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[trulisthetic]

Japril The Sims Project - Harriet’s Nursery

[Included in Jackson’s House - s13 (level floor)]

Story

Even though baby Harriet’s birth was anything but expected, with April being her mother, her arrival had been -of course- thoroughly planned.

April herself had had a very hard time setting up the nursery in her -previously their- apartment. Turning the room that once belonged to Samuel into a happy, loving place for a brand new life was anything but easy, but the soldier she is, she made it through... only for all that to go to waste when eventually she was cut open on a kitchen table and thus moved into Jackson’s house until she healed. Or well, that was the original plan.

In any case, April hadn’t been the only one preparing for Harriet’s arrival. But Jackson had never been good at decorating, or shopping in general for that matter. Plasma TVs, tacos and yaughts? Hell yeah. Diaper bags and sterilizers... not so much. And even though he’d done the shopping trip for Samuel’s baby stuff with no other than the one and only Karen Kepner, exactly because April’s mother was the queen of baby raising she had done all the work and he had merely been following her around while carrying some -very heavy though- furniture.

So sometime during the pregnancy, Jackson had asked April for help. And despite being a bit reluctant at first, due to the almost-custody-fight still being so fresh and all, she eventually agreed. Three shopping springs of sweat, even heavier stuff to carry, and hilarious onesie writings later (nobody can forget the ‘To do list: crap my pants, take a nap, suck some tits’ one. Or even better April’s expression once he had held it up for her to read, declaring he would buy it. He had been laughing at her expression for a week straight.) eventually the nursery as we know it came into life, and Harriet quickly followed.

Series VS Sims Pictures

The idea was to create a copy of the original Grey’s Anatomy set in The Sims 3. However most of the time, and this is no exception, we are shown only bits and pieces of a room, and thus the result isn’t 100% accurate. In this case in particular, the only picture provided is this one, and the scenes from 13x02  that take place in the nursery are mostly focused on Jackson and Harriet’s faces, and the background is very hard to distinguish.

As a result, many parts of the nursery are completely imaginary, but always based on the things that Jackson -with major help from April- would likely buy for their baby’s nursery.

Little Details

Like parents, like daughter

Once upon a time, there was a little girl growing up in a farm, a girl whose vision was to raise her two boys and one girl around livestock. Perhaps parts of her vision didn’t exactly go as she planned, but once she was asked to help decorate her daughter’s nursery -without a budget (!)- she knew exactly what to do. Every corner of the nursery reminds you of a day in a barn, and even though it probably should have, it didn’t bother Jackson in the very least. Who’d have thought...

But even though April’s taste is a bit more evident in the room as a whole, a glimpse inside Harriet’s dresser will tell you a completely different story. Yes, there are some floral patterns in her little blouses, of course there would be. But those ridiculous onesies mentioned above, that pineapple outfit -for heaven’s shake- and the shoes, they all scream Jackson. Oh those shoes... Pairs that are worth more than most furniture in the nursery shouldn’t exist for feet this little, but apparently that’s just April’s thinking. Because half the dresser is dedicated to shoes, and Jackson spends a ridiculous amount of time picking them out for the baby every morning.

Fox girl

Jackson was the one that bought Harriet’s very first toy, long before she was born. It was a stuffed fox, who later became their baby’s best friend. Unbeknownst to him, that small toy would also become the inspiration for the decoration of the entire nursery. Small foxes can be spotted throughout the room... And you can probably guess which Harriet’s favorite animal is.

A bookworm in the making

Books are the key to knowledge, and especially in a time like this Japril aren’t planning on raising their child in ignorance. It was Jackson’s idea to create a ‘reading corner’ where they would make a habit out of reading a little bit of a book every day. Needless to say April got very excited about it.

The huge (for Harriet’s size anyway) teddy bear in the corner was a must in both their eyes. The ladder holds a deeper meaning, symbolizing the ladder of knowledge... but they only thought of that later on, originally they just found it really cute.

And as for the books, we have of course the two inspirations for her name; ‘Harriet the Spy’ and ‘Harriet Tubman’. There’s also ‘Oh the places you’ll go’  [Sarah Drew’s personal favorite], the ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and ‘Charlotte’s Web’ for classics, ‘Tangled’ for Disney [and creator’s personal favorite, bite me] and of course a book of the farm animals for obvious reasons. Oh and a fox one. Always.

Pocahontas much?

A tent in the nursery isn’t a new occurrence, but a teepee is the new trend. And with little Hattie growing by the day, her parents knew she would fall in love with it. Lights in the shape of clouds can be found hanging above it, and stuffed animals of all kinds are waiting to join the little nugget in all sorts of adventures... like possibly painting the place with all the colors of the wind *wink**wink*.

Those damned throw pillows

When Jackson asked April for help in decorating, he certainly saw this coming. He recognized the risks however and chose to move forward with the plan anyway, so you can say he brought it on himself. This little ‘window hide’ idea was obviously April’s, and she is extremely proud of it to this day. He can only roll his eyes.

