings back to the book shop and she kind of flirts with both Crowley and Aziraphale?

WARNINGS || fem!reader (tho i don’t really use any pronouns besides ‘you’) 

first time for everything - crowley / gender-neutral!reader

SYNOPSIS || crowley's never been kissed. you remedy that

WARNING(S) || cursing, making out, implied smut, yada yada yada

hugs and other intamacies (with an angel and a demon) - aziraphale / crowley / gender-neutral!reader 

SYNOPSIS || just a celebratory night in after armageddon’t

WARNING(S) || kisses, suggestive dialogue, implied smut, cuddling, hugs 

MARVEL

"thanks" - jessica jones / fem!cage!reader

SYNOPSIS: just jessica being amazing and your brother being overprotective

WARNING(S): cursing, reader is luke cage’s sister <333 i’m gonna start using all lowercase i’m tired lol

love, a little too complicated pt. 2 - jessica jones / fem!reader

SYNOPSIS: jessica jones loves her girlfriend. but it takes a dire situation for her to realize

WARNING(S): kilgrave being an ass, (minimal) cursing, blood, implied assault (sexual and otherwise)

warped reality - peter parker / fem!reader

SYNOPSIS: “Could you please do a Peter Parker x reader? Where the reader has the same powers of Wanda? And in the end of the infinity war she thought she lost him and created her own reality where everyone is alive and well. The more she spends on her on reality the more she becomes insane and becomes the next *cough cough* villainess of the next spiderman movie.”

WARNING(S): a lil bit of cursing, follows the plot of wandavision LOOSELY, like, same synopsis, might be a series???? also i’m aging both peter and the reader up to 18, to better fit the plot

cuddle time - wanda maximoff / gender-neutral!reader

SYNOPSIS: “hi :)! can i request a fic with wanda maximoff (mcu) based on “You took all the pillows so I’m using you as one,”? gender neutral reader please 👉👈”

WARNING(S): fluff !!! neutral reader, small swear

PRODIGAL SON

meeting the (definitely homicidal) parent - malcolm bright / gender-neutral!reader

SYNOPSIS: malcolm unintentionally takes his partner to meet his father, The Surgeon.

WARNING(S): cursing (minimal but still), martin whitly being...himself

come again soon pt 2. - martin whitly / fem!reader

SYNOPSIS: "Could you do a fic with Martin Whitly, where reader is making a documentary about The Surgeon and she goes to interview him, but he starts to flirt with her and throws her off her game, just so she’ll have to come see him again. Please and thanks. (So glad to find someone else who writes for Prodigal Son!)"

WARNING(S): not much, actually

SUPERNATURAL

no matter what - dean winchester / gender-neutral!reader

SYNOPSIS: "Hi! I was wondering if you could please write an X reader for either Sam or Dean Winchester (whoever you want to write for is fine, I don’t have a preference) where the reader comes out to him as panromantic asexual and wants to see if that is okay with him. Thank you 😊"

WARNING(S): gender-neutral!reader, fluffy fluff

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY

are you saying i'm not romantic? - diego hargreeves / male!reader

SYNOPSIS: "Are you saying I’m not romantic?" - Diego Hargreeves x male reader (if you're comfortable with that?) maybe where the Reader and Diego get separated at the end of season 1 and find each other in season 2 and share their first kiss or something?? (if you decide to write this please no smut? I don't really like that😅)

WARNING(S): one homophobic guy, a smooch

ALEX RIDER

nothing yet !!!

DOCTOR WHO

nothing yet !!!

DC

nothing yet !!!

[kylie-writes-stuff]

we don't have to dance

pairing: corpse husband x reader (female)

word count: 1,101

(somewhat) based off: We Dont Have to Dance - Andy Black

plot: (y/n) gets invited to a party. corpse wants to be there with her, despite his anxiety

authors note: lol kinda don't like the way this turned out but i spent a long time on it and didn't want to just delete it. anyways i watched an interview where andy says the song is about his own social anxiety and being at a party. i immediately thought about corpse. ALSO I DIDNT PROOF READ SO. and sorry if the lowercase bothers you

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"baby, you really don't have to go," you say, softly rubbing his knuckles with your thumb.

corpse swallows the lump in his throat and shakes his head, "i want to go with you."

you had recently been invited to a party, well more of a hang out, with the people of the Dream SMP. you were part of the smp and good friends with everyone on the server.

the invite said that everyone was allowed a plus one, if they wanted to bring someone. corpse was your boyfriend of almost 6 months and the two of you supported each other through everything.

he saw how excited you were about seeing everyone and he wanted to go with you.

