#leo is an old man who works 9-5 (is the youngest)

[lace-sutures]

SCREECHES

THATS ACTUALLY BONKERS WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ALREADY DREW THEM ITS BARELY BEEN HALF AN HOUR

[theyhavetakenovermylife]

as someone else who is also working on a huge fic project with OC's I am currently SHAKING YOU please i would love to read it holy shit yeahG?GS?GS

A New World: part 1

Bayverse!Leonardo x reader

Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8

A/N: I take that as a yes😂 This is inspired by a fan fiction I once read, where bayverse Leonardo was teleported into the “real world”. I liked the concept and decided to add some more details and my own imagination to the whole thing. And then it took on a whole form of it's own😂💙

Leo is 25, reader is 22 - 23.

Warnings: None so far💙

How Leonardo and his brothers ended up on top of yet another skyscraper, fighting a manic scientist in mechanic body armor, was all gone from his mind at that moment. All he thought about was a way to get that mad man to stop his rampage on the city of New York. All he could recall at that moment was him and his brothers celebrating their 24th birth in the lair, alongside master Splinter, April, Casey and even Vern, before the phone started ringing, with the news of a crazy man running through the streets of New York City. After having fought Shredder and an alien from another dimension, a lunatic in a cyborg suite shouldn’t be that hard. Though the NYPD had called the ninja turtles in to take him down, because they themself couldn’t do it, Leo didn’t see the elderly yelling man to be much more than a wanna be villain. What was it he called himself again? Dr. Horror or something like that. Yeah… not very creative… Mikey had already poked fun at it several times, to the point where even Raph found it funny.

And yet there they were, high above New York City, fighting a man that obviously had his middle life crisis waaaaay too late in his life. He was rambling, overly emotional, and didn’t really seem to have a grasp on reality.

“You and this city will always remember the name of Dr. Horror, and soon the whole world will be mine!”

“Jeez, like we haven’t heard that one before”, Donnie murmured, jumping out of the way before a robotic foot could crush him. Annoyed sounds could be heard from the old man as he tried to stomp the purple time yet another time without success.

“Yeah, you think they would come up with some new material. The same old stuff is not that scary”, Raph said darting from a robotic knuckle sandwich, causing the scientist to get more annoyed.

“Outdated plans, overused comic book lines, and a villain name that sounds like something a 9 year old made up”, Mikey said. The big robot growling yet again. “I mean, dude, what even is your villain origin story? So far you just sound like a sad Shredder wannabe. Like, at least give your evil plans some ground! It makes the fight so much more interesting and makes you seem like a real threat-”.

“Enough!”, the crazed doctor yelled, cutting Mikey off from his long ramble, before claws flew from his cyborg armor, going fast for Mikey. Leo reacted fast, jumped and pushed his youngest brother out of the way. That was when the claw closed around Leo’s right ankle and pulled him high above his head. Leo swung his katanas at the retractable arm, only to be met by a chuckle from the man inside the suite, as he started shaking the blue turtle around like a ragdoll. This caused much anger in his brothers.

“Ay!”, yelled Raph, prompting the man to stop shaking Leo. “Put my big brother down or I’ll turn ya til scrap metal!”

Just as all three was about to charge the big cyborg, the retractable arm extended all the way beyond the roof, high above street level. Leo, who at this point was dizzy from all the flinging around just hung there, clutching his katanas as he looked at the street below. Suddenly that fear of heights from his childhood was growing in his stomach once again.

“Wait!”, Donnie yelled, holding his arms out to stop his brothers from charging further.

Horror boy chuckled once again. “I take it you’re the smart one”. Donnie narrowed his eyes. “Drop your weapons or big blue will become a turtle pancake”, he said, giving Leo a little small shake.

Reluctantly the three brothers looked at each other, before looking back at Leo, who was shaking his head, telling them not to do it. But with a sigh, they did exactly that, leaving the weapons on the roof. This caused the frailing man to start with the whole evil laugh, head high with his eyes closed. Leo took the change and sheathed his katanas on his back, before reaching into his belt for his ninja stars. After a quick aiming, he threw the star, and watched as it made a small slit in the doctor's cheek, before impending itself into his metallic shoulder. Dr. H stumbled back in shock, turning towards the ninja still hanging in his robotic claws.

“I’ve always hated turtles”, growled the irritated man. The next happened so fast, that neither Leo or any of his brothers had time to react. Instead of just dropping Leo and letting him fall to the ground, he swung Leo back before throwing him far and high so hard that he had to do a spin because of the memento, sending him hurling through the air, to the sound of his scared brothers watching in horror.

Flipping and flying through the air over New York, Leo found himself disoriented, grasping at air and kicking his legs, panicking as he saw the roofs of the city go from over his head, to under his feet to over his head again, only to flip down under him once again. The ocean got closer, and he hoped that he would make it that far. But then the roofs got closer and closer. Leo’s panic only got worse. He hadn’t screamed at all while falling down over the city, but as he realized he would hit the street before the ocean, he knew he wasn’t going to make it. Leo couldn’t hear his brothers scream his name from the distance and the wind in his ears. Leo’s scream was big and loud, but just before he could be swallowed by the buildings around him, on his way down to the pavement, a big light opened beneath him with a loud bang. A loud bang that made people fall to the ground, the cyborg fall over on the rooftop before falling to the street below, with the sound of a long “noooooo”. The three remaining green brothers grab onto the roof and each other, so they themself wouldn’t fall the same heights as the cyborg scientist. They watched in fear as Leo fell into the big flat circle of light, before it closed once again with a bang, just as big as the last one, once again sending everyone to the ground. Standing back was Leo’s three younger brothers, staring at the spot where a circle of light had swallowed their older brother.

Leo heard so many noises as he was falling through what seemed like a long tunnel of light and colors. If he was screaming at that point he couldn’t hear it. He didn’t know if he was falling up, down, to the left or to the right. No feeling of gravity, yet it felt as if something was pulling him. Leo did not know for how long he had been falling through the tunnel, before landing with his face first in a pillow filled sofa. Leo was so confused and dazed, that he didn’t notice the loud bang above him, as the circle of pure light disappeared again.

Blinking and squishing his blue eyes a few times, Leo sat up on the sofa, rubbing his head. He sat there for some time, absolutely confused. No thought made sense to him, and he had no idea of what to think of the situation. He sat in a completely foreign living room, in all his green turtle glory, and from the look of the sky outside, in the middle of the day.

Shit. From the frying pan straight into the fire.

Leonardo sat uneasy for a moment, listening for any noises outside of the living room, indicating that anybody could be home. He heard nothing, other than his own breathing, his beating heart and the cars outside on the street.

Slowly standing up, Leo started making his way around the living room, looking for a quick way out. It was a bright living room. It kind of reminded Leo of April’s living room, yet it was different. There were quite a few plants here and there, a lot of books, bright colors, a pretty nice TV, along with small things here and there, like art supplies, figurines and pictures. A lot of pictures. Polaroids and framed pictures on the walls. Some looked like family pictures, others looked like friends hanging out. One thing many of the pictures had in common was this one girl. She had a bright smile, and in Leonardo’s opinion, didn’t look too bad. Must be the girl that lived here.

Leo kepting looking around the room, when he came closer to the window, he realized he was in an apartment, too high up for him to make a quick escape out the window.

“Fuck my shell”, Leo mumbled under his breath, before making his way from the living room to the next room, making sure nobody was around. Just because he couldn’t hear anyone, didn’t mean that he was alone. He knew very well that humans could be quiet, especially from the many times April had sneaked up on him and his brothers.

Leo found himself in an open kitchen. Like the living room, open, bright, colorful, filled with plants and memorabilia. Leo looked out the kitchen window, hoping to find an alleyway and a fire escape, but he was out of luck. No fire escapes and no alleyway. Instead a big open courtyard filled with people, talking and laughing in the daylight, and a pair of glass doors leading out to a balcony.

Leo cursed once more under his breath. Signing, he rubbed his face, wondering what he was going to do now. His thoughts went to his brothers, wondering how they must be feeling at that very moment. Probably terrified. They had just seen him being thrown across New York City before disappearing into nothing. Instinctually Leonardo felt bad. Guilty. Stresset. His brothers were somewhere out there, probably looking for him, fearing for his life. For a cold-blooded creature, Leo was getting really hot. His palms was getting clammy and his face was getting warm.

Leonardo did not know what to do. Heart beat raising, arms and legs slightly shaking as his three fingered hands rubbed his face once again. Leo was so out of it, that he did not know how to react when he heard the front door being unlocked. He just froze one the spot, wide eyes and heart beating harder than it had done, since fighting Krang. Leo heard somebody humming out in the hallway, putting their keys down and taking their shoes off. He could hide! One problem, where could a 6 foot something mutant turtle hide in an unknown apartment, when the person who lived in said apartment was just down the hall?

Leo got to hide. The only thing he managed to do was turn, so he could see the woman as she walked. She stopped in her place, (e/c) eyes going wide, humming stopping, smile disappearing, and if she had had anything in her hands, she would probably have dropped it at that point.

“Don’t freak out!”, Leo quickly said, absolutely terrified. “I- I know it looks weird, b- but I can explain-”.

“You’re in my house”. She cut him off, her voice shocked but calm.

“I know, and I’m sorry! I don’t know how I got here-”.

“Leonardo is in my house”. She said it out loud, in a way that made Leo unsure if she even was talking to him. Because Leo even could say what, she said it again. “The Leonardo is in my house”.

[cherry1232]

Magic Mountain Arc 1 chapter plots and Masterlist!

Hello everyone please read this post!! This has the plots of the first arc of the magic mountain au! It’s important that you read each chapter synopsis that is posted!! The first arc focuses more on characters and character development rather than the powers (which will be introduced slowly). The second arc will most likely focus on powers and abilities as from chapters 1 through 11 they’re using traditional weapons!! I’m also creating everyone’s character sheets. I’m still designing Mikey’s design and then it will be Donnie that I’ll be designing. I’ve already decided on their personality types as well!!

*The chapter titles will be updated with links as I go!!*

Chapter 1: April O’Neil is trying to escape the foot clan and decides to go into the mountain. However she is injured and scared, leaving her vulnerable to mutant attacks, she sees four mysterious creatures save her from the Foot right before she goes unconscious.

Chapter 2: April formally meets the Hamato family, all four brothers, are suspicious of her and why she ran to the mountains in the first place.

Chapter 3: April gets to know Mikey, the youngest and a pink bellied side neck turtle. Mikey reveals as to why his older brothers are suspicious. Revealing that instead of being accidentally mutated like she originally thought, they were mutated on purpose by a mysterious man known as John Bishop.

Chapter 4: April decides to get to know Leo, discovering he’s a major nerd and loves the most recent space show Voltron and One Piece, two shows she is obsessed with. Which may work in her favor.

Chapter 5: April finally decides to talk to Raph who’s more twitchy and skittish than his brothers. She finally discovers that he and his father and brothers were nearly killed in the human world.

Chapter 6: Donnie is discovered to be the medic when Splinter falls ill with the flu while his brothers are doing nothing at all to help. April arrives to help, and she wants to give all three a piece of her mind. Donnie stressed out with little to no hours of sleep, passes out with a high fever as well. His brothers realize these past few days they have been doing nothing.

Chapter 7: Strange Dino robots have been showing up out of nowhere and destroying the habitation in the forest. A young deer yokai (my oc) happened to have been in the crossfire, attacked by the foot and left to die. The turtles find her, and try to reunite her with her mother while Donnie nurses her back to health.

Chapter 8: Millie, the deer yokai reveals that these Dino robots are actually created by a man named Baxter Stockman and have been destroying the forest. And the turtles work to reunite Millie with her mom and sisters.

Chapter 9: It’s Mikey’s 13th birthday and the brothers are having trouble figuring out what to get Mikey for his birthday. Then they discover that Mikey had been wanting a cookbook for the longest time. Meanwhile Hun, a member of the foot clan, targets Mikey.

Chapter 10: Hun has officially began his process of trying to destroy the turtles by going to Mikey. The 13 year old and the Karate teacher go out for pizza in a plot of kidnapping Mikey in hopes of luring his older brothers out. And it works.

Chapter 11: Mikey comes down with a flu, but things go from bad to worse when his condition worsens. At first he’s throwing up but now he’s delirious with fever and having multiple seizures, leaving Donnie desperate and confused. The family soon discovers that Mikey had been poisoned by Hun (who Mikey thought to have been his friend) when he had been out last night. The family also discovers that they have only forty eight hours left to find the antidote and save Mikey. But then they get ambushed. Forcing them to make a choice.

Chapter 12: Mikey has officially been saved from the poison but is still suffering from the after effects of the poison leaving him weak with a high fever and prone to attacks since the Foot know where they live now. Forcing them to move to a different part of the mountain. However, it’s discovered that the foot clan members are all over in the mountain.

Chapter 13: The turtles have officially found a new home. But their weapons are destroyed leaving them wondering what to do now. And how to solve the issue of getting new weapons. Then they suddenly find four new weapons that they have no understanding of.

Chapter 14: Donnie gets kidnapped by Stockman, the Shredder and the foot clan. They want to know where the Hamato family lives and where the rest of the mutagen is, but Donnie refuses to tell them where. The Shredder orders Stockman to torture Donnie to find out where the Hamato family and the mutagen are.

Chapter 15: Stockman has tortured Donnie which has left him in an awful state. Donnie is severely injured and malnourished by the time his brothers rescue him. Donnie who is normally the medic is down for the count leaving Leo, Mikey, Splinter, April and Raph fighting to save Donnie.

Chapter 16: Mikey discovers what his weapon can do and he and Donnie decide to test out his weapon. However Leo and Raph get into a fight, words are said and with hurt feelings Leo runs off.

Chapter 17: The turtles officially meet John Bishop, a man who tried to kill Leo due to his stereotypes of aliens and mutants after Leo runs off. Bishop trying to think of a plan to get rid of the turtles, decides to contact a former ally.

Chapter 18: Mikey is suspicious of Bishop while his brothers are more trusting. Hurt that his brothers decided to trust a stranger rather than their own brother. He runs off, discovering an awful secret.

Chapter 19: Mikey discovers who Bishop is allied with, but before he can warn his brothers. He disappears. Meanwhile Splinter is trying to reach Leo, Raph and Donnie an important lesson in trust when April calls revealing who Bishop is.

Chapter 20: It’s revealed who Bishop is in this arc 1 finale! Leo, Raph and Donnie discover that the agent has taken Mikey in hopes of experimentation. Leaving three pissed off bjg brothers that happen to be mutants. Finding Mikey. They discover Bishop’s plot. One of the Hamatos’ own ends up fighting for his life in this finale.

[alistonjdrake]

Of Rust and Gold: Season Three

*Or the likely very long intro to my third series of world building and character posts that all have to do with the second to last book in The Saints Song series. 

The other ones are here: 

Season one:  1 2  3  4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Season two:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Or can be found via OBS’ wip introduction post here:

heyo

Below you’ll find a run down of the prominent cast and a summary of what they’re all about so let’s get to it.

OBS, the third book in the series, showcases the Escana Empire on the verge of crumbling as a murdered king and a divided government threaten to tear the country apart. As some grapple for power and wealth, others decide to jump ship.

Prince Argus: After escaping the war in Codua and his sorta not-friend with whom he cheated on his husband with, Argus returns to Graza only to find his favorite brother dead and everyone else being a dick. In making an alliance to his father’s old enemy Argus hopes to gain a higher position in the council or in the empire overall as a dead king with infant children usually only means one thing. But y’know, he also has hopes to fix his relationship with Leo and to stop being manipulated by all the sharks swimming around him.

Queen Liliana: Problem in Graza #1. The council is almost evenly divided between her authority and Prince Leonides’, pushing them into a bitter rivalry that was toxic way before King Cidro was murdered. She’s reasonably unhappy.

Prince Leonides: Problem in Graza #2 and it was his idea to keep Cidro’s murder hush, hush until they’re in a better position to handle it. Whatever that means. As the appearance of old enemies and the disappearance of his own allies loosens his usual chokehold on the Escana government, for once Leonides finds himself at a disadvantage and there are many (likely a lot on this list alone) waiting to finally push him from his pedestal.

Lord Barraza: Partnered with Argus and ready to take advantage of the bad blood between Leonides and Liliana. His youngest son is missing after being implicated, arrested, and released from the last attempt at King Cidro’s life. Lord Barraza is pretty stern on maintaining his family’s innocence and that all he wants is peace between the Harvers and Barrazas.

