#jani you are two sweet 🥺

[maxyrussell]

oh 🥺🥺

do you think about to write about lewis and max?

am I thinking of writing about lewis and max? like fic? unfortunately I have absolutely 0 talent for writing so I will leave it to the actually talented people like @maxyrussell and gush over it instead 💛

[secondgenerationnerd]

Bby YJL playdate (and of course, Ceridian in the washer because we love to see it)

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This is probably a bad idea.

“MOMME! IT GUPPY AND PUCA!!”

Shaking her head, Artemis smiles as she changes her daughter’s diaper, “Jani, your brother is one of a kind, you know that?”

“Mappy.” The one year old wiggles on the changing table. “Pu-cah. Gubby.”

“That’s right, sweet girl. Puca and Guppy and Matty. Are they your boys?” Artemis asks, fixing the toddler’s clothes.

“Mah boys.” Jania agrees. Carrying her out to the living room, Artemis arrives to see her son tackle his best friends with a hug.

“Mappy!” Two-year-old Ceridian squeals. His little gills flutter as he laughs. “Papa! Mappy and Puca do whirr-pool wif me?”

Kaldur helps the boys up, “Guppy, they can’t breathe underwater. They don’t have gills like us.”

Before he can pout, Ceridian’s pulled away by Jania. Artemis gives the former leader an odd look as she hugs him hello, “Whirlpool?”

“We were visiting my stepfathers family. Guppy ended up in their washing machine and turned it on.” Kaldur sighs, looking at his son with love, “He tried to get his teacher to show them whirlpool summoning.”

“This from the man who yelled at us, Wally. Called us impatient.” Dick shakes his head, setting Barbara on the couch. Unfortunately, the West apartment isn’t very accessible to get up to, but they couldn’t have a proper play date without her.

The speedster shakes his head, sighing dramatically, “The unjust limitations we faced.”

“From my memory, I stopped you all from blowing yourselves up. Several times.”

“Which Artemis and I are thankful fo—Luca John! Off the counter!”

The dark haired mini boy wonder looks at his mother, reaching up to the fridge. He gives her a charming smile, “I safe, Momma.”

“Off please—Dick, will you get your son? He’s going to crack his skull”

“My son?” Dick grins, scooping the little boy up and throwing him into the air, “Not in a million years.”

“Dadee!” Matty and Jania come running into the room, sparks following them as Brucely follows. Wally catches them and pulls them out of the dog’s way. “We no do it.”

“Huh?…Kaldur? Your son’s in the toilet.”

“Ceridian! That’s not how we talk to fish friends!”

Yeah….definitely a bad idea.

[terrence-silver]

Doors girlie here!! <3 I have 2 more recs (edit: it’s now 5 bc I have no self control>>😍) & shockingly enough they’re all unrelated to The Doors- but I HAD to share with you friend! 🥰

->first is Ball and Chain by Big Brother & The Holding Company/Janis Joplin (https://youtu.be/mrF_nM9pknU). The psychedelic riffs & rawness of Joplin’s vocals give off the impression that this would be playing in the bedroom while old man Terry is ruthlessly edging & overstimulating beloved. -> & icing on the cake is Janis Joplin’s To Love Somebody (https://youtu.be/IYdIeorcwbc) playing in the background while Terry is getting the aftercare ritual of the night prepared for beloved🥺❤️

->second is You Showed Me by The Turtles (https://youtu.be/JIxJOO02jWo). This is oddly specific but I can imagine old man Terry taking beloved to an old dive bar right on the outskirts of town, and it being absolutely dead, save for like two other patrons. I can envision a shitty jukebox in the corner, and Terry specially being the one who picks out this song. There might be a few drunken giggles about the song choice, but once the tenderness of the lyrics hits, they’re slow dancing & cannot get enough of each other’s presence <3 -> & bonus because I feel like Terry would INSIST on beloved picking a song next: option 1- more lovey dovey/tender: If I Had the World to Give by Grateful Dead (https://youtu.be/CEWjYfrMG_g) & option 2- more lighthearted & can picture a cute/silly candid moment of them dancing & beloved singing this to Terry🥺: Baby, I Love You by Ramones (https://youtu.be/AGlZwwtp92A)