"are you sure?" you ask again.

you knew about his social anxiety, of course, and didn't want him to push himself or be uncomfortable with anything.

he nods.

"okay..." you started, "but if you feel like you can't do it, you tell me. we'll leave immediately."

he agreed and the two of you grabbed everything you needed.

you drove to the house the party would be at, knowing corpse hates using Uber.

you parked and turned off the car. you stayed in for a second more though.

"really wanna do this?"

you knew that you constantly asking could be annoying, but you just really wanted to make sure he was okay.

he looked at you, and you could see the sincerity in his eyes. "i do."

he took a deep breath as he fiddled with the mask in his hands.

"y'know, dream will be wearing one too," you said, trying to ease his nerves even just a little.

he gave you a small smile and put it on.

the two of you walked up to the door and you knocked, holding corpse's hand and giving him a reassuring squeeze.

the door opened, revealing alex with a dorky grin on his face.

you said your hello's and walked in, never letting go of corpse's hand.

everyone was already there. seeing this many people in one room made corpse's heart beat out of chest. yes, he knew most of them, but still.

you led him to a corner, somewhat away from everyone. you didn't even have to say anything, just being in your presence and him knowing you'd do anything for him made him feel slightly better.

"do you want some water or something?" you asked.

"yes please." he got out.

you nodded, "want me to go or do you want to come with me?"

"i'll stay here,"

you gave his hand one more squeeze, telling him you'd be right back.

in the few minutes you were gone he watched everyone around him.

How can you all even stand it

Why is there joy in this poison, oh

some people drunk or just buzzed. everyone laughing and being loud. people dancing and not having a care in the world.

Faking smiles and confidence

every once in a while someone would wave at him or even say a quick hello. in those moments he would have to pretend to be okay.

you came back with his water and he was glad. since you were in the corner, he was able to lower his mask and take quick drinks.

he wanted you to have fun and not worry about him. he let you have time to talk and laugh with your friends.

you never truly wandered too far from corpse. you wanted to be with him but you knew that it wouldn't help him if people came near to talk to you. he told you he'd be fine but you always stayed somewhat close, somewhere you could keep an eye on him.

as he continued to watch, his heart started beating faster, his breathing becoming staggered.

Driving miles to capture this excitement

I cant take anymore, oh

corpse never really understood why people would go out of their way to just be in a crowd like this. aanything close to this situation took too much out of him.

eventually, after you said hello to everyone and talked for a bit, you made your way back to corpse.

"you doing okay, my love?" you asked softly.

he nodded, taking your hand in his, "i'm okay."

and it was the truth. he always felt better with you by his side.

after a few more minutes, though, it got to be too much for him. even being with you and talking with him couldnt ease his anxiety.

a drunk wilbur came wandering up to you.

you immediately felt corpse's hand tighten around yours, his palms sweaty.

"what are you losers doing over here?" he asked, not mean but in a joking tone, "c,mon, dance with everyone!"

you looked over and saw everyone laughing and dancing. they weren't all drunk, of course.

you faked a smile and small giggle, "sure, we'll be out there, wil. go ahead, we'll catch up."

he shot you a thumbs up and went off with everyone else.

you turned to corpse, "you okay?"

"n-no," he shook his head.

"hey, that's okay, love. we don't have to dance. we don't have to do anything. wanna leave?" you gently stroked his cheek.

he nodded, leaning into your touch.

you lead him out the house. you didn't really say bye to anyone, but you did see karl. you gestured your head to the door and he nodded, understanding.

you felt corpse relax slightly as you stepped out of the house. you both got in the car and sat for a moment, just like you did when you arrived.

"i'm sorry," corpse mumbled, taking his mask off.

you looked at him, your head tilted, "for what?"

"i wanted you to enjoy this night. i know you don't get to see all of them often. i feel like i was holding you back from having fun. i shouldnt of come... i'm sorry."

you held his hand, "corpsie, it's okay. you didn't hold me back from anything. i'm so proud of you for trying. you know you're always my number 1 priority. hell, you know i'd rather a single night with you than a million with them."

he looked up and smiled, "i love you."