Princess Damaris: Has been kicked out of the Order of the Knights (that international police force type beat) and now has blood on her hands but is currently in protection from the law on account of being a princess y’know. She’s really torn up about it. 

Princess Zurina: In a bit of a twist she’s now kinda close to Leo due to the whole “Damaris killed someone” debacle. As well as slowly learning to exert her own influence while her siblings and the rest of Graza fight with one another. 

Prince Orland: Eleven months older than Zurina and her right hand man. Kinda weird, but so is the whole family tbh.

Chancellor Harver: Bitter as ever. Argus’ involvement in Codua and Damaris’ murder has made Escan’s relationship to the holy capital really strained and has put him in an awkward position. Also, again, technically no longer a prince. 

Prince Aayden Ponsonby: Still cleaning up the conflict in Codua and recovering from whatever happened between him and Argus. His anger problems might have momentarily gotten worse and the precarious health of his father and changing attitudes back home has made his own position as Crown Prince of Oskya a bit tense so he’s often too distracted to be mean. 

Princess Hadley ek Ponsonby | Niężckna Hajnalka lik Villumsen: (I just like writing her whole name). Aayden’s wife. A bit on the wild side, might find herself in Graza because her husband as a (valid) reason to not want to be around Argus and also to keep her safe and away from what’s happening in Oskya. 

Reverend Mother Ulrike: Mother of all Santivian nuns. While she instigated the war in Codua she’s not pleased with some of the outcomes. She has a very anti-Justice Zisa campaign going that she initially was aligned with Chancellor Harver on but then his cousin killed her surrogate son so now things are kinda awkward. 

Hartanti Telak: Also currently missing. Still amazing and stunning though. She was last seen criticizing a nobleman for talking to her at a party. 

Lady Cordinia ana’Gustavo Carvallo: Now not the only Dowager Queen/Empress in the Escana Empire. In charge of the royal nursery and Queen Liliana’s closest “friend” if she can even be called that. 

Lord Enyo an’Tomas Serafin: Last seen throwing wine in Argus’ face. The highlight of his year. Totally not Lord Barraza’s sugar baby now. 

Ambassador Ulmer: Probably going to quit soon. The in between for Escana and Oskyan relations. He’s trying to flatter as many people as possible and keep the peace.

Ambassador Oprinchuk: The expert on Ardunese and Oskyan relations. An ally of Justice Zisa’s and a woman feared by many. Hadley admires her. 

Maltoq Zamen: Prisoner. Took a vow of silence and hasn’t spoken more than like 4 words a while back. 

Leo Dianglo: Has honestly been spiraling since he and Argus had their secret wedding. If he got his way, he and everyone he cares about would be leaving Graza immediately. He overheard some unfortunate things, was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, and has another kid to take care of. He’s just having a rough time. 

Mel: Surprisingly, being forced to join the knights and then kidnapped by pirates trying to use him for purposes he can’t understand did nothing but made him an even more angst-riddled teenager. 

Mung: All things considered, unwilling knighthood hasn’t been so bad for him as he’s getting proper medical training and is no longer considered pirate orphan #2. Just don’t ask him how things are between him and Mel. 

Officer Gerwin: Commander of the Escana Knights. The one good day he’s had was firing Damaris. 

Sir Erasmus: Knight elected to keep watch on Leo and his pirate orphans. Although he hasn’t really been doing that lately. In fact, where has he been? 

Catalina: Marcel’s daughter. Leo’s daughter. She’s a kid and she’s around. 

Sister Rosalie Pélissier: Kellish nun who ditched the Kallenbachs and the Oskyan war camp to join Duchess Benedetta. But she wants to make friends with Argus. She also seems to know things she shouldn’t. 

Lord Gaius Kallenbach: Boy needs a break. He’s almost died like twice and no one seems to care. 

Lady Philomené Kallenbach: Gaius’ older sister and was (still is?) Sister Rosalie’s girlfriend. She also ditched the Oskyan war camp to hang out with Duchess Benedetta. 

Duchess Benedetta Onesta Cassiopeia de ave Astorino: The warring Duchess has secured a few more victories but might be willing to surrender to the Oskyans and the Escana Empire if they can all come to a beneficial deal. After revealing that she’s not working with her uncle and has her own qualms with the holy capital, she’s made herself a glowing potential ally but still a very dangerous adversary. 

Justice Zisa: The ambitions and unlikable leader of the Santivian world. He’s not a huge fan of Escan or Oskya at the moment. 

Princess Wiara Mirecka: The girl Leo found marooned on a beach turned out to be a missing princess of Gegra, fleeing her home after her mentor was accused of witchcraft and she’s been causing problems (and plotting kidnappings) since.

Tamune: The living god in the cells deep within Alda.

Captain Mercy Dunham: The island of Ruiz and his fleet are gone but he’s still out there somewhere.

Master Asli: Arrested and in Alda. 

Valera de Martí: As Graza and the Escana Empire struggles to stay strong after losing two kings in a so few years, some take the opportunity to reignite old whispers of rebellions and exiled fugitives may come crawling back to take advantage of the weakened government 

[martinnecas]

Quick Guide | Carolina Hurricanes: Meet The Team - Opening Night 2019-20

New season means a new quick guide to the roster 

2018-19 season

This took me a couple of days to put together so please appreciate it

Want to know how to pronounce a players name? 

Click this link!

*All gifs made by me* 

Forwards: 

☞ Sebastian Aho™️ #20

Yes there is another “Sebastian Aho” from Sweden but he’s usually in the AHL (Bridgeport/Islanders)

Born: July 26, 1997 (22 years old/Leo) from Rauma, Finland

6′0, Centre, 35th overall CAR 2015

Nicknames: Fishy, Seabass, Sepe, Sebu

He’s the face of this franchise and the only player on this team that the Canadian media knows about

Is being held against his will in Raleigh because he wants to play for Montreal if you don’t know the actual story MTL sent him an offer sheet that he signed because he wanted the money and knew Carolina could pay it, but you know how Habs twitter can be.

Possibly the messiest Hurricane 

Who’s my daddy?! 

Spirit animal is a lion, hear him roar

Avid coffee drinker

Baby face

Painted a picture of his cat one time

☞ Ryan Dzingel #18 

Born: March 9, 1992 (27 years old/Pisces) from Wheaton, Illinois

6′0, Centre, 204th overall OTT 2011

Nicknames: Zinger, Dizzy, Dzingel Bells, D-pingel

Played with the Ohio State Buckeyes for 3 seasons, recorded the first hat trick in Big Ten history against Xichigan

Traded to CBJ Feb ‘19, signed with CAR as a free agent summer ‘19 

Might need glasses, he squints like that ^ a lot 

Golfs... A L O T 

Wants to produce for the team so he can stay here in Raleigh and make it his home ♥︎

Jeep guy 

Looks uncomfortably similar to Tripp Tracy 

UNC fan 

☞ Warren Foegele #13

Born: April 1, 1996 (23 years old/Aries) from Markham, Ontario 

6′2, Left Wing, 67th overall CAR 2014

Nicknames: Foegs, Foegdaddy 

Best friends with Andrei Svechnikov and Dougie Hamilton

Duke fan 

Accidentally broke Osh*e’s collarbone but TJ and C*p fans will claim he tried to murder him

Spirit animal is a tiger, also hear him roar

Very easily scared 

Duke fan

☞ Erik Haula #56

Born: March 23, 1991(28 years old/Aries) from Pori, Finland

6′0, Left Wing, 181st overall 2009 MIN

Nicknames: Hauls, Haulsy  

Moved to Minnesota in 2008 to play hockey in boarding school

Played for the University Of Minnesota Gophers for 3 seasons

Signed with MIN in 2013, was picked up by the VGK in 2017 as a free agent in the Expansion Draft, then traded to CAR summer of 2019 (for Nic Roy & draft pick)

Suffered a pretty bad knee injury in the 2018-19 season 

CAKE 

Got married this past summer ♥︎

Currently living in Calvin de Haan’s old house 

☞ Jordan Martinook (A) #48

Born: July 25, 1992 (27 years old/Leo) from Brandon, Manitoba

6′0, Left Wing, 58th overall 2012 PHX

Nicknames: Marty, Marty Man, Marty Party 

Signed with PHX/ARI in 2012, traded to CAR in 2018 (for Krüger)

Raw chaotic dad energy 

Doesn’t like corndogs and has a very high pitched scream

His wife gave birth to their first son last season before he got his downstairs fixed in the offseason

LETS GO SVECH

Spirit animal is a dolphin because he has a great impression 

There is so much more I want to put on here but you should really just follow his Twitter 

☞ Brock McGinn #23

Born: February 2, 1994 (25 years old/Aquarius) from Fergus, Ontario

6′0, Left Wing, 47th overall 2012 CAR

Nicknames: Ginner, Brock McWinn, McPing, the new Mr. Game Seven (that one is kind of a joke though), Big Cock Brock 

Single handedly defeated evil not only once but twice on April 24th, 2019, earning him the nicknames “Brock McWinn” and the new “Mr. Game Seven”

Has two brothers who also play professionally; Jamie (NHL) and Tye (AHL) McGinn

Co Owner of the Roanoke Rail Road Dawgs with his brothers and father

His daddy is Bob

Has a high probability of burning his whole house down 

Used to be a fighter, but he didn’t fight anyone last season 

Thor

Was 3rd in the league with most MsS Post (10) in the 2017-18 season earning him the nickname Brock McPing 

☞ Martin Nečas #88

Born: January 15, 1999 (20 years old/Capricorn) from Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Rebublic

6′2, 12th overall 2017 CAR, “He plays, like, Centre”

Nicknames: Neči, Marty, Nacho, Marto 

Your 2019-20 ****** ****** winner 

He’s here to fix out PP units, quote me on that

Little hockey stick chain ^ 

Is known for falling while scoring 

Is it avocado or avocaydo?

Hidden talent: Belly dancing 

Almost killed the entire team with a golf club last season  

Don’t mess with him

Just won the Calder Cup with the Checkers :) 

☞ Nino Niederreiter #21

Born: September 8, 1992 (27 years old/Virgo) from Chur, Switzerland

6′0, Right Wing, 5th overall 2010 NYI

Nicknames: El Nino

Was the highest drafted Swizz born player until Hischer in 2017 

Signed to the Islanders in 2010, traded to Minnesota in 2013, then traded to Carolina in January 2019 (for Rask)

Was about to take a nap when he was traded

Just when canes fans almost lost hope, Nino showed up and saved our season

When he came to Carolina, someone gave him sweet tea and he really liked it

Was voted best dressed by a couple teammates

Loves the surge

Supports women’s hockey

☞ Jordan Staal (C) #11

Born: September 10, 1988 (31 years ago/Virgo) from Thunder Bay, Ontario

6′4, Centre, 2nd overall 2006 PIT

Nicknames: Stallsy, Jordad, Gronk

Arrested at his brother’s bachelor party

Won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2009 

Jordan is the youngest out of the other brothers (Eric, Marc) in the league (NHL) 3rd brother is the youngest and is now a coach 

Signed with PIT in 2006, traded to CAR in 2012 (for 8th overall pick, Brandon Sutter and Brian Dumoulin)

Named Captain in the 2017-18 season, became Alternative Captain in 2018-19, is now Captain again in 2019-20 

Great at dad jokes 

☞ Andrei Svechnikov #37

Born: March 26, 2000 (19 years old/Aries) from Barnaul, Russia

6′2, Right Wing, 2nd overall 2018 CAR

Nicknames: Svech, Mother Russia 

Svech is ready

“Just win every game” 

Wears #37 because that’s what his brother, Evgeny Svechnikov (DET), wears

Russia = Cold, Raleigh = Hot

Apparently his biggest talent outside of hockey is… magic? 

Best friends with Warren Foegele and Dougie Hamilton

Likes to shovel the ice during practice 

Me?

Terrible at golf..

.. I mean like really bad  

☞ Teuvo Teräväinen #86

Born: September 11, 1994 (25 years old/Virgo) from Helsinki, Finland

5′11, Left Wing, 18th overall 2012 CHI 

Nicknames: Turbo, Teukka

Shortest Hurricane 

Began with CHI in 2014, traded to CAR in 2016 (along with Bickell for 2nd round pick)

Won the cup with CHI in 2015 (Along with van Riemsdyk)

Has the worst sense of smell ever

I mean come on.. pumpkin? toothpaste? 

I could keep going with this I don't know what’s wrong with his nose

Most likely the messiest Hurricane 

Would dump Sebastian on the side of the road after 100km 

Gets scared REALLY easily

His sisters plays hockey over in Finland (and is pretty good at it too) 

☞ Lucas Wallmark #71

Born: September 5, 1995 (24 years old/Virgo) from Umea, Sweden

6′0, Centre, 97th overall 2014 CAR

Nicknames: Wally

My daddy!?

His spirit animal is… a horse? 

^ He enjoys watching horse racing

*Straight face* “Snacks!? Candy!?” 

Deal with it

Showed up to a U12 and U18 team practice to work on skills with kids 

Owns a pug named Lovis

Defense 

☞ Joel Edmundson #6

Born: June 28, 1993 (26 years old/Cancer) Brandon, Manitoba

6′4, 46th overall 2011 STL

Nicknames: Crop Top King, Eddy

Won the cup in 2019 with STL and partied in a crop top 

True Canadian, ate poutine out of the cup

Traded in September 2019 to CAR (along with Bokk for Faulk and draft pick)

Going to strengthen our PK I promise 

Finally, an enforcer 

Forgot to take his skate guards off during his CAR preseason debut in front of 18,000 people 

Is a barbie girl, living in a barbie world 

☞ Haydn Fleury #4

Born: July 8, 1996 (23 years old/Cancer) from Carlyle, Saskatchewan 

6′3, 7th overall 2014 CAR

Nicknames: Fleurs 

Beat his little brother Cale (MTL) during his NHL debut 

Best friends with Trevor van Riemsdyk

Has the cutest dog named Kobe

Won the Calder Cup along with Nečas :)

If you want to giggle watch this 

Has the worst witch cackle you will ever hear 

Apparently the best golfer on the team

Big Duke fan

☞ Jake Gardiner #51

Born: July 4, 1990 (29 years old/Cancer) from Minnetonka, Minnesota 

6′2, 17th overall 2008 ANA

Nicknames: Gards 

Played for the University of Wisconsin for 3 seasons 

Traded to TOR in 2011, signed as a free agent to CAR in summer 2019

Has the cutest baby 

Denied several offers from other teams mtl to play with us instead 

Hands down had the best Halloween costume two years ago

☞ Dougie Hamilton #19

Born: June 17, 1993 (26 years old/Gemini) from Toronto, Ontario

6′6, 9th overall 2011 BOS

Nicknames: D-Ham, Doug the Thug, well his real name is Douglas so I guess Dougie is technically a nickname

Tallest Hurricane 

Both of his parents are Olympians, brother also plays professional hockey 

Started with BOS in 2012, traded to CGY in 2015, then traded to CAR in 2018 (Last remaining player from the huge Hamilton, Ferland & Fox for Lindholm and Hanifin trade)

Best friends with Andrei Svechnikov and Warren Foegele 

Porche guy 

Grew out a mullet because his hair salon couldn’t take him as a walk in

Jack Edwards complained that he was wearing a number retired from the Whalers so he taped a 6 over the 1 in 19 to make 69

Goes to children's hospitals dressed as woman characters 

Lowkey shootout king

Floss

Another Duke fan

Wears the same blazer to every road game

☞ Brett Pesce #22

Born: November 15, 1994 (24 years old/Scorpio) from Tarrytown, New York

6′3, 66th overall 2013 CAR

Nicknames: Pesh 

“I play defense bro”

Played for the University of New Hampshire for 3 seasons (2 of those seasons with van Riemsdyk)

Pretty ^

Wears 22 for his dad 

He’ll break your ankles

Fortnite squad

Brought his wonderful brother on the mentors trip

Allergic to cats

☞ Jaccob Slavin (A) #74

Born: May 1, 1994 (25 years old/Taurus) from Denver, Colorado

6′3, 120th overall 2012 CAR

Nicknames: Slav-o

The second ‘c’ stands for captain

Faith and family

Played for Colorado College for two seasons 

Adopted a beautiful baby girl with his beautiful wife

Has an instagram for his two dogs

His daddy is “Robert” 

Not afraid of snakes at all 

☞ Trevor van Riemsdyk #57

Born: July 24, 1991 (28 years old/Leo) from Middletown, New Jersey

6′2, Undrafted 

Nicknames: TVR, Riems

Agreed to terms with CHI in 2014 

Won the cup with CHI in 2015 (along with Teräväinen)

Was picked up by the VGK in the 2017 expansion draft 

The next day traded to CAR (for 2nd round pick)

James van Riemsdyk (PHI) is his older brother 

Played with the University of New Hampshire for 3 seasons (2 of those seasons with Pesce) 

He’s too tired to be scared 

March Madness

Best friends with Haydn Fleury 

Pride representative for the team 

Goalies 

☞ Petr Mrázek #34

Born: February 14, 1992 (27 years old/Aquarius) from Ostrava, Czech Republic

6′1, 141st overall 2010 DET

Nicknames: Mrazzle Dazzle, St. Petr

Moved to Ottawa at age 17 

Signed with DET in 2014

Was HUGE for them during the 2015 playoff run

Traded to PHI in Feb ‘18, signed as a free agent with CAR in July ‘18

Stylish 

He had custom hats made for every player on the team

Always has Peter Griffin in his helmet design 

Signature move: Poke Check  

☞ James Reimer #47

Born: March 15, 1988 (31 years old/Pisces) from Morweena, Manitoba

6′2, 99th overall 2006 TOR

Nicknames: Optimus Reim, The Statue, Reims

Debuted with TOR in 2010, traded to SJS Feb ‘16

Signed with FLA as a free agent summer ‘16, traded to CAR summer ‘19 (for Darling and a 2020 6th round pick)

Has two kids 

Really good swimmer

You may recognize this famous goalie meme, that’s right, that's him

Optimus Reim helmet art

He looks so much like Weston from Love Island USA 

Honorable Mention

☞ Julien Gauthier #44

I’m including him because everyone expected him to make the team as he did phenomenal in the preseason (playing all 6 games) but due to cap space (and our horrid pp units), he was sent back down.

