#happy Saturday 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 (it is still Friday)

[pebblezone]

We stand for the flag & if you don’t like it we don’t care

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

Good Omens meeting in Prague 31.5. - 2.6.2024

Thank you so much @cliopadra and others for making this weekend such a joyful experience! 🥰

31.5. Friday

I've travelled from Brno to Prague by train with three other czech GO fans I hadn't met before but we booked 4 seats around the same table so we could had a nice chat on the way to Prague. I've learned that Brno is too damn small since there is a university faculty and people connecting us all. :D <3

The meeting at the evening meeting all others (there was cca 40 of us) was at Andělský Pivovar restaurant in Prague (which could be translated as Angel Brewery :)) I was absolutely ngked by the wonderful bags cliopadra made us with a 'feather pen', their stickers and a small black booklet which each had a different front (with quotes and motives from Good Omens), I chose To The World :) 😊 and also and further during the weekend I got more gifts from fellow fans, NGK, thank you!

1.6. Saturday

We were supposed to have a picnic this day on Petřín (a hill in Prague) but some demon was messing too much with the rainy weather so we had an indoor picnic :). There was so much food since everybody brought something! :D <3 I wish I had bigger stomach to try it all :D. The wings gingerbread were amazing and I felt like at Christmas :) <3.

2.6. Sunday

We had a walk through the Prague centre themed about angels and demons and the final lunch. The funniest moment was when we went to St. Nicolaus church and I am admiring the frescos and ceiling and I hear laughing so I look at my right and our cosplay Crowley is surreptitiously hopping on one leg. All of us started laughing so rather we left the church :D <3.

During the weekend we also send the black booklets clio gave us around so people could leave a message. These are in mine. Also I asked Clio to draw me Izzy from OFMD which they did absolutely perfectly, I am in love with it! (thank you Clio! :) <3) (I asked if they can doodle me Izzy and they asked, 'What is your favourite ship?' and I said, 'Just Izzy and happiness.' :D <3)

I am still half ded and my social battery is empty but it was wonderful to meet all of you! ❤🥰

[missathlete31]

Random Hangman Story Idea of the Day-

hopefully an actual writer takes over this story and writes it. Please someone- take it!

Jake giving up his Christmas leave to Bob because he finds out Bob’s sister just welcomed a new baby and he knows how much the WSO wants to be home for the holidays. So Hangman goes to Admiral Simpson and requests to give his leave away anonymously. When Cyclone calls Floyd in to tell him, Bob is so happy to get to see his family, he doesn’t think about who could have given him this gift and just heads out to pack.

The Friday before Christmas, as everyone who has the time off leaves, those stuck in Miramar start making their own plans. Bradley and Phoenix are about to head out for some last minute shopping before they begin their holidays at Mav and Ice's home, when they see a light on in Jake’s apartment. They head up to investigate, shocked when the cocky pilot answers the door, expecting him to be halfway to Texas at this point.

Natasha realizes pretty quickly how Bob was able to make it home and asks Jake about it. The blond explains how he didn't need to go home, his parents wouldn't want him there, and soon he is being invited by the two other aviators to join their festivities. Hangman declines, convinced it was a pity invite and that no one actually wants him there. Bradley and Nat beg him to reconsider but head out when it's clear their teammate isn't going to change his mind.

On Saturday, December 23rd, Jake runs around the mostly deserted Top Gun base with his air pods in. He’s about to start his fourth lap when someone grabs his shoulder- it’s Maverick, looking just as surprised as Jake is to see him there. The two chat amicably for a bit when Pete brings up Christmas. Assuming this is his Captains way of trying to see if Hangman is going to crash their family dinner, Jake explains that while he appreciates the offer he doesn't want to impose, especially after such an emotional few months for Mav and his family (reconnecting with Bradley, Ice's cancer battles). Maverick tells Jake that there is nothing they wouldn't love more than if the blond would join them, even joking about how low key the whole event will be since Ice used to do the seven fishes on Christmas Eve and the big Christmas Ham and both Pete and Bradley are hopeless in the kitchen. Jake still seems unsure, to which Mav asks him to think about it and leaves him be.

All this leads to Jake Hangman Seresin arriving at Pete and Tom's house with a handful of groceries and presents on Christmas Eve morning, insisting on cooking to earn his place at the table. Of course his captain informs him he is meant to be a guest, but everybody stops fighting it as seven courses of delicious seafood find it's way to the dinner table. The group spends the night eating, drinking, watching Christmas movies and just spending fun time together, Jake having the best holiday he can ever remember. And as they all bid each other goodnight and head off to their different guest rooms, Hangman can't help but thank his hosts for having him. Tom and Pete just smile at the young man they are ready to adopt and tell him it's their pleasure, ushering the pilot off to bed so they can place the numerous wrapped presents they purchased for Jake under their tree, excited to see his reaction the next morning.

When that reaction ends up being tears for finally finding the family he always dreamed of Jake will find himself subjected to a lot of hugs on Christmas morning.

And yes, Brisket might be one of the presents waiting for Jake under the tree 🥰

[redheadspark]

Could you do Jack Russell from Werewolf By Night with number 6, please? Thank you! 🥰✨

A/N - Hello! Thanks for requesting this, I hope you like it :)

Hazel

Summary - Jack never thought he would meet his soulmate in the way he did.

Warnings - Just fluff and Angst

Jack was used to grey, from the moment he was born he thought all the world was meant to be grey.

His mother warned him about seeing the world all grey, after testing his vision and noticing how he didn’t know his colors.  Everyone saw grey as little babies and children, but once you hit puberty and go into young adulthood, you could meet your soulmate at any time.  It was all about timing, which Jack thought he never had in his corner as he got older and his vision was still in different shades of grey.  

Seeing others happy with getting their mates and enjoying the joys of seeing colors around them, Jack couldn’t help but be jealous.  He had other demons to deal with, including becoming a werewolf as a young teenager and dealing with that nightmare in itself.  Yet still, even through the torment and pain of transformations once a month and hunting monsters, Jack longed to have someone in his life.  Yet his Lycanthropy came at a major price: the lives of others always would be in jeopardy.  No matter the plenty of scenarios he played in his head, each one would always end in tragedy.  

Hope for love would slip through his fingers, so he placed it on the back burner in his life.

He still worked as a monster hunter, going around the world and taking out so many monsters from the small to the massive.  He also got a better handle on changing into a werewolf, which helped him plan out any weekend plans he would have to do for his transformation.  Jack only occupied his mind with things that he could control, which helped his mental health when it felt low.  Nothing else was harboring his thoughts, and as of late the last thing he was thinking about was finding his soulmate.  

Up until one afternoon during a camping trip.

This month’s full moon was on a Saturday night, which was the perfect time for him to camp out at a campsite in the middle of the woods starting on a Friday and leaving by Monday morning.  He loved camping, it was more of a therapy for him since it would calm his mind before booming a werewolf.  Jack would meditate under the stars and beneath the threes, breathing in the cooler air into his lungs and touching the rich soil under his fingers.  Of course, it made his transformations more bearable, finding campsites that were mostly out of the way and not near any kind of town or city.  

This particular Monday he was on his way home, freshly showered thanks to the showers at the campsite and insanely hungry.  The general store a few miles away from the campsite had a Convenience Store.  Jack walked in and over to the breakfast section, seeing the remade breakfast sandwiches that were already wrapped in sheep material with grease stains and a few yogurt parfaits that were in the cooler.  He grabbed one of each and a bottle of orange juice too, not registering the front door opening and bells being heard.

“Hey, you!” Said the store manager at the register, “Weren’t you supposed to be here yesterday?”

“Sorry,” A warm voice floated in the air as Jack was humbling with the food in his hands to get them held tight, “I was held up at the store since my dad is sick.  He gives his condolences, I’m actually going to get him some medicine. Do we have any?”

“Sure thing, honey.  The medicine is in the back of the door,” The manager answered her, Jack still not paying attention as he was trying to get a good grip on his breakfast.  But of course, he was more of a klutz than anything, turning just in time to run into the very woman who was speaking moments earlier. The food fell all over the floor, nothing major spilling but Jack’s cheeks were already red in embarrassment.  