- You seriously rock & I am so sorry for this word vomit <3 Hope you’re having a fantastic day!❤️

Heeeeey, you came off anon! I wanted to ask you to come off of anon because your musical scenarios seriously rock, my friend, and I want more whenever you’re willing to send me some! Hello there! ❤️ And those are super awesome! The Janis Joplin one is so fitting, because her intense vocals feel like they would match with beloved’s screaming and moaning as Terry edges his darling (🙈) and the jukebox ones are tremendously sweet.

[theofficialjerenablog]

Loving Her Softie

A little drabble dedicated especially to @noitsnotshortformildred today, because I know you’re feeling down today and need some love 🥺🤍 hopefully this little self-comfort fic I wrote helps 🤗

And to all my softies out there: stay soft because you’re perfect just the way you are 🤍✨

“Have you noticed that tall, dark and handsome seems a little… down lately?”

Serena took a sip of her coffee, watching Jamie clean the kitchen over the rim of the cup. Though her wife had definitely amped up the “butch” in her wardrobe, hair and in the bedroom the past few weeks, something about her sweet Jamieson was off.

She seemed withdrawn, quiet and, as Becca had noted, down. Setting her cup down and nibbling on a strawberry, Serena sighed. “I’ve noticed. I want to help but I don’t know what’s wrong. Every time I ask she just smiles and distracts me with gummy worms or sex or a movie, or she just shrugs it off and says she’s tired.”

“Did you notice when it started?” Becca asked, both of them watching with twin smiles as Jamie and Ollie goofed off while they washed the dishes together.

Serena thought back, trying to pinpoint when the change in Jamie’s mood had occurred. She sighed after a moment, shrugging and sitting back in her chair. “All I know is she stopped sending me all those mushy messages she used to send… and she’s been working out a lot more…”

“Which we love,” Becca interrupted with a wink.

Serena grinned. “Yes, we do.” She paused again, watching Jamie and Ollie together, her heart filling with warmth at the way Jamie interacted with their daughter, how Ollie was smiling big at something Jamie was telling her before they broke into goofy giggles. “She seems like her normal Jamieson self, except she isn’t as soft anymore.”

“You finally teased it out of her, Serena,” Becca said with a snort.

Serena frowned. “I did not.”

“Did too. You’re always teasing her or calling her a sap and brushing her off. Remember a couple months ago when you killed that huge ass spider for her? You didn’t let her live it down for weeks.”

“Yeah, but she knows I’m kidding,” Serena insisted, crossing her arms over her chest defensively. “I don’t mean anything by it.”

“You sure she knows that?” Becca asked. “‘Cause every time she sends you one of her nauseating, albeit sweet, messages, you send the puke emoji.”

“Hey you mock the sweet stuff just as much as I do, if not more,” Serena argued.

Becca shrugged. “I do, but I’m not married to a softie who worships the ground I walk on.”

Serena thought back for a moment, back to when the messages had stopped, back to when Janie’s demeanor had changed. She was still loving, still kind, always present and she still checked in on Serena throughout the day.

But she had lost that softness, that tenderness that Serena had become so accustomed to.

And had maybe taken for granted.

“So, what do I do?” Serena asked with a sigh, realizing that she had probably hurt Janie’s feelings and hadn’t done anything to make it right. “She doesn’t even want to talk to me about it.”

“Well, for one, start acting like you need her,” Becca suggested. “Let her open a jar or build something. You are strong and independent and Jamie loves that about you, but you can’t tell me you don’t notice the dopey way her eyes light up when you let her help you.”

