#and they're kids they are not gonna give a damn about some different colored hair

[chronicsyd]

Actually, I’ve got a few redactions + Add on's about the long ass post on the S2 trailer I made a couple weeks ago.

So while I still think Vi painted the gauntlets black to disguise herself, I’m thinking the fight with Warwick damages them again because when Vi’s with Ekko here, they are different than how they first appeared. So Ekko and Heimerdinger could repair them before fighting Ambessa, also it would partially explain why he's here fighting with her at all (so to the anon that asked, yes i do agree that Ekko/Heimerdinger probably fixed them)

I’ve been seeing posts about Jinx kinda sorta “adopting” a kid in the new season (you can kinda see them in that clip with Smeech attacking Sevika) and there’s the scene with Undercity people surrounding Jinx having blue hair so my thoughts are now leaning more towards that this is that child in question than something having to do with Jinx or Powder herself. it would also explain Sevika's new look and such.

I'm SUCH an idiot but the gem imbedded in Viktor's wrist is most likely for the arm they showed back in S1, much like how they showed the gauntlets that Vi would eventually be using. I just didn't give the arm a second thought until now despite knowing The Machine Herald already had the third arm (insert face palm here...)

Back to the lines from Vi and Caitlyn from the announcement teaser 3 years ago, it's clear that they're talking about the temple fight that happens later on. Caitlyn has to see this through but she doesn't want to do it alone because she knows that she or Jinx is going to end up dead as a result; but Vi feels she needs to fight Jinx herself because we're probably going to see a bunch of stuff happen before the fight (like the Kiramman tent fight for example) because Vi says "no one else needs to get hurt", but at first I just thought that Vi was talking about Jinx's attack on the Council.

I'm still unsure who's in the orange that Ambessa's talking to because no ones signature color in Arcane has been orange as far as i know (it's been mainly reds, blues, whites, and golds) so I'm thinking that it's a hospital outfit of some sort (I could be wrong, but that's where my thoughts are towards) and she's talking to someone in Piltover that Can implement Martial Law and there's really only 3 examples that could do that: Caitlyn, Jayce, or Mel (if Mel happens to be alive of course. and I'm pretty sure the other Councilor's are about as dead as dogshit, or should be because besides Cassandra did you Really give a fuck about the rest of them?).

someone else pointed this out and I for the Life of me can't find their account but the lines on the floor point to this being Stillwater Hold, so at some point that's where Jinx's base of operations is, or she's just breaking them out but at least in this scene i don't think so.

I'm changing my stance on this, this is happening right before Act 3 (or more specifically, before we see her in the Ambessa fight). mainly because while the lighting is damn near impossible to make out, i think her hair is cut in this scene, she's also missing the ropes on her top. Mainly because when we see her with the finger prosthetic she still has her braids and that's Definitely happening post Act 1. so she's crying about something different from Silco here and I'm having a dreading idea on what it is...

I don't think Vi is carrying Cait on her shoulders, mainly because with the lighting the vest looks brown but when we see Caitlyn her vest is very clearly black. So not exactly sure who it is, I'm kinda thinking it's the blue fish guy (is Arcane gonna give us the names of Caitlyn's comrades yet?!) and the explosion we see with him isn't the same one that knocked Vi down. but that's just hypothetical, the only thing I'm Sure about is that Vi isn't carrying Caitlyn at least.

I have NO idea Why and I have NO credible sources on this but for some reason my brain keeps telling Sevika's dying. No i don't know the how or the when but it'd just be another tally of grief for Jinx (because we're probably going to see them get close despite their animosity back in S1) (and let's be real anyone that takes on even a Slight "parenting" role to Vi or Jinx is getting the axe, i don't make the rules)

So far the only thing I'm having trouble placing is uhhh everyone that Isn't Vi, Jinx or Caitlyn. because they've been Massively marketing the three of them but when it comes to people like Viktor and Jayce not a fucking clue. We got that clip of Ekko and Heimerdinger sneaking into Piltover where they probably do some sorta hextech experimenting but that's really the limit of my knowledge. I know the people I was confused about have to do with Viktor and the Glorious Evolution thing but other than that, I've really only got solid thoughts on our three ladies for the season.

Also it seems like tomorrow they're probably going to be showing us what they showed at the Annecy festival for pit fighter Vi back in June so... can't wait for that!

and that's what i got for now...

[umberandmochaagate]

The granmoun at the salon: "But if you bleach/dye your hair, the teenagers [you work with] are going to think you're weird!"

Me, a person who knows teenagers:

[haysprite]

*crawls out from a hole* do you have any headcanons of Julie to share with us :)

Jesus where did that hole come from,,, And oh boy do I !!! This isn't all of em, but they're all the ones I have written down so far! I also have a lot including Frank, but that'll be it's own separate post later since this is mainly about her <3

• AuDHD go brrr

• She hyperfixates on a lot of different things, but her strongest one has been on slasher films and serial killers; Will infodump at any time if given the chance, it's part of why she connected with Frank so quickly

• Absolutely loves nicknames! She loves giving them to her friends, and loves when people use nicknames for her as well

• Steals Frank’s clothes a LOT. She steals his jackets the most and will make sure he sees her wearing em, they’re just v comfy and she feels close to him at all times this way

• I feel like she’s got a secret sweet tooth. Cupcakes are her favorite treat, specifically red velvet

• Often gets lost in her thoughts as she draws. Loves going to coffee shops to just doodle random patrons she finds interesting or her friends. Frank is one of the main subjects of her work

• Absolutely loves having girls nights with Susie; they do each other's hair, paint their nails, and stay up late watching a movie with lots and lots of popcorn

• She’s the type of gal to walk out into a blizzard in a tank top, which gets her a LOT of worried and/or judgmental stares; If Frank is around, he’ll give her his hoodie every damn time, cause how tf is this bitch not cold?

• Super cold hands, she likes to place her hands on the back of people’s necks or grab their arms to make em jump from how cold they are

• Doodles on her arms a lot in pen; She wants a tattoo but is indecisive about what to get, so she just sticks to this for the time being

• She prefers tea over coffee, though she’s not too picky about either one, just can’t be too bitter or else she’ll toss it out immediately

• Can’t cook for shit, I feel like the most she’d be able to make is boxed mac n cheese, and even then she’d fuck it up a lot. She’d rather get take out anyway, it's a lot easier to steal food than it is to make it 

• Is STUPID good at knife tricks! She loves tossing around a knife in her hand, showing off cool tricks to her friends, and is even pretty good at knife throwing

• She’s pretty smart academically, she just doesn’t particularly enjoy actually having to put effort into assignments, so she just bullshits her way through classes and prays that tests are enough to get her through cause fuck homework, am I right kids?