“I am so sorry!” He said in a flustered manner, kneeling down to get his food off the floor.

“That was my fault, honestly! I wasn’t looking where I was going—“ the woman reasoned with Jack as she knelt to help him pick up the food too.  Jack was about to argue that he could do it himself when something started to happen.  It made him freeze up, almost blinking to make sure he wasn’t being tricked in the mind.  

The breakfast sandwich was no longer grey, but yellow.

Then it was the wooden floor below them, a deep brown that was stained and reflecting off the lights above him.  The blue mixture whirling in the slushie machine, the red apples next to the oranges, it was all popping out to Jack and eliminating the grey.  Jack was shocked, which seemed like a minimal word for him as the last thing he noticed, was the woman in front of him.

Her long and slender fingers were around his orange juice bottle, bracelets that were of colorful beads hanging off her wrist, and a few freckles that were dancing on the top of her hand.

“Holy shit,” She gasped, Jack shooting his head up and finally seeing her face.  A heart-shaped face, bright hazel eyes that reminded him of nature in the purest form, and her dark thick hair in a messy bun on the top of her head.  His heart stopped, almost making him think he died and passed on into some kind of afterlife.  But she was there, filled with color and making Jack feel that pain he had in the past disappear.  

No longer as he worry about the setbacks of being a werewolf.  No longer he was worried about being alone forever and not having another person to feel connected to.  Now it was there, right in front of him in one of the last places he never thought he would meet his soulmate.  

“Hello,” Jack said in a shaky tone, not knowing what else there was to say in such a moment in meeting his soulmate.  

She smiled, and Jack knew he was done for.

The End.

[ssahotchnerr]

girl dad aaron telling your little girl he wont make it to one of her ballet shows because theres a possibility he wont get back from a case in time but the whole team worka twice as hard to solve the case as quickly as possible so he (and the whole team tbh) can make it!!! ur daughter is sad but when she sees daddy and all her aunts and uncles she gets SO happy🥺

🥺🥺🥺 the bau was called out for the case early in the weekend, so aaron was fairly confident they would be able to resolve it by the end of the following week, just in time for saturday's recital. but omg the team soon learned the unsub had a partner, so they obviously have to find the partner, and it just prolongs the case even more :((((

aaron tries to stay hopeful, but by the end of the week, it's still not looking good 🥺🥺🥺 UGH aaron's heart just drops and that night, he has to make that very very sad phone call home that he may not be able to attend :((( just in case :(((((

and baby girl understands, veryyy early on the two of you explained to your daughter that her daddy has a very important job and saves lots and lots of people, but that means that sometimes he won't always be home, or won't be home for the very fun things :( he wishes more than anything he could, but sadly it's something that can't be controlled :(

so aaron apologizes (a ton😭), says that it could always be filmed for him so he can see it when he gets home, and that he'll take her out to do something fun too :( that lifts her spirits a little bit, and she says okay🥺 but aaron could still hear the disappointment in her tiny voice :( ugh it just breaks his heart - he knew how excited she was, whenever he picked her up from ballet, it was all she could talk about, all she could talk about at home. and the dad guilt kicks in even more :((((

so the next morning, the team notices aaron is a bit down :( and once they learn the reason why - penelope especially 😭 - they're like yeah no we're GETTING you home if it's the last thing we do. SO everyone is working a more urgently, they even pull an all nighter just to use that extra time 🥹, and it pays off!!!! friday night the partner is finally located and once the local pd officially takes over, everyone is booking it to the jet for a red eye flight home 😭. and aaron is 🥹 so so so thankful and they make it there just in time <333

and when baby girl hotchner sees her daddy and all her aunties and uncles 🥹🥹🥹🥹 :DDDDDD happy doesn't even begin to describe it. her whole face lights up and she throws her teeny arms around aaron as much as she can manage and is all, "you're here!!!!!!!!!!" :DDDD while she was still excited to perform, she was soo sad her daddy wouldn't be there - she was kinda iffy about going on that stage entirely, she even cried a bit over it the night before :( but now the hesitation is long gone and she goes on to do her very very best and everyone is so proud of her 🥹 especially her daddy hehe 🥰💓💓 who had a grin on his face the wholeeee time <333 and definitely teared up a bit 🥹

[hanafubukki]

Hana, how did it feel to be front and center when Shimazaki was on stage at the twst thing? YOU LUCKED OUT FR GIRL 🤩

WBSJAJDND DO I EVEN NEED TO SAY MEI MEI ABDKDKDK

I MEAN LOOK AT HIM!! HIM!!!

AS IF SEEING HIM WASNT THE ONLY THING I TALKED ABOUT ALL OF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ANDNSKFKF

AHHHH OMMMGGGGGG HE WAS SO FREAKING CUTE IN ALL THE PANELS WE SAW OF HIM

I AM STILL IN AWE?? THE AMOUNT OF PICTURES I TOOK?!? 🥹🥹😍😍

Seeing him in his element was amazing!!! Especially when he would do the voice lines right in front of us!!

Seeing him as Nagi, and then an FGO character (I turned out to be a fake fan after all lmao), and then the twst panel?? Just seeing him enjoy all the roles he plays and his smiles and laughs?

I LITERALLY AM JUST

IT WAS WORTH IT MEI MEI. The waiting! The anticipation! Everything leading up to it was worth it 🥹🥹💞💞💚💚 one of the highlights of AX for sure 💚💚🌺🌺 I LOVED EVERY MOMENT 💚💚💞💞

Also he’s so cute talking about his diasomnia family 😭😭💞💞 and his reactions to the crowd and about idia and his little *incognito* in the crowd of AX 😆😂 and and and qndjskfkfnsha 100/10. Would go through this all over again with you. 🫂🫂💞💞💚💚

…mei mei what have you done I am literally smiling and giggling and ready to just roll around in my bed thinking about this all over again Absjsjshs 🥰🥰💞💞

Literally one of the highlights to my year 🥹💞💞 the giddy and happy levels to the max. One of the events I looked forward to this year and it was amazing 🥹😭🫂💞I’m so glad I could go to AX with you and enjoy it so much 🫂🫶

[indieyuugure]

First off, I freaking love your comics. They are the reason I wake up way too early some Saturdays and actually sleep Friday nights (not tonight obviously, but still!) it’s so much fun waiting for the next update because I know it’s all going to be AWESOME!!!!

Seriously though it was because of your art that I was able to draw Casey Jones, and have him turn out so good!!!! I wnded up loving how he looked because I totally used your comic panels as references. I was even able to submit an accordion book of Casey WIPs for my last art class of high school!! I’m not the most confident artist so my personal style is whack, sometimes it’s recognizable and sometimes it’s just shapes on a page, but I enjoy writing and painting. Traditional art kicks my backside dang hard, girl. Btw what do you use to create the comics? I think I remember a post a while back about an iPad, but I don’t know.

I honestly was so freaking panicked when I realized Donnie was flipping dying but calmed a bit since then knowing we’re nearing the end, but I’m wondering how many updates there will be left because the family should probably get back to being turtles and Donnie having that self acceptance about being a turtle. If that’s where you decide to take the story, but comfort is definitely needed for the poor guy. *hugs Donnie and offers hand for you to join bc we all know this turtle be needing some love rn with all the glorious angst that be happening*

*also wonders if you’re going to sell TMS to as a colored comic as well once it’s officially done*

Aw, thank you very much! It means a lot to read that 🥰💕 (though please try to sleep, sleep is important to your health!)

OMG THAT’S SO AWESOME! I’m so happy my comics were able to help you with an art assignment! And hey, I didn’t use to be a good artist either, just keep working at it and you’ll get better and better! They say it’s 100 hours to be proficient, 10,000 to be a master.

Yes! I use an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. The app I use is called Clip Studio Paint, it’s a bit complex, but once you get the hang of it it’s incredibly powerful and has a lot of tools. I was able to learn how to use it in a weekend so it’s too insanely complicated.

lol, don’t worry! They all become turtles in the end! (The next episode they mutate back) There are currently 2 more updates left for you guys and then it’ll be on to Indie TMNT! I very much hope to get it printed, I have some ideas of how to make it easier/cost me less, but I’ll have to see how it all goes.

Good questions! :]

[nerdieforpedro]

VIII - Have we put all the pieces together?