Serena had noticed and thought about how she hadn’t seen that dopey look in months. “My poor soft dumbass,” she murmured, resting her chin in her hand as she watched the two loves of her life finish up the kitchen, concocting a plan to get her softie back again.

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“Do you want some help babe?”

Serena turned to Jamie, shifting the box in her arms and pausing briefly before her typical ‘I got it’ slipped past her lips. The box wasn’t even that heavy and she was pretty sure she would be able to manage. But remembering her talk with Becca the day before, she nodded, smiling when Jamie immediately stood from the couch and walked over, the dopey look Becca had mentioned painted all over her face. “Thank you baby,” she replied, rising on her toes to press a kiss to Jamie’s cheek.

“Of course, beautiful,” Jamie replied with a small half smile, following Serena into her office and setting the box down by her desk. “Any more you need help with?”

“Actually, I was hoping you’d help me rearrange my office?” Serena asked, leaning against her desk. “I’ve been meaning to do some organizing and deep cleaning in here and just haven’t gotten around to it.”

Jamie nodded, rolling up the sleeves on her sweatshirt. “Sure, where did you want to start?”

And so, they spent the morning cleaning, dusting and rearranging Serena’s office, switching out some frames and curtains, installing shelving and moving the furniture around until Serena was satisfied with how it all looked.

After they were done, Jamie made them some lunch, and they sat in the newly arranged office, the window open to let the crisp fall air flow through the space.

“You should sell these,” Serena mumbled around a bite of the chicken wrap Jamie had made her, noting the shy smile on Janie’s face. “I’m serious Jamieson. They’re delicious.”

“They’re alright,” Jamie replied with a shrug, though Serena could tell that she was touched by the compliment. Jamie took a lot of pride in her cooking and feeding Serena and Ollie was a big part of her love language.

“Don’t argue with me when I’m trying to compliment you Jamieson,” Serena teased, stealing a potato chip from Jamie’s plate before taking a sip of her strawberry lemonade. “Thank you for helping me with the office baby.”

Jamie nodded once, her smile growing warmer. “Thank you for letting me help you,” she replied, the happy look on her face breaking Serena’s heart a little bit. “It was nice to spend time with you and help out.”

Serena shifted, climbing into Jaime’s lap and pinching her cheeks playfully until Jamie gave her that ‘I’m so done with you’ look. Pecking her on the lips softly she said: “You know I love you right?”

Jamie nodded once, though she looked away. “Yeah I know, I love you too Ser.”

“Don’t make me bite you Jamieson,” Serena warned playfully, cupping Jamie’s cheeks again so that her wife would look at her. “I love you. And even though I know it doesn’t seem like it sometimes, I need you. And I miss my sap, my sweet, soft dumbass.”

“You need someone strong, someone who’s not soft all the time,” Jamie replied. “That’s who I want to be for you.”

Serena shook her head. “No, baby. I need you. The woman who sends me flowers and coffee and sweet little messages when I’m having a rough week. The one who helps Ollie with her homework and has dinner ready when I come home and who knows when I need a big ass glass of Riesling and a bubble bath with those rose oils that smell pretty.”

When Jamie looked like she was about to protest, Serena pressed a finger to her lips and shook her head. “I need the woman that makes me feel safe on those nights when nightmares are especially bad, the one who goes out of her way to make me smile even when I’m in the worst mood. The woman that reminded me with her big heart and big love that it’s ok to be vulnerable, to trust, to be soft sometimes.”

“Even if she can’t sit through a horror movie without gagging a little bit?” Jamie said with a wobbly chuckle. Serena smiled, kissing Janie’s lips again.

“Especially then, because even though they make her sick, she sits and watches with me because she knows they make me happy.”

Jamie nodded, swallowing hard and Serena could tell she was fighting being as emotional as she felt, so she pulled her close and gave her a minute to collect herself, running her fingers through her hair when Jamie tucked her face in her neck, humming when she felt her wife’s arms wrap around her waist and squeeze.

“I’m sorry I’ve been such a dumbass.”