"i love you too."

you drove home and the two of you spent the rest of the night with each other.

you looked down from the tv, a random movie playing, and to your lap. there corpse's head laid, his eyes closed and him breathing softly. you gently ran your fingers through his hair and thought to yourself:

'god, i'm so in love with this man'

[jobrookekarev]

Unexpected Delivery

Chapter One of One

Words: 3740

Summary: All Jo wanted was to go home and spend the evening on the couch with Alex, but apparently, their daughter had other plans, and so she sends Jo into labor faster than either of her parents expected. 

Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy.

Relationship: Alex Karev/Jo Wilson. 

Characters: Alex Karev, Jo Wilson, Meredith Grey, Cormac Hayes, Atticus Lincoln, and Miranda Bailey.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences. 

Additional Tags: Fluff, Pregnancy, Birth, Baby, Birth Scene, Grumpy Pregnant Jo,

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AN: For Nina (@doc-pickles) and her granola bar LOL

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Jo Karev waddled over to the Peds floor. At almost 40 weeks pregnant, her baby belly was barely contained by even the largest pink maternity scrubs. Their daughter also took away her ability to walk at anything faster than the speed of a waddling duck, as she liked to complain. The second she rounded the corner to the nurse’s station, the collection of nurses there took one look at her and instantly got out of her way. They busied themselves with anything that took them away, leaving the area empty and free for Jo to pick any chair she liked. She eased herself into the one rolly chairs with memory foam padding, finally getting some relief for her aching back and feet as she melted into the chair. 

“Hello Jo, how was your day?” 

She looked up to see Hayes was finishing his post-op notes on the tablet in front of him. Of all the people around her, he was the only one that seemed to be unfazed by her grumpy moods.

“My day would have been better if Alex had met me in the lounge on time to take me home like he promised,” Jo complained as she crossed her arms and glared at Hayes as if it was his fault Alex was running late. “Where is my dear husband?”

“He's just finishing up with his last case of the day. The parents need a little extra reassurance after their son's surgery, and Karev is just talking with them. I’ll go get him,” Hayes said, sending her a smile before he left. 

Jo closed her eyes and leaned her head back, enjoying a moment of peace and quiet. She had been on her feet all day in between her two C-sections and running around the maternity ward. She was exhausted. Although, Carina had her on light duty ever since she reached 35 weeks. She urged Jo to consider taking maternity leave or at least doing half days as she was just so overly exhausted and, as a result, grumpy. However, the only thing Jo hated more than feeling exhausted at work was sitting in the Loft all alone, feeling anxious for the baby’s arrival and missing Alex. At least here at work, she could pop over and see him whenever she wanted to. 

However, the peace and quiet didn't last for long as the baby inside her squirmed and wiggle around as she kicked Jo's ribs. On top of that, as soon as the kicks ended, she had another Braxton Hicks contraction. Jo got up from the chair and put both hands on the desk in front of her as she leaned forward. The pain was unbearable and unimaginable. It felt like someone was squeezing her entire abdomen. She couldn't think, she couldn't speak, all she could do was sway her hips from side to side as somehow that helped as she willed the contraction to go away.

Suddenly Alex's hands were on her waist. He came up from behind her and wrapped his arms around her as he held her belly. Jo stood up and leaned against him, her eyes still closed as she leaned her head against his shoulder. Alex held her and whispered soft things into her ear to distract her from the pain as Jo moaned in relief. The feel of Alex's hands on her body, although it did nothing to relieve the pain, just having him there, having him support her and having him to lean against was enough. Alex held her as they gently swayed from side to side until her contraction finally passed but kept his hands on her belly.

“Hey,” Alex whispered in her ear, soft and gentle like you always was for her, as he pressed a kiss to her neck. “You ready to go home?”

Jo let out a sigh, and she leaned forward and put her hands on the counter again. “I don't think we're going home tonight.”

“What's wrong, oh,” Alex said as he let go of her and she felt him step back. Jo could almost imagine the way his eyes went wide as his lips parted into an o, and she smiled. “Was that, are you, are you in labor?”

“I may or may not have had a few contractions,” Jo admitted as she bit her lip to hid her smile before she turned around to look at Alex. His panicked expression changed into one of frustration as he greeted his teeth and put his hands on his hips. 

“Seriously, Jo,” Alex said, shaking his head and rubbing his forehead. “Okay, well, when did they start and how far apart if they've been.”