Born: October 15, 1997 (turning 22/Libra) from Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec

6′4, Right Wing, 21st overall 2016 CAR

Nicknames: Goat, Gauths, Jules

Big boy

Bilingual (French/English)

Cute accent

His uncle played 554 games in the NHL (Denis Gauthier) 

Both his father and grandfather were professional bodybuilders

That explains his muscles

The best thighs in the league (not up for debate) 

Also won the Calder Cup this past season with Haydn Fleury and Martin Nečas

Head Coach

☞ Rod Brind’Amour #17

Roderick Jean Brind’Amour

Born: August 9, 1970 (age 49 years/Leo) from Ottawa, Canada

6′1, Centre, 9th overall 1988 STL

Nicknames: Rod the Bod, RBA 

Played with Michigan State for one season

Started with STL in the playoffs of ‘88, traded to PHI in ‘91, traded to CAR in 2000

Captain of the 2006 CAR Stanley Cup winning team

Played 20 seasons, 1,484(GP) 452(G) 732(A) 1,184(P)

Became head coach for the 2018-19 season

First year as HC broke the team’s 9 year playoff drought and brought them all the way to the ECF

Is known for his extreme workouts

Still in better shape than 98% of the league

Could very well still lace up and play better than 80% of the league 

Lives rent free in W*lson’s and Reirden’s heads

Gives the best post-game speeches

President & General Manager

☞ Don Waddell

I really just wanted an excuse to put this gif in here 

Coached the 1998 DET Stanley Cup winning team 

Named Pres. & GM of CAR in May ‘18

Owner

☞ Tom Dundon 

Lives rent free is Habs fans minds

Estimated net worth is $1.1 billion?

Majority owner of TopGolf (55%)

Chairman of the Alliance of American Football

Purchased 52% of CAR in January 2018 for $420million

Likes to hang around team/fan events 

Stays in the same hotel as me lol

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The Same Soul Part 10

Available on FF Here and AO3 Here. Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9.

Our world AU where Emma and Killian knew each other as teenagers. Killian was sent to spend a summer with family in America. He met foster kid Emma while there. They fell in love but then he was forced back home and she couldn’t take the memories so she ran away, trying her best to move on from the dreams they’d always hoped for. A chance meeting brings them back together years later, and this time nothing and no one will keep them apart. Rated M. 10 Parts.

A/N: Hey everyone! So this epilogue is a short and sweet birthday gift to myself. I thought about what I wanted most in terms of my writing, and a tidy, fluffy ending for this fic is exactly what the doctor ordered. I wanted you all to rest assured that Emma and Killian do, indeed, have a happy ending in this AU (not that anyone would doubt that given the rest of the story). Nevertheless, we’re flashing forward into the future, and I am including some CS kids fluff and a little stolen smutty moment for our lovely couple. I love these kind of chapters, and though this isn’t very long, I hope it will brighten your day a little bit. Thank you to all of you for reading and supporting me along the way. This one is for all of you just as much as it’s for me!

(12 Years Later)

Gazing out the window as their family minivan traced the familiar route to Uncle Benjen’s house, Emma let out a soft laugh. 

On the one hand, things were exactly as they’d left it, unchanging in the more than twenty years since she’d first come to this magical place. Now though, the circumstances of her visit were very different. She was no longer a little lost girl en route to one remarkable but fleeting summer. Instead she was an exhausted but elated mother of four trying to wrangle her kids to a few weeks of well-deserved summer beach time.

“But how much longer will it be, Mommy?” 

The question came from her youngest daughter, Leia, who at five years old was precocious and adventurous but not exactly patient. Leia loved life and was a very happy child, but when she had to wait, as she had in this hours long car ride… well things could get dodgy quickly. Emma tried to craft a response that would suffice. They were very close, but at the same time, rewarding Leia’s impatient questions was never in any of their best interest.

“Leia, what do you want to do first when we get there? I was thinking we should swim in the pool. You could show everyone your new vest.” 

The words of encouragement and distraction came from their eldest son, Jack, and Emma let out a sigh of relief at his handling of this. Jack was brilliant at picking up on energy. He’d always been observant, and at fourteen he was the oldest of the Jones children. He might not technically share any DNA with her or Killian, but he was still a carbon copy of her husband. They had the same dark hair and similar features, but it was their manner and personalities that were most alike. Killian and Jack were caregivers and guardians. The most important thing to them was protecting their family and doing right by the people they loved. In the end, it made absolutely no difference to any of them that Jack had come to them through a different means than Leia and the others. He was as much a Jones as anyone of them, their first child in every way, as they’d had Jack since he was six and placed in foster care. Back then, Killian worked on a case involving Jack’s placement, but it was Emma who took one look at their son and knew that he was meant to be their family. By that tie, she and Killian had been married a few years and had already discussed their want to adopt, and they were ready for the challenge. Luckily though, Jack proved no challenge at all. Their son was quiet but loving, gentle and kind, but mostly he was smart, both with books and with people. 

“He’ll be a hell of a man some day,” Killian whispered to Emma as Leia chattered on with Jack about her want to see the beach, collect shells, and build sandcastles. Emma smiled in response to her husband’s apt assessment, but was precluded from answering when their eldest daughter replied to Killian first.

“Dad said a bad word. That’s two bucks for the college fund.”

Eight-year-old Hope didn’t so much as glance up from her book as she said the words and both Emma and Killian laughed at her matter-of-fact tone. Killian had whispered low enough that no one should be able to hear, but Hope had a gift. When there was a chance to catch her parents at something or to reap a decent reward, their daughter was a true hawk. She’d been doing this forever, and Emma was prone to thinking this was an inherited trait. Hope was, in many ways, what Emma might have been if she’d been blessed with family. She was confident and sure and always honest. She had a thorough sense of right and wrong, and, as it happened, perfect comedic timing. 

“Sorry, lass,” Killian replied, catching her eye in the rearview mirror. Emma turned around to look at Hope who spared them a brief look and a pleased smile.

“Don’t be sorry. I just made two bucks.”

Again they laughed, but then the car’s slight moment of quiet was interrupted with a loud and happy squeal from their youngest, Leo. Their baby boy had been somewhat of a surprise, with Emma thinking she had birth control totally covered, but sometimes the universe had other plans, and thank God it did. At just about a year, Leo was healthy and happy and another true joy in their lives. Oh he was a certifiable rascal to be sure, causing complete mayhem when crawling or walking anywhere and everywhere, but Emma knew they were totally blessed in the sweet tempers and real goodness that all four of their children shared.

“Yeah, Leo, we’re almost there. Right Mommy?” Leia asked and Emma hummed out a sound of agreement. 

“Just about. Look out your window, honey and you’ll see it in 3…2…1.”

Sure enough the trees gave way at that moment to Benjen’s grand estate and immediately all the kids cheered. Emma made to cover her ears from the onslaught of sound, but despite the noise, she was too happy to care. As much as the kids loved this place, Emma and Killian loved it too, and she knew that the next two weeks would be filled with the best parts of summer and family and fun. 

As expected, the lot of them were quickly greeted by many of their favorite people. Uncle Benjen and Eleanor were first, and though it had been years since they’d married, Emma always smiled at how Killian’s first instinct was to call her Mrs. Potts. Each time his Uncle would correct him, calling her Mrs. Jones, and it resulted in the sweetest moment between two older people who were very much in love. This trip they were also here with Liam and his family, his wife Elsa, and their three kids, Ayana, Hunter, and Claire. This chance to hang out with their cousins brought joy to every Jones child, and for Emma and Killian it meant that there might actually be more time for just the two of them. It would be foolish to count on that, considering how little free time parents of four ever managed to find, but between Benjen and Eleanor and Liam and Elsa, Emma could imagine a few possible date nights with her husband that could be enjoyed in the coming days. 

“So I think we’ve finally done it,” Liam said excitedly as he tossed little Leia up on his shoulder at her request. Emma listened to her daughter’s infectious giggles at the attention from her Uncle as Liam continued on. “I think we’ve finally filled the unfillable house.”

“Oh Liam, how wrong you are, my dear,” Eleanor said, taking Claire by the hand as they all headed inside. “We’ve filled two wings, but the west wing is still totally empty.”

“Well you heard that, love, we best get busy on filling the rest of the rooms,” Liam said to his wife and Elsa rolled her eyes, shoving at him playfully but blushing all the same.

Emma and Elsa shared a knowing look. If things were up to either of the Jones men they’d each have half a dozen children at least, but the broods they already had seemed big enough. Emma had only actually had three of her babies herself and that felt like enough, but she did sense that another adoption might be somewhere in their future. She and Killian never said as much aloud, but it was understood that if another child in need found their way to them, they would make room without any hesitation. Elsa, on the other hand, might pretend to be put off, but she’d definitely be persuaded to have a few more children of her own. Emma’s sister-in-law adored her children, after all, and she had made being their Mom her full-time job.

Emma respected that choice, and she too spent as much time with her kids as she possibly could, but she hadn’t let her work go completely. Oh she was finished with being a bail bonds person, realizing that the danger and the chase held nothing of real value to her anymore, but now she worked with Killian and his partners in one focused, but critically important area: tracking teen runaways. Despite Killian and many others in their city working hard to change the system and provide safe spaces for all children in their area, there were still many kids who felt the dangers of the streets were preferable to a group home or their grim realities of their home lives. Emma felt for those kids, knowing that she had faced a similar sense of grief, fear, and alienation. Her work now was in tracking these kids down, and when she did, she made sure that she and Killian advocated for their care and their safety in every possible way. So far this year she’d managed to find twelve young people, eight girls and four boys, and she was proud to say that every single one was doing much better. Through counseling, special programs, and safe homing, they were all being given another shot. That being said there were plenty more kids out there who still needed their help, and Emma knew that as long as she had a gift for finding people, she would never turn her back on that need. 

“I know you want to save the whole world, love, but we promised two weeks of no worries, remember?” 

Killian’s question came as his arms wrapped around her waist and he pulled her back against him. Emma closed her eyes, soaking in the strength of her favorite person and partner. All this time together and she still never got used to how right it felt when he held her close. It truly was is if they were two pieces to one whole, but with their love she never felt herself slipping away. They were perfect compliments, but still their own independent and unique people. 

“I remember. But seeing how hard it will be to not worry, maybe you could give me some incentive?” 

Emma backed up ever so slightly to tease her husband and his low growl reverberated through her and sent a lush thrill through her body. Her eyes flashed to the kids who were all fixated on their cousins and their grandparents and then she turned around to look at him. The hunger in his gaze was rivaled only by his admiration, and she trembled with her own want building for this beautiful man. 

“Kids!” Killian called, breaking eye contact to look over at their clan. “Your mum and I are taking a walk. Heed the grands and your aunt and uncle until we get back.”

“Aye, aye captain!” Jack, Leia, and Hope all exclaimed, partaking in a years long family joke about Killian running this family like a captain on a ship. Even little Leo tried to get in on the action, saluting like his siblings as Uncle Benjen held him close. 

Killian nodded to the adults and Emma looked at them all before shrugging, as if she had no idea why her willful husband would steal her away like this, but she totally knew, and so did they. He moved to the car and quickly grabbed a picnic blanket she had stowed away ages ago, and her heart skipped at why exactly he would bring that now. Her desire for the moment only grew as Killian took her hand and led her back through the winding path and towards the glen where they were married. Emma thought not for the first time how perfectly situated this place was. It was close enough that if the needed to rush back they could, but far enough away to be out of sight and out of earshot from the others. 

When they made it to the meadow, Emma was not surprised but still delighted at the flowers that were in bloom, coloring the emerald green grass with pops of purple and blue and white. They were the height of summer wildflowers, standards in this oasis, and familiar to her now after years of coming back. On a day like today where the heat of the sun was strong and enduring, it made the fragrance hanging in the air all the sweeter. The light wind through the trees cooled her skin enough to be comfortable, but nothing could tamp down the yearning she felt for this alone time with her husband.

“If history holds, we’ve got roughly an hour before the kids go feral and make a break away,” Killian said, spreading out the blanket and pulling her down to the ground on a soft patch of earth with an overgrown maple behind them. 

“A whole hour? Do you really think we need that?” she joked, and damn did it pay off. No sooner had the teasing words left her lips then her husband was on her with a possessive, demanding hold designed to make her dizzy with even more need. 

Even after all this time the way he kissed her fueled her fire, his hands and lips tracing rough and gentle lines across her skin made her pant in the summer sun. It felt so good to be claimed this way, and the sensation of it all left her breathless. With frenzied anticipation she tasted his kisses, feeling his lips trail down her jaw and her neck, nipping and soothing as they went. He toyed with her breasts, tormenting her with things she wanted so badly, but by the time he licked at her aching flesh, she was mindless. Her eyes closed as she felt every perfect press and pull, she was so close, so sure she’d break from how good it felt, and then he hummed against her sex and told her to let go. When she did she broke apart in a million pieces, but came back together more alive and rejuvenated than ever before.

“I love how good you love me,” Emma said, not sure if she made sense, but knowing Killian took her meaning as he kissed his way back up her skin. He’d mangled up her sundress, pulling the straps down low and pushing the skirt up high, but he only seemed to love her state of mess. If anything, the expression in his gaze said that her man was perfectly happy with her just exactly as she was.

“We were meant for this, Emma, meant for everything,” he said, coming up above her and bringing his hard length to her entrance. She moved her legs to take him and they both moaned aloud when he plunged in, filling her completely. “This is exactly where I’m mean to be. This is happiness made real.”

Emma agreed in every way, and as they came together first slow and steady and then fast and hard, she let how right this was wash over her. She always knew that this was fated, but it still felt like magic to experience this with him. Crashing into bliss was heaven itself, and even as they both came down from their high, holding onto each other, and drawing lazy lines along each other’s skin with nothing but the tips of their fingers, Emma smiled. She knew she must be glowing right now, for nothing could contain how truly joyous that she was to have this man, and their beautiful life together.

“Part of me wishes we could stay like this forever,” Emma murmured, pressing a kiss to his neck and feeling against her lips the gentle beat of his pulse. 

“Aye, me too,” he whispered. “But the other part, a greater part, knows that what’s coming is somehow even better than this.”

Emma agreed whole heartedly, and she knew he meant that their life and their kids was all a part of their happily ever after. They had each other, yes, and Emma knew they always would, but they also had so much more now. Their world was so much bigger, so much grander, and their love, as a result, was just as giant and all consuming.

