#insomnia be damned i make my own rules and bedtimes

[proudsnackeezowner]

Manda, ik i'm not Misty but GOOD LUCK ON YOUR FINALS!! In the thick of this together, let's get it doneeee

Yk you're misty adjacent so I'll allow it ser and THANK YOU BY THE WAY I've been dying. But I think I'll take this as a sign to stop trying to sleep and just study

[jakeyfrye]

Happy Mothers Day, Dad.

Elizabeth came home from school with a rather dark cloud over her head, the topic today had her bummed out for a while. What made the day worst was Father not being home. At least Aunt Evie's here.

"Hello, Elizabeth." Evie greets in her chair as Ellie entered and sat on Evie's bed. Evie can tell something isn't right. "Is something wrong?" She asked.

Ellie nodded a little, "Where's Dad?" Oh, no wonder. She just missed Jacob already, Evie was a little worried that something happened at school. The last thing she wanted was Jacob busting into the school and causing mayhem until he found the one upsetting her and may have to move her to another school... again. Would he go that far? Oh defiantly, without a doubt. A side Evie never knew of him, she finds it adorable to see him over protective for a child but won't admit it to him.

"Today's mothers day... everyone talked about their mothers and I... well... I don't have a mother... not anymore..." Ellie hates thinking of the past, today it just brought her back to where she had it all to when she lost everything. Evie leans back in her chair, she couldn't help but think of her as Jacob when he was a child. All they had was a father but unlike Elizabeth, they have never had the chance to meet their mother.

Evie had no idea what is worst, having to lose a mother with or without knowing who they are. Actually they were both as bad. A slight story of the man Ellie calls father could cheer her up.

"You know, that brother of mine dreads the day for the exact same reason when he was young. In fact he made it sound like we had mother when people ask what he was going to get her on Mothers Day."

Ellie looks up at her with sadden but curious eyes. Evie relaxed in her seat a little more as she flicks through memory lane.

"Every after school on Mothers Day Jacob would pick flowers. A bunch of them too. He'd turn around, ripped cheeks and asks me if mother would like them all of the time. Hmph... you should see that smile and his eyes brighten when I say 'Of course she will'. Then he'd put them outside somewhere, hoping she come home... little did we know... we found out that she wasn't coming home."

"What happened?... why didn't she come back?"

Evie took in a deep breath and exhaled shakingly. "Well... we discovered that she passed away well before we even had a chance to see her or grow up with her. All we had was a Grandmother, then a Father... eventually we only have each other."

Looking at the young girl, it was clear that she wasn't very happy about the topic. It would be best if Evie left it as it is. She got out of her chair and ruffles Ellie's light hazel hair. "Don't worry about it, love. Jacob has you now, I'm sure that's all he needs, a child to be a child with. And besides, today is only a day to appreciate the one who loves you no matter what you do in your life."

Now that statement got little Ellie thinking, a day to appreciate the one who loves you no matter what?... an idea came to her head, it may seem ridiculous but yet brilliant. And there was only one person in this cold world that brought her in and raised her well.

"Evie? Could I ask you a favour, please?"

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It was dark and late by the time Jacob arrived back at the train hideout. He was beaten by a rollercoaster of emotions, making his journey home an absolute mission. He said what had to be said to his Mum, he's home now and Ellie should be asleep. That's all that matters now.

He always goes through Evie's car to get to his, he found it easier from some reason. He was completely taken back to see Evie bright eyed and bushy tailed.

"Brother! You're back! Oh! And by the way... Ellie has a surprise for you."

To you there should be no reason to freak out about it, but it's Jacob after all. Yes, he's usually carefree as ever. When it comes to those he hold dearly to him it's a totally different story. "Evie! You know that she can't be up THIS late! Not even a minute over her bedtime!-"

Evie just rolled her eyes at her twin, he's such a motor mouth when scolding her. This was just first gear.

"Jacob..."

"If she doesn't get at least 6 hours of sleep, she'll have insomnia!-" second gear, it was getting faster.

"Jacob!..."

"And with her having insomnia means bad health!-" third gear. At this point words end up clashing together.

[I]"And with bad health she'll be unhappy!And a unhappy child means horrible paren-"

Evie stops him right there by cupping either sides of his cheeks to shut him up. Wow, he is really paranoid today. "Jacob!!... just calm down. I know that you're tired and having a bad time right now. Which is why the girl is up still."

Evie slightly flicks her head towards the door that lead to his carriage, indicating him to go in as she lets go of him. He was curious now, whatever the reason for Ellie to be up so... so called late is beyond him. It must be worth while.

"....fine. But don't make a-"

Evie had enough of his scolding and just shoves him in his carriage. "My god! Jacob! It's just for one bloody night!"

"Ach! Okay, okay! Just stop pushing me!"

Finally booting him inside his own car, dimly lit by a few candles. There was Ellie standing right there in front of him nervously for some odd reason. It alerts him in the wrong way as ever.