A toddler’s corner

Harriet has begun to enjoy drawing... if anyone can call it that. New needs call for new adjustments and so this part of the room was added, with the table and the crayons and these more ‘grown up girl’ toys. The walls are decorated with forest-themed stickers including a tree with birds, a bunny, a deer, a hedgehog, a squirrel... and a fox. Duh.

Photo bomb

Throughout the room you can spot little frames of all shapes and sizes, picturing memories of all sorts. Harriet is a sucker for the camera, and Japril just love taking pictures of her, April especially as she loves photography in general.

A picture in particular that holds a special place in both April and Jackson’s hearts is the one of their fingers framing their names written on a birth certificate, which actually belonged to Samuel. It’s sweet and sentimental, and actually not depressing; a perfect little reminder that actually fits the nursery perfectly.

And that’s it for Harriet’s nursery! Thank you guys once again for sticking around through this narration, I really had a blast creating this room and I hope the results are satisfying to your eyes as well. Let me know what you think!

See ya <3

[beverllarke]

Tagged by @japrilgreys - thank you!. truly (haha, get it?) 😄💗

Rules: name your 10 favorite female characters from 10 different fandoms and tag 10 people.

Alphabetically (by first name): 1. April Kepner, 'Grey's Anatomy' 2. Camille O'Connell, 'The Originals' 3. Clarke Griffin, 'The 100' 4. Eleanor Shellstrop, 'The Good Place' 5. Gamora, MCU 6. Helena, 'Orphan Black' 7. Kala Dandekar, 'Sense8' 8. Max Caulfield, 'Life is Strange' 9. Rebecca Pearson, 'This Is Us' 10. Rose Tyler, 'Doctor Who'

Tagging: @jasperjoordan @helensblake

[rainbowglitterandpixiedust]

Note: I just selected some of the people I really enjoy visiting their blogs and most of them follow me back. So, if I’ve tagged you (I’m not sure if that word is correct) it doesn’t mean you have to answer too 😇 Tagged by @japrilgreys

Rules: answer the questions and tag 20 blogs you want to get to know better

nicknames: Faye (everyone - my name short), Felina (family), Princess, Rapunzel, Caramel aka Wonderland Resident, Swiftie, Pony (long story) Yaurtaki (means little yoghurt - longer story) Strawberry/Blueberry/Bubblegum (even longer story!) [all these by close friends] Barbie (people from school).

Star sign: gemini.

height: 1.76m (I think that is 5 feet 11’ but I’m not sure… I know that Taylor Swift is 5 feet 11’, and she’s 1.78m, that is not much taller than 1.76m. I mean, 0.02m is like the size of an eye so… Anyway)

time right now: 11:35am

last thing you googled: Black Aggie, Druid Ridge Cemetery

fave music artist: first of all, Taylor Swift and then Tiffany Alvord, Avril Lavigne and Hayley Williams

song stuck in my head: since Friday, that means 4 days now, Wide Awake by Katy Perry and Photograph by Ed Sheeran

last movie I watched: Jackie (yes, about Jackie Kennedy)

last tv show I watched: Sto Para 5 (in greek literally meaning “5 minutes to (some time)”, and metaphorically “too close”)

what I’m wearing right now: black jeans, hot pink sweater, black t-shirt underneath white shocks, brown boots, pastel pink watch

when I created this blog: July 2016

the kind of stuff I post: fairytale - magic - dream - disney theme, but also anything pretty, random things I like or I can relate to, quotes about life…

why did I choose my url: Rainbow (< rain + bow) I love rain, because it’s so melancholically romantic, and bows ‘cause they’re cute, pretty and girly and they remind me of Tiffany Alvord ^^ Plus, I LOVE colors, I’m a colorful person inside and out, with a colorful personality, I think rainbows are magical and my best friend once gave me the nickname Rainbow Princess. Glitter: I’m totally obsessed with glitter, I’m literally the Glitter Queen, I use glitter all the time, in drawings, cards, notes etc And is there anything cooler than rainbow glitter? Pixie: My name, Fay, means fairy in medieval english, and pixies are a kind of fairies like Tinkerbell. Pixie is also a nickname I use in random cases when it’s sth not so formal to use Princess. Before I create this blog I was about to choose a url like Rainbow Pixie or Glitter Pixie but it turned out like this because everything else was already taken. Pixie dust is literally the most magical thing from my childhood and I have relate it to Faith and Trust (Faith is also close to Faye^^) and to Flying, stars, Neverland, eternal childhood… So, just imagine rainbow glitter and pixie dust, combined!… That is me!