Serena clicked her tongue softly, pulling back so that she could look into Janie’s eyes again. “I think we’re both guilty of that this time baby. I’m sorry I didn’t notice you were hurting.”

Jamie shrugged and sniffled softly. “You did, I just distracted you so I didn’t have to talk about it. I felt stupid.”

“Your feelings are never stupid to me,” Serena replied firmly, though she kept her tone soft, grinning when she saw a tiny smile curve Jamie’s lips. “Though I have to admit I didn’t hate your methods of distraction.”

Jamie rolled her eyes and chuckled. “I didn’t think you would,” she replied, finally kissing Serena back before cuddling into her again. “I figured sex and gummy worms would be my best bet.”

Serena smiled, kissing Janie’s temple and scratching the back of her head gently. “You were correct. But no more using them to cover up if you’re hurting. Deal?”

Jamie pulled back and nodded. “Deal.”

“I mean it, Jamieson, next time I’m just gonna koala cuddle you until you can’t breathe,” Serena warned.

“You do that anyways,” Jamie teased with a grin, digging her fingers into Serena’s sides playfully.

“Yes, but I have never used them for evil, so don’t force me,” Serena replied, not able to fight her own smile at finally seeing her Jamieson smiling again. “However, if you’re ever feeling like bending me over the counter like the other day, you will never receive any objections from me.”

“Duly noted,” Jamie replied with a smirk, leaning forward to kiss Serena again. “I love you Ser, more than anything or anyone in this whole world.”

‘There’s my softie’ Serena thought with a smile. She wrapped her arms around Jamie’s neck and kissed her again, her heart feeling light with the knowledge that her Jamieson was back.

“I love you too, you big sap.”

THE END

[what-nani-ano]

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So like Jani…..

If you allow Oc Gushing a little,

Just a little

I’m BIIIIIIG into PriPara and Aikatsu which is probably two things you’ve never heard of but nevertheless I wanna gush about these fake brands I made

The Brands in PriPara in Aikatsu functions as I guess “Genres” for their outfits if I were to try to briefly summarize

Anyway I made a bunch! And stuck them on the “Brand wall” Aka I just put their logo on a wall so I could look at them all together

I was so worried they’d all look samey but I think I did a really good job! My sister has said it herself “Wow you really chose the niche-est hobby to get into, I’ve literally heard NO ONE talk about PriPara”

That was painful lol, I can’t help but wanna talk about them and feel proud of myself though!

Fun Fact: in my AU Idia is involved with one of these brands heavily can you guess which one~?

(There’s also Magic Luxe a brand which I keep forgetting about since I didn’t fit it on the Wall lol)

-MAYBE TCG Anon

Woahhh! Ok you're right I have never heard of these- BUT YOU MADE SUCH PRETTY BRANDS :DDD I'd love to get merch from them~ 👀

You did pretty well! I'm happy you shared this stuff hehe it's pretty cute and interesting

hmmmmm and for the brand Idia would be in... is it SugarPixel?

I have the feeling it's either in sugar pixel, leather cats, or fluffy sweets

[maybeimamuppet]

day 10 (with twins): christmas party

day 10!! double digits!!! yeeha.

the twins are six months old in this one!

enjoy!!

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"Whatcha doing, Ladybug?" Cady chuckles when she comes downstairs holding Leo and finds Layla sitting in front of the screen door, looking out at the snow-covered world.

"Dedede," Layla babbles, drumming on the glass with a tiny hand.

"Aww, you miss Uncle Damian?" Cady coos. "Should we see if he can come play?"

Layla looks up at her and nods. Cady smiles back.

"Okay, hold on," she says. Leo gets set in her exersaucer for containment and then Cady heads back to Layla. "Should we make a video for Uncle Damian? Actually... should we see if everyone can come over? We should have a party!"

"Papapapaeeee," Layla babbles. Cady takes that as agreement.