"Hey, sweetheart. What's the matter? Nobody's been picking on you, have they?!"

Ellie just hums, well more like a shy growl as she waddles towards him with a small box wrapped in pretty wrapping paper. It wasn't his birthday yet... or did he forget again? How can he forget if he shares the same birthday as Evie? He got down on his knees to get to her eye level.

"What's all of this for?" He asked.

Little Ellie looks at Evie, doubting if this is going to work or not. Evie just nods and mouths "Go ahead... you got it."

Looking back at her Dad, she inhaled deeply and brought the box up to him. He still had no idea what's going on, he was utterly confused and worried that he had missed something while he was gone.

"Happy Mother's day, Dad..." she looks at him with a small smile. "... I love you."

His reaction was nothing but shock, mother's day?... for him? Jacob isn't a mother? Is that what Ellie thought of him this whole time? A mother? It made no difference really. Practically Jacob had been both roles in parenting, firm and strict yet loving and playful.

No matter the reasons for this, it meant the entire world to him. He couldn't help but embrace the girl tightly. It wasn't a day for him, this wasn't his day at all. And here is his little girl making her own rules up just for him. It wasn't as much as the things he did for her, but it never matters to him. Every little thing she does was something huge.

The girl wraps her arms around his neck, cuddling her head against his. "You didn't have to do this, darling. It's Mother's Day, not Father's Day." he spoke softly. Ellie just fiddled with his hair and hums,

"We both lost someone without having the chance to say goodbye..." she pulls away just to look at him, her small hands held either sides of his stubble cheeks. "...But it's okay! Because you got me and it's my job to take care of you. Leave the worrying to me."

Ellie was far too young to understand what point she was aiming for, to Jacob it made perfect sense. Even if she was repeating exactly what he told her many times before. It just meant that she knew what he means and believed he could care for her. Having that just made the struggles of being a better Father more rewarding. As firm and strict as he may seem, under that heart of thin layer of stone was gold being melted by this young girl he gladly and gratefully calls his own daughter.

A small yawn had brought him back to earth, she laid her head on his shoulder. He could feel her weight against him, a clear indication of tiredness. He wrapped his arms around her waist and stood up, hoisting her off the floor. "Alright, alright, I think it's time for bed now." He spoke softly to her as he carried her over to the couch and laid her down ever so gently. She was already asleep, he tucks her in and kissed her forehead like he had done all for all of these years.

If there was one thing he could ask for out of life is to just watch her age up well, of course he wants her to be this little sweet girl that constantly looks at him for guidance. Picking up her little gift up from the floor, he knew what it is already. With a tear of paper, he was right. Simply it was a box of chocolates, from there he knew that she always will be his sweet child.

A small sniffle brought his attention to Evie. Jacob gave an airy laugh at seeing her all emotional, something he hasn't seen for a very long time. He approached her with the box full of sweets.

"Here, look. Have some sweets, the best cure for feeling better."

She just shook her head with a small smile, looking at him with teary. She didn't say anything, not a single word at all. Instead she went up to her brother to bring him into an embrace. It had completely taken him by surprise, girls seems to be brilliant at it, that he figured out growing up with her. The night was filled with soft laughter coming out of the carriage of Jacob Frye as the train rocked, rolled and went on riding through the City of London as Evie said,

"I think I've seen enough sweets for a day, thanks to you two."

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A/N: Yeah, Mothers Day for me (well it was) annnd I thought "Damn, wouldn't it be cute if a child did something for their solo father?" BOOM!! Thought of little Elizabeth and Jacob straight away.

Anyways, Happy Mother's Day to all of the mum's out there. Hope ya'll treat her well, if you have a solo dad than show him a little appreciation too coz... why not!

[pterodactylsarecool]

Rules: Answer all questions, add one question of your own and tag as many people as there are questions. Tagged by @clotpolesonly​

1. Coke or Pepsi: Coke 100%. Bonus points if it’s cherry. And watching a movie.

2. Disney or Dreamworks: Dreamworks

3. Coffee or Tea: BOTH (no milk, no sweetening, unless it’s chocolate in coffee) 

4. Books or Movies: I’m gonna say both again.

5. Windows or Mac: Windows

6. DC or Marvel: I don’t particularly dig superheroes, honestly. I have watched more Marvel though.

7. Xbox or Playstation: Pfft PC, which is super duper sad, I know.

8. Dragon Age or Mass Effect: I’ve watched more Dragon Age let’s plays, so let’s go with that one.

9. Night Owl or Early Rise: I’m inclined to say night owl because I routinely stay up until 3AM (even working mornings), but man insomnia has been kicking my ass lately. It’s kinda both. Don’t fall asleep, can’t stay asleep.

10. Cards or Chess: Chess is one of those things people always expected me to be good at, but I never had the attention span to sit down and play, even with my former chess club member of a father being a thing in my life. I’m actually usually pretty good at cards, but I don’t like playing haha.