gender: female

hogwarts house: Don’t take this the wrong way Potter-heads, but all I know about Harry Potter is everything I learnt from this site and We Heart It. But I would probably choose Hermione’s house, as she’s my favorite character from all I know about her and Emma Watson, so I trust her choice! ;)

pokemon team: I’ve played Pokemon Go only once, but never joined a team… :/

favorite color: PINK! But I love colors in general, so you’ll see me wearing every other color as well ;) I also have a kindness for sky blue/turquoise and for purple/violet :)

average hours of sleep: 5 hours during winter, 7 hours during summer

lucky number: 4 (my birthday’s on June 15th 1999. So: 6+1+5+1+9+9+9=40, 4+0= 4. And it’s actually lucky for me!)

favorite characters: Seriously, you can’t ask THAT!! There are so many fandoms I’m into, I cannot just choose a few of them!!

dream job: There’s no point answering this, I will change my mind in a week anyways… ^^ But I want to do sth that will never make me feel bored and with that I can express myself and be creative and help the world.

number of blankets I sleep with: from none up to three (depends on where I am and what time of the year it is)

I TAG: @demitruli (I KNOW you’ve already done this so don’t do it again but I couldn’t NOT tag you back!) @so-much-for-forever-and-always @swiftnow @alltoowell-1989 @ifreakinlovetiffanyalvord @friendlyneighborhoodpegacorn @acousticbyali @afypniselfis

PS: In my screen, it doesn’t look as I wrote it. I hope it looks better in other screens… :/

[greysjapril]

Top 10 female characters

Tagged by: @doctorkepner and @ibreathealot thank you ❤️

Rules: list your 10 favourite female characters from 10 different fandoms and tag 10 people!

1. April Kepner

2. Nikita Mears

3. Hermione Granger

4. Gloria Pritchett

5. Sara Lance

6. Caitlin Snow

7. Felicity Smoak

8. Bonnie Bennett

9. Hayley Marshall

10. Kara Danvers

Tagging: @japril @japrilotp @japrilgreys @greysstillslays @clarkegriffinblake @kepners @greysficsngifsnstuff @throwpillowshavenopurpose @kepners-anatomy @kepnerswan

[greysficsngifsnstuff]

You know what I just realised?

I don't think I would be as devastated about this if Jesse was leaving too. If both he and Sarah were leaving it would but a much cleaner line as to where I stopped watching the show. But no. It's this messy bullshit we get.

There is no Jackson without April and there is no April without Jackson. And that's final.

Japril to me ended in 13x16, when they were together, in a bed, in love.

@japrilgreys co wrote this with me in that we have been messaging back and forth since yesterday, both of us in tears. Get yourself a Grey's buddy because we all need one right now.

[probablyobsessingovertv]

Get To Know Me

I was tagged by @peroquenotevean Thank you!

Rules: Answer these questions and tag 20 blogs you want to get to know better.

Nickname: Rach or Rachy

Gender: Female

Star Sign: Libra

Height: About 5'3"

Time: 1:36 pm

Birthday: October 4th

Favorite Bands: Oh gosh, I have so many. I listen to tons of music. I love The Beatles, Journey, Queen, Coldplay, The Eagles, The Fray, Cheap Trick, MercyMe, Third Day, Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons, The Script, and there are tons of others that I can’t think of right now.

Favorite Solo Artists: Another one that I have so many for. Lorde, Dua Lipa, Sam Smith, Khalid, Bruno Mars, Billy Joel, Prince, Michael Jackson, Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, etc

Song Stuck in My Head: I get a new song stuck in my head every hour, but lately I can’t stop singing “Havana” by Camila Cabello

Last Movie I Watched: The Greatest Showman 😍🎶

Last Show I Watched: Grey’s Anatomy

When I Created This Blog: This one specifically, I think was about a year ago. Maybe a little less.

What I Post: Mostly Grey’s and Japril. Quotes, stuff about politics and my opinions on some issues, Encouragement and things I think people would enjoy seeing, etc. It varies honestly

Last thing I googled: Is there a difference between a star sign and a zodiac sign?

Do I get asks? Pretty rarely. Thank you to those that do send me questions. Keep em coming!

Why did I choose my url? I constantly obsess/ed over Japril when I made this blog (and I still do today) so I thought it would be kinda funny to have something with that. Then, somehow I came up with it. I don’t entirely remember how.

Following Blogs: 233

Followers: 103

Favorite Colors: Red, Purple and Turquoise

Average Hours of Sleep: Well I’m still in school, so 5-7 on average. Just depends on the day.

Lucky Number: 7

Instruments: I am a singer, so my voice. I played the clarinet in elementary school and I did a few years of piano and guitar. I’m hoping to get back into those.

What I Am Wearing: Purple cropped sweater and high-waisted jeans

How many blankets I sleep with: At least 2 this time of year.

Dream Job: Other than an singer/actor myself, I really want to be a casting director or a talent agent. Something in the entertainment industry for sure.

Dream Trip: Ooh I want to go on a tour of European cities like Paris, Berlin, and London.

Favorite Food: Hmm I have a huge sweet tooth. Other than that, I’d say pizza.

Nationality: American

Favorite Song Right Now: Wow, too many. I’ve been obsessed with Broadway shows lately, so anything from Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, etc. Also, Anything off The Greatest Showman soundtrack, that movie is incredible!