“Relax, it's only been a few hours, and my water hasn't broken, oh,” Jo gasped as if by divine intervention she felt a gush of fluids dampen her pant and run down her legs as her water broke.

“Josephine Karev, why didn't you tell me earlier,” Alex insisted as he glared at her. 

“You were in surg…” Jo trailed off as she felt the pressure in her pelvis increase and another contraction started.

If Jo thought she was in pain before, it was nothing compared to the pain she was in now. She knew that her amniotic fluid cushioned the baby's head in her uterus, and now that it was gone, she felt the full force of the baby's head bearing down on her pelvis as their baby made its way out of her.  

She could only moan and squeezed her eyes shut as she reached out for her husband. Alex took her hand and only let out a little squeak as she squeezed it as hard as she could. He instantly moved to put counter pressure on her hips from where she was still bent over. Jo leaned forward to put her head on her arms as she tried to remember to breathe in the midst of all her pain.

“They’re less than three minutes apart, for God's sake, Jo!” Alex said in exasperation once her contraction passed.

“Not helping!” Jo yelled back at him through gritted teeth as she cried out. 

She gripped the counter with both hands and let out a groan as she pushed again. She was both familiar with this pain and yet completely inexperienced with it. She had seen it hundreds of times as she helped other people deliver their babies, but she didn't truly understand it until she felt it herself. The feel of her baby's head pushing out of her and bearing down all of their weight on her pelvis while her uterus contracted to push them out was unlike any pain Jo had ever felt. And she was no stranger to pain. Her entire body was on fire, and the pain was nearly unbearable, but she still didn't cry out. She just gripped the edge of the counter until her knuckles turned white as the beads of sweat dripped down her forehead as she was consumed by pain. 

“Okay, okay, just breathe in and out,” Alex said, modeling for her as they both took a few deep breaths before her contraction passed. “Okay, I'm going to go get Carina now?”

“Alex, wait,” Jo said, gripping his hand and pulling him back before he could run off. “I'm having this baby now.” 

“Yeah, I know that's why I'm going to go get you a wheelchair so we can head over to the maternity ward.” 

“No, Alex,” Jo said as she paused, feeling the urge to push again, as she could feel the baby’s head move down the canal and she grabbed the hem of her scrub pants to pull them down. “I'm having this baby right here, right now.”

If Jo thought he had a worried expression before, the look on Alex's face was pure panic. He was white as a sheet and grabbed her scrub pants to pull them down to the floor as Jo spread her knees. 

“Holy shit,” Alex swore, and Jo didn’t need him to explain why as she felt their baby's head in between her legs as the baby was crowning. “Jo, Jo, you need to slow down, or you're going to tear.” 

“Tell that to your daughter! She's the one who's coming out of these faster than a lightning bolt,” Jo said as she squeezed her eyes shut as she moaned in pain again, they sure did call it the ring of fire for a reason. “I was supposed to have an epidural.” 

Jo kept pushing as the contraction continued as Alex kneeled in-between her legs and coached her through it as she counted the seconds and pushed. Her body seemed to be in charge as all she could do was push until the contraction passed.

“She's got a lot of brown hair.” 

“Seriously Alex, her head is coming out of me and that's all you can say!”

“I'm sorry, I'm just freaking out a little bit here!”

“You're freaking out!” Jo yelled, glaring at him, Alex freaking out the last thing she needed. 

He peeked up at her with wide eyes as his mouth was open in an oh, clearly seeing how he messed up.

“Nope, nope, not freaking out, and I'm doing great, you just relax I got it, her, I got her,” Alex said before disappeared in between her legs and she felt his hands on the baby.

“I'm so gonna kill you after this!” Jo said, before another contraction came on and she put her chin to her chest and pushed with all her might.

Jo knew that her experience as an OB resident would help when she delivered her baby, but she didn't think she would be her own OB. Despite the pain, she tried her best to remember how to breathe, how to push, and when to take breaks, not that her baby or her body gave her any. With Alex helping her through it, she delivered the head and then the shoulders. With one more push, their daughter came into the world, and she felt a sense of relief as it was all over. The pain of pushing and her contractions momentarily passed, but she held her breath as she waited for her daughter to cry. 