• Ditches school a LOT to hang out with Frank

• She likes to sing along with her favorite music, but tends to not do it around other people. The other three caught her once, and though she doesn’t have the best singing voice, they still loved listening to her

• Red is her absolute favorite color

• She was the only one who knew about the friendship bracelets Susie was making for the group, since Susie wanted some input on what she thought everyone’s bracelet colors should be

• She doesn’t cry often, but oh boy, when she does? It’s gonna take a while to calm her down cause she’s gonna be a wreck for a lil while

• She has almost a motherly instinct when it comes to Susie, almost always knowing when she’s upset and how to help her out

• Loves to get Joey to gossip with her, cause ooh boy he likes to pop off sometimes, and she enjoys listening to him complain sometimes cause it can be pretty funny

[unburntdragonqueen]

My opinion on different house of the dragon outfits (women edition) part 1

I was only planning on making one post about this but then I realized the amount of outfits and how little space tumblr gives you for photos so yeah

This post is gonna be huge 😬

The fact that I know no one is gonna waste their time reading all this but I'm still doing it, damn I'm really that bored 🤣

Please ignore any typos my first language is not English

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Rhaenyra Targaryen

I used to be obsessed with this outfit when the show first came out but for some reason the more I look at it the less interesting it looks to me now, it's not bad whatsoever like I said I used to be obsessed and I still do like it just not as much, I like the details on her shoulders and arms and for some reason I'm still obsessed with the "buttons" (they're not buttons but my first language isn't English and I cannot think of the word for that) and also the dragon talons and how much she has it in her outfits is so cute to me.

Rating: 7/10

This dress, I like the cut and it looks very good on her, but the color is very dead that's supposed to be gold and I like the idea but I just wish the gold was more vibrant I guess and I have a feeling this is gonna be an unpopular opinion but that belt saves the whole outfit, I do wish the stones in the middle were a different color or the belt being fully gold, but overall it's a good dress I do feel like it fits Rhaenyra specially her younger self.

Rating: 6/10

Okay now this outfit it's PERFECT, it's one of my favorites from young Rhaenyra and I feel like it was this outfit that made my love for the black one she has "similar" to, go down, bc this one is simply stunning all the details and the short sleeve being like cut open and then the red one underneath, love it.

Rating: 9/10

NOW THIS DRESS, FUCKKKKK.

It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, not even kidding I haven't seen a dress this beautiful in a while, all the details and the folds with gold dragon looking thing, and then the actual dragons in the middle of the dress that almost form a heart and then it opens to the red, beautiful beautiful, but my favorite detail of all has to be the pointy sleeves that expose her whole shoulders, seriously SPEECHLESS.

The only thing that bothers me but it's not a big deal it's the color bc for me it looks dark blue, but people insist it's black so that confuses me lol

Rating: 1000/10

It looks good on her okay, but the dress itself, nah once again the color thing, and the way the sleeves close idk how to feel, the fabric looks a bit weird I wouldn't say cheap but just not the type of fabric I would imagine a princess wearing I would expect something more, idk hopefully this makes sense.

Rating: 5/10

Now I know for a fact this is gonna be an unpopular opinion but I'm not the biggest fan, I love the gold details on the red and I looooove the belt and the fact that it's off the shoulders, but the cut in the sleeves is what kinda irks me a bit, I have a love hate relationship with it.

Rating: 7/10

I absolutely love EVERYTHING about this dress it's simply gorgeous I couldn't get a better picture bc for some reason when I actually need the photos it's when I can't find them same thing happened with one of the dresses from Alicent, but once again, belt, I love those little belts on dresses and the neck thing just gives her that powerful look and the hair matches really well with it, love the detail on the neck of the dress and sleeves.

Rating: 10/10

So with the dress that everyone seems to love to hate, I actually like it, is it my favorite?? No, but I do like it, once again the shoulder thing I'm obsessed with that type of dresses, I love once again the dragon talons, and the sheer sleeves under the main grey ones, I love the little red details, but this dress does kinda confuse me, bc when it opens she has a whole new dress underneath and what you see in the middle of her dress that goes down the front is part of that dress maybe even the sheer sleeves so this dress kinda feels more like a jacket lol.

Rating: 7/10

Now this one is an actual jacket but I decided to still count it as a dress bc it looks like one and she also wore it during the whole episode so it counts okay lol. I think it's obvious what i'm gonna say, the fucking dragon talons I'm obsessed I love the color and the pattern that goes down the front and on her wrists only, there's just something about this outfit and then her hair that makes her look powerful.

I like the little peek of her red dress under the sleeves too lmao

Rating: 8/10

The belt y'all the belt, without that belt I don't think I would like the dress as much as I do honestly it just gives it a little something, and i like the sleeve on sleeve lmao and the pattern that goes down those sleeves and around her neck too, I don't really understand what it is with them and having random lines down young Rhaenyra's dresses but that kinda bothered me I feel like this one could live without that line

Rating: 8/10

And now I'm gonna need to make a new post bc I reached the limit and I'm definitely not gonna be done with just 2 parts (fuck my life) bc I chose too many dresses lol

[maguro13-2]

The Dark Beginnings ~ Origins of the Ink Demons Chapter 0 Finale (4/6)

Nights : Thanks for your help, guys. I could've done it without you two. You must be her sister, Moirai Albarn?

Moirai Albarn : Yeah, that's me. I'm her older sister, and Maka over here is my "Younger" sister. We have the same hair style but a different color scheme with our hare, don't you get it? Younger sister.

Nights : Really? So how did you know that she's the Shattered Meister and not you?

Moirai Albarn : Because I am an heir to the Phantonian Race, she's the one that she's looking for as well.

Jackle : Seriously! That girl's a flat chested runt!

Maka Albarn : *angry vein* OH YEAH CAN A RUNT DO THIS!?! (uses Blood Magic on Jackle)

Jackle : Wow! She can use Blood Magic as well? I heard the stories from the Phantoms of Society since they were equivalent to the Shattered Soldiers, but still I noticed about this one is for sure! The one they called the Shattered Meister is only just a small-sized kid! Am I right, fellas?

Maka Albarn : For the last time...DON'T CALL ME FLAT CHESTED, YOU JERK! (Knocks Jackle out of the way)

Nights : Not what I expected.

Reala : No need to be a little harsh on that one. But you seemed to be a little more consecutive about being agressive or a disagreement.

Nights : Yeah, I don't think that he was just talking about your sister's size, but, uhh...doesn't even count.

Maka Albarn : *angry vein* OH REALLY!? WELL, IF HE OR ANYONE DARE SAYS THAT TO MY FACE, I'LL KNOCK SOME GOD DAMN SENSE INTO ANYONE THAT PISSES ME OFF!

Moirai Albarn : *sweatdrop* That doesn't totally ring a bell. Hmmm...I wonder if the witches are still in real world AU to think that they're already succeeded the mission? I wonder where those two might be?