"Yeah, okay," she chuckles, pulling out her phone and flipping to the camera to record her baby. "Bug, who are you looking for?"

"Dededede," Layla replies, pointing to the door. Cady sits down next to her and pulls her onto her lap.

"You're looking for Uncle Damian? Come here. Say 'come play with me, Uncle D!'"

"Dede!" Layla replies, giving a precious wide smile. She grabs Cady's phone and pulls it to her mouth to taste. Cady laughs and wrestles it back.

"No, don't eat it," she chuckles. "Goofy. Can you blow kisses?"

"M'ah!" Layla says, blowing a rather aggressive kiss to the camera. Cady smiles and ends the video to get it sent to Damian.

"That's a sweet girl," she says, picking her baby up and carrying her down the hall to find Leo. "Okay, let's see who can come over and play with you."

Layla gets plopped into her own little storage device next to her sister while Cady tries to get in touch with all her friends.

littleslice: Sent a video: One of your littlest slices wants you to come play 🥺🥺

littleslice: She's been there all day looking for you

bigslice: Omg she's so cute I can't

bigslice: Do you actually want me to come over??

littleslice: Yeah, of course!! I'm actually thinking of inviting the plastics too, have a little dinner party??? Either way the smalls would love to see you

bigslice: And I get food? Sold, tell that sweet baby I'm coming

littleslice: Haha, I will! See you soon 😍

"Lala!" Cady says, going to pick her baby back up. "Your sweet little face worked, Uncle Damian is coming over!" Layla shrieks excitedly and wiggles to be put down. "Okay, okay. Leo, come here, you wanna watch for Uncle Damian with sissy?"

Leo crows happily when Cady picks her up as well. Cady kisses every chubby cheek she can reach and sits them both by the front door to look out. She pauses for a moment to just watch them watch, looking lovingly at the back of two little heads. They both look so peaceful, just staring out the window happily watching the world go by.

Cady smiles contently and heads to find her wife. The babies can't crawl yet, so they're effectively stuck in place for the time being, and there's nothing nearby they can get into.

"Jayjay, are you okay with having the Plastics and Damian and Aaron over for a little dinner thingy?"

"Sure," Janis says, tucking her paintbrush by her ear and unknowingly smearing her temple with some red paint. "Let me clean up a little bit."

"Yeah, you might wanna do that," Cady giggles lovingly. "You have paint all over your face."

Janis frowns in confusion and swipes at her face like a cat. She huffs when she sees the multicolored mess she comes away with. "Been painting for fifteen years and still end up with it all over me."

"It's cute," Cady chuckles. "Go shower, I can handle the smalls."

"Okay," Janis replies with a small pout. Cady sends some more texts to invite the Plastics and goes to grab their babies while Janis cleans up after herself and heads upstairs to shower.

Layla whines at Cady when she's removed from her window, wriggling to be set down so she can go back. Cady bounces her a couple times to calm her down and kisses her temple.

"Oh, shh, you're fine," she hushes. "We just have to get you dressed, we've been in our jammies all day! You can keep looking once you have some clothes on."

Layla whines again as they head up the stairs, reaching over Cady's shoulder for her precious window. Cady rolls her eyes lovingly and decides to get her outfit change done first. Layla looks at her curiously as she's buttoned into her knit onesie and wiggles her bare toes. Cady smiles at her and kisses her forehead before subbing her out for her twin.

"There we go," Cady hums when both her daughters are in their outfits. "You girls look so cozy in your little sweaters! Should we go see if Mommy is ready?"

"Eee," Leo says happily, their version of 'Mommy'. Cady smiles again and scoops them up to go hunt for Janis.

They find her in the bathroom, clad in some nice black pants and a green satin top. She hears them come in as she's slipping some earrings in and smiles as she sees their babies in their cute sweater onesies.

"Oh my gosh," she says, taking the babies as they reach out for her. "Aww, girls, you look so comfy! Come here, Mama needs to get ready."