Only Parts of you Mr. Morales Series

This fic and my blog over all is 18+ MDNI

Frankie Morales x Belinda (plus size OFC)

Word Count: about 3.4k (Longer than all the other pieces 😑 Endings are rough.)

Summary: Frankie and Belinda have a conversation that truly is better in the morning. Things are moving and shaking while Belinda is stir-crazy. After things settle down, pieces are in place where they should be.

Warnings: angst, intoxication (mild), medical jargon, pregnancy and complications (Nerdie may have taken liberties with this - Mother & Baby was not my best class), birth control discussions, food mention & cooking, Benny and Frankie bear the brunt of the bad jokes, Pope and Carmen and the MVPs, we have more desserts and fluff

Notes: The finale for Frankie and Belinda. I’ve enjoyed writing their story. It had its’s fair bit of mess but at the core were two people who loved each other. I may do a follow up or two because they’re beginning a new chapter. Thank you so much for reading this far. 💕 Happy Frankie Friday everyone! 🥰

Main Masterlist/ Frankie “Catfish” Morales Masterlist/ Only Parts of you Mr. Morales Series

It’s not like Belinda hadn’t pictured herself in this position over the years. She just thought there would be a few steps in a different order. It’s supposed to be a happy moment where she gives Frankie the wonderful news, they celebrate because they’ve talked about it, agreed to it and were doing the whole trying thing. Frankie looks a bit drunk, mostly panicked and like she’s going to float away. His eyes are trained on her and his hands have his cap and his hair in their grips.

“Mi bizcochito (My little cake) please. Don’t say it. Just…I know.”

“You know? What do you know Frankie?” Her eyebrows are halfway up her forehead. She thought she was hiding it well. Of course he knows. He’s Francisco ‘Catfish’ Morales. He still notices when she uses different oils in her hair or changes her fingernail polish. The superb attention to detail that made it impossible to hide how she felt about him for the longest, even when Belinda wanted to pretend like she didn’t or worse when they were trying whatever casual mess they had been doing before. He still knew and that’s why he’d pull away sometimes, though they still ended up coming back together eventually.

“Cariño (sweetheart), you don’t have to worry though. You’ve been changing your clothes. I’m not the same as I once was either. It’s a good thing though. Since we’ve been together, we’ve both become softer, taking care of each other.” He’s explaining, or trying to, that he thinks she is beautiful even if she puts on a few pounds. He has too, Frankie’s aware he has a bit more to grab in the middle.

Belinda covers her face. This is not the right time to have this conversation with him, he is either in denial or really thinks she’s concerned about weight gain, which she isn’t. She just went back to her comfy clothes that she could hide in while she waited for her doctor’s appointment. Which had been today. Standing up and embracing him, she was able to stifle her laugh and kiss his cheek. “You’re right Frankie, we have become softer together. Let’s get you some water, a shower and off to bed.”

Morales allows himself to be taken care of by his bizcochito. He needs to keep the act up until tomorrow morning. It will be Saturday and neither of them have work unless Frankie gets called in. After Belinda falls asleep, he turns off his phone. Might lead to a stern talking to on Monday, but he’d need to ask her what he’d been beside himself to really ask her. Morales is many things but not a fool. He’s staring at the ceiling with the woman he loves laying on his chest, the very same that’s likely carrying his child. ‘Maybe I should have wrapped it up but she said she enjoyed the feeling. I did too.’ He did have to remind Belinda occasionally to take her birth control meds and they did discuss an implant in her arm or an IUD but she was squeamish about anything being surgically put in or being classified as a procedure. Frankie did poke a bit of fun at her considering what she has in her most nights and she told him he was a bad man after slapping his arm.

Maybe he should have pushed harder for it or gotten the snip himself, but neither of them ever mentioned it. Frankie pictured himself with children at one point, early in his service. Before the real combat started before he saw the horrors, it was enough many times just to take care of himself. He couldn’t imagine caring for someone fully dependent on him. Not then. But now? Belinda wrapped an arm around his torso, nuzzling her face into his chest.

“Maybe it will be fine. Maybe I can do it. We’ll be raising the kid together after all. Doesn’t mean I’m not scared shitless. Fuck…” His eyes close and he drifts off to sleep curious how exactly to talk about it with her.

Despite the hangover, Morales is up first, peeling Belinda off of him. Bathroom then coffee. He’s always on coffee duty, so he decided to fix breakfast too. The excuse would be that it’s a Saturday, and she wanted to talk to him about something but he wasn’t aware enough to register anything. The aroma of the coffee calls Belinda. It smells delicious but her stomach turns, she felt like it was a little early for that. She’s at two months according to the doctor and there was a major caveat with that. She googled most of the evening yesterday but didn’t retain a thing. Slipping on a white and navy blue striped t-shirt dress, she made her way to the kitchen.

There stands Francisco, a messy mop of dark curls bouncing on the back of his neck, his gray t-shirt struggling to contain his biceps and shoulders. He was wearing tan cargo shorts that cupped the curve of his ass just right. He’s finishing up the eggs, the bacon is to the side, pancakes are keeping warm in a metal baking pan covered with foil. The table is set with orange juice and syrup already out. If she wasn’t apprehensive about what conversation they were going to have, she’d tell him to cover all the food and head back to the bedroom. This is by far one of the sexiest and sweetest things he does for her: letting her not worry about anything. She’s waiting for his usual line of “breakfast is served mi amor (my love).” That’s not what he turns and says.

Frankie turns to see Belinda watching him with a soft smile. She looks a little tired still, but otherwise fine. He’s happy to cook on days where they stay in and spend time together. It looks like there will be more of these days with a small high chair at one of the sides of the table. It’s out before he can really think about what he said, what it means. “Buenos dias mamá oso (Good morning mama bear)! Breakfast is served!” He has a genuine smile on his face. He was dead serious. Belinda’s hands were on her hips. She knows I knew, welp Fish. Whatever happens, happens. Dammit.

“Good morning Francisco Miguel Valesquez Morales.” She has used his entire name. Frankie is concerned as she walks toward him, the smile gone from her face. “How long have you known? Tell me.”

Frankie sighs and places both palms on the counter behind him, leaning back. “The last few weeks. You’re wearing different clothes I haven’t seen you wear for a while and are a bit more round in the middle.”

“Why didn’t you say anything last night? Why go with that whole ‘we’re both softer’ thing?”

“I mean, I wasn’t wrong. We are both softer. Just for different reasons and not just physically. I’m not cooking breakfast for just any woman I know. Te amo Belinda (I love you Belinda).” Her hands pinch his cheeks while her lips peck his.

“You’d best not Frankie. Te amo mi amor.” She assist and dishing up the plates and the air across from each other, eating breakfast. During a pause, she decides to ask, “Did you know I went to the doctor yesterday?”

“No but are there any issues?” Frankie crosses his arms, there couldn’t be something wrong already right?

Belinda clears her throat and sets her elbows on the table, her chin is on top of her interlocked fingers. “Apparently, and I don’t believe I have any that run in my family, the reason I’m showing earlier than normal. Whatever normal looks like, is because we’re having twins.”

Morales is frozen. He doesn't remember there being any cases of twins that he knows of. His mouth moves but nothing comes out. It’s amazing but doesn’t that mean double everything?! Belinda wonders if the man’s stopped working. It was a shock to her too yesterday. She thought maybe there was a weird shadow or something on the ultrasound but the doctor and nurse pointed out two heartbeats and two babies. It was part of why she’d been sitting to tell Frankie. It was still processing for her too.

“So…but is that okay? For you cariño?” The pilot asked. Pregnancy can be difficult when you’re having one baby. Belinda is carrying two.

“It kinda has to be Fish. I can’t move either baby anywhere else.” She chuckled, understanding his concern. What was her pregnancy going to look like? Everyone’s always different.

“When’s your next appointment? I’m coming with you. I know you won’t remember everything.”

Belinda had fake outrage on her face, gasping and covered her mouth with her hands, “Is that so? How could you! I have my notes from my last appointment. Thank you! Not everything stuck though to be fair.” The smirk on her face as Frankie stood and walked over to her, placing his hands on her shoulders. “I told them I can call next week after checking with you, plus I needed to actually tell you.”