Languages I speak: Only English, unfortunately. I’d love to learn Spanish or French.

I Tag: @make-a-memory-drink-it-up @nerdy-stuffy @i-may-have-a-point @japrilgreys @aprilnhappinessotp @japrilsxnatomy @astoldbyacertifiedunicorn @greyskepners @averysanatomy @ailingnoor @greeneyedpeepers @minttobe @calzona-ga @japril-love23 @slexiesanatomy @omeliathehurricane @patrick-dempsey @japrilotp @april-kepner @averysparkle

Apologies if you’ve already been tagged. Can’t wait to get to know you all! 💜

[faberryskywalker]

Pop Culture Meme

I was tagged by @doctorkepner. Thank you so much Missy.

Rule: Tag 9 people with excellent taste.

I’m just gonna tag random people as always.

@japrilotp @sarahicons @greeneyedpeepers @greyskepners @jacksonaverydaily @aprilnhappinessotp @japrilgreys @averysparkle @kepners

Color(s) I’m currently wearing: green, red, gray, and purple. I look like a Christmas tree based off of that.

Last band t-shirt I bought: I think maybe a Bon Jovi shirt.

Last band I saw live: I never been to a concert so...😩😭

Last song I listened to: Doubt- Mary J. Blige.

Lipstick or Chapstick: Chapstick. I can’t keep lipstick on. I also look weird in it.

Last movie I watched: How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

Last 3 tv shows I watched: Supergirl, Friends, Grey’s Anatomy.

last 3 characters I identified with: April Kepner, Rachel Berry (ugh the 7th grade phase), and Katniss Everdeen.

Book I’m currently reading: I don’t have time to read much unless it’s school related.

[japriet]

how i write

i was tagged by @doctorkepner and @littlegreys! thank you lovelies!!

Is there a snack you like to eat while writing? It depends on where I am. At home, I don’t really eat while writing. When I’m in the dorms at school, I sometimes eat dry cereal or chocolate covered pomegranate.

What time of day do you usually write? It really hits me late at night, like 10pm. Sometimes 1am. I rarely feel like writing early in the day!

Where do you write? I write mostly in the big comfy recliner in my living room or in my bed. Sometimes I write in random places, like wherever I get inspiration lol the other day I finished a OS in an amusement park while my family rode a ride!

How often do you write a new thing? I’m actually like constantly writing but never finishing things if that makes sense? I loooooveee creating new ideas but I’m terrible at following through. I have about 8 unfinished “stories”/OS in my doc but they may never see the light of day.

Do you listen to music while you write? I don’t focus well while listening to music because I love listening to lyrics too much, so not really! UNLESS a song is what is inspiring me. I do like to turn on the tv though as background noise for when I write.

Paper or laptop? Definitely laptop, BUT I always write my outlines out on paper so I can get all my thoughts out idk hands on like that just helps me think through my storyline and process better, weird i know.

Do you have a special pre-writing ritual? nope!

What do you do to get into the writing? I normally reread what I have written and remind myself what I have planned for it and then I just go from there!

Do you have a reward system for word counts? nope!

Is there anything else about your writing process your readers don’t know about? I’m honestly so uninteresting lol but I just put myself in the mindset of the character. Dialogue is my all time favorite so sometimes if I get stumped, I just write dialogue and conversations and see how it goes and then write around it. Sometimes things flow out without me having to think about it and I go from there with the rest! See, boring and uninteresting and probably a terrible method lol.

Ok so I tag: @astoldbyacertifiedunicorn @averysanatomy @japrilgreys @japril12 and any other writers that want to do this!

[japrilnetwork]

THE JAPRIL NETWORK — ACCEPTED!

The wait is officially over! Shelbs and I want to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for taking an interest in our little group and sharing your love for Japril with us, we truly appreciate it more than you know and have loved seeing how many people share the same adoration for these babies! Unfortunately, we could not accept everyone that sent in applications, we had a hard decision awaiting us and we hope that you all understand and continue to follow us for all of the wonderful Japril content that’s sure to come! Beneath this break is the list of all of our accepted members, if your username is on this list PLEASE make sure to read underneath the cut for more information on how to proceed from here. We can’t wait to get started, and we love you ♥ 

@@astoldbyacertifiedunicorn / @doctorkepner / @fuckwithdacey / @kepsjackman / @japril12 / @femaletodd / @alyssbliss / @japrilgreys / @danversgrey / @probablyobsessingoverjapril / @absolutelylovelife

Welcome to our group, lovelies! Here’s a few little next steps for you:

Either Shelby or Em will message you with the link to join the blog in the next few hours (long story short Em’s been busy lmao and she needs sleep), so keep your eyes out for it, we’ll try to get you all added as fast as we can!! We’ll also ask for your WhatsApp information if we don’t already have it.

Use the handy dandy submit box and give us the information for your spot on the members page! Make sure you include your name, URL (the one which you applied from!), a 100x100 icon, and a short description about yourself. If you need an example, check out the members page here.