“We’re lucky to have had this long already,” Emma said, bestowing on her husband a final kiss as she straightened herself out and rose to her feet. Killian’s eyes tracked her, appraising her motions, but soon he joined her, getting himself together and gathering the blanket to take back with them again. Soon enough they set back to the house, both of them eager to see the kids and enjoy the day. With the weather this nice, they’d likely hit the beach and have a cook out, ringing in the summer in the best possible way, but just when she could see the house again, Killian stopped, his hand holding her steady and halting her motion.

“Everything all right?” she asked and Killian nodded, but let go of her hand, walking towards the edge of the trail. Emma didn’t know what he was after, but when he pulled back around and offered it to her she smiled. Leave it to her husband to find a wild rose in the middle of nowhere. She should have expected such a gesture – seeing as how Killian had filled her life with these tiny, perfect gifts for years now.

With steady hands he took the flower and placed it behind her ear, making her feel like a young girl again as he looked at her with unadulterated love. She knew it was sappy, and maybe a little corny, but she didn’t care. With this man she felt like a princess, a goddess, and like the most important person in this world and the rest.

“It takes my breath away each day, love,” he whispered as he cupped her cheek, running his thumb along the corner of her lips.

“What does?”

“How much I love you. Every day I fall a little more, and every day I’m glad as hell to do it.”

Unable to help herself, Emma moved against him for another kiss, but this time they were spotted, and, as expected, her kids feigned disgust at an open display between them of their love for each other. In typical fashion Killian told them to get over it, before grabbing little Leo and Leia and engaging with the others in their selected summer game. He was the best kind of father, and the kids loved him so much that it made Emma’s eyes water up with tears. She watched them for a moment, just a few seconds strung together, but in that span of time she let herself know the truth of her charmed life – she was the luckiest woman in the world, and as long as she had her family, she always, always would be.

Post-Note: So there we have it! I know the chapter is shorter than all the others, but I hope that you will all forgive that and enjoy this fluffiness for what it is meant to be – a sweet, fun send off to a story that means so much to me. It’s always hard to say goodbye to a cute fic like this, but I do so knowing that this is where I always pictured this story winding up. I also am comforted by the fact that I have not one, not two, but three new stories I am currently working on. So keep an eye out in the coming months for some new fics from me that will carry this same cute, fluffy energy. Thanks again so much for reading and hope you all have a great rest of your day!

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Have you seen HARRY VANDENBERG? This THIRTY-SIX year old is a NYPD OFFICER who resides in MANHATTAN. HE has been living in NYC for A YEAR, and is known to be RESILIENT and PROTECTIVE but can also be ARROGANT and VOLATILE, if you cross them.  People tend to associate them with EXTREME SPORTS and 3AM SNACK RUNS.

hi everyone!! i’m gabs and i am awful at introducing myself?? but some basic things: baby yoda saved my life and spider-man is the loml. what else is there to know!! nothing as important as those two things! anyway, let me introduce you to harry, cecelia’s former bodyguard and current fiancé! 

also feel free to like this and i’ll message you for some plots!! xoxo

about —

full name: harry bram vandenberg age: 36 birthday: august 9, 1983 (leo) sexual orientation: heterosexual gender: cis male pronouns: he/his

bio — tw: cheating

harry has a younger brother and a half sister. his parents divorced when he was ten, his father re-married and had one more kid, a girl. there was no drama between his parents, though... at least as far as the children could tell. they were civil in front of them, which is what mattered. harry and his siblings have always been friendly, even if the youngest wasn’t around as much, living with her mother and such.

he was born in brighton, england (his parents were on a ‘last vacation before the baby comes’, and he just happened to be born during said vacation) but was raised in birmingham, he did not move out of his mother’s home until he was 16. he decided to skip sixth form, and join the british army. after a lot of testing and training (and a handsome payment for said training), harry made it into the infantry as a guardsman.

harry was deployed to bermuda for his very first peacekeeping and training mission days before his 18th birthday. 

after returning home from bermuda, harry started a relationship with an old neighbor, and good friend, that led to their marriage 3 years later, when harry was 21. 

while they had a good relationship for a decent amount of time, things began to get complicated after harry was deployed to afghanistan for 8 months, and a year after that, he was deployed to libya for 5 months, both peacekeeping missions. his wife did not like this at all, understandably so, but it went to the extreme where she would accuse him of cheating on her over the months when he was away. this took a toll on their relationship, as nothing harry said or did would convince her that her allegations were false. because they were.

after 12 years of service, harry decided to move from active duty to reserve, easing his way out of the military despite his love for the role he served — because he wanted to show his partner how loyal he really was. this, however, did not work, and their relationship crumbled even more. 

harry landed a security job in london with the royal family, of all people, and this was the turn he thought his married life needed, as his wife seemed elated to move to the big capital. this glee, however, didn’t last very long; a year into his new job the accusations of cheating began again. now, according to her, he was cheating with diplomats and princesses and so on, so forth. he couldn’t stand it anymore.

sooner than later, something in harry broke and he decided to give his wife what she so desperately wanted. she wanted him to be a cheater, so he became one. it started with one of the maids in the palace, then a nanny, then a personal assistant. and when he finally confronted his wife about it, he knew it was the end. she filed for divorce immediately, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the cause.

some unrelated logistic issues at the palace had made harry’s job somewhat difficult, but things stabilized once he was assigned to be princess cecelia’s husband’s bodyguard. harry had never liked cecelia. she seemed spoiled, air-headed. and the things her husband said about her only fueled these thoughts. however, said thoughts went away as he spent more time with the couple, and some, erm, tension built between them — which ended up exploding into a full-fledged affair. an affair that went way further than harry expected it to; he wasn’t expecting falling in love with her, with her children, and just... anything that involved cecelia. 

so when she came to him with the news — she was pregnant. with his child. his divorce wasn’t even finalized, but he did not care. it was just a matter of time, right? 

when cecelia decided to move to new york following the divorce, harry knew he had to go with her. he requested to be assigned as her bodyguard, which was granted. their secret was safe, and he would be able to move with her.

when it came to revealing their relationship and his paternity to the public, harry was the one with most loose ends to fix. he had to get his divorce settled and secure a new job before the baby was born. the divorce part was the hardest of both, but it was resolved in the end. job-wise, harry needed to find a new job before the truth came out, as he wouldn’t last long in the United States without one, as a holder of a work visa. Thankfully, the NYPD took him in almost immediately after his application went through, and he’s been in the force ever since.

headcanons —

harry loves extreme sports and combat sports. rock-climbing is a big passion of his, boxing a close second. 

he loves portraying himself as a MANLY MAN but ya boy cried at the end of toy story 3. he also cried when his son, theo, was born.

speaking of theo, henry was terrified of becoming a father. but he got some practice with jack and penny, so he thought he was out of the woods. tiny humans? easy! however, he was not expecting just how difficult caring for a miniature human would be. he still loves it, though. theo is his pride and joy.

he owns a collection of little trinkets he got from his different deployments, all in a shoebox. get a scrapbook, ya fool. 

HOLY FISH CRACKERS. that was long af!! if you read any of this, please accept my undying love right here right now xoxo and hmu for plots! 

[cinnaminsvga]

50 Questions Tag 🍃

tagged by the lovely @dreamystuffers​!! (ily rach you’re a star)

this shit is long so everything is under the cut!!

1.What takes up too much of your time?

usually studying for my classes and going to work. during the summer, i also take some classes and work more shifts, but those are usually the only months when i can actually focus on my hobbies (i.e. reading and writing!!)

2. What makes your day better?

talking to my friends, writing weird shit, watching youtube videos, or having a good meal

3. Whats the best thing to happen to you today?

wow, this is genuinely such a hard question... i guess i wrote a bit of fox rain and one of the jokes i wrote made me chuckle a bit

4. What fictional place would you like to go to?

maybe hpu?? but minus all the shit jk rowling added after the series ended

5. are you good at giving advice?

depends on what type of advice, i suppose??

6. Do you have a mental illness?

haha

7. have you ever experience sleep paralysis?

yep!! they stopped happening by the time i turned 16 though

8. What musician inspired you the most?

bangtan all the way!!

9. Have you ever fallen in love?

not the eros type of love... definitely every other version of love, though

10. What your dream date?

just hanging out at home (because i’m lazy and if anyone can stand hanging out with me for more than 3 hours at a time while i’m in my natural habitat, then i’ll know you’re the one hasjdhjashd)

11. What do others notice about you?

my fucking annoying ass laugh hsajdhjash

12.Whats an annoying habit you have?

being too critical about myself 

13. Do you still talk to your first love?

nope i’d rather die thanks!!

14. How many exes do you have?

technically two i guess

15. How many songs are in your playlist?

idk i use spotify and just play those random ass playlists that are already premade lol 

16. What instruments can you play?

piano, but i’m pretty sure i’ve forgotten how to sightread at this point

17. What do you have the most pictures of?

bangtan and memes

18. Where would you like to go before you die?

anywhere in scandinavia!! 

19. Whats your Zodiac?

leo sun / sag moon / libra rising

20. Do you relate to it?

i dont know enough about astrology to definitively say... but i sort of relate to being a leo?? definitely not the confidence thing, but in other aspects??

21. What is happiness to you?

i hope i can find out soon

22. are you going through anything right now?

haha

23. Whats the worst decision you ever made?

moving away from home and studying in a foreign country

24. Whats your favourite store?

uniqlo maybe?? i don’t really shop that often??

25. Whats your opinion on abortion?

i’m probably pro-choice but i really don’t like thinking about it because it makes me sad hsajdhajshd

26. Do you keep a bucket list?

nope 

27. Do you have a favourite album?

maybe love yourself tear? 

28. What do you want for your birthday?

money to pay rent having a nice dinner with friends!!

29. What are most people’s first impressions of you?

probably shy?? sometimes “smart” if we’re in an academic situation where i’m forced to use my brain lol

30. What age do you seem according to most people?

20-23?? i’m at this weird phase where my face looks really nondescript when it comes to age hjasdhjashd like?? am i old?? am i young?? who the fuck knows!!

31. Where do you keep your phone while you’re sleeping?

beside my pillow

32. What word to you say the most?

oh man this changes weekly... recently, it’s been “worm” and “yeth” but i can bet my ass that this will change by may

33. Whats the oldest age you would date?

maybe like... 25-26 rn?? i’ll probably be more okay with larger age gaps when i become more mature

34. Whats the youngest age you would date?

18?? i’d probs prefer people my age though, but 18 isn’t that far off

35. What job/career do most people say would suit you?

probably something research based 

36. Whats your favourite music genre?

pop, alternative, classical... sometimes rock?

37. If you could live in any country in the world, where would it be?

japan!! please... i love it there and i’d love to go back

38. What is your current favourite song?

lovedrunk by epik high

39. How long have you had this blog for?

two years and counting!!

40. What are you excited for?

releasing fox rain!! visiting my family sometime next month!!

41. Are you a better talker or listener?

talker??

42. What is the last productive thing you did?

i packed my shit because i’m moving soon

43. What do you want for Christmas?

to be happy for once lol

44. What Class do you get the best grades in?

chemistry?? but the thing is, i take like 6 classes of chemistry and some of the courses are really tough and i don’t get as good grades in them... but in others, i really excel!! but consistently, i’d say my english lit grades are pretty decent

45. On a scale of 1-10, how are you feeling right now?

3... maybe 4 when i’ll eat later lol

46. What can you see yourself doing in ten years?

working and hopefully not struggling to survive

47. When did you get your first heartbreak?

last summer

48.  What age do you want to get married?

haha that’s a good one

49.  What career did you want to have as a child?

a writer. always.

50.  what do you crave right now?

filipino style spaghetti or sinigang

tagging: @jincherie​ @yminie​ @gimmesumsuga​ @junqkook​ @guksheart​ @gukyi​ and anyone else who wants to do this!!

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 5.15

495 BC – A newly constructed temple in honour of the god Mercury was dedicated in ancient Rome on the Circus Maximus, between the Aventine and Palatine hills. To spite the senate and the consuls, the people awarded the dedication to a senior military officer, Marcus Laetorius. 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast. He is found hanging in his residence at Vienne. 589 – King Authari marries Theodelinda, daughter of the Bavarian duke Garibald I. A Catholic, she has great influence among the Lombard nobility. 908 – The three-year-old Constantine VII, the son of Emperor Leo VI the Wise, is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire by Patriarch Euthymius I at Constantinople. 1252 – Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad extirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. 1525 – Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire. 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest; she is condemned to death by a specially-selected jury. 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, her third husband. 1618 – Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made). 1648 – The Treaty of Westphalia is signed. 1718 – James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun. 1730 – Robert Walpole effectively became the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 1776 – American Revolution: The Fifth Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence. 1791 – French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance. 1792 – War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia. 1793 – Diego Marín Aguilera flies a glider for "about 360 meters", at a height of 5–6 meters, during one of the first attempted manned flights. 1796 – War of the First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph. 1800 – King George III of the United Kingdom survives an assassination attempt by James Hadfield, who is later acquitted by reason of insanity. 1817 – Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). 1836 – Francis Baily observes "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse. 1848 – Serfdom is abolished in the Habsburg Galicia, as a result of the 1848 revolutions. The rest of monarchy followed later in the year. 1849 – Troops of the Two Sicilies take Palermo and crush the republican government of Sicily. 1850 – The Bloody Island massacre takes place in Lake County, California, in which a large number of Pomo Indians are slaughtered by a regiment of the United States Cavalry. 1850 – The Arana–Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina. 1851 – The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier. 1858 – Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. It is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture. 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia: Students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate army to force Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley. 1867 – Canadian Bank of Commerce opens for business in Toronto, Ontario. The bank would later merge with Imperial Bank of Canada to become what is CIBC in 1961. 1869 – Women's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. 1891 – Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching. 1904 – Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima. 1905 – Las Vegas is founded when 110 acres (0.45 km2), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off. 1911 – In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up. 1911 – More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales. 1919 – The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job. 1919 – Greek occupation of Smyrna. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades. 1925 – Al-Insaniyyah, the first Arabic communist newspaper, is founded. 1928 – Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy". 1929 – A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123. 1932 – In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated. 1933 – All military aviation organizations within or under the control of the RLM of Germany were officially merged in a covert manner to form its Wehrmacht military's air arm, the Luftwaffe. 1934 – Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia. 1940 – USS Sailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus. 1940 – World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation. 1940 – McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California. 1941 – First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft. 1941 – Joe DiMaggio begins a 56-game hitting streak. 1942 – World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law. 1943 – Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International). 1945 – World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia. 1948 – Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. 1957 – At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple. 1958 – The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 3. 1960 – The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4. 1963 – Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone. 1966 – After a policy dispute, Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ of South Vietnam's ruling junta launches a military attack on the forces of General Tôn Thất Đính, forcing him to abandon his command. 1969 – People's Park: California Governor Ronald Reagan has an impromptu student park owned by the University of California at Berkeley fenced off from student anti-war protestors, sparking a riot. 1970 – President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army generals. 1970 – Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during student protests. 1972 – The Ryukyu Islands, under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control. 1972 – In Laurel, Maryland, Arthur Bremer shoots and paralyzes Alabama Governor George Wallace while he is campaigning to become President. 1974 – Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren. 1976 – Aeroflot Flight 1802 crashes in Viktorovka, Chernihiv Raion, killing all 52 people on board. 1987 – The Soviet Union launches the Polyus prototype orbital weapons platform. It fails to reach orbit. 1988 – Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. 1991 – Édith Cresson becomes France's first female premier. 1997 – The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans. 2004 – Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title The Invincibles 2008 – California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. 2010 – Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo. 2013 – An upsurge in violence in Iraq leaves more than 389 people dead over three days.

[brenli]

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Rules: you must answer these 85 statements and tag 20 whoever the fuck you want

Tagged by: @goddamnitkastle (Thank youuuuu~)

Tagging: @annabelle-poe @halorecoil @chocostains @direngreyofmyheart @malevolentqueenofspiders @claudia86c @laura--howlett @lemonedscream @aflawedfashion @kareink @catchild @candybunnieholic @thisisntmyrealhair @ominous-communication @borgiabastard @evilwriter37 @lesbomancy @myguiltyghost @rococo-royalty @celestialcollectionaus

The Last:

1. drink: Blue Moon, Honey Wheat.

2. phone call: The Honey’s youngest brother, asking to get picked up at the driving school (he just passed his written test today~)

3. text message: Roommate P, ranting about the road block on I-90 around Vantage due to the brush fire.

4. song you listened to: The last SONG song was “Mama I’m Coming Home” Ozzy, but the last music overall that I listened to was the BGM for The Keepers.