There was a moment, a half-second of silence, as both she and Alex anxiously waited before she heard the baby begin to cry. Jo let out a sigh, knowing that her daughter was alive and well. She opened her eyes and turned around, still gripping the counter and leaning on it for support. She looked down to see Alex holding their pink, crying baby girl in his arms as he crouched in between her legs. Both of her parents looked at her in shock at her sudden appearance. 

“I had our baby,” Jo said, absolutely stunned as her legs gave out from under her, and she sank down to sit on the cold laminate floor in the pool of her amniotic fluid and a bit of blood, and she rested back against a file cabinet. 

“You had our baby,” Alex said as he cradled their newborn to his chest, gently swaying before he looked up at her.

It was far from the most comfortable thing, but she was too exhausted to care so long as she wasn't standing anymore. Her entire body had those hard muscle aches that came after a long day or a hard workout. She was so exhausted she could have fallen asleep right then and there, but Jo was so stunned by the little girl Alex was holding, and she wanted to meet her daughter.

Jo looked down at the crying baby in Alex's arms before she reached out for her. He passed her over and Jo instantly cradled her as she held her daughter for the first time. She began to rock and shush the baby as she had done a dozen times with other babies, but this was her daughter in her arms, and Jo just stared down at her in amazement. Soon she quieted down and opened her perfect dark eyes to stare up at them. 

“Hi,” Jo whispered as she smiled and stared down at her before she brushed her finger down her perfect cheek.

“Hello,” Alex said, and Jo could hear the tears in his voice as he got choked up. “I'm your Daddy and I'm so happy to meet you.”

Alex leaned forward to look at her as well and they both had large matching smiles. Their daughter squirmed and gave another cry as she kicked in Jo’s arms instead of in her belly like she had only moments ago. She could hardly believe that her daughter was here in her arms and that this wasn't all a dream. Jo reached out to take Alex's hand and give it a gentle squeeze as they both stared back down at their daughter. 

“She needs a blanket,” Jo said, looking around the empty nurses' station. She couldn't believe she had just given birth in the middle of the hospital with no one but Alex to help her.

“You need a blanket too,” Alex said, taking off his lab coat and putting it over her bare waist where her pants were still around her ankles.

Jo looked down and Alex's scrub shirt that was absolutely soaked in blood and amniotic fluid. Besides, she was pretty sure she peed as well in the midst of pushing their daughter out. As Alex looked around for anything to cover their daughter, Jo moved to take off her own scrub shirt. She was already sitting there with her pants down, she didn't really care as Alex helped her pull her scrub shirt over her head before she cradled her daughter against her bare skin. She felt her baby against her chest as her little chest rose and fell before Alex placed the shirt over them. The cool air felt nice against her overheated skin, and for a moment, they just sat there in stunned silence staring at the little girl who had curled up on Jo’s chest and seemed content in her mother's arms.

“Oi, where is everybody?” Hayes yelled before he looked down and saw them on the floor. Jo and Alex looked up to see him staring down at them, slacked jaw and frozen in place. “Jo, you had your baby.”

“Yeah.” Both Jo and Alex said at the same time as they turned to look back at their daughter with large smiles.

“Well, congratulations, but I'm going to go grab the nurses, Dr. DeLuca, and some blankets,” Hayes said before he ran off. 

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Less than an hour later, Jo was settled in a postpartum room. Carina helped her finish the delivery and had cleaned up her and the baby. Now the family of three were slowly settling in for the night as they bonded with their daughter. The shock of her delivery was slowly fading away, but Alex was still a little dumbfounded. However, they were both so happy that she was here regardless of how unexpected it was. 

“You just couldn't wait to get out, could you, Eden Helen Karev,” Jo said as she smiled down at her daughter as she ran her finger down her little nose. “You were a surprise from the very beginning and you just keep surprising us.”

Alex chuckled as he pressed a kiss to the top of Eden's head. He was sitting at her bedside, leaning forward to rest his elbows on her bed, so he was right next to Eden's head. Her head was indeed too big for the regular baby hats, so instead of a hospital hat, she was wearing a light purple knitted hat from Nana Helen. Jo was thrilled to have gotten some pain killer as her perfect daughter's big head had indeed torn its way out of her. She had to have nearly a dozen stitches, but it was all worth it, mostly.

“Well, I think we've had enough surprises for one lifetime, baby girl,” Alex said as he still stared at her completely in awe. “You hear that Speedy Edie, no more surprises.”