“Well now I know. I’ll let my manager know and it will be fine.” He kisses her forehead, “I’ve got to show up with you to let them know who’s got some strong swimmers. I’m not called ‘Fish’ for nothing.” Belinda pinched his nose, then ruffled his hair.

“Such a horrible man. Who even says that Frankie?” They both laughed while they cleaned up breakfast. Her cheek rested in the middle of Frankie’s back as he washed the dishes. For just a moment before she dried and put them away.

Sunday afternoon at Will and Benny’s, everyone is gathered. All their close friends. Belinda and Frankie had done a video call with her parents who were shocked, ecstatic and wanted to know when they could fly down and visit. Frankie was all for it, Belinda said that she would need to set up the guest room, she didn’t want them coming quite yet. Her Frankie had moved in not too long ago.

Will wasn’t surprised and happy that they actually talked it out.

Benny had to be told not to pick Belinda up and squeeze her. Frankie gave him a death glare.

Pope and Carmen both squealed, gave hugs and started an argument that lead to an intense game of rock-paper-scissors to determine who would be the godparents. In a major upset, Will was knocked out early. Pope and Benny did five rounds before Benny danced away victorious. Was a rendition of the running man necessary? To Benjamin Miller it was.

The joy in sharing the news with everyone eased both of their anxieties for a time.

It was when Belinda was six months along and Frankie was at one of her follow up appointments with the OBGYN. They’d seen the PCP last week. Her blood pressure was high, but not concerning yet according to the MD so she opted to work from home. It helped at first but her blood pressure crept back up. Frankie made her a fluffy spot in their bed surrounding her with pillows, water and snacks. He told her to stay put. Don’t go anywhere except the bathroom and the bed. He’d call to check in on her as she did reports and such from her laptop.

This system worked until month eight. She hated it. She can’t move around, she’s stuck to this bed, concerned about how worried Frankie is about her. Belinda finished her reports early, she was banking all her time to use after her maternity leave. “I need to get out…it’s the same four walls. Just walking down the street should be okay right?” She was just going to walk out in her slides and a simple dress. It was warm but not hot thankfully. Belinda called Carmen to let her know where she was going, she thought about texting Frankie but she didn’t want him worrying anymore than he already was. “Just down the street. Just down the street.” Letting out a long breath, Belinda felt a few kicks as she made it to the end of the driveway. “I know, momma just wanted to move around. Let’s move around together and we can have a little secret from daddy. Until he’s eaten dinner. The truth is best on a full belly.” She chuckled while waddling down the street. Saying hello to a few neighbors in addition to feeling the wind around her body instead of just near a window was something she didn’t realize she missed.

Belinda ended up at the park at the end of the street and sat on a bench. She rested her feet and watched a few children play, curious when she’d be able to bring these two here to play.

Carmen stopped by with groceries l. She thought Belinda would be back by now but she wasn’t. It was an hour and a half since she’d called her to tell her she went for a walk. She called and texted her but she didn’t answer. “Ahh…Belinda. I swear…” She put the groceries away and Belinda returned her call. She’s sobbing and frightened.

“C-Carmen. There’s a bag next to my bed. Pick me up from the park, please. I think…my water broke. I just wanted a walk…to get out. It’s early right? Too early…What if I did something wrong? How will I explain to Frankie that I didn’t listen…?” She paused and it sounds like she’s moving.

“Belinda you’re not still walking are you? Honey don’t worry about any of that, there’s nothing to be done. Just get somewhere you can sit and wait for me. You’re still near the park right?” Carmen hurried to the bedroom and found a black duffel back at the foot of the bed. She grabbed it, made sure she had her purse and locked the front door. She tossed the back in the passenger seat, texted Pope to get Frankie to the hospital immediately and sped toward the park. “Linda you’re still on the line right?!”

“Yes. I found a bench. It hurts to sit. I’m standing and leaning over.” She feels a little woozy but stays on the line. Carmen hops out of the car and ushers her to the backseat laying her down. “I’m sorry. Does Frankie know? Is he coming? I should…” Belinda is dozing a bit, Carmen is yelling at her to stay awake. Within ten minutes, they’re at the hospital.

Frankie is checking gauges in one of the helicopters. Finally off probation, he’s back to flying. Santiago calls three times while he’s trying to focus. “What hermano (brother)? Where’s the fire?” His tone is peppered with a smile.

“Dammit Fish! Answer the first time! Carmen is taking Belinda to the hospital! Her water broke. I’m on my way to get you, Will and Benny will bring your truck over. Grab your shit and meet me out front!” Frankie hopped out of the helicopter, grabbed his bag from his text and told his manager that he was leaving. His twins are coming. Pope was indeed waiting outside. “Look man.” Hopping in his truck, the men took off toward the hospital. “Carmen said that Belinda had trouble staying awake, but it looks like they’re replacing some fluids she said.”

“She’s a month early! Is that bad for her? Is she going to be okay?” Frankie wants his children to be okay, but what is he going to do if she’s not okay, if Belinda isn’t okay. “I should have just told her to be on bed rest. Not even work from home. Pope, what am I gonna do if…”

“Shut up Frankie. Don’t you dare. She’s going to be fine. Your kids are going to be fine. You’re going to see them in the next few minutes and be there with her. Our kids are going to have play dates and I’m going to beat your ass for actually allowing Benny to be your kids’ godfather.”

“He won fair and square Pope. Your bionic ass couldn’t win.” The pilot laughed nervously, he appreciated him trying to calm him.

“My hair and ass are the only things that aren’t bionic, you jerk.” Pope’s smirk lingered on his face as they rounded the corner and pulled up at the ER doors. “I’m still kicking your ass once your girl and your kids are home safe. I’m parking the truck.”

Frankie nodded and ran to the front desk, asked where Belinda’s room and a staff member took him to her room. There was a flourish of noises, Morales couldn’t tell if it was good or bad. He knocked and opened the door.

He was too late.

In each arm, Belinda held a baby boy with dark curls, round cheeks and noses that had a slope to them. His bizcochito (little cake) had two pudíns (puddings). She looked exhausted and was covered in a sheen of sweat, but glowed under the fluorescent lights. He kissed each of his sons and then cupped Belinda’s face, kicking his shoes off and hopping in the hospital bed with her. The nurse warned that since she’s just given birth it’s best to be gentle with her. Frankie nodded. “Gracias mi amor (Thank you my love). You make me whole mi vida (my life). Can I give you and my sons my last name? I’m not going anywhere Belinda. You’re home to me.”

There’s no more anxiety or distress in his face. The lines on his face are from how wide Francisco Morales is smiling, even his eyes look like there might be glimmers in them. She wants to reach for his hair, his nose, run a thumb over his lips. Her sons busy her hands and arms. “I’ve given you two children Morales and heart. I’d better be getting your last name Francisco.” They both laughed, with Carmen hugging Santiago before Will and Benny walked in.

“There’s just so much love in this room. I have one question for you two, which kid is which? Am I the godfather to them both? Do I get to pick one?” Benny stands at the foot of the bed. All the adults in the room groaned and a pillow hit Benny in the face courtesy of Frankie.

Belinda and the babies remained in the hospital as did Frankie except to go home and get changes of clothes. Finally, after a week, they were able to go home. Their little village of friends had set up the cribs, bought pampers, bibs, onsies, toys, blankets, booties, and the newly engaged couple wasn’t sure what the rest was, but they would figure it out.

The night they came home with their sons, Frankie tested out each crib just in case, despite them being put together by Santiago and Will. They were fine. Eventually, both Rafael and Raúl were put down to sleep. Belinda was able to shower finally with Frankie’s help. Laying down in their bed, they watched their sons sleep.

“Everything’s finally fit together for us. It was pretty disjointed for a while there Belinda.”

“Yeah, we should have actually talked about it a lot sooner.”

“Before or after you asked me to move in while you were full?” She pinched Frankie’s nose.

“You’re lucky I’m not supposed to exert myself. Our timing is-“

“Impeccable. Given we’ve got dos pudíns velludos (two hairy puddings).” Frankie kisses her cheek and she tries to hold in her laughter, it makes her stomach and pelvis hurt.