5. time you cried: Prolly a few months back during one of the times I got a little TOO frustrated about how like, a large percentage of my life is boxed up.

6. dated someone twice: I dunno I guess my last date was when I went to see Baby Driver and basically any date with the Honey is an additional date so???

7. kissed someone and regretted it: If I have any regretful kisses they happened literally over 15 years ago. I dunno. Maybe the guy that bit my thighass area without my consent; I did kiss him prior to the biting incident. (It’s okay I hit him across the face and that was the end of that dumbness so.)

8. been cheated on: No.

9. lost someone special: When Uncle Pete passed on, which was Christmastime 2009. Christmastime used to be a little hard because of it; now the joy comes back in remembering his big Texan self.

10. been depressed: There is a part of me that feels like this is a weird question to ask someone who has depression always kind of humming in the background, but I guess the last time I let it CONSUME me was, again, a few months back when I was a little TOO frustrated about being so boxed up. While I like the work I’m doing up here more than what I was doing down there, the fact remains that this was not what I was led to believe I would be coming into. I don’t want to spend the time ranting poetic about it; it would take too long. The short of it is I’m unhappy with what feels like being misled, and even more unhappy with knowing I can’t really leave it right away. It’s been a little too easy to get eaten up, because of it. I don’t talk about it when it happens, because people always want to come at it with solutions, and there isn’t one. That’s not how this situation works. And for that matter, that’s not how depression as a mental illness works; sometimes you’re sad because you’re sad and you just have to kind of. Work through it. Process it.

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: Uhhhhhh, probably C’s bachelorette party, which was back in 2012. 

Favorite Colors:

12. I refuse to answer this in the traditional manner screw this I hate fave color questions. XD I adore, stark black and white, sometimes with a splash of red.

13. Anything from burnished bronze and coppers to brilliant, pure golds to warm, old ivories.

14. I used to really not feel the classic Snow White primary colors kind of palette, but it’s grown on me over time - blues and reds and yellows.

In The Last Year Have You:

15. made new friend: Yes~

16. fallen out of love: No.

17. laughed until you cried: Yesterday.

18. found out someone was talking about you: Also yesterday.

19. met someone who changed you: I guess I kinda feel like everyone a person meets changes said person on some kinda level, even if only minutely. The last person to change me immensely was, I guess Dr. Lund.

20. found out who your friends are: I feel like I’m always finding out who my friends are. XD

21. kissed someone on your facebook list: Well the Honey is on my FB list so.

General

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: Pretty sure all of them, excluding public figure pages. Seeing as my FB is locked down from ever-watching eyes. (Sometimes I wonder what people think of my life what with me periodically mentioning being watched and my boxed up life and all sorts of weird stuff. XD)

23. do you have any pets: I have a Chocobean! There are also two other cats in the house and two dogs, who are technically claimed by others, but you know how it is when you’re sharing a space with multiple people who all have pets. It just becomes like, the pet COMMUNITY and we’re all taking care of the pet COMMUNITY basically.

24. do you want to change your name: In my youth I wanted to, very badly. Around mid-to-late highschool days I ultimately embraced my name, enough to make it the root for my online handles.

25. what did you do for your last birthday: I enjoyed the Anaguran sky and also went to watch Star Trek Beyond at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Got the metal popcorn tin and everything.

26. what time did you wake up: Around 8:45AM.

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: Watching Philip Defranco.

28. name something you can’t wait for: The Punisher for sure for sure for sure!!! Also, P securing a freaking house with freaking space so I can finally fully unbox my life, and for the conclusion of my AS series notes that I’ve been doing as a book club type situation with @halorecoil, which will help me a lot for CotF going forward. Or P securing a house with space so I can unbox my life and finally fine my note sheet. Whichever. XD

29. when was the last time you saw your mom: December 2016.

31. what are you listening to right now: The AC, a place going by (again), Frankie hissing at my Chocobean and Chocobean not giving a single fuzzy fuck about it. XD

32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: Yeah. He was obsessed with some box. (Not really; we were performing a scene together and his CHARACTER was obsessed with some box. XD)

33. something that is getting on your nerves: SO I’VE BEEN GETTING ACTIVELY CONSUMED BY MOSQUITOS THE PAST 4 DAYS AND YOU THINK I’M KIDDING BUT I’M AT ALMOST 40 BITES NOW AND I’M GETTING UPSET ABOUT IT BECAUSE ALL THE BITES ARE SWOLLEN AND ITCHY AND RED I LOOK FUCKING TERRIBLE AND WANT TO PEEL MY SKIN OFF. 8)

34. most visited website: Tumblr. Youtube. Pinterest. Instagram.

35. hair color: Dark brown (with some natural red/auburn highlight situation going on if it’s under direct light).

36. long or short hair: Long on me, long on my Honey.

37. do you have a crush on someone: Flaming hot. On my Honey

38. what do you like about yourself: My hair, my hips.

39. piercings: Just the one hole in each earlobe. I had a navel ring but had to take it out when it started showing signs of rejection. T.T I want it back, very badly. As well as a septum ring.

40. blood type: O positive. HEY GUYS DID YOU KNOW THAT MOSQUITOS PREFER TYPE O BLOOD. DID YOU. DID YOU KNOW. BECAUSE I KNOW. I KNOW FROM FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE.

41. nickname: Bren.

42. relationship status: Married.

43. zodiac: Leo.

44. pronouns: She/her

45. favorite tv show: Man this is really a mood thing, but I guess my earliest favorite is Star Trek TOS. I’m a sucker for way back when’s like The Tudors, The Borgias, Marco Polo. House of Cards is divine, and Daredevil.

46. tattoos: Inkless, though I like to think of ideas. 

47. right or left handed: Leftie~

48. surgery: The only one I’ve ever had was to get all four wisdom teeth taken out.

49. piercing: Repeat questions are for chumps.

50. sport: I’m not a sporty type, but I enjoy volleyball? If dance can be considered a sport I done BEEN interested but haven’t learned anything. 

51. vacation: Boracayyyyyyyy~! Also, the Normandy region of France.

52. pair of trainers: I dunno Mama gave me a pair of black and hot pink running shoes?

More General

53. eating: Air.

54. drinking: Air.

55. i’m about to: Rest.

56. waiting for: Space.

57. want: Getaway.

58. get married: Already.

59. career: Storytelling.

60. hugs or kisses: Both.

61. lips or eyes: Both.

62. shorter or taller: Just right.

63. older or younger: Either make me 4, 19, or 75. XD

64. nice arms or nice stomach: Arms.

65. hook up or relationship: Relationship.

66. troublemaker or hesitant: A Hesitant Troublemaker.

67. kissed a stranger: Then he bit my thighass and that ended that.

68. drank hard liquor: July 4th.

69. lost glasses/contact lenses: I’ve actually never lost either.

70. turned someone down: April 2016.

71. sex on the first date: Depends on what I’m trying to get out of said date prolly.

72. broken someone’s heart: The Honey’s, once.

73. had your heart broken: By the Honey, once.

74. been arrested: No.

75. cried when someone died: Yes.

76. fallen for a friend: The Honey is a friend so.

Do You Believe In:

77. yourself: Yes?

78. miracles: Yes, but not always what we’re specifically hoping for, and thus not always acknowledged.

79. love at first sight: Like at first sight.

80. santa claus: Saint Nick, yeah.

81. kiss on the first date: Gotta give ‘em something to remember you know.

82. angels: Yes.

Other

83. current best friend’s name: Lorie, Jael Face

84. eye color: Brown.

85. favorite movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), which is a great way to end this because I don’t know how expected that was. XD

[dmitri-smerdyakov]

Across Oceans - a Newt/Tina and Jacob/Queenie fics

@pinkdiamonddolphin

I present to you the “Jacob/Queenie and family move to Dorset” fic! I hope you enjoy!

Story set in: mid/late October to early November in 1940

Phoenix – 22nd June 1931 – 9 (going on 10) Linnet – 13th January 1933 - 7 (nearly 8) Leo – 2nd March 1935 – 5 (going on 6)

(Miracle baby not born yet – Tina’s still in her early-stages of pregnancy!)

Tobias “Toby” – 15th October 1929 – 11 Daisy – 7th April 1931 – 9 (going on 10) Abel and Ruth (twins) – 20th November 1933 – 6/7 Elijah “Eli” – 28th January 1939 – 1 (nearly 2)

Eli was such a beautiful baby – it made Queenie’s heart swell with love when she looked at him: he had Jacob’s dark hair, lovely thick hair at that, the same cherub cheeks, and the biggest blue eyes she’d ever seen. She wasn’t the only one who thought this – people in the street would think the same thing about him when they passed, and a few even stopped on many occasions to say aloud to her that he was a stunning baby.

That afternoon, she needed to buy some ingredients for supper; they had been running low on a multitude of things, from flour to potatoes, so Queenie had decided to go to the shops with her youngest son while the other children were at school. It was a busy afternoon, the streets filled with pedestrians and mothers such as herself shopping for supplies; Eli squirmed in her arms, eager to explore for himself – he had more than mastered how to walk by himself now, and he took great pleasure in going wherever he could without any cares. That was all well and good at home, of course, but in the middle of New York it was simply not an option to let him walk on his own.

“I know, Eli,” Queenie cooed, shifting the basket on her arm to make more room for him. “We won’t be long, honey – if you’re a good boy, Mama will let you walk in the shop. How does that sound?

Eli looked rather put out but stopped squirming. “Oh-kay.”

The grocer in the store nodded politely at her, recognizing her as a regular, and she smiled back before returning to her shopping; despite the regular hustle and bustle of New York, the majority of people here were friendly, if nothing else. A number of people – shop owners in the area particularly - recognized her as being “the Kowalski fella’s wife” and were kind to her because of her. It was nice to read the recognition in their minds, especially when coupled with admiration for her husband’s baking.

“Mama, walk,” Eli reminded her, giving a wriggle.

Queenie looked around; there weren’t too many people in here, and so long as he stayed in the shop… “Alright, honey,” She agreed, beaming at him affectionately as she put him down. “Only for a few minutes while Mama gets some food – don’t leave the shop, okay? Stay close to Mama.”

Eli was immediately toddling around with glee, his giggles bubbling up already – he was such a happy child, she reflected, and it made her feel warm inside. So long as she could hear his thoughts and his laughter he was safe, so she turned back to the shelves of food to see what she needed.

Let me see, she thought to herself: Flour, I needed that for the pie…oh, and potatoes, that’ll be over on the other side of the store-

Queenie Goldstein?

Queenie froze immediately, smile fading fast – no one had called her by that name in years. There were very few people who would think she was still “Goldstein”, and those were employees at MACUSA. Careful not to make it too obvious, she tilted her head and tried to catch a glimpse of who might have thought such a thing.

And her heart sank.

Standing across the store was a middle-aged man in a sharp suit; she recognized him as being one of the low-level MACUSA functionaries she’d had to bring coffee to on a number of occasions. She couldn’t remember his name, but she knew that they had all thought the same degrading things about her.

It is Queenie Goldstein! I’d recognize those blonde curls anywhere! What’s she doing here, of all places? We thought she’d moved or something, like her sister…Hell, there was the rumours of her being knocked up floating about at one point…

She couldn’t panic – if this guy was studying her, he’d see it. No, she had to keep a calm head; maybe, just maybe, he’d find something else to occupy his mind and forget about her in the shop. After all, shopping wasn’t a crime – she wasn’t breaking the law or anything-

“Mama!”

Oh no. Queenie couldn’t help but bite her lip at the sight of her son – of little Eli – running across the shop to her, blissfully ignorant; she reached out for him when he was close enough, picking him up and cradling him to her chest. She already knew what the man would be thinking before she read it in his thoughts.

She has a…a kid? It can’t be her sister’s or anything, her sister is across the Atlantic last I heard. Maybe the rumours were true…but if she was pregnant eleven years ago, then she must have at least one more. If she was married though, why hide? Why wouldn’t she have registered it? Unless…

Apparently he wasn’t as foolish as she had hoped – he was putting the pieces together easily, like a children’s puzzle.

There always was talk of her being sweet on a No-Maj – of her leaving work early to go watch him. Never believed those rumours, but now…

The shopping suddenly seemed meaningless – she had to get out of there now.

Queenie hefted Eli in her arms, ignoring the squeal of delight he gave, and grabbed her basket before heading for the exit of the shop. She could hear the man getting suspicious of her sudden abrupt need to leave, especially without buying anything, but that didn’t matter now – not when she had her son with her, not when there was the risk of her family being found out.

What am I gonna do?

“…So, what do you think we should do?”

Queenie bit her lip, looking down at the table. “I don’t know. Oh, Jacob, it was awful…he knew something. There was already talk going round the offices of why I’d gone, but…but now he’s seen Eli and he knows.”

“Do you think he’d say something?” Jacob asked, and she knew he was starting to worry now. “I mean, if he did say something, would they believe it?” Maybe they’d think it was ridiculous, maybe they’d leave it…

“They’d have to take all accusations seriously,” She sighed, shaking her head. “If there’s even the slightest chance of the law being broken, they gotta investigate.”

They were both silent for a long moment, letting this sink in; Jacob sat back in his chair after a few seconds, clearly mulling things over in his mind.

If only… She’s gonna be in real trouble if they find out, more than I would be – that’s all gonna be on me if she or the kids get in trouble, my fault for not being magic-

“Don’t you dare think like that!” Queenie seethed, though she looked more hurt than angry. “There ain’t nothing wrong with being a No-Maj at all – it’s the law that’s wrong, not us! Honey,” She put her hand over his, and her voice was almost pained. “You know I don’t care that you’re a No-Maj, and the kids don’t either!”

Jacob sighed. “No. I know. So…what are we gonna do then? What happens if they investigate and find out about…us?”

“Well…I don’t know,” She admitted, and she suddenly looked teary-eyed. “They could obliviate you again – more permanently this time. As for me…I’d probably be jailed or something like that. I have no idea what would happen to the children, but if I was jailed…”

If Queenie was punished – in prison, most likely – for breaking the law, their children would more than likely be sent to foster homes; they’d probably be separated from not only their parents but each other. Their family wouldn’t be able to stay together at all if MACUSA found out and exposed them.

She bit her lip, shaking her head to herself. “No. No, I can’t…we can’t…we can’t stay here and wait for that to happen.”

“What, you think we should move?” Jacob asked, looking rather troubled by this. “I mean…”

The bakery. The kids’ schools. We don’t have the money to move too far away.

Queenie squeezed his hand. “No, we don’t have the money – but we can’t just sit here, Jacob. We have to do something – the kids ain’t safe here, and neither are we.”

“Alright,” Jacob said slowly, and she read the plan he was formulating in his head seconds before he continued. “We could go South or something, right? I got family down near Pennsylvania, we could go there…”

“The law is the same there,” She sighed. “It’s a wonderful idea, honey, but no matter where we go in America we’re breaking the law…and what if someone finds us there? We can’t just keep moving…and Toby, he’s eleven…he’s supposed to be starting school next year.”

But even before the events of the afternoon, it had looked almost impossible that their son would be attending Ilvermorny the next fall; none of their children’s births had been registered with MACUSA in fear that their family would be discovered, and so none of them would be on the list of young wizards and witches waiting to attend. Toby had just turned eleven, and he was less than a year away until the age he was supposed to go – and it would be simply awful to not send him to school.

“How long do you think we’ve got?” Jacob asked slowly. “You know, before they might find us?”

“Maybe…a few days,” Queenie murmured anxiously, folding her arms. “A week or two if we’re real lucky – they’ll know we live nearby if I was doing the shopping, and they’ll send out investigators to be looking wherever they can. If we wait too long, we might not be able to make it out of New York without being spotted.”

He was silent for a moment, and she heard him mulling things over in his mind; the bakery, the children, where they could go and be safe for certain – and then it seemed to come to him quite suddenly.

“Hey, Queenie? Do you think…maybe…Newt and Tina might be able to help?”

“…And this is Niff, and this is Dougal…and this is the Erumpent!”

Newt was grinning uncontrollably as he looked over the drawing his youngest son had done that evening; at five-years-old, Leo’s drawings were mostly colorful blobs and scribbles – but they were wonderful to him, all the same. “Yes, it looks very accurate, Leo – I especially like that you’ve drawn the Niffler with something shiny.”

“It’s Mummy’s necklace,” Leo said excitedly.

