#cg!ben wyatt

[cryingatwindermerepeaks]

Little!April x Cg!Ben - Leaving

just a lil ficlet of how I see the decision being made that April will go to D.C. with Ben !! My fave da and bubba at the moment (I didn’t edit this cause I’m supposed to be studying … mama ann content coming in the next few days will be much better tho)

Word count: 1204

Everything was perfect. April was on the couch with her back against Andy’s shoulder as he played the Xbox. She had her bat paci in her mouth and her stuffie in her arms. She was even wearing one of Andy’s flannels which swamped her and made her feel tiny. Andy was feeling a bit bigger than usual and was playing scary games which April thought were so cool. She was happily listening to the sounds of the games and suckling her pacifier when Ben came in. “Hey ‘Pril,” he smiled, ruffling April’s hair playfully. She groaned and squirmed away but it didn't really upset her. “Hey, can I talk to you kids?” Ben asked.

“Can I finish this level?” Andy asked without taking his eyes off the screen. April rolled her eyes, Andy was too obsessed. She leant over and turned off his game. “April!” Andy whined.

April dropped her paci onto the couch, “Da needs to talk,” she shrugged.

“Thanks April. Andy, this is only going to take a minute.” Ben sat down on the ottoman opposite the couch, clasping his hands together nervously. “I’ve taken a job in Washington running a congressional campaign, I'm going to be away for a few months.” April’s heart sank. He couldn’t leave. She needed Da. Who else would make her bottles and let her draw on their face and back her up when Andy’s being annoying? And how would she sleep if Da didn’t tuck her in?

“What’s a coressional campaign?” Andy asked. How could he care about that right now? Da was leaving. This was the worst news ever.

“Well, it’s sort of like what Leslie did on a bigger scale buddy,” Ben explained. April’s chest felt heavy and wrong. She didn’t want to cry or to have Ben know that she cared so much but her eyes were burning and her cheeks felt hot. “April, are you alright little bat?” April shook her head firmly and reached out for Ben. He pulled her into his lap, letting her hide her face in his shoulder. “What happened, what’s going on in your little head?” April just huffed, now her face was hidden away she couldn’t hold back her tears. Ben frowned, rubbing circles against April’s back.

“Pril crying?” Andy questioned, rocking back and forth nervously, the out of character emotional outburst from his wife making him feel smaller.

“She’s alright, she’s just a little bit sad right now. I think she’s gonna miss Da, hm?” He questioned gently, trying to soothe April’s tear stricken face out of hiding.

“Nooo,” she whined, rubbing at her cheeks. Another wave of sobs hit her quickly and she tightened her grip on Ben’s shirt.

Andy shuffled up to the edge of the couch so he could reach over and pat her shoulder comfortingly. “You’re allowed to miss Da, ‘Pril.” April just whined and curled closer to Ben. She knew that if she was a bit bigger she would not let herself do this but she felt so small and she needed her Da.

“You’re alright baby bat, I’m right here,” Ben soothed, gently bouncing her on his knee. He picked up her pacifier off the couch and slipped it back into her mouth. The comfort item soothed April enough to stop the sobs. She still clung to Ben. “Alright, there we go.” Ben gently coaxed April’s face away from his shoulder, cupping her face in one hand and wiping her tears away with the other. “That’s it, you got it. Change can be scary can’t it, hm? But that doesn’t mean it’s bad.”

April’s face scrunched up, it was bad. “Bad bad bad,” she huffed, pressing her hands against her ears.

“No little Bat, it would just mean you could spend some more time with Leslie, or maybe Auntie Ann, doesn’t that sound nice?” April shook her head firmly, it did not sound nice. She wanted Da and she wanted everything to stay the same. Her life was nice, it was good. Everyday she came home and Da was always there to take care of her and Andy was there to play with her so, no, she didn’t think change would be nice. “Alright, that’s alright. You don’t have to like it right now.”

Andy huffed and leant back dramatically, growing bored and fidgety, “can I keep playing now?”

“No, go take a shower Bud, Leslie’s coming over for dinner.”

By the time Leslie arrived for dinner both the kids were showered and in their pajamas. April had calmed down significantly and was now wearing her favourite pyjamas - a short sleeve set with a little bat in the middle of the top and purple shorts. She stayed close to Ben, silently following him around the kitchen as he prepared calzones. “April, would you like me to brush your hair?” Leslie offered, noticing the girls wet and matted hair. April shook her head firmly, holding onto the hem of Ben’s shirt.

“April, go with Leslie darling.” April huffed and stomped her foot, frustrated tears pooling in her eyes.