“Do not call our sons hairy puddings. Also, all that hair is from both of us, though it looks like you spat them out.”

“I love them already so they have their nicknames like you do mi bizcochito. You’ll just have to live with it.”

“That’s all I’ve wanted Frankie it wasn’t quite in the order I thought but we’re in this together. I have all of you like you have all of me.”

A night like many to come where they dose off to sleep in each others’ arms and are awakened by one or both of their son’s crying. It’s alright because they work as a team to change, feed and burp them before reading various books. From Dr. Seuss to flight manuals they would impart pieces of themselves onto their children.

There were turns, trips, stumbles and misunderstandings but Frankie and Belinda proved that in spite of their differences and fears, the pieces could be put together to make them a family. Plus two.

VII - Eyes

Fans of the hairy puddings (Code name: R&R) 🍼🍼

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[heymrspatel]

🌟 weekly tag wednesday 🌟

i haven't done one of these in a bit, but i wanna jump back into them! so yoohooo let's gooo! i was tagged by @darlingian @metalheadmickey @mybrainismelted @too-schoolforcool @firecrxtch @lingy910y @sgtmickeyslaughter and @juliakayyy 💙✨

how is your day going?: good. comfy. i woke up in a very cute mood! although, it's another slow one, i've been feeling very time warpy and floaty lately.

are you okay?: yea. yea! i'm at a nice little plateau 🥰

what is your favourite shade of your favourite colour?: blue like the deep ocean. green like the deep forest.

are you single?: 🙂

are you happy about that?: 🙂

what age do you feel in your brain?: definitely not like i should be in my 30s lol it's funny, i was talking about this the other day. about how covid hit when i was 29 and i don't feel like i've aged in the meantime. but at the same time i feel decades older.

do you feel like the good times are behind you or ahead of you?: hmm i think this is one of those "it can be both" type of things. lots of good behind me, lots of good ahead of me (i fucking hope!)

do you have a best friend?: yessirrr

did you have a childhood pet?: yea! i had two little budgies. one green, one blue. we also had a little kitty.

do you sing or whistle around the house?: oh my god, yes... i don't whistle. but, look, i think there's a song always bouncing around up there and i just gotta at least hum it sometimes. and if music is playing and i know the lyrics, i'm singing.

do you light candles or incense?: i do! i love candles very much. a big plus if they've got those wood crackling wicks!

are you busy Friday night?: nope. i'm busy saturday night though!

if you were a circus performer which act would you be in?: uuhhh me perform? n-no... i shan't. but i do like that aerial silky thingy!

what is your favourite outfit?: this depends on the day! but usually it's a colorful top, ripped blue jeans, combat boots, and a leather jacket. hoops, buncha rings, and watch. some eyeshadow that'll make my eyes pop and a berry colored lip.

what's the last thing you created?: completed? my wedding boys. wip? i keep reworking a sketch for the gift exchange.

what is your favourite fic or book of all time?: my god i don't know! all time is a lot of time and i suddenly forgot everything i've ever fucking read!

what are you looking forward to?: some time off work in two weeks! seeing my friend on saturday! feeling the sun on my face!

what can put you immediately in a better mood?: a little quiet time. perhaps a nap. being silly with people that i trust.

do you like hugs?: i do i doooo! but like i really gotta want to and trust you lmao

what is something you wish people understood about you?: i'm just a little meow meow, you know? small and round and soft, with the sharpest little claws you've ever seen!

feeling a little shy tonight, so i'm skipping the tag! but, still, if you're reading this, i'm giving you a teenie tiny little leaf 🌱

[woodchoc-magnum]

fuck it friday (but it's actually saturday)

Tagged by @captain-hen 🥰

From the alternate-ending-to-season-6 fic:

"I ended it with Natalia; we agreed to just be friends, and now… I'm one hundred percent single," he whispers eagerly.

Eddie's aware that there's a big, goofy smile on his face, but he can't help himself. "Okay. Good."

"So now we can… figure this out," he says hopefully. "You and me."

He's nodding, blushing, smiling – are they really doing this? He's still not even really sure what it is – what are they gonna do, start making out or something?

He's never kissed a guy before. He's never even really thought about it, but now that he's looking at Buck, he notices that Buck has… especially kissable lips.

Buck notices him eyeing him, and leans in close. "What?"

"Are you a good kisser?" Eddie asks curiously.

His eyes light up. "You want to find out?"

"Not right now," he murmurs, buttoning his shirt. "Are you?"

"I've been told a time or two that I'm more than adequate," Buck replies smoothly, leaning in close to him again. "I'd be happy to give you a demonstration."

Eddie licks his lower lip – god, he's doing it purposefully, just to watch a blush creep into Buck's cheeks. "Maybe later," he murmurs, closing his locker door. "And you should know that Christopher has a sleepover on Saturday night–"

"You want to go on a date with me?" Buck blurts out, without letting him finish the sentence.

He wants to laugh – it's so ridiculous, the idea of going on a date with Buck, but… Eddie meets his eyes, hope blooming in his chest, and says, "Yes. I really do."

Tagging @tawaifeddiediaz @tripleaxeldiaz @renecdote @ashavahishta and anyone else 💗

[clever-and-unique-name]

[sends hugs] I've been thinking of you even though (or especially) you haven't been online as much 🥰🥰🥰

Also, as a more specific ask, what are your favorite things about Okami? Would you recommend it? (Also, cost and least favorite parts of it? I'm assuming it's a video game, and I always like to hear about your game reviews!)

Uhhh forgot the secret third thing.... ahhhhh... got any favorite things you're looking forward to or happy that you've done recently? <3

Anni <333 hi you are so cute thank you ilu!

okami is a rly rly rly pretty game, both graphically and sound-wise. it's 3d but really creatively mimics sumi-e style painting, the whole game is very lovingly steeped in japanese folklore, it's silly and fun and heartwarming and it has a good story. and!! you get to play as a wolf goddess whose entire Thing is restoring nature and who is also a silly little guy who is just Over doing deity things!!

idk what its cost is now, there's been multiple HD releases in the past couple years on different platforms, we played the original on PS2 yearsss ago so idk how it holds up on like the switch or something

least favorite part was the "voices" for characters, i can only describe it as "like animal crossing but Annoying." but i read that in HD releases there's an option to turn dialogue sounds off so!

and idk some of the silly joke humor might turn people away (bc it can get. Very Silly sometimes) but i always found it either harmless or fun

OH but there's an entire game mechanic around Finding and Feeding Wild Animals and there's a whole cute little cutscene and then they LOVE you afterwards and you can pick some of them up and carry them around and!!! it's so cute!!!!

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umm i am looking forward to this week being over, there's a lotta rly stressful things in the next couple days to do but then we don't have to worry abt them anymore so that'll be nice u_u; gotta renew our medical license thingies and do other big adulty stuff

time is a blur, we were super sick last week (and are still kinda sick but #Recovering), so am hoping we can find some time to do some art with the time we have off friday/saturday. bc we are now picking up overtime hours tomorrow. idk. work part wisdom or something :x

[catboydan]

okayyyy val’s big weekend summary under the cut 🥰

okay the tdh concert on Friday night SLAPPED as always, they’re SO fucking good live it’s unfair to everyone else. ridiculous. and the house of blues is such a cool venue!! the only thing that sucked was the drive to the venue from my hotel—a 35 min drive with no traffic; a 1hr drive that maps quoted me before I left; with the final drive being 2 1/2 hours, bumper to bumper most of the way. chicago why.

then the next morning I had lunch with a very cool mutual (who I’m not sure wants me to doxx them/the city they live in so I’ll abstain from naming them here but trust they are very cool) which was SUPER fun I love meeting mutuals so much. my fav people. if you’re reading this, hi :3

spent saturday afternoon & evening driving down to st louis, after which my right leg started to cramp up :( but with a knee-high compression sock and a hot water soak + massage I managed to get it under control, thank god. I kept having this mental image of getting a leg cramp mid-mng

then on sunday, I started tit day with a nice chicken katsu bowl :) ft. cucumber salad.