11. Chocolate or Vanilla: Both? *cries, whispering the lyrics to “Why Can’t We Be Friends”*

12. Vans or Converse: I wore Converse to prom once. I also wear them to work even though we’re not technically allowed to wear non-sponsored brands.

13. Lavellan, Trevelyan, Cadash or Adaar: I googled this--Dragon Age reference. Seeing as I didn’t know, I don’t really care either.

14. Fluff or Angst: 70% of the time angst.

15. Beach or Forest: Treeees. GREEN THINGS. WHY WOULD I WANT MORE DESERT AND USELESS DIRT.

16. Dogs or Cats: Doggos. I love all doggos. A dog could quite possibly try to murder me and I’d still want to be its friend. I like cats, but if I have to pull my damn car over to sneeze eight thousand times after visiting one while resisting the urge to rub my itchy eyes, I’m going to sit here with my 500+ digital phone app cats and call it a day.

17. Clear Skies or Rain: Always rain. Fun fact: there are like 300 days of SUN here. Granted, rain doesn’t smell as good other places as it does in the desert, but I still like it, even if it means you’re trying to literally climb a mountain and the rain is telling you no.

18. Cooking or Eating Out: BOTH DAMMIT 

19. Spicy Food or Mild Food: My mouth says spicy, my intestines say how dare you.

20. Halloween/Samhain or Solstice/Yule/Christmas: Halloween. Too spoop 4 u.

21. Would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot: A little too cold. Trust me, when you’re sitting in a car that’s like 140 degrees with a burn of Abe Lincoln’s face in your palm from the penny you picked up in the parking lot, you will consider whether or not ripping off all your skin is an option for cooling off. It is far more socially acceptable to simply put on a cardigan.

22. If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Lame stolen one from an old tumblr post, but probability? The possibilities are endless.

23. Animation or Live Action: Animation 100%. 

24. Paragon or Renegade: ?? 

25. Baths or Showers: Showers.

26. Team Cap or Team Iron Man: See Answer #6

27. Fantasy or Sci-Fi: Por que no los dos?

28. Do you have three or four favourite quotes? If so, what are they:

Despite, you know, literally having a B.A. in BOOK READING, I legit don’t.

29. YouTube or Netflix: Netflix, but lately I’ve been on this ridiculous midnight ritual of watching horror let’s plays.

30. Harry Potter or Percy Jackson: Is this even a question??? Harry Potter.

31: When You Feel Accomplished: Lately it’s been whenever I actually do something productive. That bar is so low, and I always astound myself whenever I continue to limbo under it.

32. Star Wars or Star Trek: Star Trek I suppose, mostly out of family obligation (my mother is the hugest of Trekkies, and despite my sheer resistance to watching any of it, I do kinda like it...There’s always a bit of a soft spot for the things that you hung up on your Christmas tree, I suppose).

33. Paperback Books or Hardback Books: I like hardbacks on my shelf, but good lord those things are actually terrible to read. I have, in the past, literally waited several extra months to purchase a book in a series I had been dying to read because I did not want to be sidled with a stupid hardback.

34. Handwriting or Typing: I’m a pretty fast typer, but my handwriting is pretty bomb, 

35. Velvet or Satin: Satin. 

36. Video Games or Movies? BOTH I’M NOT PICKING AND YOU CAN’T MAKE ME.

37. Would you rather be the dragon or own the dragon? Since before graduation, I’ve been answering the stupid question, “What are you going to do with your life?/What do you want to be?” with “Be a dragon”, mostly because I just want to have a good amount of money saved and be comfortable. Although if dragons were actually like dogs, I’d be down for that, too.

38: Sunrise or sunset: Sunset. Fuck the sun. The second it goes down, so does any headache I’ve had throughout the day.

39: What’s your favourite song? Right now I really love Anastasia by A Silent Film. Like I need any help being an escapist little fuck, but hey. It’s probably not going to be the anthem for when I inevitably throw shit in my car and drive until I stop somewhere that looks nice. 

40: Horror Movies yes or no: YES but everyone gets mad at me because I don’t think they’re scary and laugh at really inappropriate times. I’ve been punched for it. I really like going to bed to scary things, probably because my mother read my ghost stories for bedtime stories, but eh, no nightmares here.

41: Ketchup/tomato sauce on pasta or not? If we’re talking marinara, yes, but why on god’s green earth would you friggin put ketchup on noodles. Like yes, I’ve used ketchup in recipes for noodles but not just ketchup? Eww. 

42: Favourite film when you were a kid?: omg @clotpolesonly QUEST FOR CAMELOT. I watched that movie literally five times a day for like five years. No wonder why we’re such fucking Arthurian Legend nerds. 

43: What’s your favorite smell? Peppermint. Mint anything.

(New Question): Do you unreasonably hate anything? (every single time I see a credit/debit card at work that has a vertical picture, I get inexplicably annoyed.)

I’m tagging: @owncode @dannysonwater @daftmuffin @science-bish @flamequeencyndaquil (that’s it, or if you’re a follower, go ahead and take this and fill it out, if you want haha)