Feel free to follow your fellow members, as well as begin tracking/using #japrilnetwork for any creations to go on the blog or posts that you just want to share with one another!

There’s a post sitting in the drafts that we ask you read over once you’ve joined the blog; you don’t have to send us any confirmation about you having read it, but it’s highly recommended.

HAVE A SHIT TON OF FUN!!!

[trulisthetic]

NEW || The Selection

[AU, Multi] For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Jackson. But for April Kepner, being Selected is a nightmare.

CHAPTER 3

I grabbed an apple and took a bite, taking my keys from the hook next to the door and running straight outside.

"Good luck!" mom shouted from the kitchen.

"Thanks!" I yelled back and shut the door.

Cycling with one arm was no challenge anymore, and I easily balanced myself while eating the rest of the apple. I found the house easily and threw the remains of the fruit in the can outside before knocking on the front door.

The woman answered in seconds.

Mrs. Anderson turned out to be very sweet. The interview was short; I supposed the only reason for its existence at all was to make sure I was no murderer. Or egg thief.

"Can you start right away?" She asked, an eyebrow raised.

I could hardly contain my enthusiasm. "Of course!" I had worn my rain boots in case she asked me exactly that.

Their barn was enormous; it was three times the size of our own, stocked with way more animals than we had ever dreamed of owning. I blew out a wisp of air as I took it all in, my eyes widening.

With a brief securing of my white headscarf, I took a step in.

KEEP READING: FANFICTION.NET || ΑΟ3

[mae1231]

I just had...

A thought!

You know how April joining Jackson is last minute?! Well, since it’s last minute something tells me Jackson didn’t have time to request another place to stay since he planned on going alone…

So in saying that..

Oh yeah, they are definitely sharing a bed!❤

You are definitely on to something, @japrilgreys!

[greysjapril]

Tag game

Tagged by @doctorkepner , @pagedrkepner , @japrilgreys - thank you guys so much; I adore all of your blogs x

Rules: Answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people.

Tagging: @astoldbyacertifiedunicorn @greysstillslays @japril @japrilotp @karamelblobber @jxwilson @japrilsource @slexiesanatomy and all of my followers who would like to do this tag :)

last

1. drink - water

2. phone call - my mum 

3. text message - group whatsapp with my closest friends

4. song you listened to - The Other Side by Zac Efron & Hugh Jackman from the Greatest Showman

5. time you cried - yesterday - sometime when reading @doctorkepner‘s fanfic or rewatching season 11 & 12 of grey’s

ever

6. dated someone twice? - don’t think I’ve even had an actual boyfriend before lmao

7. kissed someone and regretted it - no

8. been cheated on - nope since i’ve never even had an actual boyfriend hahah

9. lost someone special - yes - in the past few years, it’s been tough, especially knowing how much they meant to me

10. been depressed - no, I use my workout sessions to vent my frustration and improve my mood and ensure that my emotions don’t get the better of me

11. gotten drunk and thrown up - never really had any alcohol to drink even though I’m over 18

fave colours

12. Grey

13. Blue

14. Maroon

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends - yes! met a lot of kind people from uni :)

16. fallen out of love - nope

17. laughed until you cried - definitely :) 

18. found out someone was talking about you - yup - as long as you have been to high school, there will always be someone talking about you 

19. met someone who changed you - Yes :) - have strengthened my desires and hopes for my future

20. found out who your friends are - definitely

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - nope

general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl - I would say like 75-80% of them

23. do you have any pets - nope, but planning to adopt a bunny one day when I move out :)

24. do you want to change your name - nah, I like how unique it is sometimes :)

25. what did you do for your last birthday - had a mini celebration with my closest friends, played rapidough, laughed till my tummy hurt

26. what time did you wake up today - 8:00am

27. what were you doing at midnight last night - sleeping

28. what is something you can’t wait for - the Taylor Swift concert in October this year :) and also one day when I finally get accepted into med school

30. what are you listening to right now - nothing; the 1989 world tour vid is on pause because it won’t load properly

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - yup

32. something that’s getting on your nerves - people who talk during lectures/classes when I’m trying to listen

33. most visited website - atm probably tumblr (used to be YouTube)

34. hair colour -  dark brown, almost black

35. long or short hair - long

36. do you have a crush on someone - nope

37. what do you like about yourself - my eyebrows and dark lash line

38. want any piercings? -I had my ears pierced in the past but i’m not sure whether I would want them repierced

39. blood type - B neg

40. nicknames - lysh

41. relationship status - single

42. zodiac - gemini

43. pronouns - she/her

44. fave tv shows - Grey’s Anatomy, The Flash, The Good Doctor

45. tattoos - none

46. right or left handed - right

47. ever had surgery - nope, but I will this Friday when I have to get all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out 

48. piercings - none (anymore)

49. sport - I watch a lot of tennis :) and occasionally golf

50. vacation - LA, London, Switzerland one day :)

51. trainers - Ultra boosts

more general

52. eating - nothing atm since it’s 9:55pm

53. drinking - water

54. i’m about to watch - (about to finish) the 1989 tour movie

55. waiting for - the 1989 tour movie to load lmao 

56. want - a rabbit

57. get married - one day :)

58. career - a M.D. to be able to help people and make a difference in this world

which is better

59. hugs or kisses - both 

60. lips or eyes - eyes

61. shorter or taller - taller (if we’re talking about love interests)

62. older or younger - are we still talking love interests lmao

63. nice arms or stomach - both?