Then I got ready for tit over the next few hours and STILL ENDED UP LEAVING SHIT AT THE HOTEL and had to GO BACK TO GET THEIR CAT EARS FOR THE PIC. anyway it all worked out and I had literally the BEST time at tit. I got a bunch of bracelets, some god-tier cards, so many people came up to me to tell me they loved my catboy dan outfit, I got to meet up with the same group I saw when I went to WAD and also 2 other mutuals!! And after the show they got in my car and I kidnapped them :3 (i.e. I drove them back to their hotel lmao)

Monday was the designated drive-back day, and as usual I got boba setting out (I’ve truly glossed over the sheer amount of boba I consumed on this trip) and made the very important stop in Cumming to admire their big pole:

as well as take an appreciative look at the stiff timber at Cumming’s Howell Tree Farm

and then I got home to my partner and my puppy who were both very happy to see me :3 and I missed them so much. but I had such a good weekend and I’m so happy I did all of it! finally, here’s the total travel distance, roughly:

which is 1831km!

[spookyscarydemonbabe]

Why Not?! Pt 2

A/N- I loved this ask so much and i got a little carried away with it so i made it a two part fic 🥰 also i love that i’m able to add in tons of stuff about the drive in 👀 at my lake house (it’s literally a trailer in a trailer park near a lake, nothing fancy) there’s a drive in theater near there! i go every summer no matter what, if you haven’t gone to one i highly recommend it 👀

Genre- Fluff

Warnings- None :)

Tag List- @imagine-all-the-imagines @thatsthewaythechrissycrumbles @aidansloth @munsonology @esme-viridian @manyfandomsfanvergent

Words- 3.8k

The rest of the week had carried on as normal, although Gareth had been acting a bit distant since the day he gave you that shirt.

He still sat with you at lunch and would engage in group conversation with you but that was really it. He wouldn’t want to walk next to you in the halls on your way to class, he sat at the other end of the table as you at lunch, and he would barely look at you or talk to you like he used to.

You were hoping it wasn’t the date that Eddie had basically forced upon you two that had been making him keep his distance from you, but you figured it would just be easier to talk to him about it on saturday. You’d have a chance to be alone and ask him what was bothering him, and you knew he would be honest if he was stuck alone with you. He could never lie to you, and you knew that, but for some reason it felt like he was going out of his way to not talk to you to keep you from hearing him tell the truth.

About what? You didn’t know, and you didn’t like it.

When you saw him last on Friday, everything went on as normally as it always did. You made sure to confirm everything for you date with him, he was still picking you up at 7, you were still going to the drive in, and he was still acting weird around you.

But, wether he liked it or not, Gareth was still taking you out. And you were excited.

It was some that was was essentially forced upon you by Eddie, but still, a date was a date. And even if nothing happened, you knew you would still have fun. It was just a movie, a couple hours with your friend and nothing tragic would happen if you went your separate ways afterwards. Maybe then Gareth would stop being so weird around you.

Saturday soon came and you made sure you followed through with your promise.

You were going to look pretty.

You decided on a cute outfit, but nothing too fancy, it was just a movie date. Your hair was done, and you added a little makeup too. It was nice to get all done up, and honestly it didn’t matter that Gareth was the one taking you out. It was still a date.

When you finished adding your final touches, making sure that everything looked perfect, you couldn’t help but start to feel a bit nervous.

It was just Gareth, but still, a date was a date and though you were very excited about getting to spend time with him it was pretty nerve racking to be going out on an actual date with him.

Gareth was someone you always had somewhat of a little schoolgirl crush on. He was always so sweet to you, he always made sure you felt included in conversations with the rest of the guys, and there was never a time you felt uncomfortable around him. He went out of his way to make you happy when you were having a bad day and of course with all of those things together, combined with how cute he was, you couldn’t help but have a little crush on him. You decided just to keep that to yourself, buried down deep in your heart just to continue the friendship you loved with him, and being able to be his friend was a lot easier to think about than losing him as a friend by revealing your emotions to him.

You took a deep breath and looked over at the clock on your bedroom wall.

6:52 pm.

Gareth would be there any minute and you could feel your heart beating faster.

You took one last deep breath and looked over yourself in the mirror before heading downstairs to wait for him in the living room, sitting on the couch and watching as the minutes ticked by on the clock.

Suddenly the doorbell rung and it was like you completely forgot what was happening. The only thoughts racing through your mind was that Gareth was there, waiting for you at the door to take you out.

You took one last deep breath as you grabbed your bag and your jacket from the couch, approaching the front door and trying your best to calm your nerves. It was just Gareth, you were friends, the only reason you were going out was because Eddie insisted on it. But when you opened the door and saw him standing there with that pretty smile on his face you felt your nerves completely dissolve.

“Hey.” He said, looking you up and down as you stood in the doorway, “I guess you kept your promise, you look pretty. Really pretty.”

You smiled back at him and stepped out of the doorway, shutting it behind you,

“Thanks, that’s sweet of you.” You looked over him before you and you were surprised at how well put together he was.

It wasn’t like you hadn’t seen him get all dressed up before, but he looked nice. You could tell he had his mom help him with his outfit and hair, but still it was sweet that he wanted to get a little dressed up for you.

“Ready to go?” He asked you with a smile, holding his arm out for you to take.

You blushed nodded, linking your arm with his and walking down the porch steps to his car.

He reached over and opened the passenger door for you, shutting it as soon as you sat down and quickly running over to the drivers side, taking his seat next to you.

“You’re really putting on the gentleman act, is that just for me?” You asked him as you put your seatbelt on and he started up the car.

“I mean, it’s a date isn’t it? Wether it was forced onto us or not i still want you to have a good time.”

The car ride to the drive in was an awkward one, but you still managed to talk with each other just like you normally did. It was nice to be able to just spend time with one another, and though you’ve done it beforehand the circumstances were definitely different. He was asking you things about yourself that no one had before, and you had shared a few laughs talking about all the weird conversations the guys had started at lunch or when you would reminisce about the summers you had all shared together.

You could tell he was really putting the effort into making sure you were having a good time, but you could see that he was still as nervous as you were. And it was cute.

As much as he tried to hide it you could see his cheeks brighten up each time he heard you giggle and you saw that every time your gaze met his he would quickly shy away.

He pulled into the drive in, paying for your tickets and finding a good parking spot right up near the screen and as he took the keys out of the ignition he looked over to you with a nervous smile.

“You ok?” You asked him sweetly, unbuckling your seatbelt and turning your body to face him.

“Yeah, just nervous i guess.” He said with a smile, “This is um…” He trailed off and turned his eyes away from you and it made you realize why he was acting so differently with you.

“Gare, is this your first date?”

He pursed his lips and nodded, his eyes going back to meet yours and you could see how nervous he was,

“I just don’t want to mess up, you know? I mean i know we’re friends, but i still want to make sure that we both have a good time and i guess i’m just… nervous.”

You smiled to him and reached over, gently taking his hand in yours,

“It’s alright. I know that this date just started but i’m having a good time so far. Are you having a good time?”

He nodded and smiled back to you, giving your hand a gentle squeeze as he held it.

“Good! And i know you’re nervous, but you know i already like you. We’re friends, i don’t want you to feel nervous around me.”

He laughed to himself and looked down at your hands resting between the two of you, your thumb slowly brushing over the back of his,

“You’re right. And i like you too (y/n). I think the nerves are just coming from what might happen afterwards.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean what if something happens? What if something happens and we go back to school on monday and everything is weird between us?”

“Gare,” Your hand reached up and held his cheek, turning him to face you as you looked in his eyes, “I promise you, wether tonight ends up on a good or bad note, i’m still going to be your friend.”

You smiled at each other and as your hand rested on his cheek but your gaze was torn when you saw the familiar picture on the screen, letting you know the movie was starting within the next few minutes.

Gareth unbuckled his seatbelt and turned the key in the ignition, flipping through the radio stations to find the correct one for your screen,

“I’m going to grab some snacks before everything gets started, you want anything specific?”

“I don’t think so. Oh! Can you get extra butter on the popcorn?”

“Of course,” He said with a laugh, “who doesn’t want extra butter? You’re sure there’s nothing else? Candy? Drink?”

“If they have red cream soda can you get me one?”

“Red cream soda, got it! I’ll be back in a minute ok?”