Leslie frowned in confusion, unaware of April’s earlier upset. “What’s the matter April, this isn’t like you,”

Ben sighed, wrapping his arm around April. “She’s a bit upset that I’m going to D.C.” he explained. April shook her head and rubbed harshly at her eyes.

“Am not.”

Leslie sighed, “C’mere April.” April whined but reluctantly slipped onto the stool next to Leslie. “You know I’m gonna miss Ben too,” she explained as she began to brush April’s hair. “But he won’t be gone very long.” April crossed her arms, why didn’t they understand? This wasn’t ok. Everything was good how it was. Slowly Leslie began to realise the root of April’s upset. It wasn’t just that she’d miss Ben, it was that she didn’t want anything to change. “You know, Ben will need an assistant in Washington,” she suggested, glancing at Ben as she tied off the two plaits in April’s hair.

Ben realised what Leslie was suggesting quickly. “Wait, Pril, do you wanna come with Da?” April nodded eagerly.

“Please?”

“I don’t see why not,” Ben shrugged.

“Wha’ about Andy?”April asked, taking one of her plaits and chewing on the end.

“Andy,” Ben called. Andy poked his head up from behind the couch, a crayon sticking out of his mouth. “Andy.”

“Andy, crayon out please,” Leslie instructed. Andy frowned but spat it out.

“Thanks Buddy. What would you think if April came with me on that trip we talked about? Would you wanna come with us?” Andy scrunched his face up, Washington sounded fancy and grown up, plus he had to work on becoming a police officer!

“Psht no,” he laughed, “Burt Macklin has work to do!” And with that Andy disappeared back behind the couch.

“Well then ‘Pril,” Ben smiled, “what do you think of a little Da and April trip?”

April swung her legs happily. “Dada, ‘Pril.”

“Well it’s decided then, I’ll call Jenn in the morning.” He leant over and kissed the top of April’s head. Ben found the idea of having April with him in Washington comforting, knowing he wouldn’t have to worry about her all alone anymore.

[can-i-go-with-him]

a big thank you to @mickeymilkovichapologist for tagging me ☺️💛

three ships: Ian Gallagher/mickey milkovich (honestly they may be my true otp even though I’m kind of new to the fandom!!)—Shameless; David Rose/Patrick Brewer—Schitt’s Creek; Leslie Knope/Ben Wyatt—Parks and Rec

last song: Wannabe by the Spice Girls because I was listening to the CG playlist!

currently reading: The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey but honestly, mostly fanfic!

last movie: Mamma Mia (the first one) 💃🏻✨🎤

currently watching: Ted Lasso (and re-watching Shameless)

currently craving: salt and vinegar chips (the kettle brand ones are my favorite!)

tagging: (if you’ve already done this pls ignore ty but if you want/have time, then yay!) @aeliagioia @peppermintkatie @shameless-notashamed @thefairytail @tomorrowillmissyou @tumblfish @ihatecanon @maclovesmickey @grumpymickmilk

[skyecrandall]

How would you rate me on 10 if I tell you I chose these:

TF/TS :: Becca

TRR: Hana

RCD: Can't decide between Matt and Teja so far.

Crown & Flame : Annelyse

ILITW: Lucas

ES: Quinn

HSS: Michael

Hfth: Wyatt (Holly is just Meeeeh and Nick is a dick. Wyatt just has a bad face structure)

Hero: Kenji ( I love them all but that last CG made me choose him)

Lovehacks: Ben

RoE: I hate all of them so it Better be ignored.

btw i 100% judge all choices blogs on who their lis are

[automaticar]

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[cryingatwindermerepeaks]

i take your little april likes small spaces and i raise you a fic where she finds a new spot to hide that's extra cozy and comfy (regressed to her youngest or second youngest headspace at this point). she ends up falling asleep, because she's happy and safe. cue everyone looking for her, bc she's not where anyone else thinks her to be. they find her, still asleep of course, and are all relieved. she wakes up and everyone decides it's snack time (no scolding as she didn't mean to scare them on purpose)

Little!April Ludgate - Hide and Seek

changed it up a little bit because this request was super super similar to something I’d already started writing (anon are you a mind reader?) anyway, hopefully you don’t mind :D

Word count: 900

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“You close your eyes and I’ll hide,” April instructed Andy who was spinning around on a wheely chair.

“What do I count to?” Andy asked, immediately perking up at the idea of playing April’s favourite game.