Cady kisses each of their cheeks before she heads back to their bedroom to get herself dressed. Janis pops the babies on the counter in front of her and smiles as they see themselves in the mirror. "Who is that? Who are these sweet babies?"

Leo drums on the mirror with her little hands and gives a quiet squeal. Layla points to herself and says, "Lololo."

"That's not Lolo, that's you!" Janis laughs. "That's my little Lala Loopsy!"

Layla looks at her in disbelief, but does seem to notice the two mommies she can see. She looks back and forth between them before reaching for the real Janis in confusion.

"Oh, it's okay. I'm confused by it too," Janis comforts. "Uncle Damian should be here soon, let's go look for him."

"Dedede!" Leo crows happily, cuddling into Janis as they're carried back downstairs to look for their relatives. Janis chuckles and kisses her cheek.

"Yeah, come on."

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Layla shrieks and Leo squeals when they see Damian's car, and both start drumming on the door when they see their uncles hop out. Damian smiles and waves at them through the glass as Janis pries them off to let her friends in.

"Hi, girls!" he greets energetically, picking them up and smiling back at them. "Cute outfits!"

"We've been really into a knit lately," Janis chuckles, hugging Aaron in greeting and sort of sandwiching the babies in an attempt to hug Damian. Layla looks delighted to finally be with her uncle after a very long afternoon of waiting. Two whole hours!

Damian chuckles and winces slightly as Leo grabs his nose in a tiny fist, gently removing her hand and holding it. Cady comes down the stairs then and smiles as she sees her daughters interacting with their uncles.

"Hey!" she greets happily, hugging everyone and kissing her babies before moving to stand with her wife. Janis hugs her from behind and kisses her jaw.

"Cads?"

"Mm?" Cady hums, tilting her head slightly to kiss Janis' cheek as her head rests on her shoulder.

"This is a dinner party?"

"Mmhmm!"

"Where's the dinner?"

"God damn it!"

"What happened?" Aaron asks in a mix of shock and concern, looking up from Leo's little face after she had reached to be held by him instead. Cady buries her face in her hands sheepishly.

"I forgot the food. I knew I was forgetting something."

Layla giggles as she's squished against Damian's chest, since he had covered one of her ears in shock at Cady's cursing. Cady turns around and buries her own face into Janis' chest. Janis pats her back to comfort her.

"I'll go pick something up," she murmurs. "It's fine."

"It's late, everywhere is closed," Cady whines.

"...Taco Bell isn't."

"You want- we can't-"

"Why not? It's Taco Bell or, like, the one carrot we have in the fridge split between seven people," Janis says gently.

"Fine."

Janis chuckles and kisses her forehead, giving her wife a gentle squeeze before moving to grab her coat. She kisses each baby's cheek and is out the door with a, "Back in a tick."

Leo whimpers when the door closes and her mommy disappears, looking at Aaron in concern. Aaron rocks her a couple times to try to distract her.

"It's okay! She'll come back. Look over here, here's a bunch of people to look at."

Leo looks between him and the rest of her family a few times, seeming to calm down slightly. Aaron smiles and follows everyone to the living room as Cady leads them that way.

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The Plastics arrive in the middle of a very dramatic game of patty-cake, as sounds of baby giggles echo throughout the house. Cady lets them in and hugs them in greeting.

"Where's Janis?" Karen asks, stealing the baby Aaron has for some cuddles.

"She's... um..." Cady says sheepishly. "She's getting... the dinner." Everyone bursts out laughing at that as Cady massages the back of her neck.

"You threw a dinner party and forgot the dinner?" Regina chuckles. "That's about the most Cady thing I've ever heard."

"We would've brought something if you told us," Gretchen says kindly, hugging her friend carefully. Cady hugs back with a sigh.

"This was all kind of last minute, I'm sorry," she says. "We'll have food soon."

"It's fine," Damian says. "We can eat these babies in the meantime!"