Newt chuckled, handing the drawing back to his son. “Well, he is rather fond of your mother’s necklace, isn’t he? It’s a very good drawing: you should be very proud of yourself.”

His son’s face lit up at the praise, absolutely enthused by it, as he clambered off of the floor and to the sofa to show his mother. “See, Mummy? I did a drawing of the beasts! Do you like it?”

Tina was smiling fondly as she lifted him into her lap and looked at the drawing properly. “Let me see…it’s very good,” She affirmed, and he beamed happily. “It’s much better than I can do, at any rate – I like how you’ve made the Erumpent purple too. Very creative!”

Linnet looked up from where she was stretched out on the rug on the floor by the fire. “Mummy, I wrote a story today – can I read it to you?”

“Of course, Lin,” Tina told her, patting the seat on the sofa next to her. “Come on, come sit with me.”

“You know, I think we’d all like to hear it,” Newt agreed fondly, and he gestured to Phoenix; his oldest son looked up from his book in puzzlement. “Come on, we’ll all sit together and then you can read your story, Lin.”

Linnet was bright-eyed as she stood up, shuffling some paper in her arms and waiting for her family to make themselves comfortable in front of her; once Phoenix was sat between Newt and Tina, she cleared her throat. “My story is called ‘Dougal the Amazing Demiguise’…Dougal helped me write it.”

“I see,” Newt chuckled, and Tina was grinning to herself.

“Okay… Once upon a time, there was a demiguise named Dougal,” Linnet read clearly from her paper. “Dougal was very kind and soft and lovely, and he had a best friend called Linnet Scamander who loved him very much. One day, three baby Occamys escaped from the case that was their home, and they were going to cause trouble in the house where Linnet lived! Dougal decided that he had to find all of the baby Occamys before Linnet’s Mummy and Daddy found out because Occamys grow and they would destroy the house if they did that. The first baby Occamy was going to the kitchen and was about to become big when Dougal purred – the Occamy looked at Dougal and saw that he had a roach in his hand, so it slithered back to Dougal, who grabbed it and put it back in the case…”

There was a tapping on the window to the front room, causing all of them to look up; an owl was perched on the window ledge outside, a letter clutched in its beak. Newt stood up and moved to the window, waving his hand dismissively. “Carry on, Lin, I won’t be a moment.”

“Okay… Anyway,” She continued, turning back to her story. “The second baby Occamy was in Linnet’s room…”

The owl looked rather exhausted, fluttering its wings and glaring up at Newt; he simply unlatched the window, waited for it to hop inside, and then took the letter from its beak. “Alright, I’ll get you something in a minute, hang on.” He looked down at the envelope in his hands and saw that it was addressed to Tina. “Ah, must be Queenie; I’ll give this to her.”

After feeding the bird a treat (found in the deepest reach of his pockets, but it did the trick), he turned back to his family and sat down on the sofa beside Phoenix again; the letter could wait until after his daughter had finished telling her story, he reasoned, for she was clearly very pleased with herself for writing it.

“…The last baby Occamy was in Linnet’s Mummy and Daddy’s room,” Linnet read aloud clearly. “It was trying to find a home in the cupboard. Dougal waited until it curled up in one of Linnet’s Daddy’s shoes and then carried it back downstairs to the case. He then put the baby Occamy back in the case – just as he opened it, however, the Niffler tried to escape!” Leo gave a gasp at this. “It slipped away from Dougal but then… Linnet appeared and she picked the Niffler up before it could run away. Dougal was so glad that Linnet saved the day that he played dollies with her all day.” She paused. “Oh, The End!”

All of the family clapped as she did a small bow, and she seemed to glow with pride; even Phoenix was grinning as he leaned forwards in his seat. “Did you write that all by yourself, Lin?”

“Yes…well…kind of…Dougal helped.”

“It was fantastic,” Tina laughed fondly, and Leo nodded from his perch on her lap eagerly. “You’re so good at writing, Lin.”

“I think you should be writing books, not me,” Newt remarked, grinning at his daughter. “That was a fantastic story – I’m impressed Lin.”

Linnet looked ecstatic at this. “Really? Can I really write books like you, Daddy?” He nodded in agreement, and it warmed his heart when she went pink-cheeked with happiness. “Thank you, Daddy!”

The children were relatively easy to coax into bed that night – Linnet not even putting up her usual fight to stay up later as she usually did – and it was no more than half an hour later that Newt and Tina found themselves curled up on the sofa in the front room with hot mugs of cocoa (as was routine for them). It only occurred to Newt as he watched his wife turning the pages of her book that he’d left the letter from earlier tucked in his trouser pocket.

“Ah! I almost forgot… A letter came for you, Tina,” He muttered, and he struggled slightly as he fished it from his pocket. “I think it might be from Queenie, judging from the hand-writing.”

Her face lit up at the prospect of a letter from her sister, and she hurriedly closed her book so that she could take the envelope; she quickly opened it, eagerly scanning the writing immediately. “I wonder how Eli is getting on: we haven’t seen him – any of them – since…since last January! We should plan another visit soon or…”

Her voice trailed off suddenly; Newt studied her face as she read the letter, waiting to see if he could gage a reaction from her. For a long moment, she just silently read the letter with her lips pressed together, unreadable – but then she started to gnaw on her lip, a sign something wasn’t quite right.

“Tina, love?” He found himself asking tentatively. “Everything alright?”

His wife’s face had gone a ghostly grey, as if she had seen a ghost. “It’s Queenie…she and Jacob…”

She offered him the letter, looking utterly terrified; Newt took it from her and hurriedly read the contents.

Tina

I’m sorry this letter is short, but it’s desperate. We can’t stay here, not anymore – someone from MACUSA saw me with Eli in a store, and they’ll investigate soon. Jacob and I don’t want to cause you and Newt any trouble, of course, but we don’t have anywhere else to turn and we really need help – for the children’s sakes.

I don’t know what you could do, but if you or Newt could offer any advice or a solution, then we’d be grateful.

Please write back soon,

Queenie

Newt felt his own heart sink into the pit of his stomach, mind racing; it had only been a matter of time, really, but all the same he had hoped that perhaps MACUSA would change their minds regarding Rappaport’s Law. He knew that Tina had worked effortlessly to convince them to consider it whenever she visited, meeting with the British Minister of Magic to convince him to support her campaign and arranging visits with every new President elected (for there had been many changes over the years) to give her argument. Every time, however, she had been unsuccessful.

“We have to do something,” Tina stated worriedly, clutching her mug in her hands as she stood up and started to pace the room. “They’ll send an investigative team to track Queenie and Jacob, to watch their every move…they’ll find out sooner or later if we don’t help.”

Newt nodded in agreement, putting the letter down on the coffee table and thinking hard to himself. “Of course…well…do the children have passports?”

“Passports?” She tilted her head at this, clearly confused, and put her mug down. “Why would they need-?… Oh.”

“I know it’s not the most convenient solution,” He admitted. “In fact, it would be rather reckless, but I can’t think of anywhere else they could go – any place in North America is bound to be unsafe from now on.”

“But where would they live?” Tina questioned, folding her arms as she looked at him. “What about the bakery? Jacob’s been working in that bakery for years, he can’t just leave it without any warning…”

Newt sighed, looking down at his hands. “I know, I know; it’s going to hurt him to leave that bakery, but if there’s no other way… I…I could perhaps pull a few strings.” She noticed that his cheeks had gone slightly pink as he said this. “My father is still rather well-respected in the eyes of the Minister, so I’m sure that it might be possible to perhaps procure a loan of some kind…there’s a sweet shop closing down in Beaminster that belonged to the Prewett family for years, but they can’t afford it anymore – as far as I’m aware, no one’s bought it yet. If I contacted my father tonight, he could perhaps reserve it for the future.”

“Alright, I suppose that’s an idea,” She allowed. “But where would they live, Newt? They’re a family of seven – it’d be impossible for them to find a home on such short notice.”

“Well…” Newt looked up, catching her eye and taking a deep breath. “Why not have them stay with us?”

Tina’s eyes widened, and it was clear she was shocked by this idea. “Newt, you can’t be serious! We have three children – with another on the way-”

“We have more than enough room,” He disagreed, shaking his head. “The baby’s not due until next year, for a start, and it wouldn’t be permanent – just long enough for them to find a home of their own.”

“If they moved in with us,” She said slowly. “That would be eight children in this house, plus four adults…we don’t have enough bedrooms for everyone.”

“The children could share,” He suggested, pushing himself off the sofa so that he could move towards her. “Think about it – we have seven bedrooms in the house: one for us, one for your sister and Jacob, that’s two. I’m sure the children won’t mind sharing at all: Linnet would be more than happy to share her room with Daisy, and I’m sure Phoenix will agree to sharing with Toby – so that’s four bedrooms.”

She didn’t look completely convinced, but she gave a nod nonetheless. “Alright, fine. That means there’s three rooms left – and one of them isn’t at all large.”

“Yes, well, there’s Leo’s room, and perhaps then there could be one for the twins and one for Eli… I’m sure we can work it out,” Newt decided earnestly. When she still didn’t look assured by this plan, he gently reached to tilt her chin up to look at him. “Tina, love, I know this is all very sudden and frightening, but I’m sure we can do this. If it means they’re safe, then it’s going to be more than worth it.”

Tina gave a heavy sigh, her shoulders sinking. “I know, I know, it’s just…I was hoping it wouldn’t come to this. I thought that the law would have changed by now or something…I feel like I…I could have done something else to help them…”

Of course she did – but she wasn’t to blame for this, not at all. Newt wrapped an arm around her, shaking his head again. “No, you did all you could, Tina, short of actually telling MACUSA about your sister and Jacob’s family. Don’t blame yourself – the only people to blame are the ones in charge of the law, not us.”

“I suppose so,” She muttered in defeat, and when she pulled away from him he saw that she was frowning thoughtfully. “Alright, fine. I’ll write back to Queenie immediately then and let her know…how soon do you think they could book passage over here from New York?”

“I don’t know,” He admitted. “But tell them to do it as soon as possible.”

Tina was quiet as she picked up her sister’s letter from the coffee table, turning it over in her hands. “They’ll need a day or so to sort out what to do with the bakery, to pack what they need… I wish it didn’t have to come to this.”

Newt felt his own posture sink at her words; the idea of his friends – family – in such a position, forced to flee the country for their own safety, was too similar to what many refugees were attempting to do in Europe with the war raging on. “No. I wish it didn’t either.”

Tina was the one waiting for them on the docks a few days later, hands in her pockets and gnawing her lip anxiously; she lifted at the sight of her sister’s familiar blonde curls, and it was all she could do not to run to greet her. She had to remain composed, of course, and not draw too much attention to herself or her sister’s family – for their own safety.

She waited patiently as they had their luggage checked; she couldn’t help but hold her breath when they presented their passports, secretly worried that something would go wrong. Her worries seemed to be for naught, however, as the entire family were allowed to enter without any problems whatsoever just minutes later.

The children – Daisy, especially – were excited to see her, hugging and greeting her happily; Queenie was positively tearful at seeing her sister again, reaching out and embracing her with the arm that wasn’t holding Eli. The feel of warm arms, a nice motherly hug, reminded Tina too much of their mother and how things had once been, and she couldn’t help but allow a tear to escape too because it felt so wonderful to finally see her sister again, even under these circumstances.

“Thank you,” Queenie murmured, sounding absolutely choked with emotion. “Teenie, thank you.”

“It’s okay,” Tina managed, forcing herself to smile. “I’m just…so glad to see you.”

Suddenly the idea of cramped living quarters and so many children being in the house didn’t seem to bother her – not now that she had her sister again, not now that she could be sure Queenie, Jacob and their children could be completely safe.

There will be a second part soon (hopefully!) :) (and yes, that will delve more into the move, don’t worry!)

[littlemallow]

When Anxiety Attacks

Chapter 11 of Agent Drift: Origins

Nia's eyes opened as she lifts a finger from her keyboard on her CatCo desk, that has filled five pages of document with nothing but the letter A. She was sitting up straight in front of her computer in the middle of writing her "The Fall of Agent Liberty and His Children (Where are they now?)" article. No one noticed that she just woke up from a dream about a crowded funeral with Supergirl watching from up above the clouds. She was facing the setting sun, as if soaking herself with all the power and energy it's been giving her. Her face was cold and blank but there were tears rolling down her cheeks. That was all the details Nia could remember as she shakes her head awake from her super-power nap. She was about to press the delete button after highlighting all the letter A's on her document when she noticed an apple juice box on the edge of her desk that obviously does not belong to her.

"Elly!"

Looking in every direction, she turned her chair around as she remembers she was in charge of babysitting him for the next fifty minutes or so. Nope, not here. There's only one place in this office that he likes hanging out to and that would be his favorite uncle's office. Nia walks in only to find the now 5-year old Elly fast asleep on the carpeted floor under James' desk, snuggled with his plush toy Leo.

"There you are." Nia whispered to herself in relief before kneeling down on the floor beside him.

The morning sunlight coming from the glass windows bounced off Elly's eyeglasses and made his long brown hair shine like spilled caramel fudge on the carpet. His face was smooth and pore-less, plain and smile-less, breathing slowly and steady, mind probably dreaming, possibly wandering somewhere far far away. He's always been adorable, fun to watch when he's awake but watching him sleep gives something more than that, specially in a place like this. Fast-paced, filled with young and old adults, some hurrying here and there while others sit on their desks for more than the usual nine-to-five, all seeking for the hot and not and what's been happening in-between, all throughout the city. He's been a breath of fresh air ever since and everyone on this floor seemed to know and love him. Even Snapper liked giving him treats and fist-bumps, making this place a bit brighter whenever Elly is around. It is true, children brings color and magic anywhere they go.

Oh, little Bean. Nia smiled, feeling lucky to have a family in this city and not noticing that James has walked in from his 9 o'clock staff meeting.

"Nia? What's going on?" A startled James looked up from the drafts and thumbnails he was holding.

"Shh." Nia turned with a finger on her lips and whispered. "He fell asleep on the floor."

James stepped closer to have a look and was surprised to see that it was Elly sleeping under his desk. "Is everything okay? What happened?"

Nia stood up to explain. "Some of the kids from his school got the colds so Alex dropped him off here a while ago; said she'll be back in an hour. Or two."

The editor-in-chief nodded as he placed the drafts on his desk. Being Elly's godfather, this is one of those little things that he promised himself to do for the youngest Danvers. It only felt like yesterday when Alex approached him to have "the talk" he never imagined he'll be having so soon and asked for, that left a big and bulky man like himself a bit emotional and teary-eyed: he was asked to be Elly's father-figure.

"She was in a hurry, uhm...emergency at work? And Kara isn't back from her morning rounds yet so I..." Nia softly continued.

James brought his knees to the floor to take Elly in his arms.

"Wait, you might wake him up!" Nia exclaimed in whisper, worried that the young boy's mood might turn to something not adorable.

"Oh, no. This little guy sleeps like a log." The favorite uncle carried his godson effortlessly and laid him gently on the couch. "You see that?"

Nia noticed that Elly didn't even flinch, his hand firmly gripped on the plush lion's hand and his arms and legs are still in the same position as they were on the floor. "How, cute."

"He barely moves." James chuckled softly, remembering how Elly has been sleeping like that for as long as he can recall and how hard it is to believe how time flies so fast indeed.

They both stood there quietly, mesmerized with the sight of Elly and his long curled eyelashes as he sleeps.

"Anyway, what are you working on?" James snapped at Nia, making their way back to reality.

"Umm...The Fall of Agent Liberty. And a few more leads on his children's whereabouts at this point." Nia answered in an instant, after almost falling into a trance from watching Elly.

"Okay, you keep working on that while I keep watch, and...oh, will you please get him a box of donuts and milkshake for later? That's to uhm...minimize the grumpiness, maybe in about...thirty minutes?"

"Oh. Sure."

"Thanks, Nia."

The young journalist turned to leave, but stopped a few steps away, only to turn back and face her boss as if forgotten to tell him something. "Umm...Mr. Olsen? I..."

"Yes?"

She wanted to tell him about the dream she just had a few minutes ago, but maybe it could wait until she gets more details about the funeral part. "Thank you." She said instead, as she pointed a hand at Elly, for covering her turn to babysit.

"Oh, it's nothing. I only have one more meeting left for the day anyway, so...go on and finish your article." James waved a hand and smiled at the promising journalist.

Nia nodded and smiled back as she leaves the editor's office, only missing Kara by a few seconds, who just fumingly walked out of the elevator and seemingly storms inside the same room where James is.