“As high as you possibly can,” April grinned, bouncing on the balls of her feet. Andy nodded eagerly and covered his eyes as he began to count. April was really, really good at hiding but recently even her best hiding spots had gotten repetitive enough for Andy to find her. She decided the best course of action to uphold her position as the best hider in all of city hall was to venture up to the fourth floor. It was perfect. Andy would never think to look for her there and there were so many good, creepy hiding spots to find! She made her way up the elevator, not missing the opportunity to press all the buttons, and snuck her way into an empty office. She practically squealed with excitement when she saw an empty cupboard. She climbed inside, the cupboard smelling like dust and old wood but the small space felt safe and cozy. Above all it was an amazing hiding spot.

Andy managed to count all the way to 57 before he got bored and lost count, then he counted to 24, and then he counted to 60. All up he thought April had plenty of time to hide. Not that she needed it, April was the best hider. He began checking all her best places. Under desks, in Ann’s office, under the outside tables, under the chairs at the shoe shine stand. She was nowhere to be found. He started looking more frantically in other places. He felt like he had looked through every inch of their floor. An awful thought dawned on him, he’d lost the baby. He became quite panicked, researching everywhere he’d been before he finally gave in and reluctantly went to find help. Leslie and Ben were eating lunch in Leslie’s office and Andy knocked on the door. “Andy, hey buddy,” Leslie greeted perkily. Andy entered the office, looking nervously between the three grownups.

“Is everything ok?” Ben asked, quieter than Leslie. Andy sniffled, hot tears pooling in his eyes. He’d messed up so bad.

“April’s,” he started before the guilty tears started streaming down his cheeks. “April,” he hiccuped sadly, rubbing at his teary face.

“Come sit here kiddo,” Leslie cooed gently, patting the spare chair next to her. Andy slumped down in the chair with a heavy sigh. “Take a deep breath for me.” Leslie’s voice was calm but certain as she took Andy’s hands and guided him through three deep breaths. “That’s it, good boy,” Leslie cooed as Andy took three over exaggerated deep breaths.

“Ok Andy, can you tell us what happened with April?” Ben asked gently once Andy had calmed down.

“We were playing hide and seek and then I couldn’t find her,” Andy explained, his voice descending back into tears when he finished.

“Ok, it’s ok,” Ben promised. “We’ll find her, she won’t have gone far.” Andy nodded and Leslie gently wiped his tears away.

“Come on, we’ll be faster together.” Leslie took Andy’s hand so they could start looking while Ben instructed the rest of the department on where to look.

After another ten minutes even Leslie was starting to lose hope. “Ok Andy, where does April like to hang out when she’s small at work hm? Let’s start there.” Andy thought for a moment,

“Uh, the shoe shine stand, her desk, the fourth floor,”

“The fourth floor!” Ben exclaimed as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. The three of them quickly made their way up to the dreaded level. From there it wasn’t hard at all to conclude that April would’ve immediately gone into the creepy looking empty office. Andy threw the cupboard doors open. April was curled up in the cupboard fast asleep with her thumb planted firmly in her mouth. Andy quickly threw his hand up over his mouth so as not to make a loud noise and wake her. Ben and Leslie both looked in too, letting out sighs of relief as they saw the sleeping girl.

“Hey Pril,” Ben cooed softly, rubbing the girl's shoulder softly to wake her up. April whined and peered her eyes open sleepily.

“Found you,” Andy whispered triumphantly. Through half open eyes April looked between Leslie and Ben,

“You had help,” She yawned, reaching for Ben. Ben helped her out of the cupboard and pulled her into his arms.

“You gave us quite the fright,” Leslie smiled softly, running a hand through April’s hair. April mumbled sorry around her thumb, burying her face sleepily against Ben’s shoulder. “It’s alright, let’s just keep hide and seek to our floor in the future, ok little bat?” April nodded. Andy hugged April tightly for a few moments before quickly becoming distracted.

“Can we have snacks now? Seeking makes me hungry.” Ben laughed affectionately and Leslie ruffled his hair.

“How does that sound April? Snacks?” Ben asked the sleepy little.

“Nacks,” April nodded.

They headed back to the safety of their own floor where the littles were set up with juice boxes (apple for Andy and blackcurrant for April) and some cookies that Ann had dropped by in the morning (choc chip and the best in all of city hall).

[cryingatwindermerepeaks]

adiiiii hiiii

hear me out parks and rec christmas party with little!reader and her cg!Ann and little!April and little!Andy with cg!leslie&Ben and everyone else there too

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Parks Department Christmas Party <3

Hi 🧸 , merry Christmas! Sorry this is a little late I got sick before Christmas! Hope you enjoy it anyway :)

Word count: 837

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“Hold still baby,” Your Mama urged softly as she finished tying a red bow into your ponytail. You were getting ready for the work Christmas party and you were so excited because it meant you’d get to play with April and Andy. Ann was hosting, as she usually did, which meant you’d spent all morning decorating and helping her prepare food. Now you were all dressed and ready, in a red dress which Mama had picked out and a matching bow in your hair. Just as Mama finished tying up your hair the doorbell rang and you leapt up from the living room floor eagerly.