Layla shrieks happily as her uncle pretends to eat her chubby cheeks, trying to push him away with her little hands. Damian chuckles and settles for just holding her on his lap.

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"I have food!" Janis calls as she enters their house once more. The twins look up as they hear their mommy come home. "Probably too much, but whatever."

"Christ, Janis," Cady laughs as she heads down the hall to help carry everything in and finds her wife weighed down with no fewer than four of the largest plastic bags they offer, along with several drinks. Janis hands over a few things and follows her wife to the kitchen.

"Where are our children?"

"I dunno," Cady shrugs. "Last I saw Damian had one and Karen had the other."

"Ah," Janis chuckles. "That's fine then."

"They're in good hands," Cady grins. "There's no way we can eat all of this."

"You underestimate us," Janis says. "We can watch movies and eat around the coffee table. Saves having to wrangle the babies into their seats."

"God, yeah," Cady says. "That sounds good, come on."

"Hey gang," Janis greets as she heads to the living room with the first round of food bags.

"Hey!" Everyone choruses. The babies chime in with a happy, "Eee!"

Janis takes Leo from Karen as she starts fussing, reaching for her with some heartbreaking little whimpers. "Hi, sweetheart! You're okay, I'm back, shh. I missed you too! Come here, help us carry this food."

Leo does the opposite, dropping the bag Janis placed within her grasp and taking up a significant amount of room for the others. Janis just kisses her cheek and decides to make some more trips.

"What movie should we start with?" Cady asks as she brings the last of the drinks over.

"Elf!" Karen says immediately, tearing into the bag in front of her and pulling out a burrito. Everyone else circles around the coffee table and tucks in while Cady gets the TV set up.

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Aaron laughs as Layla sits on his lap and tries to steal some food, reaching out and coming back with a fistful of shredded lettuce. That's a choking hazard, so he tries and somehow manages to pry her little fingers apart to remove the danger. Unfortunately for him, Layla whines indignantly and pouts at him.

"Here, Lala, try this," Damian offers, handing over an entire bean burrito that's about half her size. No onions, so no choking dangers. Layla takes it and tries to bite it, eventually setting for just gumming at it since she doesn't have teeth yet. "What do you think?"

Layla pulls it away and looks at it interestedly but almost disgustedly, before seeming to nod and digging back in. Eventually, she makes it to the beans and pulls an absolutely revolted face.

"You don't like your burrito?" Janis laughs.

"It's a new texture for her, it might just be that," Cady says. Layla promptly bursts into tears and holds the offensive meal as far away as she can get it. "Or not. Poor baby, what happened?"

Aaron passes the baby across the table to her mama. Cady takes her and pats her back gently to calm her down. Leo seems content to be on Gretchen's lap and nibbling on some shredded cheese.

"Shh, snowflake, you're okay," Cady hushes. "You don't have to eat the beans. We'll stick to mamas for a while, hm? Poor thing, shh."

Janis pouts as Layla finally pokes her teary little face out from Cady's shoulder and rests it facing the other way. She gets a hint of a smile when Janis leans in and steals a quick peck.

"You sleepy, Ladybug? Time for bed?"

"Me too," Regina yawns, leaning backwards against the couch and seeming to give up on eating any more. Gretchen chuckles as she slumps to the side and ends up against her shoulder.

"This one seems fine," she hums, looking down at the little one on her lap. Leo is just barely at eye level with the table. All that's visible from the other side are the little antennae pigtails Regina had put in a while ago. She still doesn't have quite enough hair, so they're rather thin and just stick straight up in the air. Leo looks up at her aunties with a precious little smile. Gretchen laughs as she suddenly gives a particularly wide yawn. "Spoke too soon."

Cady laughs and takes her other baby as well. "I'll go feed them and then we'll come say goodnight."

"Okay," Janis says, tipping her head up and receiving kisses from her three girls. "I'll keep, um... entertaining."

"Yeah, switch the movie," Cady chuckles. Janis huffs and goes to change the movie over now that Elf has run its course.