"Meanwhile in PSO..."

[Growl, From the Depths of the Earth - Hideaki Kobayashi]

(the battle continues)

Group : UWAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

Kimial Diehl : This is not part of the Mission! It's not what the chief told us that someone interrupted it!

Ashley : It's every dog has it days, but now it's going to be Dog-sh*t days if you know what are we gonna do fighting a boss dragon that resides underneath the dome!? Do you think that Sonic's co-creator is ever gonna hear about you playing PSO?

Kimial Diehl : I've know that game so much! It makes Sonic Team wanna vomit!

Eruka Frog : How do you even this stop this crazy Dragon!

Jacqueline O'Lantern Dupre : Fear not, fire-breathing beast! I shall slay you upon my sword and I will beheaded to defeat you!

(dragon starts breathing fire)

Jacqueline O'Lantern Dupre : Okay! Okay! I admit! Flaming types don't work at the same time! If my flaming sword of judgement can match the power of his flames, it will have no effect on this case. I need a weakness to defeat the Dome Dweller. Lightning spell and Water spells won't work, because water doesn't work in PSO. The only spell that water works is...

Rupika : Barta spell! (casts ice to attack the dragon)

(Dragon Roars in pain)

Kimial Diehl : An Ice spell? That's a technique called Barta! But who...

Rupika : Hey, girlfriends! You should helping us out! But it's least that you are very welcome to lend me a hand for you!

Ashley : Hey, Fonewearl! We could really use a hand if you want to!

Rupika : Gladly you asked! Cause this Dweller is going down to Thrash! I'm gonna give this Dome Dweller a taste of his own medicine! I'm gonna make you into a frozen popsicle, so eat some ice, Dome Dweller!

Kimial Diehl : Nows our chance! Ashley, the Ice spell!

Ashley : right!

Ashley & Kimial : [in unision] Hocus Pocus, Make the dragon frozenly delicious!

(the three combine their ice techniques to defeat the dragon)

(Dragon Roaring in pain before it falls down on the ground)

Rupika : Yatta! Another one bites the dust! Looks like he won't be having dessert this time with that fiery breath of his!

Ashley : Phew! That was pretty rough for fighting a boss dragon.

Eruka Frog : So much for this guy. He almost barbecued us when it destroyed Jorogumo after some entity must've used Chaos Control to warp us in your world. But we're from the real and we need to get back to complete our mission.

Rupika : Oh, is that so? Come, I'll show you around the city.

Ashley : ...The city?

[scene flips]

[Pioneer 2 - Hideaki Kobayashi]

Ashley : Wait a second. What is even this place?

Rupika : Why this is the city of Pioneer two, and Pioneer 2 is a giant spaceship that is located near the planet Ragol. I usually that I live on the planet ragol, nothing much since I was the only force to have this power called "D-Cells" but I have no idea what those would work for me. I'm Rupika, the Fonewearl and I'm one of the good guys that calls me a rookie.

Ashley : So...Another of the Sega Representatives. And you say that you are best friends with a guy named Ash Canaan who known since you two were in, uhh....

Rupika : Pioneer 2 / Ragolian High. Ash was a high school delinquent and I was an ordinary school girl. Look at this photo. (shows a photo of Ash as a delinquent and Rupika herself as a schoolgirl) This is us when we were in school together. He's sure go into the fights with other delinquents, but he protected me when those boys try to lay a finger on me. It was the kind of friendship that we ever forged before he met with the other NPCs, the Hunters, Rangers, and Forces like me, are three classes that wanted to become a hunter someday and will make a lot of money in the game. Players from all over the world, including you, Kimial, come to the guild and get a job to make a lot of money and complete some missions that we like to call it quest.

Kimial Diehl : Oh yeah. So I've known this game when I was still young, and I was brought into the world of PSO, but do this game have a connection with the legendary Blue Hedgehog?

Rupika : Of course, Yuji Naka created Phantasy Star about four years before the blue hedgehog himself debuted to become the rival of the man in red. I know it's hard to understand that Phantasy Star was the very first title that Sonic Team made when it was still Sega AM8, before renamed it to name after the very own mascot himself! We've known the Blue Blur himself for generations, and even have our own weapons that we can now use from shops or from the enemies in Ragol.

Ashley : Yeah!

Eruka Frog : Well, I've known about know about the rivalry between the Red Plumber and the Blue hedgehog, Mario came ten years before Sonic arrived, it's good that you living with the Blue history since Phantasy Star disappeared about 6 years before Sonic Team gave rebirth to PSO.

Rupika : Right! But Episode II is where the we get the add new content theory that foreshadowed Episode IV, right? But why Episode IV would be a new content? What about that card game called Episode 3? What does Episode 3 have to do with cards?

Ashley & Kimial : [in unison] You mix with Yu-Gi-Oh and Phantasy Star, but with classes and monsters Duelists and Monster Cards.

*Cartoon SFX : BOING!*

Ashley : But I'm glad that Episode IV's being mentioned and foreshadow that PSO's original servers might be the victims to be shutdown by the Sega officials. But luckily, players in the real world have created a private server where they can play PSO freely.

Rupika : That's a no brainier of mine!

Kimial Diehl : Hey, Rupika. Not to mention a bit, I think there's a little creature behind your leg. And it's got two tails to thinking it's...(behind Rupika's leg is a Tails Chao) A Chao that looking alike Tails? This one's... a bit shy.

Rupika : Oh that's just Buddy, I named it when I was in High School with Ash. I found him outside when I was taking a trip to Ragol's forest.

[After the Story 2 - Hideaki Kobayashi]

Kimial Diehl : Wait. This is one of the Chao that was being sent to Chao World? So are you really the original owner of the Tails Chao?

Rupika : Quite true. This two-tailed creature crash landed on Ragol when I was still in school to meet with the Rappies.

*flashback*

Rupika : Ever since I was born on a planet inhabitated by Rappies, I was going to have a picnic with Ash to discover Pioneer 1's contact, and we even get to see the amazing scenery on Ragol's beauty before Pioneer 2 and 1 would be contacted. During the picnic, I discovered that a spaceship crashed landed and we discovered that a Tails Chaos was all alone and crying. This allowed me to do something with it and I had to act tough. So I did it in a motherly way and I stopped it crying by craddling him in my arms and sung him a tune. It was the motherly way to take care a Chao that nobody who would noticed, but Ash decided to take care of him properly. And I named him Buddy. I had to keep everything a secret.

*flashback ends*

Rupika : Players would might get this little fella one day and tried to send him into one of the remaining places. PSO players were not trying to take him to a Garden, they want to imprison him. Those players were the people that no chao that ever wanted. Nobody would be there to take care of him when someone is dead. And when we die, there would be no one to look after him, but I'm sure anyone will do. Even all, It thinks that I am like a mother to him. A real mother to take care of a cute and cuddle-some creature.