“I got it,” You called out, wanting to be the first one to greet the guests. Remembering that your Mama said to always check before opening the door you pressed your eye up to the little peephole, unable to hold back an excited squeal when you saw Andy, April, Ben and Leslie. They were definitely not strangers and so you swung the door open eagerly. Andy immediately engulfed you in a massive bear hug and April quickly slipped past you out of the chilly winter air and into the warm confines of the house.

“Y/N, we bought presents,” Andy exclaimed as Ben and Leslie ushered you both into the house.

“We have presents for you too,” You informed him excitedly. You’d spent ages with your Mama picking out the perfect presents for your best friends. “Wanna go play in my playroom?” You asked, turning to April who had immediately made herself at home on the couch. She nodded and held out a stuffed black cat which looked new.

“Mama and Da were supposed to give it to her for Christmas but they had to bribe her with it to come tonight,” Andy explained. Now you were looking more closely you could see dried up tear tracks on April’s cheeks, despite this she was smiling now which was definitely a good sign.

You gently patted the head of April’s cat. “It’s very cute, does it have a name yet?” You asked.

“Gata,” April pronounced proudly.

“Hi Gata,” You greeted. “Does Gata wanna play with us?” April nodded again and you all went into your playroom. Mama had made you clean it this morning so you could all play in there but within about ten minutes the room had descended into chaos with pieces of your marble run scattered around the whole room.

“I’m hungry,” Andy pouted after a while.

“We could go get some snacks?” You suggested, “We got candies and fruit and nuts and stuff.”

“Da said Andy isn’t allowed any more candy today cause he had too much this morning,” April piped up.

“We could sneak ‘em?” You were usually very, very against breaking the rules but your mama hadn’t said anything about not being allowed any sugar and so you wouldn’t get in trouble. Plus, it could be like a secret spy mission.

“Burt Macklin is very good at sneaking,” Andy nodded excitedly. You all snuck out into the kitchen, making sure to stick against the walls and duck out of sight. Andy decided to take one for the team, crawling the last of the way across the kitchen floor and hiding behind the table whilst reaching up to grab some sweets. With the goods secured Andy quickly snuck back over to you and April and the three of you ran back to the playroom.

You enjoyed the fruits of your labour well and by the time Mama came in to check on everyone your hands were sticky and your faces marked with chocolate. “I see someone got into the sugar,” She tutted playfully.

“Andy didn’ have any,” April defended quickly. Despite the obvious lie your Mama just laughed softly, it was almost christmas after all.

“The others are here if you kids wanna go say hi,” She offered. You all decided to go say hi so you followed Mama into the living room, making a pit stop in the bathroom to wash your hands and faces per her instructions. In the living room Christmas music was playing and all the adults were lounging around, laughing and talking. You immediately slipped yourself in between your Mama and Ron on the couch, whilst April and Andy sat next to each other on the floor next to Ron and Leslie’s legs. The rest of the adults were talking loudly but Ron, as per usual, was quiet. This was why you liked to sit near him because then it didn’t get too overwhelming to be around the others.

Ron nudged you gently in the arm and slipped a ten dollar note into your palm. “Merry Christmas, kiddo,” You grinned happily and looked up at him.

“Thank you Ron,” You smiled using your best manners and offered him a kiss on the cheek. He chuckled softly and patted your head.

“No problem.” You pocketed the money quickly and curled up against your Mama, letting the conversations of the adults fade into the background.

You all sat around, comfortably enjoying each other’s presence for hours. After a while April got ahold of the tv remote and changed the music from Christmas to Halloween, insisting it was the better holiday. No one bothered to argue with her even though the music was unsettling it kept her in a good mood late into the night. Eventually Andy grew bored and insisted you opened presents. You got a new hot wheels track from April, Andy, Ben and Leslie, which was probably your favourite. But you also get a new dress up tiara from Donna, a stuffed toy crocodile from Tom and and Angelina Ballerina book from Chris. You loved all of them and felt very lucky.

After everyone went home you spent ages excitedly telling Mama all about your new presents as she tucked you in. “Did you have a good night bunny?” She asked you,

You nodded, “yes Mama, best night ever.”

“I’m so glad baby, goodnight,”!she cooed, placing a kiss to the the top of your head.

“Goodnight Mama.”

[cryingatwindermerepeaks]

regressor april gets into andy’s toy kitchen set and insists on carrying around a plastic knife all the time. she holds it while she falls asleep and ben has to pry it out of her hand once she’s down.