64. hookup or relationship - relationship

65. troublemaker or hesitant - hesitant I guess

have you ever

66. kissed a stranger - no

67. drank hard liquor - nope

68. lost glasses - once

69. turned someone down - like 3 times D: I feel so bad

70. sex on first date - nope

71. broken someones heart - oh yeah I feel so bad omg 

72. had your heart broken - yes but it was because of Japril and i swear I legit felt the heartbreak (and still do)

73. been arrested - nope

74. cried when someone died - yes

75. fallen for a friend - nope

do you believe in

76. yourself - most times

77. miracles - sometimes

78. love at first sight - probably not 

79. santa claus - nope

80. kiss on a first date - yepppp

81. angels - no

other

82. best friend’s name - Joanna

83. eye colour - dark brown

84. fave movie(s) - any HSM, Hotel for Dogs, Tangled, Frozen, Cinderella (both the remake and original) (as you can see I’m watch a lot more kids movies as I’m a kid at heart)

85. fave actor - Sarah Drew, Lea Michele, Grant Gustin, Stephen Amell, Sandra Oh, Kevin Mckidd, Dianna Agron, Jesse Williams

[greysficsngifsnstuff]

Chapter 1

Author’s note: Hello :) So here is a little fic I wrote post the 13x24 shock regarding Japril. It’s the first fanfiction I’ve ever written, so it might not be the best thing in the world, but thanks to a new friend I made here on Tumblr, japrilgreys, who convinced me to post it. 

Jackson got paged 911 to the burn unit that evening just as he and April were walking silently to the car in order to head back home, Jackson carrying Harriet in her car seat. Since the fire, neither one of them had said much to the other unless it was regarding their baby. After having secured the car seat in, Jackson handed April the car keys and went straight back to the hospital. They had an awkward conversation where April said she would wait and Jackson insisted she go, that he would walk back home. They sounded like college roommates that secretly hated each other but were doing their best to be nice in order to avoid conflict. Is that what they had become? April wondered on the drive home. After Montana, a small part of her mind conjured up scenarios in which they would get back together, finally becoming the family April had pictured since she became pregnant with Samuel, before they had learned about his OI. After the fire, she mentally kicked herself whenever those thoughts made their way into her head. There was something going on between him and Maggie. Whatever it was, however small, it was there, and April couldn’t stop replaying the way Jackson and Maggie had looked at each other when she was holding the oxygen mask to his face. Before that night April had only thought she was hopeful. Now, she told herself she was delusional. Yes, they had a child together, but people with children got divorced and moved on all the time. It seemed like that’s what Jackson was doing. Why couldn’t she do the same? She realised it was probably because they were still living together.

Though it had been weird and hard at the beginning, eventually they’d settled into a routine. It gave both of them a sense of normalcy, and although there were times where April ran through every ‘what if’ scenario possible, she suppressed it enough times that she eventually stopped letting herself think about it altogether.

And then Montana happened.

Afterwards, April tried avoiding Jackson as much as possible. It wasn’t hard; there was always something that could be done in the ER, and Jackson never questioned why she would take extra shifts at work. But they had never actually talked about what that had meant for either of them, and April had a feeling they never would. If that was the last time they were together, that was good enough for her, but she couldn’t keep living in the same house as him, feeling anxious whenever they were home at the same time. She needed to move on. They both did.

***

When he arrived home late that night, Jackson shut the door behind him and took off his shoes, letting his bag slide off his shoulder onto the floor. Both he and April hated the apartment looking untidy, but right now it was late and he was exhausted from the unexpected surgery. His legs felt heavy and his back ached. Still near the door, he shut his eyes and massaged his temples with two fingers. At that moment April emerged from the hallway, taking a small step back when she saw him, startled.

‘Sorry, I didn’t hear you come in.’ She was speaking quietly, trying not to wake Harriet.

‘It’s okay,’ he said, making his was towards the couch and slumping down. ‘Did she only now fall asleep?’ It was past midnight.

‘No, she fell asleep in the car, but she still needed her last feed for today, so I took her upstairs with the car seat so she would wake up in her own time. I just fed her and put her down again.’

‘Okay.’ There was an awkward silence, one of the countless they had shared since the fire at the hospital. Jackson still couldn’t figure out why April was so uncomfortable.

She ran her hands through her hair and went to sit on the couch, leaving a considerable amount of space between them.