She came to a halt, surprised to see her nephew sleeping soundly on the couch. "What's he doing here? What happened? Where's Alex?" Kara turned back around to scan the place for someone wearing a leather jacket, but there was no Alex around.

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[violetspokenstories]

Untold story - Nirbhau, without fear

“ Nirbhau” is what my mother used to say to me in any difficult situation and i always tell myself that everything will be alright in the end. I was born on year 1978 in Alampur, Punjab India. Being the eldest daughter in my family with six siblings three being my own blood related and other 3 step siblings. I held a big responsibility in my family doing every house chores especially after my mother death , I  was  15 years old when my mother passed away. It  was one of the hardest time in my life, I remember crying for months and months in her remembrance and due to at reason I couldn’t complete my education because i needed to support my family and look after my siblings.  However, I still have strong desire to read and write English. My father remarried in 1993, my stepmother treated me like her own daughter although I miss my mother everyday but my stepmother never treated me less than her.

Marriage

I was 20 years old when I first saw my husband Amar Singh. He came to my house with the proposal of marriage, we both were very shy to initiate any conversation that time because both our families were there and although it was an arranged marriage we both were very attracted to each other. I only saw him three times before i officially married him but I felt like he is the one already.At the first sight, i thought he was aloof. He looked very macho with big physique but later on he had a very flirtatious personality which lured me. Coming from a very strict punjabi family we weren't allowed to meet each other that often.

We fell in love after our marriage, he treated me like a queen and never made me feel unlovable. We settled down in Faridkot Punjab and my first son was born in 1998 September we named him Gaurav Singh. When i had my first child, everyone was very happy and delighted especially my brother-in-law and mother in law since he was the first son ever born in my in-laws family.  Gaurav is loved by everyone, he is a very quiet and obedient son. He listens to me the most and although all my children are equal I always feel like he has more pressure and responsibility than my other child's so, I feel a bit pitiful for him. My second child was born in 2000, Amrit Singh. He is the naughtiest kid of them all and especially adored by my husband. The whole house was filled with tricks and mischief veness by him and would simply hide behind husband back afterwards. My husband and my second son had the bond like Batman and Robin hood partner. One time Amrit pulled a prank on my mother-in law but at that time he couldn’t hide behind my husband because my husband is also scared of my mother-in law. My last child was born in 2002, Jaskaran Preet Singh, he is the most hardworking and studious son and took care of me the most. I lived the happiest days of my life with my loving husband and my three sons as a housewife I looked after my kids my entire marriage life while my husband worked. Then one day a my friend of mine came to my house to  discuss some work in Hong Kong and invited me to work there. Coming from a poor family with  all three sons studying and  with my husband being the only breadwinner it was hard  to meet the end costs. Therefore,  I was interested in the work and after discussion i decided to take in the offer and with the help of my husband i started preparing to work as a domestic worker in Hong Kong. Then my visa application was completed and i came to Delhi through bus and flew to Hong Kong.

Turning point of my life

My employer husband came to pick me up at the airport on 13th March 2016 and dismissed in 15th May,2016 , he was really nice as he treated me as his own sister. It was 9 in the morning when i arrived in my workplace and they told me to rest on the first day. Although i was homesick but i tried to pull myself together to work hard and support my family. Everything was going okay and until i asked for my salary. My employer Sumani Kaur would tell me she would pay me after 6 months of working. During the whole 2 months of working for her family she didn't give me any rest day and without my consent she said she send $10000 rupees to my family back in India through Western Union which later convert to $1,200 HKD and my family received this amount two times. So i had no income throughout work there. Whenever i asked about my full salary, she starts getting violent and act rigorously and physically hit me. She assaulted me twice, one in my foot with a stone and another punch in abdomen area but i didn’t attacked back. I told myself if i work hard for my family and then i can go through 2 years and earn some money for my family however I told my family about this matter of abuse. One day she send me to her sister's place to work and while taking care of the younger kid i forgot a small bag which had tissues and bottles in the bus. When i came back to my employer home she shouted at me before going to work and asked me to leave the house before she comes back. As she required me leave i left the house and stayed with Minnie a  friend in Tin shui wai which i knew her because we are from the same village.

Afterwards, my employer allegedly told my husband back in India that i am living with a characterless girl and brainwashed him with lies that i also have a boyfriend here and started spreading this absurd rumours about me to the whole village. My whole life was torn apart when own my husband started getting suspicious of me and stopped talking to me.

My whole life was shattered into pieces as he was far away from me and it killed my emotions everyday as he refused to talked to me, we ourselves remained silent. This started when I filed a case complaint against my employer with the help of Leo and Minnie. Minnie knew about my situation back in India and later on she used me. I thought Minnie was my friend until then i realized she was a selfish person who only lend her help because she borrowed money from my husband and only helped me as an act and didn’t pay back the money. There is only one thing i am grateful for Minnie, that is meeting Leo and Nami. Leo helped me to find a  shelter and lodge a case against my ex employer. 

I stopped staying with Minnie after a year and with the help of Leo, I met Nami. I was relieved she could understand my language and communicate well, after knowing my interest in English she taught me basic English and showed me the way to labour court, immigration and shelter and how to travel around Hong Kong. She is like a daughter i always wished to have, Leo and Nami is like my saviour whom I am very much thankful for and with Leo and Nami’s help, we proceed the criminal case as well as labour case. In Hong Kong, I couldn’t trust anyone but these two reminded me that there are good people too.

I had to stay in Hong Kong due to the case process but situation back in India was getting worse every day as my employer's father-in-law lives nearby my house in India started to threaten my husband and my family to kill them if i did not return back the case against his son and daughter in-law. As of my information, he came to my house 3 times in India to verbally threaten to kill him and also threatened me to kill me if i come back in India sooner or later. Things got worse and my husband's health was getting poor everyday due to this issue and started getting stress and soon he was found dead.

In that moment everything changed, i still get flashbacks of that moment and it still shatters my soul. My husband was found dead on 9th March 2017 at 7 a.m India time zone, he was found near the river area. On that day, i became a widow with backlash of characterless name attached to me. Everyone blamed me for his death even my own three son stopped talking to me. My husband brother reported to the police about my husband’s death but the police didn't investigate the case thoroughly and just said it was a natural death. But i can vow, my ex employer had something to do with it as they threatened to kill him several times and came with weapons but nothing came out as in India bribery is very common i still don't believe in the police. On my husband’s grave memorial some random person asked  one of my neighbour if i am in India yet and he is looking for me and asked him to contact him immediately if i do so. As my case was still pending i couldn't come to India even in my husband’s death. God has given me such fate that I couldn’t meet him even in his last breathe, perhaps i will meet him after death. 

 My youngest son informed me that it is dangerous to come back to India at that moment i felt a sense of danger for myself and my family because i already had a doubt on my husband death because before his death, he was last seen at 3 am drinking with my sons then my husband left home at 4 am the he meet a women nearby on 5 am on the streets in normal state but his body was found dead on 7 am along the river side. I had a sense of realization that i cannot lose this fight against my employer and  if i die no one  will feed my kids and who will take care of them. As a mother i feel restless everyday in worry of my children are safety. My ex employer kept spreading false rumours that i have a relationship with another man in Hong Kong and that caused my relationship with my in laws is in a very bad state and they hate me now because they think i was the reason my husband died but only I know how much of sorrow i have been through. Even my own three sons don't talk to me properly anymore, only my youngest son talks to me. All these worries made me worried and not return back to India because i know my life and my children’s life is in danger however i want to live happily with my sons over here in Hong Kong and settle here. Currently my eldest son is looking after my other 2 sons in India now and i am here in Hong Kong still ongoing in the process of case to fight against my ex employer. I miss my husband everyday and if i could return back in time i would’ve never come to work in Hong Kong but i will fight and i am determined to win against the ones who did my family and me wrong. I believe god is looking after everyone and everyone has to pay for their sins one day. This is my life story and how it turned out to be this way. Thank you to everyone who has ever helped me in this journey and will continue to support me.

[alistonjdrake]

Of Rust and Gold: Season Two

Or more like...the beginning of my world building posts for Of Vipers and Saints (the sequel) 

My other world building posts:  1  2  3  4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Main Wip Intro here

Below you’ll find a rundown of the key figures/prominent characters of the sequel so let’s get to this, shall we?

OVS, Of Rust and Gold’s first sequel takes us back to the Escana Empire where the Harver reign faces new struggles when they’re asked to join a war on foreign soil, rebellions against their rule are sparked, and an assassination attempt threatens to tear it all apart.  Prince Argus and his ex-pirate lover Leo are finally given the chance to be together, but as the political climate gets hot even they might turn against each other.

Prince Argus: Older and (slightly) wiser, Argus has said goodbye to his party boy nature although not by choice and spends much of his time as a councilman and still pushing his nose into other people’s business and matters that go over his head. Now with fewer friends, a bigger rift between him and his cousin, and a boyfriend he spends all his money on. Lonely but still well dressed. Oh. And he proposed to Leo. 

King Cidro: King of Escan and Emperor of all her territories. Cidro’s reign is still young and he struggles to emerge from the shadow left by Frederick and to move Escan away from the history that stains them. Can be found either doting on his wife or cooing at one of three children he now has. Being a king can get busy but he’ll be damned if he doesn’t get in his family time. A very nice guy but possibly not very keen of his youngest brother’s sugar baby?

Prince Leonides: With their father gone, Leonides has possibly occupied an even bigger space in court. Still striking fear and reluctant attraction into the hearts of others. Between him and the queen, sometimes it’s hard to tell who’s really pulling the strings behind the scenes but at least we can always trust Leonides to know everyone’s deepest darkest secrets. Or does he? 

Queen Liliana: Queen Consort of Escan and Empress of all her territories. After pushing out 3 kids (1 girl and twin boys) she’s moved onto other “duties”. Such as shadowing Cidro everywhere he goes and constantly whispering in his ear before he makes big decisions. What’s she saying? No one knows but no one is gonna ask either because of the resting bitch face. 

Princess Zurina: The only daughter of the late King Frederick and Argus’ oldest sister. The past couple of years have not been easy for her and she’s tired of not being included. She also thinks she’s cursed and that demons are gonna pry the empire from their hands and hates when their religious neighbors come to court.

Princess Damaris/Dame Havisa: Having pushed more of her focus onto knighthood and her work, Damaris is just one step away from leaving the Harver family entirely. After Argus, she’s been engaged several times. Luckily, nothing stuck.

Councillor Gilabert: A councilman who sits next to Argus during meetings. He’s in charge of a whole ass committee put together specifically to find Argus literally anyone else to marry as long as it’s not A. an ex-pirate and B. an ugly ex-pirate. He’s a nice guy. Ask him about his aunts.

Chancellor Harver: Or Prince Manolo. Although he took priestly vows and is technically no longer a prince. He lives and works in the holy capital of Mignola but is back to ask for a favor as war wrecks havoc throughout Codua and the most religious Santivians seem to think this is the Saints saying that something ain’t right with the world. He started growing a mustache. No one has the guts to tell him it’s not a good look. 

Prince Aayden Ponsonby: Possibly Argus’ only friend at this point. Friend, being used liberally. He still has a short temper, but now with more angst considering his father has been locked in his room for 3 years and now he has a family and legacy of his own to consider. 

Lady Cordinia ana’Gustavo Carvallo: Ex-queen, still a stepmom. Cidro put her in charge of the royal nursery. Keep as far away from Argus has possible.

Lord Enyo an’Tomas Serafin: After being dumped he’s actually been away from court for quite some time but could be tempted to come back. Or forced. Depending. 

Reverend Mother Ulrike: Mother of all Santivian nuns and here to pull Escan and Oskya into a war in Codua. It’s a messy situation but hey, some of the Harvers have a bone to pick with the Justice (religious leader) too and she’s hoping to pull them in if only because this might have a negative effect on their empire. 

Ambassador Ulmer: Oskyan Ambassador who literally will never be able to get a break. 

Hartanti Telak: King Frederick might be dead but she remains in the palace as a kindness from King Cidro. Not for any other reason. She has no other job. We swear. 

Maltoq Zamen: So...is he a prisoner? Is he a guest? Are people really still mad at him over the whole “almost fed Argus to a living god” thing? Wow. Get over yourselves. Oh. Also the figurehead ruler of Theassau, one of many territories controlled by Escan. He’s been held in Graza Palace for some time now. 

Marcel: A man traveling with Mother Ulrike because he sought help after fleeing religious persecution caused by the wars in Codua. Certainly not a con artist and definitely not someone Leo recognizes.  

Leo Dianglo: Still grumpy, still drinks a bit too much, and still would rather not talk about it. All he wants to do is put his life of crime behind him (or does he?) and spend some well-deserved time with the man he loves but it’s hard when literally no one in Graza wants him there and he’s constantly being pushed in different directions. Not to mention being the guardian of two teenage boys have put him in more troubling scenarios than he ever signed up for. At least now he’s the captain of his own ship and what he does is totally LEGAL.

Mel: Angst-riddled teenager, definitely cursed, and struggling to understand something no one can really explain to him. With his dad still on the run, people keep coming to him for answers he doesn’t have. But worse yet, they’re trying to teach him things. 

Mung: Pirate orphan #2. When he’s not threatening to murder Mel, he’s also spending way more time with him than he’d like to admit. Sure, Mung is definitely hiding something but he also slouches too much. Let’s pay attention to that instead.

Officer Gerwin: Commander of Escan’s Knights. He’s never having a good day.

Sir Erasmus: Knight elected to keep an eye on Leo and his wards to watch for any illegal activity.  

Tarley Vilardi: A Fate (solider of the Saints) who survived the night all hell broke loose in the holy city. An ex-lover of the now-dead Niels Dursten and blames a certain Harver for it. 

Lady Ludovica: A woman living in Mignola with her children and a distant relative to Mother Ulrike. Might speak up in a case against the Harvers because another one stopped writing her back after their affair. 

Duchess Benedetta Onesta Cassiopeia de ave Astorino: Yes. You have to say her whole name. She’s young and the daughter of a warlord who had a dedicated following, as such she’s been raised as a soldier and her men would die for her. And that’s likely why she’s been waging war in Codua since she was 10. But recently she’s gotten more ambitious and that can’t have anything to do with the fact that her uncle is Justice and hoping to build an empire of his own? In the process of trying to work out an engagement with someone that would give her land on Escana soil and no one wants her to step foot out of Codua. 

Justice Zisa: Well polite in manners he’s known to be quite ambitious and selective when it comes to telling people his intentions. Is he putting any effort into stopping his bloodthirsty niece or is he party to the destruction she’s causing?

Wiara: A girl Leo found in a shipwreck. She claims to be a princess but she was also smelled like blood magic and no one is really sure how she ended up there or what she wants. 

Sister Rosalie Pélissier: Working in the Kallenbach household, a Kellish nun working out the terms of engagement between Lord Gaius Kallenbach, one of the last of the Kellish nobility, and Duchess Benedetta. She also has some radical ideas about the Saints and could possibly be tempted to guide someone else who isn’t a warlord if they’re willing to listen/bring the change she believes the world needs.

Lady Philomené Kallenbach: One of the last of the Kellish nobility. At one point she was engaged to Argus and at another was the symbol for the last Kellish rebellion against the Escana Empire. She and Sister Rosalie are very close.

Lord Gaius Kallenbach: Phil’s younger brother. Might marry Duchess Benedetta and invite her onto Escana soil.  

Lord Elas an’Rodro Barraza: The rivalry between the Barrazas and Harvers goes back to the beginning of Frederick’s reign. There’s a lot of bad blood but current events invite the Barraza family to Graza for a celebration and surely an old man with a grudge is no worse than all the other threats surrounding them. 

Tamune: The living god in the cells deep within Alda. 

 An Assassin: Someone tried to kill a Harver. The question is who?