You smiled and nodded, watching as Gareth made his way over the the snack hut. As soon as he was inside you quickly reached into your purse and grabbed your mascara and some chapstick just to freshen up, pulling down the visor to use the mirror.

You unscrewed the cap of your mascara but as you leaned into the mirror you though your heard a familiar laugh coming from outside near the car. You looked around but brushed it off, going back to touching up your makeup, but as you leaned into the mirror you saw where the laugh was coming from.

Parked right behind Gareths car was Eddie’s van, with him Jeff and Grant all inside. You angrily turned around to see if you were just seeing things but as you saw them once again, they all quickly ducked down to hide themselves.

Your surprise turned to anger, shocked that they were not only there, but that they were seemingly spying on you and Gareth.

You quickly got out of the car, slamming the door behind you as you stomped over to the van and pounded on the side door,

“Don’t act like i didn’t see you, open this door now!”

You crossed your arms over your chest and the door slowly slid open, the three boys sitting in back, looking like they had just seen a ghost as you were standing there.

“Hey!… What’s going on (y/n)?” Eddie said with a nervous look in his eyes.

You stood there trying to compose yourself, trying to make sure that your anger and them being there didn’t ruin the rest of you and Gareths night.

“This is a fucking joke right?” Your arms were still crossed over your chest and the boys looked at one another to see if anyone had a decent excuse for you, “Because if it’s a joke it’s not very funny. Why are you here?”

The boys nervously looked at one another before Eddie finally spoke up,

“We just wanted to make sure everything went well with you guys.”

“Yeah! I mean you guys are our friends,” Jeff spoke up from behind Eddie, “we just wanted to see how everything went on your date.”

“So rather than just waiting until Monday or having one of us call you guys later, you showed up to spy on us?”

They were silent once again, only angering you more, and they could clearly see it plastered all over your face that as soon as you got the chance you would kill them.

“Yes?…” Eddie said.

“Are you three dumb or just stupid?” You looked over near the snack hut and saw Gareth making his way back out, a bag of popcorn in his arms and a drink in each hand, “Listen to me, all of you,” You leaned into the van, “I’m trying to have a good night with him and if any of you try to ‘help’ and fuck it up, so help me god i will kill you. Do i make myself clear?” The boys nodded, scared of what might happen if they had said anything more.

“Good!” You said with a cheery smile to try and mask your anger, “Stay in the van.” You slammed the door shut and glanced over to see where Gareth was before quickly going back into his car.

He returned with a smile, handing you your drink and setting the bag of popcorn between you on the seat,

“Extra butter, and a red cream soda.” He reached over and moved a bit closer to you on the seat, starting up the car once again and flipping through the radio stations to find the channel for the screen.

It was quiet in the car for a few moments, only the sounds of the trailers playing for the new movies on screen were heard but the silence between the two of you was deafening.

You were finally all alone together. It was dark out, the stars in the night sky could be seen behind the dark screen and though you were surrounded by other couples in their cars it felt like it was just the two of you. It was nice, a bit awkward, but nice.

You looked over to him and smiled, noticing a slight blush on his cheeks as he smiled back. Your eyes wandered over one another’s faces for a moment but your eyes were torn away from one another as the movie up on the screen started.

“Hey, i never really looked into this movie, what kind is it?” Gareth asked you as he took some popcorn from the bag.

“It’s a scary one. I thought it would be perfect for a date, i’ve been dying to see it but i was scared to go by myself.”

He smiled and moved a bit closer to you on the seat,

“I guess it’s good you asked me out then.”

You giggled and moved yourself closer to him, taking some popcorn into your hand and popping a few pieces into your mouth as you watched the opening credits roll.

The night went on like you had expected it to. The movie was about halfway over and there were already plenty of scares, and you and Gareth had shared a few giggles each time one of you jumped. Thankfully, there was no interruptions during your time together, and you were hoping that the rest of the night would be the same. You and Gareth were having a great time together, and though it was quiet, you still loved being able to spend time together.

The two of you had moved closer and closer to one another as the movie played, and every now and then you would sneak little glances over to each other and blush once your eyes met. And Gareth was being so sweet the whole night. As nervous as he was, he really wanted to make sure that the two of you had a good time.

The movie was around halfway over by this time and your eyes were glued onto the screen, knowing that the silence meant there had to have been a good jump scare coming up. Your hands were lifted up close to your eyes just in case they needed to be covered for whatever scare was about to come.

Gareth looked over to you and could see that you were scared, and of course the cliché move of doing a fake yawn to put his arm around you to comfort you popped into his head.

He had been wanting to get closer to you all night, but as badly as he wanted to he didn’t want to make you uncomfortable, especially when you had been enjoying being with each other. All he had wanted to do was get closer to you but he didn’t want to embarrass himself by doing the most obvious move he could think of. Still, it was really the only thing he could think of.

He glanced over at you once more and his gaze caught your attention, and you smiled as you looked over to him. He smiled back to you and you could see that he was starting to get nervous again,

“You alright Gare?”

“Yeah, i’m fine. I’m just…” He nervously laughed to himself, “I’m really having a good time.”

You blushed and quickly leaned into him, placing a gentle kiss onto his cheek,

“I’m having a good time too.”

He smiled and he could feel his cheeks burning as your lips touched them.

He figured it didn’t matter if he embarrassed himself or not, he wanted to get close to you and that little kiss was able to push him into it.

He looked over at you one last time before he took a deep breath, reaching his arms up to stretch and placing one into the headrest behind you as he put them down, his hand landing gently onto your shoulder.

You giggled as you felt his touch and looked over to him,

“Did you just do that fake yawn move to put you arm around me?”

He looked over to you still blushing,

“Maybe. Is it alright that i did?”

You smiled and moved the popcorn that was between you onto the floor, moving yourself into him and resting your head onto his shoulder,

“Yep. As cliché as it is, it was pretty cute.”

Gareth smiled to himself and rubbed your shoulder, resting his head on top of yours.

He couldn’t believe that the night was going so well, and now he was holding you close, having you shield your eyes into his chest as the jumpscares kept coming throughout the movie. But there was something that made him feel a bit uneasy. Like you were being watched.

His eyes wandered over to the cars parked next to you, but they just had other couples watching the movie. As he went back to the screen, he quickly glanced up at the rear view mirror and thought his eyes were playing tricks on him when he saw Jeff’s face peeking out from the van parked behind you. A van that looked surprisingly like Eddie’s.

“Is that Jeff?” He turned his head around to see into window of the van and as Gareth saw him, Jeff quickly ducked down.

You sat up and looked behind you into the van, watching as Eddie and Grant quickly peeked up and hid themselves from you two.

“What are they doing here?” Gareth took his arm from around your shoulder and went to open the car door but you grabbed his hand and pulled him back.

“Ignore them, i saw they were here earlier and told them to leave us alone. I guess they can’t help but turn every situation into one where we all have to be together.”

Gareth sighed and went back to watching the movie with you, but the guys continued to sneak glances at you two and it was nothing but a distraction. And you could tell that Gareth was angry.

“Gare, are you ok?”

“I thought i was. (y/n), i’m sorry if they ruined our date, i promise i had no idea they were going to be here.”

“It’s alright!” You said to him with a smile, “I know you wouldn’t do something like that. I think we should’ve figured they’d do something like this though.” You giggled.

“Yeah, i guess you’re right.” Gareth smiled, “I just wished they’d stop staring at us. I wanted to have a good night with you…”

“I’m having a good night,” You sat up just a bit and turned your body towards his, “it’s been a lot of fun, and if you want… maybe we can do something again together soon?” You asked him with a light blush over your cheeks.

“Are you asking me out again?”

“I guess i am.” You said giggling.

“Yeah, i’d like to do something with you again soon. Just promise me that i get to ask you out soon?”

“I promise, you can ask me the next time.” You leaned over to him and gently kissed his cheek again.

Gareth looked into the mirror again and now saw all three of them peeing up to look at the two of you and he groaned in frustration.

“I wish they’d just leave us alone and stop staring, it’s starting to piss me off.”

You glanced back at them and saw them duck down, and as your eyes wandered back to Gareth they slowly moved down to his lips.

You looked up to him and could tell that he was shyly looking down to yours too.