“For once, I agree with your Daddy, not on the nickname, though,” Jo said as she glared at Alex while he just smiled at their little girl. “No more surprises, at least not for a while.”

He chuckled as he looked up at her and Jo caught his eyes as they exchanged a little laugh. They were still in disbelief that she was finally here in front of them, and they just couldn't stop staring at her, despite how she was fast asleep in Jo's arms. They were just so absolutely in love and in awe of their little girl as they got to know her and memorize her face. Eden was absolutely perfect in every way, with ten tiny fingers and ten tiny toes. She had Alex's little lips that Jo knew would turn up into his crooked smile as soon as she started smiling. She had Jo’s little nose and her eyes that, although they were a dark grey now, they both could tell they would be a brilliant shade of gold. 

As they continued to stare down at her, their quiet little moment together was interrupted by the door swinging open as Meredith frantically came into the room. 

“You gave birth!” Meredith explained before she looked down at the newborn in Jo’s arms 

“Yep, Mer, meet Eden, she decided to come out and that was that,” Alex said with a laugh and a shrug.

“She gets that determination from her mama then,” Meredith said as she walked over to them and smiled down at the little girl in Jo’s arms. “Well, hello little one.”

Meredith wasn't the only one who seemed to have just received the news of Jo giving birth as Link was hot on her heels, nearly running into the door frame. 

“You're in labor! Wait, the baby’s here already!” Link said, looking at Eden in Jo's arms as his jaw dropped. 

“In Jo’s defense Eden came really fast,” Alex said shaking his head even now, neither of them could still believe it. 

“Eden?” Link said with a smile as he came over to them. “That's a great name. Hello Eden.”

“Thank you,” Jo said as she beamed up at their friends, but before she could introduce Eden to him, Webber came into the room as well. 

“Karev, I hear congratulations are in order,” Webber said, coming over and smiling down at the little girl. Before they had time to say hello, Amelia and Maggie came into the room with nearly a dozen balloons, teddy bears, and other little gifts for the baby.

“Congratulations,” Maggie and Amelia said as they came in, filling the room with the gifts. As if to complete the party, Levi and Helm came in and offered their congratulations with a teddy bear and a balloon. 

Jo just sighed and relaxed as her family came over to her bedside and cooed over Eden while congratulating her. Jo was excited for them to meet her, and Alex proudly told the story about how Jo had given birth. As he talked, he seemed completely amazed as he just gazed over at them getting a little distracted as he stared at his wife and child. 

“Karev, what's this I hear about you giving birth at the nurse’s station?” Bailey’s booming voice filled the room as she came in looking between Jo and Eden to the party around them. “And what is all this? What are you people doing harassing the Karev’s and their newborn? Out, all of you!” 

Bailey quickly began shooing them all out of the room as they all reluctantly left, but promised to visit the next day. Jo didn't mind the big party at first, but she was exhausted and was happy to be able to rest.

“Congratulations you two,” Bailey whispered to them before she dimmed the lights and closed the door behind her.

Jo smiled as she laid back in the bed ready to get some sleep. Alex took Eden and held her as he leaned a kiss on Eden’s head before leaning forward and placing a tender kiss on her lips.

“You are amazing, Jo. Thank you for giving me this beautiful baby girl,” Alex said, staring at her with so much love in his eyes.

Despite how they had been together for more than half a century, she was still surprised when Alex said things like that to her. No one had ever thanked her for anything she had ever done, but Alex did. He made her feel loved and appreciated. And no one looked at her like Alex did. He looked at her with so much love and sometimes it still took her breath away. All she could do was smile and squeeze his hand before she reached out to brush her finger down Eden's arms before her tiny little fingers wrapped around Jo's big finger with a tight grasp. Alex settled in the chair right next to her and held her, and their daughters joined hands, as his thumb rubbed circles in the back of her hand. Jo could barely keep her eyes open, but she just stared at him and their daughter just for a moment longer. 

“Go to sleep, Jo. She'll be here when you wake up, we both will.” Alex said, nodding as she looked over at them. 

She smiled, and she sighed, Alex always knew exactly what she needed to hear. “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Alex said, giving her, her favorite crooked grin. “Now get some rest, you and our baby girl deserve it.” 

“Okay,” Jo finally relented and closed her eyes.

She still hung on to the feeling of Alex holding her hand and Eden’s fingers wrapped around hers. Her family was right next to her and she didn't want to ever let them go.