[aibrechts]

(1 of a lot probably) aaAAAAAND I'm back! This time only at 2am tho haha, and as for why, you see, I met this wonderful, talented young man a few weeks ago and I wouldn't miss talking to him for the world. In any case, on the confidentiality thing, please don't worry meu amigo bonito. I trust your judgement, and either way, I /am/ still masked behind anon y'know hahaha. It's all good

I KNOW ITS BEEN LIKE A DAY AND IM SO SORRY everything is happening all at once All The Time sighs honestly i wish i could just lay back and bask in ur sunny conversation, even if just for one day;;;

that’s true, that’s true, i think i have an idea of who you are (or rather, which blog you run) but it almost seems a shame to figure out... that being said, if you are who i think you are then your writing is absolutely breathtaking, and as golden as your heart

(onto #2!) Chester seems plenty lovable btw haha. And I gotta agree that it'd be nigh impossible to find a better home for him. What he has with you? That's the genuine article, and you take /extremely/ good care of him and the others to boot. I'm sure even a famous boy like him gets awestruck sometimes by how lucky and loved he is. Poor Wisdom though! Like /damn/ hahaha. Tough break, kiddo. Tough break hahaha. That's what he gets for trashing the joint tho. {~J}

chester is the perfect man, it’s true, and wisdom is an absolute brat but he has his moments lol. he’s growing on me, similar to that fungal infection thats growing all over his poor handsome face :( i gave him a special bath for it yesterday, and he LOVED it, he loves being pampered. fifteen minutes of me scrubbing at all his itchy spots and spraying water in his mouth to keep him happy when i have to hose his face, and he looks so lovely clean now!!!!!

i know, i know, its sounds gross lol but it’s really not so bad. we caught it very early and he gets those baths twice a week, so it’s cleared up really well!!! 

it’s simply the time of year, i think. hot and humid, ponies sweating under their rugs, too many of them with stupid injuries - fudge had surgery on two of his legs a few months ago, and he’s about to start rehab; lulu got a.... skin cancer??? cut out of her stomach, and that’s been delightfully gross to maintain; rudi’s vice is flies - he’s very sensitive on his legs, and kicks so hard that he cuts his own ankles, poor boy; nikki went lame somehow and no one knows how or why but she seems fine now???????; and we were SO WORRIED that chester had an abscess in his hoof bc a big chunk went missing out of it, but the farrier came for him today and everything was fine, the hole trimmed out clean and simple. 

BIG SIGH THEY’RE....... SO DIFFICULT. so much to maintain, and rumple is as sick as ever but he’s old so that hardly counts. the only ones who are really maintaining themselves are wyn and louie, and i honestly don’t know how louie does it with how he runs around like a maniac all day. BUT ANYWAY!!!!

3 never did end up coming through lol so i’ll move right on

(and then there were 4) What can I say? Your silvered light dazzles even the sun, and inspires the moon and stars with its iridescent brilliance. It'd be a crime to put someone so amazing on hold hahaha.

i dont know much lol but i know im a saggittarius. i seem to be surrounded by scorpios at this point in my life, and i can hardly find a thing to complain about. you’re all absolutely wonderful, and i always seem to be quite taken with your crew’s company ahahaha. 

rather, im surrounded by water signs in general LOL. my siblings are each pisces, cancer and scorpio, i met a bartender last night who was a scorpio, and kimmy is one too lmao yall are everywhere and im Loving it

(#5 comin in hOt) You were also right on the water-affinity thing though haha. I actually knew how to swim before I knew how to walk, believe it or not. Anyway, that picture is absolute /gold/. It really is. And the prophesy was fulfilled so completely that even Voldysmoldy was blown away. You look dashing, by the way! 120/10 best wrapping paper boob stuffer. On the subject of talking though, /holy hell/ don't tempt me I would /gladly/ talk with you all day without hesitation hahaha

LAUGHS thank you i certainly try my best. my brother’s a good sport, and i somehow feel like a strong mix between him and the sister im now living with (the cancer, if you’re curious ahaha). every day we’ll find ourselves saying the same thing at the same time, and every now and then she’ll give me a strange look and say i sound just like leo, or even that i look like him for a moment ahahaha. 

it’s interesting, it’s strange. i’ve always looked up to them so much (being the youngest and all), so it feels oddly like a compliment, whenever these things happen. 

(#6)(just think, two more of those and you get one of me hahaha). Onto the sleeve tho! The circle maze sounds /fantastic/, and I bet it looks really cool right now, though I'm sure the finished product will be absolutely astronomical. The design you have in mind sounds /epic/! (for real though tatts are so expensive I feel your pain there hahaha)(may the Force be with you I believe in you)(you got this)(you SO got this)(you're gonna kick this resolution's ass). {~J}

lmaoo thank you thank you, i intend to bust so much money on it this year. i still have my lower forearm to design, but i’ve thoroughly plotted out the rest of my arm; the maze is given to inception, the next installment will be vaguely reminiscent of kingdom hearts, and pokemon will take up the space from halfway up my forearm before turning into cc beyond my elbow. so it’s just that part on the back of my forearm that is a bit of a blank canvas rn ahahaha

(holy hell I might need more than 7) I regretfully inform you though that I can't and I shan't cease to flatter you, because you deserve to know the truth of how talented and wonderful you are. And I definitely agree on the balance thing. The devil is in the details and complexity is key, so all the more reason to be proud of how amazing your works are! And /20k/? /Damn/ that's impressive! (and even tho I prefer halloween, I for one will gladly plunge back into the tinsel for you hahaha) {~J}

it’s officially 22k but i haven’t had time to work on it the past couple of dayssssss BUT I FIGURED OUT THE LAST SCENE so it’s only a matter of spare time lololol

(#8 because what's second christmas without snowmen? lol) I'm glad to hear you've got a pretty solid sleep schedule by the way! (and it definitely /was/ worth the discomfort)(still slept like a rock the followin night tho hahaha). I'm really happy that Alma appears to be defying the odds by the way! True to their namesake, and all thanks to their wonderful father. Sheesh. I knew you were dynamically skilled, but this just proves you're magical haha. In your care? I know they'll flourish. {~J}

LOL i am LOVING these message starters btw. yesss tho my family has always been keen on growing things lol. mum had a magnificent herb garden, and i’ve never seen oregano as big as what’s growing in my garden rn. we just planted dahlias where the sunflowers used to be and i wasn’t sure they’d be alright, but they really seem to be flourishing!! im so glad!!!!

(9/9 for the new record hahaha) I'm so proud of both you and them! Not to be punny, but I'm a sap anyway when it comes to plants. or, well, all of nature really haha, and Alma looks really great from the pic I saw! Anyway, speaking of hocus-pocusing, I hope today has been absolutely magical for you, as you deserve no less than the wondrous and the fantastic. Talk to you soon, meu amigo bonito! {~J}

lmfaooo i love that. and yes, their leaves are so cute!!!! so small!!!!! thank u so much tho, the past couple of days have been pretty great. I’m wondering if i can worm a morning off out of my sister, considering she’ll have a day off on sunday and i’ll be working at the cafe from 7 lol;;;; i desperately want to finish starboy, but time really is my enemy right now ahahahaa

thank you so much for all this, i adore you and i hope you managed to get to bed at a reasonable time tonight!!!! sleep well, i’ll see you soon

[beautyandbraiiiiins]

All about me

1. Name: Jackie 2. Birthplace: Chicago 3. Ancestry: Puerto Rican? 4. Zodiac Sign: Leo 5. Biggest fear: getting sick, snakes, balloons lol 6. Strength/Weakness: organized and I work hard at what I love & weakness, not very artistic like my drawings suck lmao 7. Worst habit: biting my nails 8. Favorite holiday: 4th of July and Halloween 9. Ever been in a car crash: yes 10. Have you ever had a crush on a teacher:no 11. What do you do as soon as you walk in the house: Take off my shoes and jacket(if it's winter) 12. Age at first kiss: 14 13. When did you fall in love for the first time: 16 14. Who Is Your Longest Friend & How Long: Samantha & 8 years 15. Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: lose weight and gain confidence, learn to love myself 16. What were you doing at midnight last night: homework :( 17. When was the last time you laughed hard: yesterday 18. Who was the last person that told you they love you: momma bear 19. What was the first thing you thought when you woke up yesterday morning: fuck school 20. Where did you go for your first date and who was it with: I think Red Robin lmao 21. Who’s wedding were you in the first time you were a bridesmaid or a groomsmen: my cousin Melissa 22. Who did you see in concert first: Beyoncé and destinys child 23. Who was your favorite teacher: mr gates 24. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day: mom and sister 25. Who do you think about most: my family and Ava and my man 26. Is your ideal occupation? Pharmacist 27. Beer, wine, or liquor? Wine 28. Favourite restaurant? Chick fil a if that qualifies lmao otherwise chillis 29. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Vanilla or nutty coconut from baskin robins 30. McDonlads or Burger King? McDonald's def 31. Fantasy dinner guest(s)? Ryan Reynolds 32. Have you ever been drunk? When was the last time? Yes and shit a while back I'm not a drinker 33. What is the most embarrassing thing you have done drunk? Pee in an alley.... 34. Wonder Woman or Cat Woman? Cat woman she sexy 35. How many pets do you have? 3 36. What would be the first thing you bought if you won the lottery? My momma a house 37. When was the first time you smoked? Like 16/17 lol 38. Who last sent you a text? Coworker 39. Who did you last send a text to? Mom 40. What 4 things would you take to a desert island? Family obviously, makeup, internet, clothes 41. Name the 3 most important people in your life? Mom, Sara and Ava 42. Favorite song? Rn.. clash by alesso 43. Favorite movie? Transformers 44. When did you last cuddle someone? Today 45. When did you last have sex? Yesterday 46. If you woke up tomorrow with no fear, what would you do first? Get drunk and go on a roller coaster 47. What was your biggest worry five years ago, do you still feel the same about it at this minute? getting sick & yes 48. If you could change one law of your country, what would it be? No guns. Period. 49. What relationships have ended? But you can’t let go? Friendships with girls in highs school 50. Where would you take a road trip? Cali 51. How do Mondays feel for you? Ehh they ight 52. If you could spend ten minutes with your ‘hero’ alive or dead what would you ask them? How do you do it mom? 53. Do your practice ‘self love’ or ‘self loathing’? Self love 54. What’s your greatest achievement to date? Getting into pharmacy school 55. What scares you about your future? Not making it or having a family or getting over my fears 56. Why does pizza come in a square box? Why is the sky blue? 57. What would happen if you knew you could not fail? I'd never stop trying 58. How does it feel to be photographed? Awkward kinda 59. If you could erase an event from your mind, which one would you choose? My grandmas wake :/ 60. Do you want your children (if you have any) to be ‘just like you’? Some aspects of me, yes 61. Do you stand for what you believe in or are you pleasing others? Stand for what I believe in 62. If money were no concern, what would you do for the rest of your life? Make sure my family is happy and healthy 63. What are you thankful for, this moment? Being able to pay all my bills and having an amazing family as a support system 64. Do you have same sex fantasies?no 65. If you have had sex in a public place, where? In the garage? In a car ? 66. Have you ever cried during/after sex? Yes lmao 67. Who is the oldest person you’ve had sex with? 21 68. Who is the youngest person you’ve had sex with? 20 69. Would you rather be in a relationship with a totally submissive partner or a totally dominant partner? Dominant 70. How tall are you? 5'1 71. How much do you weigh? 130 72. What color is your hair naturally? Light brown 73. What size jeans do you wear? 7 74. What is your favorite color to wear? Black, nudes, army green, mauve shades 75. Do you have any piercings? Yes 76. Do you have any tattoos? Yes 77. Do you care how other people see you? Yes 78. Do you like sports? Yes 79. How do you feel about age differences in relationships? Not too old but love is love 80. How do you feel about race differences in relationships? Love it 81. Do you believe in karma or fate? Karma 82. Do you keep a journal? No 83. Describe the last dream you remember: my bf cheated on me with Fiona from shameless 84. Describe your favorite dream: winning the lottery 85. Where are some places you would like to visit? Paris, Italy, London and bora bora and Turks and Caicos 86. Any upcoming concerts you want to attend? Lolla and samf 87. What music do you listen to when you are happy? Rap & r&b 88. What music do you listen to when you are mad? Dubstep 89. Do you like to burn candles or incense? Candles 90. What was the last alcoholic beverage you consumed? Beer 91. What are your favorite alcoholic beverages? Margarita or moscato lmao typical 92. Do you smoke cigarettes or cigars? What about marijuana? Cigs sometimes like socially and weed barely once in a blue moon if that 93. Who is your number 1 friend and why is he or she there? Sam bc she's awesome and can keep a secret 94. Has anyone ever mistaken you for a family member? Yes 95. Is there anyone of your friends that you would ever consider having sex with? No 96. Would you ever have sex in the shower or the bath? Yes 97. Have you ever kissed or had sex with someone of the same sex? No 98. Do you think your last ex still wants to be with you? Ehhhh maybe 99. Ever wondered what it would be like dating the same gender as you? Not really 100. What are your outlooks on gay/bisexual people? Don't care 101. How often do you brush your teeth? 2 times a day morning and night 102. How often do you shower? When was the last time you had a shower? Daily and today 103. How often do you shave your legs? Once a week. Not a hairy person lmao 104. Political affiliation? Democratic? Lmao 105. Opinion on abortion? Woman's body, her choice, for it 106. Opinion on immigrants/ immigration reform? Don't wanna get into that 107. Should prostitution be legalized? Fuck no 108. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? 18 109. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do? Bc we have to.. like work 110. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? Judge mental ppl 111. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich? Giving advice and support 112. Would you break the law to save a loved one? Yes 113. If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why? Florida bc my dad lives there 114. Why are you the person you are? Bc of my personal experiences and knowledge 115. Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend? Always 116. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars? Bc they want you to convert? 117. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you? Do whatever I please 118. Were you happy when you woke up today? Yes 119. What’s a fact about the last person who text messaged you? He's a sweetheart 120. Want someone back in your life? Yes 121. What are you excited for? The weekend 122. Are you scared to fall in love? Sometimss 123. When is your next road trip? Idk 124. What was the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? Homework 125. Do you like to cuddle? Love it 126. Have you ever kissed more than one person in 24 hours? Yes lol... 127. Plans for tomorrow? School and chilllax lmao 128. Do you care too much/not at all/just enough? Too much 129. How is life going for you right now? Pretty decent 130. If you were offered a shot of whiskey right this second, would you accept? No 131. This time last year, can you remember who you liked? Billy 132. Could you stay in the same relationship for over a year? Yes of course 133. If you could have one super power what would it be? Read pls minds when I wanted to tho 134. Background on your cell phone? A lion 135. What are you thinking about right this second? Not wanting to go back to work from break 136. Last book you read? How was it? Milk and honey & super good 137. What is the last thing you bought? Chocolate covered raisins 138. Do you live with your parents? Yes 139. Have you ever been caught sneaking out? No 140. Have you ever met a celebrity? Yes 141. What are you like when you’re drunk? fun and crazy the good kind 142. What are you like when you’re high? Giggles and relaxed 143. Do you want children? One day 144. Do you want a church wedding?yes 145. How many pillows do you sleep with?3 146. Have you ever been scuba diving? No 147. Who was your first real crush? Omgggg this polish guy named prezemek lmao 148. What are you allergic to? Bullshit 149. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they? Not ready lmao 150. Do you want a boy a girl for a child? Girl 151. How did you get your name? Charlie's angels, jaclyn smith 152. Name one thing about your body you love? My ass lmao 153. What is your biggest goal in life? To be happy 154. Do you still have feelings for your ex? Ehh somewhat 155. Do you think aliens are real? No 156. What age did you start drinking? 19 157. What do you think of President Obama? Love him miss him and want him back 158. Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now? Maybe who knows 159. Describe your dream girl/guy? Honest, loyal, creative, easy to talk to 160. Story of your first kiss? In front of my middle school and cried when I got home 161. Story of the first time you made out with someone? It was awkward 162. Story of the first time you had sex? Friends basement -.- horrible but I loved the guy 163. When did you first have sex? Summer 2012 164. First time you gave/ received oral sex? Summer 2012 165. Do you still talk to the person you lost your virginity to? No he's a nut job 167. Favorite fictional character (movie, book, tv show)? Chuck bass 168. How many followers do you have on tumblr? 15,800 What about twitter/ instagram? 1,344 twitter and ig: 2,500 169. Are you friend with your parents on Facebook? Yes 170. First time you thought you were in love? When did you realize that you weren’t actually in love with that person? High school 171. Do you talk to yourself? To remind my self of stuff yes 172. How old will you be on your next birthday? Twenty fun!!!! 173. How did you meet the last person you kissed? Work lmao 174. Do you have any hickies? No 175. Turn ons? Neck kisses 176. Turn offs? Smelly breath 177. What qualities did you get from your mom? Her body lmao 178. What qualities did you get from your dad? His personality 179. How many siblings do you have? 1 180. Have you ever taken anyone’s virginity? Yes lmao