Ashley : Rupika. I know it's hard for you to take care of a single creature, but you are a Sega Representative that is an NPC created by Yuji Naka, but the thing is that you were desperate to take care of a single life, the one that you should protect and your friends too. I'm sure that they'll treat you something great. After all, you are the greatest mother that will ever...

*RUMBLING*

Jacqueline O'Lantern Dupre : What!? Now what's going on!? (hears communicator beeping)

Kimial Diehl : I guess that was really touching of you, Rupika. But I'm glad that I almost cried alot.

Ashley : Cried alot? Kimial, what do you mean by that

Penny Crygor : (via communicator) Guys, what are you doing!? You gotta get out of here and get back to the Real World before Time Eater finds out that your partner is the Shattered Meister and she will literally wipe the place clean! With you on it!

[Courage - Fumie Kumatani, Warsaw Philharmonic]

Ashley, Eruka & Rupika : Wipe the place clean!?!

Ashley : I gotta get Kimial out of here! Find a place to keep her calming her power down before she shattered the entire place and there won't be another PSO in 12 years! But it's gonna take more that! What will I do before she completely wipes Pioneer 2 out along with everyone aboard including us!? I've got no other choice but recreate the same explosion that was once did to Pioneer 1 by a dark force, named Dark Falz! It's time we take Shattered Resonance to the next level!

~ Prologue 23 : Mother's Memories ~

[mistaeq]

The Jobros: Finding out their s/o is Pregnant with Twins

TW // none

Original Request: Can you do the jojo's reaction to their s/o being pregnant with twins after a long time of trying? You can find this here.

The sweet @serenityblaze44 asked for this same prompt with the Jobros, so... here it is! <3

WORD COUNT: 2.6k

ROBERT E. O. SPEEDWAGON

As soon as you tell him, his eyes widen, like a cat who saw his favourite toy. It's almost as if he was a kid, and you were telling him that Santa was gonna bring him his favourite gift ever. No wonder, he'll be speechless for some seconds. Not only one baby, but two? This sounds all the way like a dream becoming reality. Living in the street like he did years ago, he could only dream about having a family.

You've been trying so hard to have a baby, you both felt ready, and after all the danger he went through along with Jonathan, Robert wants to settle down and have a family, finally starting something serious. But you had a lot of problems with getting pregnant, and he was losing his hope. Until you told him you were expecting a baby. And now, you were telling him they were two, two angels of his growing in your stomach. This feels crazy.

Speedwagon won't force you and won't get angry, if you don't feel like you'd like something like this, but he'd love to name one of the twins Jonathan or William if there's at least a boy and Erina if there's at least a girl. These people mattered so much in his life, and would be the happiest if he could bring these names with him forever. If you don't like the idea, he will respectfully accept it, and he's open and ready to hear your own ideas, too!

He wants everything to be completely organized, when the twins will come to the world. Every parent buys furniture and clothing for their baby, even before the birth, it's a pretty common thing. But Robert more or less behaved like Joseph buying stuff for Shizuka with Josuke's money. Speedwagon almost bought an entire baby store out of happiness and excitement. He's enthusiast and nervous. Bear with this loving gentleman.

"What do you mean I don't have to buy six cribs for the babies? What their two ones break and we need to change it?" he groans, handing you a bag, you looking at him with questioning eyes. "Nevermind... y/n, will you hold these fifty pacifiers for me while I get the twenty pairs of baby shoes out of the car?"

Speedwagon can't keep the news to himself. He'll call Erina before everyone else, and then all his friends, like immediately, to tell them the good news. He looks calm and rational, but he spent most of his life in London's street, and few years won't erase his loud and impulsive attitude. It's probably a good thing, after all. Even gentlemen can be excited. A little sudden, but hearing it makes Erina so happy, she'll be like an aunt for your kids!

He would enjoy reading books to your stomach during your pregnancy. He would have done it even if they weren't twins, but he claims that being them two, he'll need to work twice the amount he did before to teach them stories and literature. Robert is an amazing man, but still a too grown baby, he'll never stop his ideas about how to teach the children something. He just thinks about what he'd like to do or hear if he was a child.

CAESAR ANTONIO ZEPPELI

He stops practicing with his hamon for some seconds as soon as you tell him. Funny, he was so focused on his training that he swore he started hearing things. You didn't just tell him that the baby bubble growing in your stomach are in reality two baby bubbles. He... oh, forget it Caesar, you must have dreamt it. But you're right next to him, and almost immediately repeat what you just told him, making him realize what he heard is true.

It takes a while for the italian boy to realize it, but when he finally does, you can tell he's happy. Mamma mia. The adrenaline and excitemente in his body won't stop flowing, this is why, when Caesar will hug you, pick you up and jump around, hamon bubbles will still be coming out of his fingertips, and you find it the cutest thing ever. It's the physical proof of how happy you make him, there's no way to deny it. Family is all he ever wanted, over his flirting habit. You're the right one for him and he knows.

Prepare your kids and your stomach to get a whole load of opera music during your pregnancy. Caesar is a great lover of opera, and will care about his kids to be as informed on it and respectful of the genre. Either he'll put on some of it, of he'll straight up sing it for you and your future children. His singing voice isn't actually so bad, you notice, and this is how he earns the task of singing them the lullabies when they'll come to the world.

"Hey! What do you mean I get to sing them the lullabies... I'm good at opera... not baby songs..." he whines, almost sounding like a baby himself. "Fine... but at one condition. You change the diapers and I sing the lullabies. Take it or leave it."

He cares a lot about his family's traditions to go on. Being the flamboyant italian he is, Caesar prides himself on the love for his close family and relatives. He doesn't have a huge request for you, but he cares about what he's gonna ask. The father-to-be would be happy, if one of the twins is a boy, to give him Antonio as a second name. Like his own second name, and his grandpa's too. He secretly hopes the twins are a boy and a girl, he's always wanted a baby princess.

The young Zeppeli will grow twice more protective and caring of you. This translates in him not letting Joseph get closer to you than three meters away. This is how you learn to speak even louder to talk with people. Your loving boy will always be in front of you to keep you safe. You appreciate it, but sometimes he's exaggerated.

He'll probably beg you on his knees, for you to allow him to teach the children how to master the hamon technique when they'll grow up. You can't really deny it, sometimes it's useful. During your pregnancy, Caesar and his calming waves helped you coping with pregnancy pains and cramps, massaging your belly and leaving some bubbles around to soothe and distract you. Oh, your caring italian love.

NORIAKI KAKYOIN

When you told him the good news, his heart exploded with happiness and excitement. However, Noriaki is known for being a pretty calm boy, and he tried his best to keep calm after your words, too. You had to tell him to let go and don't worry about wanting to hug you, or pick you up and kiss you, or even cry, if he felt like letting it all out.