The corners of your lips turned to a gentle smile and you leaned in closer to him,

“You want to give them something to stare at?”

Gareth smiled and the two of you slowly leaned into one another, your arms going around his neck as your lips met.

Your kiss was over as soon as it started but as you opened your eyes to look at one another once again all you wanted was more.

Your hand went behind his neck and pulled him back into you, your fingers gently tugging at his soft curls as his hands went to hold your waist as your lips moved with one another.

The two of you could hear the guys excitedly laughing with one another and Gareth broke the kiss to turn back at them and give them the finger but your hand went to his cheek, turning him back to face you,

“I didn’t tell you i wanted to stop.” You brought him back into you and his hands pulled at your waist, bringing you into his lap as your arms went around his neck.

The rest of the movie would be forgotten, along with the guys who had kept up their promise to not mess anything up while the two of you were getting lost with one another. All that was on your minds was each other, and that’s exactly what you wanted.

All you wanted was him.

[silenzahra]

I know this is late but since we just became moots, I want to do this.

Orange, green, blue, and pink are the colors that come to mind, especially green after you lost your original blog and everything you've gone through in your personal life. It was heartbreaking to see both of those things happen to you, considering you are one of the kindest people here.

For the former, it was because there was a lot of great content on there I enjoyed reading, and it was a shame to see all of that disappear over something out of your control. Fortunately, many friendly mutuals put in an admirable effort to recover some of your best work, which shows anything is possible if we put our minds to it.

Unfortunately, I can't speak much on the latter because I don't know what went on there. All I can do is hope things are better for you now and will continue to be so.

As for your Green, Orange, and a Bit of Purple repost, I haven't gotten around to it yet. However, I do plan on getting to it at some point because it's my favorite story of yours.

Wow, this was longer than I thought it would be. 😂 All that to say I think you are a positive influence with great insight, and I look forward to seeing more from you when you're ready. 😊

Hello, @teegeeteegee! First of all, I'm incredibly sorry that I didn't get to this ask earlier 🙏 I went to a concert last Friday and took Saturday to rest and recover, and on Sunday and Monday I've been catching up with some stuff here and there IRL, so I really didn't have much time to spend on Tumblr (something I hope I can fix from now on).

But truly, your ask has filled me with so much joy and warmth! 🥹 I'm HONORED that green and pink come to your mind even though we haven't interacted much yet, and I'd LOVE to go on a picnic with you so we can fix that! As for the blue part, I understand as I also have a hard time reaching out and most times I simply don't know how to approach people 😅 But I'd say this is a great way to break the ice! I'd really LOVE to get to know you better! 🥰

Oh 🥹 You truly are SO kind. Thank you so much 🫂 I can't even express how lucky and blessed I am that I'm part of this wonderful community. The fact that so many people went and saved some of my old content so as to help me build up this new blog, I just. I have no words 🥹 And it makes me so happy to know you enjoyed my content! Hopefully I'll soon be able to resume the task of bringing it all back 💖

As for the personal stuff, you know, I'm doing fine right now thanks to the concert, my dogs and this amazing community, and I'm trying my best to keep myself protected and safe. I simply realized something that is not easy whatsoever to take in... but I'm in the process of doing it so I can be 100% fine and at peace with myself again. Luckily I'm doing much better lately, and I really can't complain. Thank you so much for your support and your kind wishes 🫂💖

And please don't worry about the repost of Green, Orange and a bit of Purple! It's not going anywhere 🥰 I'm just SO happy to know it's your favorite story of mine! I truly LOVED writing it, Luigi and Daisy are my sweet little babies and I adore them so much 🥹

Also, I haven't forgotten about your story that you recommended a while back! I'm afraid I haven't read it yet because of this reader's (and writer's) block I'm still in the process of overcoming, but it's saved on my AO3 TBR list, and I really hope I can get to it soon 🥰

Hehe, my answer was also very long 🤭 I truly and deeply LOVED your ask! You're seriously so sweet 🥹 Thank you so so much, I just, I'm so touched right now! 🫂🫂🫂

I really hope I can get back at writing sooner than later, and it'll be a pleasure to read you too when I'm ready! 💖💖💖

(In reference to this ask game ✨)

[kairasims]

Hello hello lovelies! I hope everyone is having a good week so far. This post will be kind of long (sort of) as it will contain some updates and whatnot so check below the cut!

First and foremost welcome to my new followers! I’m glad that me and my sims interest you enough that you hit that follow button lol 🤣 I hope I can keep you all interested in my upcoming content and previous content. ☺️

NOW! let’s get down to business. I’d like to first apologize for the lack of posting. Before, I was posting several times a day. During that time, I was out of a job so I had A LOT of free time however, I now have TWO jobs and I’m also a single mom to 2. I just wanted to clarify that for my new peeps. With that being said, my time is VERY limited. The only time I really get to play is on the weekends and usually it’s late night. So my posts will usually be done pretty late but at least you all will have something to look forward to when you wake up! ☺️ Or if you reside in a different time zone, you’ll have something to look forward to during your lunch break, or when you get home etc.

I post mostly pictures of sims I create because I LIVE in CAS 🤣 I was a Barbie lover as a child and had TONS of Barbie stuff and LOVED to play dress up. So being in CAS is like playing Barbie to me (adult style) lol. However, I do posts random shots of my gameplay from time to time.

If you couldn’t tell, I have a story in the works called Forever in San Myshuno. It will be based around 4 women who are best friends who go throughout their early adulthood and of course there will be DRAMA. I was a huge fan of the show Friends and so I was kind of inspired to make a story of that caliber. I really want to execute the first episode of that story really well so I’ve been taking my time and preparing for it hence why it’s taking quite a while for the first post. I have to give you storytellers props because it’s A LOT of work trying to get everything set up like jobs, and placing lots and finding everything that’s needed. But I am REALLY excited to share the first post.

SO with that being said as well, the first episode to Forever in San Myshuno will be out on Saturday, 9/16/23!

SPREAD THE WORD! ITS FINALLY HAPPENING!! 👏🏾👏🏾

Yes! It is FINALLY happening! I will spend the better part of Friday night taking screenshots and editing and everything in between and the first post will be live on Saturday! Again, I post late night since I’m usually busy with my kids during the day so expect that first episode to be out late Saturday night. I’m REALLY excited as I have wanted nothing more than to finally play and get this first episode out! And though I haven’t played with them, I’m growing an attachment to my main OC’s.

I hope you all will enjoy the first episode and know that I am NOT a pro with editing and whatnot and I’m still trying to find my “style” of storytelling so I will be asking for feedback as I want it to be easier for you all to read whether it be on mobile or desktop or any other device.

I will also try and post shots of the characters apartments along with the gallery ID of the creators. I want to try and do that BEFORE the first episode but if not then it will be a bit after the first episode.

As for other gameplay screenshots, I will DEFINITELY be posting some of those as well. I have a couple of challenges that I’ve been playing that I’d like to keep playing such as the Joy of Life Legacy Challenge and the Not So Berry challenge (for the 100th time 🙄🤣). I also do have a YouTube channel and will be working towards getting the right equipment and set up so I can do LP videos for you all and maybe some CAS videos (something I REALLY have been wanting to do for a LONG time). But again, everything is a work in progress.

Ok so this post IS lengthy but I promise that’s all the news I have for now! Hope you all enjoy the rest of your week and I will see you Saturday! Stay tuned and Happy Simming! 🥰

[lizzie-bennetdarcy]

Fic Rec Friday (on a Saturday)

This week’s theme is: rec a fanwork (fic, gifset, fanart, podfic - bonus points if you do multiple mediums) that made you feel warm and fuzzy inside (the ‘feel good’ fanwork). If you tag @welcometololaland or #fic rec friday, they'll include it in the round up.

See you in your dreams by patrickbrewer

A sweet, post-canon fic where Patrick and David get to be their stupidly happy selves in front of the world 🥰

Love Potion No. 9 by @agoodpersonrose

It's Halloween, and David and Patrick still aren't together. What better time to make it happen then Twyla's Halloween party?

Got you by @colourcodedbinders

In which Alexis learns she has two brothers who can come to her aide when she needs it ❤️

I'm a day late so no tags, but don't let that stop you from sharing your favorite feel good fanworks!