‘Uhm, so, listen…’ she trailed off, not sure how to formulate her words. He looked up at her, wearing the same crease between his eyebrows that he did when he was tired or concentrating. This time he seemed to be doing both.

‘I know we had both agreed that I wouldn’t move out,’ she began. ‘But right now I honestly think it’s the best thing for all of us.’

‘What?’ he shot her a look, barely moving his lips when he spoke.

‘I need to move on with my life, Jackson, we both do, but I feel like us living together is holding us back from that.’ She was trying to offer him an explanation without bringing Maggie into the conversation. She wasn’t completely certain that they had feelings for each other, and she didn’t want to make herself seem stupid or jealous by just assuming. She had nothing to be jealous of. After all, they hadn’t been together in a year.

A year.

That seemed crazy to April. After that first conversation about April moving out and Jackson insisting she stay, there had been moments where they had felt normal. Happy, even. It was mostly when they were around Harriet, because it was easy to make conversation about how cute she was. Sometimes though, after Harriet fell asleep for the night, they would end up being alone together on the couch, and though the TV was on, they would mute it and exchange OR stories over Chinese food. They had become friends if nothing else. April wished that if they were really over, if there was no chance of them ever getting back together, that they could go further than just be civil around each other; that they could be friends. And recently they had somewhat achieved that, but now it was all going to be for nothing.

‘April, where is this coming from?’ he said, adjusting himself of the couch to face her better.

‘Nowhere, Jackson, it’s just time. Harriet isn’t so young that one of us can’t take care of her by ourselves for a couple of nights. We’re both generally at the hospital, where she’ll be in day care anyways. We’ll switch off, just like we had planned to do.’ She was trying to remain composed, staring mostly at her hand poised on the couch, because she was sure that if she looked into his eyes for a second too long she would break down and cry, just like every nerve in her body was telling her to do. Telling her to stay. Telling her to apologize to Jackson for the way she had hurt him after Samuel, taking off to Jordan without ever bothering to ask if he was okay. She had wanted to apologise since the day they had been fighting in the apartment, throwing fortune cookies at each other until he had screamed at her that what he needed was her. But her pride had always won.

‘April, please. This doesn’t make sense. We were doing just fine. Will you please tell me why you suddenly decided this?’ Jackson reached forward and placed his hand over hers, craning his neck to try and get her to look at him.

Startled by his touch, she pulled away from him and looked up. Suddenly, she was angry. How could he be so oblivious? Was April supposed to be sitting around in his apartment waiting for him to bring home a girl he genuinely liked until he decided to properly move on with his life and kick April out?

She stood up.

‘I’ll ask Owen to cover my shift. I should be out of here by tomorrow night.’

She started walking towards her room but Jackson stood up after her.

‘April, come on. You’re being ridiculous,’ he said, raising his voice involuntarily. He was angry, too. ‘Do you even have anywhere to stay?’

April froze just before the hallway. She was being irrational; she had decided to move out on the way over here from the hospital, which seemed reasonable, but moving out by tomorrow would be impossible. She really did have nowhere to stay. Slowly, she turned around to face him.

‘I don’t know what I’ll do, I’ll figure something out.’

He scoffed at her in disbelief. Not in a mocking way, more like angry. Something had to have caused this. She wouldn’t just take off without an explanation, and he didn’t buy the one she was giving him.

‘This is unreasonable. April, will you please talk to me? When did you even decide this?’ he was straining to keep himself from shouting. He would have, but he didn’t want to wake Harriet up.

‘Talk to you?’ she scoffed back. ‘Don’t you see, Jackson? We can’t talk. All we can talk about is work or Harriet, because if either of us brings up anything else it results in a fight or us not talking at all. Look at what we’re doing right now.’

‘There you go again, just deciding everything we can and can’t do. You’ve done that for two years, April. It’s really tiring, and frankly? It’s childish.’

April gaped at him in disbelief.

‘I am not wrong about us not being able to talk about anything without it becoming a fight or radio silence until we forget about it,’ she gestured with a finger as she spoke, her voice rising every couple of words.

‘Oh, like what?’ he lowered his voice at that, his tone smug.

‘Montana.’

She threw that word at him like a slap in the face. The frown immediately disappeared from his brow. ‘That’s not…’ he turned his body slightly away from her, his hands on his hips.

‘Not what, Jackson?’ she said, taking a step towards him. ‘Not true? Not real? Because it is. It happened. I know it was just sex to you, but to me-‘

‘It was not just sex!’ he shouted, turning around to face her and striding towards her until they were standing inches away from each other.

April lost all expression from her face, her mouth open in a small ‘o’ shape. Her arms fell limp at her sides, mimicking the way her red hair fell around her shoulders.

‘April...’ Suddenly his expression softened. They looked at each other like they were about to kiss. Then Jackson broke the silence, ‘April, it was not just sex. You… you felt like coming home.’