Before you even got pregnant, Kakyoin and you had been trying every single way on Earth to have a baby. Take count of your most fertile phase, buy a lot of pregnancy tests, using different positions, praying, making rituals, crying and asking Siri, in tears, why Noriaki couldn't manage to get you pregnant. Did those ways work so well that you got twice more pregnant than you expected? Nevermind, all you know is that you and your loving cherry boy are gonna have two beautiful babies.

"Listen... why do you think I can't get my baby pregnant? We've been trying every single way... do you have any advice?" as soon as Siri answered, Kakyoin's eyes widened, and raised an eyebrow. "Hey, don't give me the 'Sorry, I'm not sure what you said' treatment!"

One of his first thoughts, is that there's a small - but now it's higher because the babies are two - percentage of chances your babies might be stand users. Yes, it's not the highest percentage ever, but it's still there, and Kakyoin is pretty afraid of it. Stand users' lives are never calm and quiet, he had the occasion to prove this himself. They often go towards almost deadly experiences. He's gotta be a good dad and protect his children.

Hierophant Green is overjoyed! Noriaki and his stand worked hard, to create some decorations for the babies' room with emeralds. Green is a neutral color, since you don't know whether the twins will be boys, girls, or both. Still, you don't think colors like pink and blue are gendered, that's some stereotypical bullshit. But you had the luck of having green decorations, perfect for anyone, from Hierophant's power.

Kakyoin secretly hopes that at least one of the babies, no matter whether it's a boy or a girl, will have his hair color or hair noodle. Think about it, wouldn't it be funny, cute and incredibly special to have a small version of your husband/boyfriend walking around the house? Oh god, what if they're identical twins? Three Noriakis? Oh my.

Even if this might embarrass him a little, you'll often get to see his parents during your pregnancy. First of all, to give them the good news about the baby being in reality two babies, and second of all because mrs. Kakyoin would be on cloud nine, getting the chance to give you some parenting advice. That's also how you get to know some interesting information and curiosities about your man's childhood. The cutest things ever. But this... is another story.

NIJIMURA OKUYASU

Okuyasu.exe has stopped working. What do you mean two babies? He thought the shocking news were finished, after the pregnancy announcement. He's gonna ask you a billion times, on the verge of tears, if you're joking or messing with him, knowing how much these news matter to his heart. When he gets you're serious, Okuyasu just lets go and cries. He feels so damn happy.

He learnt to hate your period as much as you, honestly. Because everytime you got it, it meant another month in which he had failed in getting you pregnant had passed, and this made him feel useless and disappointing. You never thought anything like this about him, but making him understand this is pretty difficult, he wouldn't have forgiven himself until he succeeded. You wanted a baby and Okuyasu wanted so too, so he would have given it to you, no matter what.

"Oi... did you... you know, bleed this month already?" Okuyasu asked, with the eyes of someone who was afraid of asking. But you shook your head. "This is good, love... but let's not get our hopes up, shall we, y/n?"

He doesn't really have any special requests or ideas for your babies' names. Or better, he does have one, but will never tell you, as he thinks for sure that you'll never agree with doing it. Okuyasu would have liked the kanji "兆" ("chou": trillion) to be in at least one of your babies' names, to remember his brother. But your boy is pretty sure you'd hate it, and he'd never suggest this. You'll probably feel there's something he's not telling you and find out anyway.

Expecting two babies is tiring, and you'll need to rest a lot. Okuyasu would like to join you and hold you in your sleep, but he also wants to be awake to take care of you, get you something to eat or drink, or put in order his messy house to make it look at least decent for when the babies will come. This is why, while you take your naps, he works around the house and lets The Hand cuddle with you. It's always him, after all. He feels the way you hold his stand.

This leads to the father-to-be being often pretty tired, too. He overworks himself. At night, when he finally joins you in your bed, happens to fall asleep in a matter of seconds, wearing his ordinary clothes instead of his pajamas. You can tell he's gonna be a good dad. Some mornings during your pregnancy, if you happened to wake up before him, you'd quietly turn off his alarm clock for him to rest more.

Okuyasu's dad is on cloud nine too, as his family is going to get larger. Mansaku totally wants to take a photo with you two and his grandchildren, as soon as they'll be born. He accepted you and behaves with you the same caring way he does towards his son. He's changed in a better man, despite his appearance. But the first person Okuyasu told the good news to, was Keicho. He purposely went on his grave, because he knew his brother would have been proud.

BRUNO BUCCIARATI

You tell him the good news while he's working. Not only it'll make his day better, but it'll also hopefully get his mind off of that giant bunch of papers on his desk, for once. The capo suddenly stops, moving his gaze towards your eyes, then your stomach, then your eyes again. You'll have to repeat, or he'll be sure he's imagined what you said because of the too much time spent working. But there's no joke or dream, you're pregnant with twins.

Screw all the papers and all the work that's left. He's gonna get you in a so tight and warm embrace of his, and never let go. Libeccio's for dinner that night? Guaranteed. He's usually a calm man, but whatever is related to his family, gets celebrated. When you announced your pregnancy, you had a dinner with the whole gang at the restaurant, but this time Bruno would rather have something more personal and private with you. Make the dinner romantic.

When you were still trying to have a baby, Bucciarati was the one who managed not to lost his temper when every attempt of yours resulted in a negative pregnancy test. But when you weren't around, I won't say he cried, but was pretty close. He was afraid of not being able to give you what you wanted, and usually ranted about this with Abbacchio. Bruno wanted to be the shoulder you could cry on, and couldn't breakdown too.

You both decided to wait some time before telling the gang about the baby being in reality two babies. They were still excited for your pregnancy itself, Mista and Narancia above everyone, and giving another shocking news would have probably brought the peace to say arrivederci. They still managed to get you confess, the look in Bruno's expressive eyes was too happy not to notice.

Just like Giorno would do, Bruno wouldn't be happy if his two angels ended up being involved in Passione's business. He totally will let the gang around his babies, as he trusts them, but during your pregnancy you both decided that the one of you taking care of the babies on a certain day, wouldn't even think of getting close to Passione's headquarters with the children. And you agreed with Bucciarati, for your little ones' safety.

"You'll agree with me that our children's safety is the most important thing, tesoro mio..." Bruno murmured, caressing your cheek. "Let's not bring them close to this place ever, I beg you. I'm sure you'll understand."

He would enjoy talking and interacting with his babies by laying his head on your stomach, kissing it and listening to them moving in the last weeks of your pregnancy. Sticky Fingers is in love with you too, and Bruno won't ever lose the chance to close you in a cuddle sandwich between his body and his stand's to make you feel protected and let you know how proud of you he is. Bucciarati will be a special dad, indeed.