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Cady returns after a short while with two exhausted babies, clad in adorable pajamas. Damian squeals out loud when he sees the little lions on the bums. Cady hands one baby to Aaron and the other to Karen to be passed around to say goodnight.

Everyone kisses each baby on the cheek or forehead and gives them a quick cuddle before handing them over to Janis.

Janis holds her babies close and stands up to go put them to bed. "Say night night to everybody, girls."

Everyone waves back as Janis puppets a little hand to wave before carrying them upstairs to put them down.

"We actually finished more of this food than I thought we would," Cady hums, looking around at the absolutely decimated pile of food on her coffee table. "Nice job, guys."

"Food coma time," Damian hums. Everyone scatters, settling in on the couch or a spot on the ground and cuddling in with someone. Damian has Aaron on one side and Cady on the other (with a spot saved for Janis, of course). Regina is begrudgingly sandwiched in between her girlfriends on the ground in front of them, and takes the offered blanket to spread over them to watch the movie.

Janis comes back to a pile of people in her living room and wiggles her way in with a chuckle. Cady ends up with her wife nearly on her lap, but doesn't complain.

"This wasn't half bad," Janis hums, looking up at her wife. "We should do this every year."

"I had a good time," Damian agrees with a shrug. Aaron raises the last sip of his red slushee to toast.

"To new traditions. Even though I kinda regret having that many tacos."

Everyone gives very weak choruses of agreement.

New traditions indeed.

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hope you enjoyed!! thanks for reading and i'll see you tomorrow!

[january-glooms]

interview tag

tagged by @dorianthespider ri (that’s my nickname for you deal with it) what the fuck? dude this is way too long

name/nickname: noëmi and fun story in my 17 years of existence i did not once receive a nickname and then i got 2 in the span of 10 minutes and now i can’t get enough of them. mimi, tuna, em, nyoom, nom (nom), emi oh and bubbles. there are also some petnames that zee (@yeeharley, i tagged you here already now do it🥺💕) gives to me (oh and they also used to call me sunshine a while back)

gender: she/they

star sign:

sun - libra/scorpio (was born on the cusp)

moon - virgo

rising - capricorn

height: 1.66 m (i think it could be taller but im not sure)

current time: 23.08

birthday: october 21

fave bands: ac/dc, queen, black sabbath, fob, p!atd, against the current

fave solo artists: lizzo, pat benatar, janis joplin & ruth b.

current song stuck in my head: on my way from brother bear

last watched movie: the godfather part III

last binged show: the flight attendant

when you created your blog: some time before my birthday in 2018 i think

last thing you googled: exhale lyrics it was to check if i got the lyrics right for an ask that @whoispotatoe-s (tagging you too😌💕) sent in from an ask game earlier today

other blogs: @stunningsilences, my sweet and innocent child with a love for photography, and one other that i won’t talk about

do you get asks: i do, usually it’s just when i do an ask game tho or when it’s sparky my daily anon who tells me i'm sweet for sending a good morning ask to zee every day

why i chose my url: GWENMJ RIGHTS!!!!

how many blogs you follow: 118

how many followers you have: oh damn i have 95. since when? from where did you guys come?!! and more importantly why the hell did you stay??

average hours of sleep: ha we do not talk about this

instruments: none, i am not talented like my friends

currently wearing: a pink tank top and black sweats

dream job: don’t know don’t ask, maybe photography, maybe chemistry, maybe screenwriting

dream trip: i wanna travel everywhere and do photography maybe overthrow a few corrupt governments here and there you know the usual

fave food: uhh idk i love a lot but saoto soup is great, but i do love a good pad thai. probably those two, i would kill for both of them

nationality: dutch

top 3 fictional universes you wanna live in:

the mcu

ouat

atla

tagging: besides the two i already tagged, @michellejones-stacy, @shadedrose01, @lilacsandlilies4, @smallkindofdisaster, @peachy-keener & @favreaus