She felt her eyes starting to water. Her mind went back to that night. When they had had sex in their old apartment, the night of the fortune cookies, it really had been just sex. He had gotten up and left right after, both of them overwhelmed with guilt and regret and a love for each other which they both knew they felt but wouldn’t admit to. But in Montana it had been different. Maybe because they were still on the high of the surgery, maybe because of the way she had been there for Jackson in a way that no one else ever would or knew how to. Probably both. But it had been different. There were kisses and touches and whispers that they had held back when it was just sex. In Montana, April remembered how they had stayed up all night, just being with each other. There were constant neck kisses and forehead kisses, moments where they lay facing each other, barely touching, save for their arms looped over each other’s waists, April rubbing the small of his back and him tracing a finger between her shoulder blades. They wouldn’t stop looking at each other.

As she stared into those green eyes, April replayed their history in her head. It made her want to cry and scream and laugh all at once. Mostly, it made her want to hold onto him and stay in that bed forever. Maybe let Harriet slip in between them.

‘Jackson, please, I just need to do this,’ she was blinking away tears, but her voice was level.

He raised his arms, then dropped them at his sides.

‘Why do you always have to make such huge decisions by yourself? Why can’t you ever just ask me what I think? Harriet is my daughter, too!’ he was properly shouting now.

She didn’t know whether she wanted to yell back or give up. Luckily or unluckily, a cry from Harriet’s room forced them to stop fighting.

‘Well done,’ she said. This time it was her with the smug tone.

‘I’ll get her,’ he tried.

‘Don’t,’ she said, holding up a hand to stop him. ‘You’ve done enough.’

April walked into Harriet’s nursery and picked up the wailing baby. Immediately, she started whispering to soothe her.

‘Hi, baby. I’m sorry that daddy and I woke you up,’ she cradled her, staring down at her. She couldn’t see her properly because she hadn’t turned on the light, but she didn’t need to. Within the first day of Harriet’s life, April had memorised every little detail of her face.

‘I’m so sorry we woke you. I’m so sorry. I love you.’

Suddenly April began to cry. She told herself it was because she was tired and now Harriet was awake and it was going to mess up her sleeping schedule. Something in her gut told her that wasn’t quite right, though. She continued to talk to her daughter, though she wasn’t sure whether it was to soothe her or to soothe herself.

***

Jackson felt awful. He hated himself every time that he and April fought. She was moving out and taking Harriet with her. Now he wouldn’t get to offer to put her to sleep even when it wasn’t his turn, just because he felt like holding her. When April had left to fetch her, all he wanted to do was follow her to make sure that she was okay. Which ‘she’? he wondered to himself. Well, both of them, really. He took a few steps towards the hallway, then decided against interfering with a mother-daughter moment. Him walking in would probably distract Harriet and wake her up again. He paced in the living room for a couple of minutes. Then, as though some invisible force was pulling him forward, he found himself walking as quietly as possible to the nursery. April had left the door open, so although he couldn’t see them, he could hear them. At first he though Harriet had fallen back asleep because there were no sounds coming from the room. Then he heard crying, so he figured she was still awake. But no. This cry wasn’t a baby’s. It was April. It was the kind of crying where you occasionally sniff in and quickly wipe your eyes so your tears don’t roll all the way down your face, suppressing all of your sobs. The kind of way you learn to cry when you grow up.

As he leaned against the wall by the door, he heard April’s soothing whispers. He’d heard them before, when they kept the walkie-talkie near them at night to listen for Harriet’s cries. Only one of them would tend to her, so the other would hear what they were saying through the monitor. When it was April’s turn, it was mostly a lot of ‘Shhh, it’s okay, momma’s here,’ or ‘Shhh, it’s okay, I love you.’ Sometimes she sang a lullaby.

This time she was saying sorry.

‘I’m so sorry we woke you. I’m so sorry. I love you.’

Then she let out a sob.

‘I love you, baby, so so much, and I love your daddy, and I’m never gonna stop loving either one of you.’

When Jackson heard those words, he wanted to start crying, too. He wanted to walk inside the nursery, stand behind April and wrap his arms around both his girls. Then they would rock Harriet to sleep together. Scared that he actually might, he went to his room and turned out the light.

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I was tagged by @littlegreys  rules: tell us your ten favorite people from ten different fandoms and then tag ten other people.

1. April Kepner (grey’s anatomy) 2. Percy Jackson (percy jackson) 3. Newt (maze runner) 4. Katniss Everdeen (hunger games) 5. Riley Perrin (baby daddy) 6. Gabi Diamond (young and hungry) 7. Leslie Knope (parks and rec) 8. Addison Montgomery (private practice) 9. Ron Weasley (harry potter) 10. Clarke Griffin (the 100)

I’m tagging @doctorkepner @alongwalktoforever @astoldbyacertifiedunicorn @azsrobbins @thearcanachronicles @japrilgreys @kepsjackman @aprilkep @femaletodd and anyone else that wants to do it or anyone i missed from the japril gc!! ONLY IF YOU WANT TO.

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