[shozaii]

Hello! I'm new to your blog and I'd like to ask for a transfer student (gn if its easier on you) from Texas to UA. Like class 1A is told that they're having a new student from Texas and they think to throw a wild west welcome party. Reader doesn't have the heart to tell everyone they're from the city so they just go along with it and maybe them and bakugou end up alone after the party and get to know each other some? Thank you!!!

(a/n):hello anon! thank you so much for the request!! this is really interesting and i hope i did my best!!🥰

p.s- so i read this over and over again and what i understand from here is that reader comes from the city; not from the wild west. i hope i got that right! :’’)

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texas beaut .

a bakugou katsuki x reader oneshot

“did you hear?! we’re getting a new student!!”

“a new student? cool! i can’t wait to meet them!”

“do you think they would give me their number? now i’m worried...”

“oh my god. shut up you idiots,” bakugou told his friends, having the last few bites of his dinner in the dorms.

“what’s your take on the new kid, man? pretty sure you have something to say,” his red friend said, ignoring the cue for them to quiet down.

“huh? i don’t know. heard they were from... Texas or something. damn deku was talkin’ about it,” he said.

he watched as his friends jump up and down, discussing on even bigger plans. he did hear a few - mainly a welcome party, showing them around school, so many things that he knew he could show interest in. knowing him, he was about to play the “chill guy who’s pretty nonchalant about the new kid thing.”

i mean, they’d probably be an okay person. he thought while zoning out.

“hey, bakugou! we need you for this!”

^^^

“settle down, 1A!” iida said for what seemed like the umpteenth time today, as everyone scurried to their seats. the discussion of the wild west themed party was still going on,and it’s halfway done.

in came aizawa-sensei with his sleeping bag. “now. i’ll make this quick. all of you have heard it - we do have a new student. come in, y/l/n,” he waved his hand to someone outside the door, as the class turned to the door, waiting for someone to enter.

as y/n entered, they received various ‘oohs’ from half of the class. 

bakugou turned to look at the whole scene unfolding, and when he did, he didn’t regret it. 

usually, when it’s someone new, he tends to look away from it as soon as possible. it didn’t seem to buy his time. but right now, it was the total opposite.

his palm which stayed on the jaw now went out of it’s place.

something about y/n pulled him into curiosity. they’re from a different country. they have decided to travel all the way from Texas to UA. of course there could be a reason. but to think that they transferred here - wow.

aizawa-sensei snuggled into his yellow sleeping bag, giving you the floor.

you adjusted your tie, taking in deep breaths. “hello! my name is (y/n) (y/l/n)! i’m so glad to be here! i hope to know much more of your school and also to be friends with everyone here!”

while talking, you took a good look around the classroom.

there was a green-haired boy, eyes gleaming with excitement. a red-haired boy with cute pointy teeth. a girl with pink rosy cheeks. a girl who has earphone jacks on her ears. a dual-color eyed boy.

a spiky blonde haired boy, with ruby red eyes, looking directly at you. something about it was very peculiar.

a few questions in and you noticed your homeroom teacher crawling out of his sleeping bag. “you done? alright. head over to your seat there. the next teacher should be here pretty soon. 1A, you know what to do,” he said, walking out of the door.

you made your way to your assigned seat, and sat down. moments later, a few of your new classmates turned to look at you, introducing themselves. you laughed. it was definitely a new kind of feeling.

especially when you felt the same bright red eyes looking at you.

“um, what’s that boy’s name over there with the blonde hair?”

^^^

“hey.” you heard him say as he approached your desk after a whole day of stealing glances. you weren’t weirded out by that either - considering the fact that you were curious about him too.

everyone talked to you during the school hours, except for him.

it was only the both of you left in the class. the class rep, iida, handed over the key to him. they left, saying sorry a number of times because they had lots of work to complete back in the dorms.

you did need assistance back to the place too. you weren’t used to the school just yet, so having one person as a company would definitely help.

“oh, hello! um, i’m still new to all this, but how do i address you?”

“king explosion murder.”

“woah! really?” you chuckled.

“no,” he snorted at first, but then looked away immediately. “bakugou. look,i’m gonna get straight to the point. i got a pretty tight schedule, ya know? now, put these on.”

“blindfolds? oh, they have cute little eyes on them! are they yours?”

“hah? no way. it’s dunce fa- kaminari’s.”

“okay... wait, but why do i need to put these on?”

“just put them on and....and trust me. hurry up.”

you obliged, sliding them onto your eyes. he then held your arm, indirectly telling you to start walking.

so you did. he was a great company, even though you didn’t get to see his face. he held you back in case you looked like you were about to fall/ hit something nearby. other times, he was quiet.

and it wasn’t like it was awkward silence, either. it was a pristine one, as there were small talks in between. him trying not to snicker with how you stretch your arms out to walk, and him giving you directions.

it was nice.

he then told you to stop, and you heard a large door opening. he brought you in, and you assumed that he closed it behind the two of you.

“alright. take ‘em off,” he mumbled.

the second you did, you saw party streamers flying everywhere, with balloons hanging. you saw the entirety of 1A wearing cowboy hats or boots, and bandanas either tied on their wrists or their necks.the decorative banners had little horses on them, with mini Texas flags, and basically what you would see in the wild west. kaminari was playing the harmonica with so much of passion.

it was cute, but this was all for you?

but how were you supposed to tell them-

“welcome to UA, y/n!” they screamed, rushing over to you, with some engulfing you in warm hugs and high-fives.

“oh my lord! this is amazing, thank you so much!” you smiled widely, clapping your hands. “and the decorations! this is amazing!! i really appreciate your hard work.”

maybe now’s not the time. a cake, self-made. and the decorations. some were handmade, you could tell by the adorable drawings. the setup itself was glorious. so no, you didn’t want to shatter their efforts.

this was still amazing, regardless.

“so, are you ready to cut the cake y/n?! sato and bakugou worked on it,” mina - the pink haired girl - pointed to the both of them.

“of course! i’m pretty sure it tastes so good,” you said, walking towards the wide table with the lovable bunch.

^^^

the common room was cleaned up really quickly. not a lot of mess was made but cleanliness is priority for sure.

“so... you were zoning out quite a lot lately. what’s up with you?”

bakugou looked into your eyes. you gulped a little, setting down your drink. “nah, it’s nothing-,”

“was the cake out of taste?” he raised an eyebrow. “pretty sure i used the right ingredients. sugar boy over there knows his ways with desserts. or was it the food?”

“woah, woah, chill out bakugou! no, the cake was perfect.i loved it a lot. like,i would eat it again.”

he cleared his throat, backing away. “damn it. okay, cool. then what was up with you? no one asked you up to this point, so there.”

“um... okay. you have to promise me not to tell anyone about this then.”

“i knew it.”

“wait! it had nothing to do with the party. absolutely nothing. but keep it a secret. promise me?” you held out a pinky finger, waiting for him to do the same.

he looked at it, hesitated; but gave in anyway. “whatever. i promise. what is it?”

“how do i say it... i’m not, um, from the part of where the wild west is? more like.... i’m not exactly from this part of Texas. yes, i am familiar with this type of culture, but i wasn’t exactly raised with it.”

he blinked a few times, and nodded. “oh.”

“and it’s not like i wasn’t hating it at all! this was already one of the best moments i’ve had so far in the academy; which makes me look forward to more! it just made me sad that i did have to admit it sooner or later. on the other hand, i was so happy.”

“geez, i told them about it,” bakugou placed a hand behind his neck. “gonna have to ask this again - was this whole party thing okay?”

“yes, don’t worry about it!”

“i’m not worried! i just didn’t want to think i wasted my time prepping for this!” he said. 

so he was worried.

“worried or not, this was very eventful. you’ve outdone yourself, bakugou katsuki.”

he smirked. “ha, you don’t seem bad yourself.”

“why, thank you. the same goes to you, good sir,” you bowed.

“hey. multiply that by 10.”

“no fair!” 

the talk went on for quite a while. the bakusquad were bewildered by how bakugou didn’t seem to complain to you about his bedtime, but then again, they loved seeing their friend - usually really worried about his schedule - finally beating it while making friends with the texas beaut.

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(a/n): beaut ; a fine example of something. it sounded really wholesome to me, so i went with this title. i hope you liked it! <3

[thelastspeecher]

46 - Skies (maybe glowing alien!Gucks AU? How often do the kids want to go out flying when they're older? Does Angie? DO THEY END UP WITH CRAYON DRAWINGS ALL OVER THE CEILING?)

46. Skies

Uhhh this ended up a lot longer than I planned.  Sometimes I just can’t shut up.  And I wanted to write some fluff, since things are currently going down the drain.  So here are some flying glowing Gucks.  Enjoy.

Prompt List

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              Stan slapped a mosquito that hadlanded on his arm.

              “Damn bugs,” he muttered.  Fussing sounded from the baby carrier to hisright.  He quickly checked the infantnestled inside, Danny.  “Princess, youall right there?”  Stan held out hishand.  Danny grabbed his finger andgummed it excitedly.  “I get it.  You just wanted your chew toy.”  While Danny chewed on his finger, he watchedAngie pace back and forth on the lawn. “Babe?”

              “I’m goin’ to do it,” Angiemumbled to herself.  She clenched herhands into fists.  “I can do it.”

              “There’s nothing wrong with notturning into a giant bug and flying away,” Stan said.  Angie looked over at him.  “We’ve been perfectly fine so far with justbeing human.”

              “But I’m not human,” Angiesaid.  “Not fully human.”  She looked up at the night sky, filled withstars.  “Part of me has always been drawnto the skies, Stan.  Now I know why.  That’s where that part of me is from.”  Stan’s stomach churned.  “I know yer not that comfortable with all ofthis-”

              “That’s an understatement.”

              “-but I need to try.  If nothin’ else, it’ll help me make thingseasier on the girls when they get older. They’ll need to learn how to control their alien sides,” Angie pointedout.  Stan grunted, not willing to admitthat she was right.  “Okay.  I’m goin’ to do it now.  I’ll do it.” Stan watched with bated breath.

              Angie stood still on the grass,damp with dew.  She closed her eyes andleaned her head back, her posture relaxed. After a moment, a faint shimmer spread across her skin.  Immediately after that, color rippled overher features as her pale tone was replaced with a pulsating, faint pinkglow.  Her limbs, already slender, grewunnaturally thin, while her ears grew up and out until they resembled adeer’s.  Two feathery antennae sproutedfrom her forehead.  Angie opened hereyes, revealing that they had turned pure black.  The stars spilled across the sky reflected inher eyes.

              “Well, you turned bug, time tocall it quits,” Stan said brusquely. Angie looked over at him.  A chillran down Stan’s spine at her obsidian gaze.

              “No.”  The only good thing Stan could say about herother form so far was that her voice was the same.  “I need to try…”  Her pink glow became interspersed with alight turquoise.  “I need to try flying.”

              “Flying?  Ang, no!”

              “Ma can do it.  The girls can.”

              “They float, Angie.”

              “That’s flying.”  Angie looked back up at the sky.  “I need to try it, too.”  Stan pulled his legs closer to his chest,dread mounting.  Angie took a deepbreath.  She stared at the heavens asthough looking for an answer.  A momentpassed.  Then another.  Finally, right before Stan was about to tellher that they should definitely call it quits for the night, Angie rose off theground.

              “Fuck,” Stan swore softly,staring.  Angie’s feet hovered a fewinches above the tips of the blades of grass. Angie let out a joyful laugh, like bells chiming.  Her feet slammed back onto the lawn.  She promptly sat down.  “…You all right?”

              “Yes.”  Angie beamed up at the stars.  “I am.”

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              It was balmy summer evening.  Fireflies danced in the air.  Once again, Stan sat between two babycarriers on the lawn, watching Angie tap into her extraterrestrial side.  But this time, two others were doing the samething.  Stan adjusted his hold on Emmett,who was going through an incredibly fussy phase and wouldn’t calm down unlesshe was being held.  In contrast, Emorywas fast asleep in his carrier, not caring about anything happening around him.

              Wish I could be asleep rightnow.  Then I wouldn’t have to watch mykids turn into bugs.  Stan hadlearned quickly to keep his opinions about Angie’s alien appearance tohimself.  Not only did it upset Angie,but it upset Danny and Daisy, too.  Astime had passed, he’d gotten more used to Angie’s alien side, as well as hisdaughters’, but he couldn’t help preferring them in their human form.

              “Okay, girls, time to shift,”Angie instructed, already alien in appearance. Danny and Daisy, standing in front of her, quickly morphed.  Their skin glowed a faint gold, antennae sproutedfrom Daisy’s forehead, and Danny’s eyes turned a solid, milky white.  “Good work.”

  ��           “Now we fly?” Daisy askedeagerly.  Stan grinned at the excitementin her voice.

              “Yup!” Angie chirped.

              “How?” Danny asked.

              “Close yer eyes and imagine whatit feels like to be weightless.  Like yerin a swimmin’ pool, just floatin’,” Angie instructed.  Danny and Daisy closed their eyes.  After a moment, they both began to lift offthe ground.  Danny opened her eyes,yelped, and fell back down.  Daisy,however, upon opening her eyes, soared higher. She did an excited twirl in the air.

              “This is great!” Daisy cheered.

              “Don’t drift off,” Stan saidquickly.  While Angie checked on Danny,Daisy flew over to Stan.  She landed infront of him.  “Hey, pumpkin.”

              “Dad, did you see?” Daisysquealed.  Stan nodded.  “I love being part alien!”  Daisy spun around, her sundress billowingaround her.

              “Yep,” Stan said in a tightvoice, his smile forced.

              “How’s my brothers?” Daisyasked.  She peered closely at Emmett, whostared back at his older sister.  “When’she gonna start glowing?”

              “I don’t know, sweetie, he-”  There was a flash of light.  Stan blinked away the afterimages and lookeddown at Emmett still in his arms.  “…Nevermind, I guess he’s gonna start glowing now.” A moment ago, Emmett had been a regular human infant, with thick browncurls and a large, distinctive nose. Those two traits remained the same, but he now looked anything buthuman.  Unlike Danny and Daisy, who had amixture of human and alien traits, Emmett was looked exactly the same as Angie’sbrother Lute, when he was in his alien form. Stan stroked Emmett’s bangs out of the way.  Emmett stared up at him with wide,pitch-black eyes.

              “Wowie zowie, he looks likeUnclute!” Daisy gasped.

              “…Yep,” Stan mumbled.  One of Emmett’s antennae twitched.

              “Sweetie, come back, you can lookat yer brothers later,” Angie called. Daisy looked over.

              “Ma, Emmett’s glowing!”

              “Is he?  Good fer him.”  Angie sounded pleased.  “But we can look at him when we’re done learnin’to fly, okay?”  Daisy sighed.

              “Okay.”  She skipped back over to Angie and hertwin.  Stan looked back at Emmett.  Emmett made a mewling sound and stretched oneof his minute hands out.  Stan’s heartsoftened.

              “Hey there, sport,” he whispered,holding Emmett more tightly against his chest. Emmett nestled against him and smacked his lips in a satisfiedmanner.  His antennae twitchedagain.  Stan kissed Emmett’s glowingforehead.  “Wanna watch yoursisters?  That’s gonna be you someday.”

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              Stan sat on the grass, ignoringthe damp dew soaking into his pants and the blades tickling him.

              I’ve really gotta mowsoon.  Or better yet, get Daisy to do it.  He watched sixteen-year-old Danny and Daisydo loop-de-loops in the air, glowing bright pink.  They’re in good moods right now.  I’ll tell her to do it later.  Angie was giving ten-year-old Emory andEmmett the same instructions she’d given Danny and Daisy when they startedflying.  Emory bounced on the balls ofhis feet excitedly, already in his alien form, which looked identical to hishuman one, with the except that he was glowing. Emmett, however, was still human, looking down at his feet, visiblydreading what was about to happen.

              “Now, don’t worry if it takes abit to kick in,” Angie said.  Herantennae twitched in the faint spring breeze. “Just keep tryin’.  If nothin’happens tonight, we try again tomorrow.”

              “I think we can manage,” Emorysaid proudly, puffing out his chest. Angie chuckled and ruffled his caramel-colored curls.

              “I know you can, sugar-cube.”  Angie looked at Emmett.  “Emmett, you ready?”

              “I think…I think I’m gonna go sitwith Dad,” Emmett mumbled.  Angieblinked.  “I don’t- I don’t feel good.”

              “Okay, but-” Angie started.  Emmett walked away silently and sat down nextto Stan.  Stan put a hand on his shoulder.

              “You all right there, sport?” heasked softly.  Emmett pulled his legsclose to his chest.  “C’mon, kid, talk tome.”

              “I don’t like being alien,”Emmett said quietly.  Stan stared athim.  “I’m already weird enough, since Igot twelve toes.  I don’t like that there’sthis other thing that makes me so different.”

              “You’re only a quarter alien.”

              “Then how come I look full alien?”Emmett asked.

              “That’s just how things worksometimes.  If I’ve learned one thingabout genetics, it’s that you can’t predict it as much as you think you shouldbe able to.”  Stan scratched hischeek.  “Of course, I learned that fromlistening to your mom and Uncle Ford talk about the alien thing, but still.”

              “I don’t like it.”

              “Yeah.”  Stan’s hand fell to his lap.  He chewed on the inside of his cheek,debating whether or not to tell Emmett.  Hetook a deep breath.  “I didn’t, either.”

              “What?”  Emmett stared at Stan.  “Dad, what do you mean?”

              “When we first found out about thewhole alien thing,” Stan said, waving a hand vaguely, “I didn’t like it.  Every time your mom turned alien in front ofme, I wanted to leave the room.  I hatedhow sometimes your older sisters looked like…” Stan glanced back at Danny and Daisy. “Don’t tell them this, but I said that they looked like bugs.”  Emmett’s jaw dropped.

              “But yer so casual about all ofit!”

              “It took a while before I couldbe casual,” Stan said.  “I didn’t wantany of this, I didn’t like it.”  Stantook a breath.  “But then I got used toit.  And after I got used to it, Istopped feeling so uncomfortable.  Andafter I stopped feeling so uncomfortable, I started liking how you kids lookwhen you’re all glowy.”  Stan ruffledEmmett’s hair.  “You being alien isn’t abad thing.  So what if it makes youweirder?  Is anyone in this familynormal?”  Emmett managed a small laugh.

              “I guess you’re right.”  Emmett took a deep breath.  Like when Angie transformed, there was aripple of color that passed over his skin as his human appearance was wipedaway.  In alien form, Emmett shifteduncomfortably.  He glowed a tense darkgreen.

              “Think you’ll take a stab atflying now?” Stan asked.  Emmett shookhis head.

              “I think I’ll just start bygetting used to the antennae.  It’s beena while since I’ve had them.”

              “No worries,” Stan said with ashrug.  “Take your time.  You can stay grounded with your old man.”  Emmett nodded silently.  Angie walked over.

              “Emmett, you ready to start flyin’?”she asked.  Emmett shook his head.  “That’s fine. When yer ready, just let me know. Emory ‘ll be happy to fly with ya.” Emmett nodded.  Angie turned toStan.  “Come with me, darlin’.”

              “…What?” Stan asked.  Angie grabbed his hand and pulled him up.

              “How’s that fear of heights ofyours?”

              “I don’t know how to answer that.”

              “Want to find out?” Angieasked.  She pulled him close.  Stan felt his feet leave the ground.  He looked down.  He and Angie were hovering a few inches abovethe lawn.  His stomach turned over.  He looked at Angie.  Her large, black eyes caught the lightemanating from her skin.

              I got used to Angie lookinglike this, I should be able to get used to heights.  I can always close my eyes if I need to.  Like he had when Angie first learned to fly,Stan quashed the churning in his stomach and grinned at Angie confidently.

              “Let’s do it.”

              “Gross, Dad,” Emmettmuttered.  Stan frowned at his son.

              “No flying, no opinion,” he retorted.  Emmett rolled his eyes.  Angie wrapped her thin arms around Stan’s torsoand rested her head against his chest, her antennae tickling his chin.  Stan returned the gesture, embracing her.  He closed his eyes as they ascended into thenight sky.